[JASS] preloading

[deathismyfriend]

wats the best way to preload items / abilities / units ? thanks

 

[Maker]

Create unit at map init, add abilities to unit, remove unit.

 

[deathismyfriend]

ok i thought tht was the best way just hoping for a better one i guess lol
thanks tho

 

[WaterKnight]

Put them in a stack and preload some now and then. Except for resources like the model, the stuff it needs to load on objects are the magenta modifications. Avoid them where possible and/or transform your objects to slk when finalizing your map.

 

[deathismyfriend]

what u mean put them in a stack and preload some now and then ? i need to preload 40 abilities and items.

 

[WaterKnight]

Put them in a container structure, an array for example and gradually traverse it, so the lag the preload causes won't be as accumulated at one point in time. At least the stuff you do not need at the beginning of the game or which is only optionally appearing may be prioritized less. This is only an idea and should prove more/less feasible in different types of games.

 

[deathismyfriend]

i think just making dummy units w the abilities might be better i just need them to load on map init basically. although im not sure how to preload things by putting them in an array i get the concept of looping through all the abilities and everything but how do i preload i tried the image icon but it did nothing ?

 

[WaterKnight]

One dummy unit is enough to preload the abilities. Image icon?

 

[deathismyfriend]

ya someone told me use call preload ( item icon path ) or whatever lol. do i just add the abilities to the dummy unit and remove them to preload them ? or do i have to cast the abilities ?

 

[WaterKnight]

Just add/remove. Everything else would be too hard to grasp because of the different natures of individual abilities. With Preload you can load single resource paths but you want the full object with its other properties anyway. That will also cover its used resources, at least those that are immediately needed such like the icon or model.

 

[deathismyfriend]

i did this and it works perfectly

private function preloadAbilities takes nothing returns nothing
    local unit u
    local integer Loop = 0
    set u = CreateUnit( Player(11), 'hfoo', 0, 0, 0)
    call ShowUnit( u, false)
    loop
        exitwhen Loop > 39
        call UnitAddAbility( u, abilityIDS[Loop])
        call UnitRemoveAbility( u, abilityIDS[Loop])
        set Loop = Loop + 1
    endloop
    set u = null
endfunction

thx for all ur help i added rep to u on the other one so cant add more u definitely deserve it tho very insight full and on topic thx a lot

 

[Arhowk]

i did this and it works perfectly

private function preloadAbilities takes nothing returns nothing
    local unit u
    local integer Loop = 0
    set u = CreateUnit( Player(11), 'hfoo', 0, 0, 0)
    call ShowUnit( u, false)
    loop
        exitwhen Loop > 39
        call UnitAddAbility( u, abilityIDS[Loop])
        call UnitRemoveAbility( u, abilityIDS[Loop])
        set Loop = Loop + 1
    endloop
    set u = null
endfunction

thx for all ur help i added rep to u on the other one so cant add more u definitely deserve it tho very insight full and on topic thx a lot

dont forget

call RemoveUnit(u)
set u = null

 

[deathismyfriend]

Ya I moticed tht after I posted the trig on here just never updated it thx tho