[Solved] Fixing lag when spell casted the first time

[TheFrenchLeprechaun]

Hey there!

I've found a pretty interesting spell (Shadow Shot) for my project in this pack : Amazon Spellpack v1.5

Unfortunately, when the spell is casted for the first time the game lags (a lot). I would like to know how to fix this?

This can be avoided by pre-loading the spell, but it's not necessary.

Or how to pre-load a spell?


+rep and +credits for helpers

 

[Jampion]

I don't know what this spell does, but usually you can use the spell on map initialization on a dummy unit and then remove the dummy unit afterwards. Something like this:
Create dummy 1
Create dummy 2
add expiration timers of 1 second to every dummy.
add spell to dummy 1
order dummy 1 to use spell on dummy 2

 

[TheFrenchLeprechaun]

I guess the lag will be moved to map init with this method?

 

[Jampion]

yeah, but I don't know if it's possible here, because abilities cannot be cast on map init as far as I know. I will try to figure out what exactly is causing the lag.

Edit:

Create this trigger or put the actions in a trigger that runs at map initialization.

The ability Dummy Damage, which has 100 levels takes a long time to load. If you load it on map initialization there will be no lag when you use it.

• Preload
  • Events
    • Map initialization
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set TempLoc = (Point(0.00, 0.00))
    • Unit - Create 1 Footman for Neutral Passive at TempLoc facing Default building facing degrees
    • Custom script: call RemoveLocation (udg_TempLoc)
    • Unit - Add Dummy Damage to (Last created unit)
    • Unit - Remove (Last created unit) from the game

 

[TheFrenchLeprechaun]

Thanks, it works well! It seems to add loading time to the map (not a surprise) but that's far better than an in-game lag.

+rep