How to Reduce create unit lag?

[splashy5]

How would i stop the lag from too many units being created...you know where they just stand still when they are trying to move?

THX

 

[xctaek21]

try to change collision size to 0

I dont know just try it

 

[Dreadnought[dA]]

It's called, create less units.

 

[splashy5]

i need to create a amount of units but it lags a little too much for like 25
i got a good comp so its thats not it

 

[Dr Super Good]

Pathing lag is WC3 bug and hard programmed.
Best way to counter is lower their collision size, and spawn them over a duration for multiple players.
In my green circle TD I can get up to easilly 500 spawns moving before this problem becomes noticable.

 

[splashy5]

yah but i need the collision at 15 for my game to work....and it still lags...

 

[Ninja_Duels]

@Dr_Super_Good
Wich trigger du you use to spawn units in your circle td?
Because there is no lag

 

[splashy5]

• Spawn 1
  • Events
    • Time - Every 12.50 seconds of game time
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Unit - Create 5 Zombie Mob for Player 12 (Brown) at (Position of Corpse Pile 0002 <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees
    • Wait 1.00 seconds
    • Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units within 600.00 of (Position of Corpse Pile 0002 <gen>)) and do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • Unit - Order (Picked unit) to Attack-Move To (Position of (Random unit from (Units owned by (Random player from (All allies of Player 1 (Red))) of type Survivor)))

this is mine and its still lags with like 3 of them

 

[Dr Super Good]

What do you mean by lag... If you mean the game hangs for a second, then that is caused by making too many units at the same point and WC3 failing to displace them correctly.

Secondly that trigger will lag. . . late game atleast due to horriable leaks.

In my green circle TD I create units atmost 8 at a time, and always at locations where there should be no existing units.

 

[NoobMapmaker]

Do a search on leaks.. and this is the wrong part of forum to post WE questions in if i read correctly

 

[Ninja_Duels]

Pathing lag is WC3 bug and hard programmed.
Best way to counter is lower their collision size, and spawn them over a duration for multiple players.
In my green circle TD I can get up to easilly 500 spawns moving before this problem becomes noticable.

Witch collision size do you use?

 

[splashy5]

1. Where are these leaks?
2. Collision is 15
3. Theres only like 3 of these going at once.
5. How do i make enemies cast spells with triggers?
4. COOKIE




did u notice a flaw?

 

[Dr Super Good]

1.

• Unit - Create 5 Zombie Mob for Player 12 (Brown) at (Position of Corpse Pile 0002 <gen>) facing Default building facing degrees
• Unit Group - Pick every unit in (Units within 600.00 of (Position of Corpse Pile 0002 <gen>)) and do (Actions)
• Unit - Order (Picked unit) to Attack-Move To (Position of (Random unit from (Units owned by (Random player from (All allies of Player 1 (Red))) of type Survivor)))

All those lines leak objects like locations and groups. If you want to reduce lag fix them.

2. Collision size only will help if the problem you suffer is physical wc3 LAG whereby the framerate drops to 0 momentarily. If it is pathing lag it should do near nothing next to make them more easilly pathable.

3. This will explain the lag if it is actual WC3 hanging, like I said, do not create 5 units at the same point, rather create 1 unit at that point constantly or create the 5 units at nearby but different points.

4. Do not spam, this is a serious place. Go to Something Else if you want a cookie.

5. There are 2 ways. The first way requires you to input the order string of spell (or base spell for custom ones) which works for most spells but some item only spells like the wand of illusion ability can not be used this way. Method 2 requires you to input the raw order ID, only aquirable via a selfmade debug function which displays it for the spell you want cast and doing this works on every order possiable. For both methods you have to make sure you run them with the correct order type inorder for them to work properly. Order types are targeting a point, targeting a widget (unit, item or destructable) and targeting no one (like thunder clap).

 

[Rowboat]

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/trigger-gui-editor-tutorials-279/basic-memory-leaks-5889/

Here you can learn about leaks. Its about that you dont use variables at all, and dont destroy the location.

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/trigger-gui-editor-tutorials-279/variables-5896/

Here you can learn about Variables.

And i think the lag is 99.99% of the massive leaks. Read the toturials. Hope they help.

EDIT:

4. Do not spam, this is a serious place. Go to Something Else if you want a cookie.

Just lolled D

 

[Dr Super Good]

It is not leaks, there are other people reporting such lag, it is caused by WC3 being stupid when isplacing units created at the same point to not be at the same point.

 

[fire_god]

this is very similar with my problems, i guess the WC3 engine is worse enough to place created units in same X,Y position

does giving exact position (X,Y) for each created unit will reduce this lag?

 

[Rowboat]

Oh well.. didnt know that . . .

 

[Dr Super Good]

No, they just have to be made at different positions on the map, even very close will probably cause the lag.

 

[splashy5]

I solved the Lag problem

Can u guys show me in trigger from how to make AI cast Custom Spells? because Super Good I cant understand what your saying XD.

 

[Dr Super Good]

AI automatically casts custom spells as long as they normally cast the spell they were based on. Eg a stormbolt custom spell will be cast on enemy units, however a death pact custom spell will not. Trigger enhancing the spells does not affect their cast behaviour at all.