RemoveUnit() Alternative

01-12-2008, 09:52 PM	#1
Karawasa	I've heard that JASS: call RemoveUnit(u) is the devil, why this is so I'm not 100% sure. At any rate, I decided to try this instead: JASS: call ShowUnit(u,false) call KillUnit(u) Seems to function in-game the same way (i.e. the unit just vanishes into thin air). Are there any problems with what I'm doing?

01-12-2008, 10:14 PM	#2
Vexorian	Not that I know.

01-12-2008, 10:17 PM	#3
Karawasa	Nice, thanks.

01-12-2008, 10:24 PM	#4
xombie	What are the problems with RemoveUnit?

01-12-2008, 10:28 PM	#5
Vexorian	None if you don't attach stuff to it. Not like it is any useful to just remove the unit instead of killing it first.

01-12-2008, 11:06 PM	#6
Karawasa	What exactly does Hide do in terms of game mechanics? Will the tower still decay etc.?

01-12-2008, 11:58 PM	#7
The Elite	it will still decay, you just cant see it

01-13-2008, 12:42 AM	#8
DioD	this unsafe, if you want to remove units just move them to place none can see.

01-13-2008, 02:08 AM	#9
Ammorth	How is it unsafe?

01-13-2008, 03:17 AM	#10
Tide-Arc Ephemera	I apologize if I'm stealing the topic, but are there any downsides to using call ShowUnit(u,false) ?

01-13-2008, 04:12 AM

#11

Vexorian

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ammorth

How is it unsafe?

It isn't.

01-13-2008, 05:04 AM	#12
darkwulfv	It seems RemoveUnit() is only 'unsafe' if you like attaching things to every freaking unit and then remove one. Something about recycling the attachment or something. I doubt it's something anyone but cohadar or a hardcore Jasser needs to worry about.

01-13-2008, 09:49 AM	#13
cohadar	cohadar is probably the last one that has to worry about it...

01-13-2008, 12:17 PM

#14

rain9441

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tide-Arc Ephemera

I apologize if I'm stealing the topic, but are there any downsides to using call ShowUnit(u,false) ?

All I know is if you ShowUnit(u,false) then ShowUnit(u,true) it seems to reset certain characteristics. EG If you turned off pathing and hide/show'd it it'd have pathing back on, and theres some method of moving creep camps that involves hide/show.