Doodad Hiding System?

[solomon409]

Hi, a few months ago, I recall seeing a system that would hide doodads that arn't visible, as a way to reduce lag on large doodad-infested maps made in the UTM.

Unfortunantly, I can't seem to find the system anymore. Can someone post the link?

-Thanks in advance, Solomon.

 

[PurgeandFire]

This is probably what you were thinking of:
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/jass-resources-412/destructablehider-219569/

It actually works for destructables, not doodads. There is a way to hide doodads, but it would be complex to implement since the only method is through:

//============================================================================
// Doodad API
//
native SetDoodadAnimation       takes real x, real y, real radius, integer doodadID, boolean nearestOnly, string animName, boolean animRandom returns nothing
native SetDoodadAnimationRect   takes rect r, integer doodadID, string animName, boolean animRandom returns nothing

By putting in "hide" for the animation. (there may be a GUI equivalent too) However, you need to know the ID's of the doodads, there isn't a way to group the doodads in a rect the way you can with destructables.