[General] Is "Heal" model leak ?

[ic3_water]

I know must to remove effect after create it.
But this model got problem, if you want it run animation, you mustnt destroy effect else it wont show any things.

So should i delay removing this effect or keep it ?

 

[IcemanBo]

If an effect is destroyd it will play it's death animation before being removed.

 

[Bitchmoon]

If an effect is destroyd it will play it's death animation before being removed.

Not always. Some effects won't do that.

Make a dummy unit with the effect as a model, create the unit and order it to play the desired animation, and add a timer to that dummy unit.

 

[IcemanBo]

Not always. Some effects won't do that.

You mean effects that don't have a death animation?

When the dummy unit dies, the effect will also play it's death animation, by the way.

 

[Bitchmoon]

You mean effects that don't have a death animation?

When the dummy unit dies, the effect will also play it's animation, by the way.

DestroyEffect(AddSpecialEffect(...)) won't always finish playing the effect's animation, which is what his question was about

(Or create, destroy for GUI users)

 

[IcemanBo]

I did not know that, could you give an example so I can also look at it?

As I understood he wants to play an animation (not death animation), but it does not play properly when he destroys it instantly.

 

[Bitchmoon]

@IcemanBo These won't show at all when immediately destroyed:
"Abilities\\Spells\\Human\\Heal\\HealTarget.mdl"
"Abilities\\Spells\\Orc\\Disenchant\\DisenchantSpecialArt.mdl"
"Abilities\\Spells\\Orc\\AncestralSpirit\\AncestralSpiritCaster.mdl"

 

[IcemanBo]

Thanks.

I have only tested the first. It uses the "birth" animation, which is wanted to be achieved I think. There is no death animation.

Destroying something will display the death animation, if an other animation has to be played, then death needs to be delayed.

 

[Dr Super Good]

Make a dummy unit with the effect as a model, create the unit and order it to play the desired animation, and add a timer to that dummy unit.

Units leak though. Even when removed there is still some data that leaks.

Most leak free would be some timer system to delay destroy the effects.