Simple Item Weight System v1.0 [GUI]

[Moderator]

11:15, 27th Jul 2012
Magtheridon96: Approved.

This could benefit from using a UnitIndexer.
Also, it would be nice if you were to cache the floating texts instead of repeating the (Last created floating text) call.

Second, the floating texts should be configurable.
I really like this system though, it's a good idea and could add some realism to a map

 

[defskull]

Reserved.

Feedbacks are always welcome

 

[Magtheridon96]

I was making one of these for a secret project of mine ^_^

Instead of enumerating on map init and having that "a unit enters" trigger (which by the way, would end up saving in the hashtable TWICE for units that are initially on the map), use Bribe's UnitIndexer. <:

 

[Matarael]

Very very very interesting idea. Tag.

 

[defskull]

Magtheridon96: For starters, this needs to use a Unit Indexer :/

So now THW won't approve Hashtable-based systems/spells ?

 

[Magtheridon96]

No, it's not because of that, it's because your current setup would run twice for every unit on the map initially

edit
Or at least, it could benefit from using one trigger with a unit index event

 

[defskull]

How can it be saved twice when Unit enters map != Units that are in the map as pre-set ?
If you give me an example of situation, I would understand it better.

 

[Magtheridon96]

Okay, my mistake.
Event registry is done /after/ the BJs that create the initial units are executed.

I don't know how I ended up having them run twice in the past ;/
Probably because I manipulated function main or something ;p

Anyway, sorry about the false information.

Still, this would benefit greatly if it used a Unit Indexer for 2 reasons:

1- You need an event that runs for every unit that comes into the map, so if a user adds just one more system that doesn't use a unit indexer, and relies on something like this, it directly becomes a very inefficient method because you're going to have twice the number of trigger evaluations and executions and twice the number of iterations, meaning that a Unit Indexer is already looking way better.
2- You can benefit from a speed gain as you now have the ability to use the unit user data as an index for a movement speed array which you can easily modify

 

[Losam]

...Nice...

 

[BurkeTheGreat]

You know, this is so perfect for my map, i am making map for fun dough, but still its perfect, thank you, if i upload it on THW i will definetly mention your name.