Causes of WC3 Crashes?

06-13-2008, 04:14 AM

So I decided to pick up mapmaking again, and during the testing of the project I'm currently working on, wc3 will randomly close. No error message. Just close. I've encountered this before in previous maps, and it was because of infinite loops inside triggers, but I've scanned all my triggers for loops and there shouldn't be any as far as I can see. It happens at random times, and I think it's because of a certain hero that has heavily triggered skills. Anyways I haven't been able to pinpoint the location of the problem in the midst of the triggers and I'm not going to post 10 different triggers, so my question is...

What are all the various possible causes for a map to close WC3 without an error message?

I know infinite loops is one, I just want to know if there are any other reasons. Thanks

06-13-2008, 10:03 AM	#2
MercyfulJester	Having Burrow ability on a unit but not on its "Dependency Equivalent".

06-13-2008, 06:23 PM

ShadowWolf

That's not it =/

I think I've narrowed it down to these three triggers. Btw, I am using WEU, so would that be a possibility?

Trigger:

Fire Element Spawn

Events

Conditions

Actions

If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)

If - Conditions

(Number of units in ug_ElementFire[int_temp]) Equal to 3

Then - Actions

Set int_ElementChance[int_temp] = (Random integer number between 2 and 3)

If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)

If - Conditions

int_ElementChance[int_temp] Equal to 2

Then - Actions

Trigger - Run Ice Element Spawn <gen> (checking conditions)

Else - Actions

Trigger - Run Lit Element Spawn <gen> (checking conditions)

Else - Actions

If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)

If - Conditions

(Number of units in ug_ElementFire[int_temp]) Equal to 0

Then - Actions

Unit - Add Fire Element Bonus to unit_temp

Else - Actions

Unit - Increase level of Fire Element Bonus for unit_temp

Unit - Create 1 Fire Element for (Player(int_temp)) at (Position of unit_temp) facing Default building facing (270.0) degrees

Unit - Order (Last created unit) to Follow unit_temp

Unit Group - Add (Last created unit) to ug_ElementFire[int_temp]

Advanced - Create at Attach Point - Overhead of unit_temp the Abilities\Spells\Human\Flare\FlareCaster.mdl effect lasting 1.00 seconds

Trigger:

Ice Element Spawn

Events

Conditions

Actions

If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)

If - Conditions

(Number of units in ug_ElementIce[int_temp]) Equal to 3

Then - Actions

Set int_ElementChance[int_temp] = (Random integer number between 1 and 3)

If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)

If - Conditions

int_ElementChance[int_temp] Equal to 1

Then - Actions

Trigger - Run Fire Element Spawn <gen> (checking conditions)

Else - Actions

Trigger - Run Lit Element Spawn <gen> (checking conditions)

Else - Actions

If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)

If - Conditions

(Number of units in ug_ElementIce[int_temp]) Equal to 0

Then - Actions

Unit - Add Ice Element Bonus to unit_temp

Else - Actions

Unit - Increase level of Ice Element Bonus for unit_temp

Unit - Create 1 Ice Element for (Player(int_temp)) at (Position of unit_temp) facing Default building facing (270.0) degrees

Unit - Order (Last created unit) to Follow unit_temp

Unit Group - Add (Last created unit) to ug_ElementIce[int_temp]

Advanced - Create at Attach Point - Overhead of unit_temp the Abilities\Spells\Human\Blizzard\BlizzardTarget.mdl effect lasting 1.00 seconds

Trigger:

Lit Element Spawn

Events

Conditions

Actions

If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)

If - Conditions

(Number of units in ug_ElementLightning[int_temp]) Equal to 3

Then - Actions

Set int_ElementChance[int_temp] = (Random integer number between 1 and 2)

If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)

If - Conditions

int_ElementChance[int_temp] Equal to 1

Then - Actions

Trigger - Run Fire Element Spawn <gen> (checking conditions)

Else - Actions

Trigger - Run Ice Element Spawn <gen> (checking conditions)

Else - Actions

If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)

If - Conditions

(Number of units in ug_ElementLightning[int_temp]) Equal to 0

Then - Actions

Unit - Add Lightning Element Bonus to unit_temp

Else - Actions

Unit - Increase level of Lightning Element Bonus for unit_temp

Unit - Create 1 Lightning Element for (Player(int_temp)) at (Position of unit_temp) facing Default building facing (270.0) degrees

Unit - Order (Last created unit) to Follow unit_temp

Unit Group - Add (Last created unit) to ug_ElementLightning[int_temp]

Advanced - Create at Attach Point - Overhead of unit_temp the Doodads\Cinematic\Lightningbolt\Lightningbolt.mdl effect lasting 1.00 seconds

06-13-2008, 06:25 PM

ShadowWolf

Those three triggers aren't initially on, but are called by either of these two triggers.

Trigger:

Spawn Element Attack

Events

Unit - A unit Is attacked

Conditions

(Unit-type of (Attacking unit)) Equal to Arcane Warrior

Or - Any (Conditions) are true

Conditions

(Number of units in ug_ElementIce[int_temp]) Less than 3

(Number of units in ug_ElementFire[int_temp]) Less than 3

(Number of units in ug_ElementLightning[int_temp]) Less than 3

Actions

Set unit_temp = (Attacking unit)

Set int_temp = (Player number of (Owner of unit_temp))

Set int_ElementChance[int_temp] = (Random integer number between 1 and 100)

If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)

If - Conditions

int_ElementChance[int_temp] Less than or equal to 7

Then - Actions

Set int_ElementChance[int_temp] = (Random integer number between 1 and 3)

If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)

If - Conditions

int_ElementChance[int_temp] Equal to 1

Then - Actions

Trigger - Run Fire Element Spawn <gen> (checking conditions)

Else - Actions

Do nothing

If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)

If - Conditions

int_ElementChance[int_temp] Equal to 2

Then - Actions

Trigger - Run Ice Element Spawn <gen> (checking conditions)

Else - Actions

Do nothing

If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)

If - Conditions

int_ElementChance[int_temp] Equal to 3

Then - Actions

Trigger - Run Lit Element Spawn <gen> (checking conditions)

Else - Actions

Do nothing

Else - Actions

Do nothing

Trigger:

Call Element

Events

Unit - A unit Starts the effect of an ability

Conditions

(Ability being cast) Equal to Call Element

Or - Any (Conditions) are true

Conditions

(Number of units in ug_ElementIce[int_temp]) Less than 3

(Number of units in ug_ElementFire[int_temp]) Less than 3

(Number of units in ug_ElementLightning[int_temp]) Less than 3

Actions

Set int_temp = (Player number of (Owner of (Casting unit)))

Set unit_temp = (Casting unit)

Set int_ElementChance[int_temp] = (Random integer number between 1 and 3)

If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)

If - Conditions

int_ElementChance[int_temp] Equal to 1

Then - Actions

Trigger - Run Fire Element Spawn <gen> (checking conditions)

Else - Actions

Do nothing

If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)

If - Conditions

int_ElementChance[int_temp] Equal to 2

Then - Actions

Trigger - Run Ice Element Spawn <gen> (checking conditions)

Else - Actions

Do nothing

If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)

If - Conditions

int_ElementChance[int_temp] Equal to 3

Then - Actions

Trigger - Run Lit Element Spawn <gen> (checking conditions)

Else - Actions

Do nothing

06-14-2008, 08:23 PM	#5
Pyrogasm	Well, my best guess is an infinite loop somewhere, but I can't see it whilst glancing over your code.