Wait vs Timer: what's better for online?

[Helheim]

Hi! I wonder which function is better for loop triggers in map, if you gonna play it online? (By "better" I mean less desync chance and memory leaks).

From what I've learned, "wait" isn't that accurate, especially online. But I'm not sure about how many timers could being running at same time. Map has 10 player slots, thus it could be up to 10 loop triggers with 0,1 sec countdown. How many timers could being safely running at same time?

Thank you in advance!

 

[Pyrogasm]

Many, many more than 10 timers can run simultaneously without issue. Literally don’t worry about it as long as you are properly cleaning leaks in your periodic triggers.

 

[Helheim]

as long as you are properly cleaning leaks in your periodic triggers.

Are you talking about

Custom script: call DestroyTimer( udg_Your_Variable )

?
Can't use this one cause loop mechanics needed.

 

[DracoL1ch]

"wait" isnt supposed to be used anywhere but single player only
there are not a single reason to use wait when you have timers

 

[Pyrogasm]

No, I mean not leaking any locations, groups, special effects, dummies, etc in whatever periodic function/trigger is run by your timers.

 

[Wrda]

there are (is) not a single reason to use wait when you have timers

Wrong, it has its use in cinematics, using timers there is mostly plain stupid and ridiculous.
It also has many other uses, but you and many others are only reinforcing the idea that it is bad, and can't be used for this and that, while ignoring its actual use.
One needs to check the intention behind his idea, thinking of all possible ways and the undesired results.
One can use a lot of timers anyway, it's not like today's computers are toasters.

 

[DracoL1ch]

cinematics arent quite good for using at multiplayer, am i wrong?
Timers Vs Waits
Wait game time or wait time ?
Wait and Wait (Game-Time)
timers are painless and only bring overhead for full-gui users

 

[Helheim]

not leaking any locations, groups, special effects, dummies.

Ah! Yeah, I've got em all I hope. Single unit group, each special effect hast it's own variable which destroyed when done, dummies has expiration timers etc.

 

[Helheim]

"there are not a single reason to use wait when you have timers

Thanks, I just was not sure about map stability and desyncs online, if it flooded with >20 ticking timers at same time.
And what about Unit expiration timers? Are they safe?

 

[DracoL1ch]

yeah, 99.9% of commands are fine, it's PolledWait what's broken

 

[Pyrogasm]

And what about Unit expiration timers? Are they safe?

Probably literally unrelated to the timer objects. Don’t worry about them.