[General] Leaks upon creation

[bajaist]

I've read all i could find about leaks, but there is still one thing that is bothering me. I have a timer to keep track of ability cooldown. So, is it more efficient to create timer once, on map initialization, and reuse it over and over, or to dynamically create/destroy timer every time when ability is used?

 

[GIMLI_2]

i have not that much experience with timers, but i think create/destroying them in a short period of time could reduce the efficiency

 

[TheWhiteWolf]

I create them at Initialization via Variable Manager, and just use them... I had no efficieny issues whatsoever, and I used over 60 timers (not at the same time)...

 

[bajaist]

i have not that much experience with timers, but i think create/destroying them in a short period of time could reduce the efficiency

The shortest time is 15 seconds, so i guess it wouldn't affect it.

I create them at Initialization via Variable Manager, and just use them... I had no efficieny issues whatsoever, and I used over 60 timers (not at the same time)...

I hoped for that answer, but the thing is that ability i'm making is not for a specific map, and i want it to be clear of all leaks for future use by me or someone else.

 

[Nichilus]

memory leaks are pieces of memory that serve no purpose and cannot be accessed anymore (there's no pointer with their address).
They take little memory (very little), but if you have way too many of them, they pile up and later it can affect your game.

Having 1 timer that you use throughout the game is no memory leak per se, as you still have variable pointing to that timer and you use it - it still serves purpose.

 

[bajaist]

memory leaks are pieces of memory that serve no purpose and cannot be accessed anymore (there's no pointer with their address).
They take little memory (very little), but if you have way too many of them, they pile up and later it can affect your game.

Having 1 timer that you use throughout the game is no memory leak per se, as you still have variable pointing to that timer and you use it - it still serves purpose.

That's what i thought, thanks for clarifying.
And thank you all for commenting.