[Trigger] Location leaks

[Homicide13]

If i create a special effect at a location, i know that it creates the location that then leaks unless i remove it. but what i also want to know:

If i create a special effect on the "origin of a unit" does the location stay there once i remove the special effect? if so, what type of variable would i use to set this location.

If i create a special effect or unit in the center of a region, is a location created or does it just use the region. what if i create it in a region with an offset?

thank you for any help ^^

 

[HappyTauren]

both effects and locations leak. Use variables. When you create effect, just use Destroy Effect after that... but before that make sure you have stored Position Of Unit into variable. After all is done, delete variable.

 

[paskovich]

Yeah, HappyTauren is right. Many people don't know that special effects affect gameplay more radically than location leaks. If you create a special effect, its model remains, eating graphical memory (or kinda... i'm not an expert... it's bad, ok? ). So be careful with special effects, even with the ones that do not have a duration, like ThunderClap's effect or many spell-effects. These must be removed! Note that, if you remove these S.E.s instantly, they will still go off, their animation will not break!

• :
• Special effect - Create special effect at <position> using <model>
• Special effect - Destroy (Last created special effect)

If you have a duration effect, like buffs' effects, store them into a variable, and destroy them later.

 

[PurplePoot]

To answer you more specifically --

Creating it on a point, you have both the Special Effect and the Location to deal with.

Creating it on a unit, it doesn't need a point - it follows the unit. You only have the Special Effect to deal with.

Creating it in a region, you're just turning the region's center into a Location, so you again have both the Special Effect and Location to deal with.

 

[Homicide13]

alright thank you purplepoot for answering my question
anyways i already know i need to destroy special effects and locations, but i dident know which locations i needed to destroy. For example: A region is a location, and is stored in much the same way as a global variable. Therefore, is a new point variable created when i target the center of a region? anyways thanks for all your help.

 

[PurplePoot]

(Center of (Region)) is a location, (Region) is a rect. (rects aka Regions still leak, but (Center of (Region)) has its own little leaks to itself.)

 

[Dr Super Good]

Read some of the many JASS/leak tutorials we have, they all cover leaks and how to remove them.

 

[DenZel94]

Leaks on GUI

You have to set a variable to the point/region so that the custom scripts would work..
If location is point then use

• Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_VarPoint)

If location is region then use

• Custom script: call RemoveRect(udg_VarPoint)

 

[Wolverabid]

Leak Check v2 is a tool that can save you a lot of work: it detects most trigger leaks and provides possible solutions as well.

 

[PurplePoot]

DenZel, the location physically cannot be a rect, since rect and location are different types.