Creep Camp Icons... How to get rid of them

[Sephalo]

Currently my map has some FPS issues. That's why I'm trying to fix everything and find out what is causing the high FPS.

I just found out that my creep camp icons increase my FPS by 8-12!!!
That's possible, cus I got like my entire minimap filled with them.

I tested this with playing my map and I noticed that once I type 'iseedeadpeople' my fps went up by 8-12.
The only thing I can think of is that it's cus of the Creep Camp Icons, cus it's the only thing floating my minimap.


Is there a way to get rid of those icons? I remember there was something, but I forgot it.

EDIT: Or is there a way to force players to not show them as soon as the game starts?

 

[PurgeandFire]

Er I don't remember if this is the right function but try:

call SetCreepCampFilterState(false)

 

[Sephalo]

Er I don't remember if this is the right function but try:

call SetCreepCampFilterState(false)

Alright.
Is this globally or should I use this with GetLocalPlayer()?

 

[PurgeandFire]

Globally. Unless you want it only for a specific user.

But I didn't test it, so I might be wrong about that function.

 

[wiredbomb0]

The function does work as intended; I've just tested it on my map and I didn't have to use it with GetLocalPlayer() or anything. Very useful command.

 

[gorillabull]

no local player only makes it work for 1 player ..

 

[rulerofiron99]

Use Neutral Victim or Neutral Extra instead of Neutral Hostile.

Some other suggestions for the core problem:
- set black mask partially revealed to false
- only spawn creeps in areas if heroes are present

 

[Sephalo]

Use Neutral Victim or Neutral Extra instead of Neutral Hostile.

Some other suggestions for the core problem:
- set black mask partially revealed to false
- only spawn creeps in areas if heroes are present

Ye I already do specific things only if heroes are nearby.

As for the hostile players... How do I make neutrals other then passive and hostile? Is it possible only in triggers?

 

[rulerofiron99]

Yes, it's only possible in triggers.

At map init, set the alliance settings between them and the players as you would for neutral hostile.

Then just spawn for neutral extra/victim instead of for neutral hostile.

 

[Sephalo]

Ah woah that would come in very handy!!! Ty for the info!
Do different neutrals attack eachother? Or are they allied?

 

[rulerofiron99]

Yes they can!

All 4 of the neutral player slots are basically just players that can't be controlled by humans.

You simply set them to treat each other as enemy/ally or whatever you want.

Some things to keep in mind:
- only neutral hostile shows a unit's name and level on mouse-over
- all neutrals use the same "guard distance" values as set in gameplay constants

 

[Sephalo]

Oh nice... Tomorrow when I get home I'm gonna experiment with it! Thanks a lot for all the info!!!

 

[rulerofiron99]

Pleasure.

Use your newfound power for good

 

[Sephalo]

Did some tries with this all.

As for the unit icons. I think it only 'clicks' the minimap button, but it doesn't lock it or anything. Gotta find a way to track when a player clicks it so I can immediatelly disable it again.

As for the neutral players. Got it working now.
2bad you can't see their tooltips, but I guess that's the downside of a good thing.;-)

Thanks for your help guys!

 

[ndh]

Every x seconds?

 

[Sephalo]

Every x seconds?

Hmm, yeah ofc. Why not.
I give players around 6-10 fps with it, why not run an extra timer.;-)

 

[PurgeandFire]

You can just disable it on initialization and then use this:

native EnableMinimapFilterButtons   takes boolean enableAlly, boolean enableCreep returns nothing

No need to use a timer.

call EnableMinimapFilterButtons(true, false)