At what game speed do you play?

[Solu9]

Not sure if this is the right forum.

I am in the midst of making a rather large map and suddenly this question occurred to me while I was testing a spell.
"At what game speed does most people play?".

The reason this question came to mind was a triggered spell with "waits".
I have optimized it for "normal" game speed (which is my default) so I was confused when my waits did not run exactly as I had planned when I tested the map from within the editor.

After a double check I found that when testing a map from the editor the game speed is set to "fast" even if my default was "normal". This was the reason for the waits not working correctly.

Now. Before I optimize more of my spells to normal game speed I would love to know what game speed the majority plays.

Note:
It is a single player map so the waits will not interfere with anything.

Please vote.

 

[Licheus]

The default game speed for WarCraft III is fast game speed, for which the vast majority of games are hosted and played.

 

[WaterKnight]

Just do not use waits.

 

[Xonok]

Just do not use waits.

Avoiding waits at all costs is not a good idea. They do have their strengths, not just weaknesses.

 

[WaterKnight]

Avoiding waits at all costs is not a good idea. They do have their strengths, not just weaknesses.

I do not deny that. But please tell why they are needed here.

 

[Xonok]

I do not deny that. But please tell why they are needed here.

In a singleplayer map the waits only have about 0.1 seconds extra time and it doesn't vary wildly like in multiplayer. So since he said that it's only for singleplayer, then it should simply be possible to factor in the time.

Why? Because timers are often hard to use.

 

[Solu9]

While I do also use timers, there are times where it is simply too impractical. Some of my spells require several waits and to set an individual timer each time is just too much hassle.
Especially when it is a singleplayer map.

 

[WaterKnight]

What language do you use?

 

[Solu9]

I presume you mean GUI or Jass?
In that case GUI.

 

[Derdan]

Aren't there actually five game speeds? I don't think I've played any other than "fastest."

 

[Adiktuz]

I always play on fast... because the other speeds seem too slow for me... but seriously, since you've already found that wait varies when the player changes the game speed, it makes me want to suggest that you stay away from waits...

 

[pOke]

By all means, stay away from waits as has been said numerous times, but you can presume that everyone is playing on the Fastest possible speed, as it is default on WC3 and no one changes it, it really does nothing but make a feeling a "lag."

 

[Solu9]

Aren't there actually five game speeds? I don't think I've played any other than "fastest."

Actually there is.
Ingame however, you can only choose either of the three; Slow, Normal or Fast.



I know you all suggest I stay away from waits. Understandable. And usually I do just that.
However I have encountered some cases where it would be quite the inconvenience not to use them, thus I do.

So far the picture is quite clear about the poll. Fast seems to be the game speed of choice.

 

[Adiktuz]

yes, it is sometime easier to just use waits... but hey, as devs we don't really do things that are easy for us, we do things to make things easier for our users... and since they can still play in varied speeds, I really don't suggest using waits...

 

[Vinz]

While I do also use timers, there are times where it is simply too impractical. Some of my spells require several waits and to set an individual timer each time is just too much hassle.
Especially when it is a singleplayer map.

If your spell is requiring waits so many, go index it.

Aren't there actually five game speeds? I don't think I've played any other than "fastest."

No. It's only Slow, Normal and Fast.

 

[Solu9]

• Speed
  • Events
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Game - Set game speed to Slowest
    • Game - Set game speed to Slow
    • Game - Set game speed to Normal
    • Game - Set game speed to Fast
    • Game - Set game speed to Fastest

 

[Vinz]

If there is such trigger action, then you should try doing that at map init and seeing in the game's options if the game speed is actually set to fastest, or only fast.

 

[Adiktuz]

then you don't really even need this thread... as you can set it up to be fastest on map init...