Does this leak?

[overload119]

If you have a unit, say Vex' dummy unit and attach a special effect to it's body, ie attaching a rock effect to the origin of the dummy, once you remove the unit, does it clear the leak? Since the effect goes away with the unit as well.

 

[Pharaoh_]

It's not an effect you create per second, it's an effect you once created and didn't remove it = +1 leak point. Removing the unit won't automatically remove that leak point; it's not like the special effect is a dependent-on-the-unit entity; else we would use remove unit function to destroy Special Effect leaks.

 

[Bribe]

Long-term special effects on units are kind of buggy. For example, an unholy aura special effect on a unit will really look weird when that unit turns.

The easiest way to go for you, is to make a dummy-art effect and attach it to the unit. For example, take Ring of Protect, remove the armor bonus, then change the art-target to the special effect you want, then add it to your unit/remove it from your unit at will via triggers or whatever.

 

[overload119]

it's not like the special effect is a dependent-on-the-unit entity

When the unit is removed, the special effect is gone as well.

Long-term special effects on units are kind of buggy. For example, an unholy aura special effect on a unit will really look weird when that unit turns.

This is only true for very few models, one of them being Unholy Aura. Luckily, I'm not using that.

 

[PurgeandFire]

When the unit is removed, the special effect is gone as well.

By that, he means that whether or not the special effect is destroyed doesn't depend on the existence of the unit. The effect may be "gone" but the memory usage isn't gone. ( it still leaks =\ )