[Snippet] ItemPreloader

[Alain.Mark]

ItemPreload is a map utility that will allow you to preload items in order to eliminate the lag they cause during gameplay when picked up.

library ItemPreload initializer ItemPreload_ini

	/*
	* ItemPreload by Alain.Mark (please give credits when used)
	* 
	* -Info-
	*	-Dumps the little lag caused by picking up items at map initialization instead, to ensure a smooth gameplay.
	*
	* -API-
	*	-function PreloadItem takes itemTypeID returns nothing
	*
	*/
	
	/*
	* CONFIGURATION SECTION
	*/
	
	globals	
		private constant player  PRELOADER_UNIT_OWNER = Player(15)
		private constant integer PRELOADER_UNIT_ID    = 'n000' // Be sure that the unit has an "Unit Inventory" ability!
		private constant real    PRELOADER_UNIT_X     = 0.00
		private constant real    PRELOADER_UNIT_Y     = 0.00
	endglobals
	
	/*
	* SYSTEM CODE
	*/
	
	globals
		private unit ITEM_PRELOADER=null
	endglobals
	
	function PreloadItem takes integer itemTypeId returns nothing
		call RemoveItem(UnitAddItemById(ITEM_PRELOADER,itemTypeId)) //inline friendly
	endfunction
	
    private function ItemPreload_ini takes nothing returns nothing
        set ITEM_PRELOADER=CreateUnit(PRELOADER_UNIT_OWNER,PRELOADER_UNIT_ID,PRELOADER_UNIT_X,PRELOADER_UNIT_Y,0.00)
    endfunction
    
endlibrary

 

[Nestharus]

Why not just add the item ability to the unit directly?

 

[Alain.Mark]

Meh, you can do that but this one would easily box'em up. Example:

Scenario 1: Item QWER has four abilities (let's say an hp mod, mana mod, damage mod and last, but not the least, an armor mod), it would only take one function call to preload them all, when they are preloaded via preloading the item.

Scenario 2: If this one preloads the abilities individually it would take 4 function calls, and obviously that'd would be moar expensive. and again ->

 

[Nestharus]

I suppose

 

[Bribe]

Or you could use the Widgetizer and you don't need to preload anything

 

[Alain.Mark]

But Widgetizer breaks object editor data, right? Nobody likes broken object editor data while deving a map!

That's why i'd suggest this (on maps under dev)

 

[Bribe]

What do you mean it breaks object editor data? Only if the levels are >4 have I heard of any problems.

 

[Magtheridon96]

This should use a module initializer because it wouldn't work if I were to preload things from a struct initializer or a module initializer and it probably wouldn't work all the time if I were to preload from a library initializer.

 

[Bribe]

Unless you use Cohadar's JassHelper which is strongly encouraged due to the fact that it has a developer who is actively supporting it.

 

[Alain.Mark]

What do you mean it breaks object editor data? Only if the levels are >4 have I heard of any problems.

i meant that you cannot open it in world editor(?), and that too. XD

edit: what i mean is that it cannot be opened in object editor

 

[Adiktuz]

Widgetizer != vex's optimizer right???

 

[Bribe]

You save a duplicate of the map... Same procedure with the optimizer.

 

[Magtheridon96]

Okay, this is short and simple, and I'll approve it on grounds that we have approved resources that only function with cohadar's JassHelper. (Calling PreloadItem from a module initializer in Vexorian's JassHelper wouldn't work)

edit
It's also useful for people who don't want to use the Widgetizer for reasons I do not know.

 

[AnonymousPro]

Okay, this is short and simple, and I'll approve it on grounds that we have approved resources that only function with cohadar's JassHelper. (Calling PreloadItem from a module initializer in Vexorian's JassHelper wouldn't work)

edit
It's also useful for people who don't want to use the Widgetizer for reasons I do not know.

what's widgetizer for?

 

[IcemanBo]

Submission: [Snippet] ItemPreload Date: 18 October 16 Status: Graveyard Note: The resource was previously approved and therefore should work fine. If you use this script already in your codes, it's okay to keep it there. But now we have this approved [Snippet] Resource Preloader, and so it's time to graveyard these specializations.