Lightning Dangers

[Vinz]

So I heard misuse of lightnings cause crash/es, what exactly are such dangers?

 

[EdgeOfChaos]

Trying to destroy a nonexistent lightning will crash the game.

 

[mogulkhan1Axe]

Trying to destroy a nonexistent lightning will crash the game.

i just tested it out it didnt crash my game tho

 

[BloodDrunk]

So I heard misuse of lightnings cause crash/es, what exactly are such dangers?

They are very risky to handle with, I have a spell that uses a lightning, and it sometimes crashes, and sometimes not, and I can not figure out why it does.
Everything is done correctly.

 

[EdgeOfChaos]

i just tested it out it didnt crash my game tho

Hm... guess not o.0.

It may be when you make an invalid lightning effect via editing LightningData.slk that it crashes. I remember something like that.

 

[Anvil]

Moving a destroyed lightning causes a crash.

function crash takes nothing returns nothing
    local lightning lgt = AddLightning("CLPB", false, 0, 0, 512, 512)
    call DestroyLightning(lgt)
    call MoveLightning(lgt, false, 256, 256, 1024, 1024)
endfunction

 

[Tal'Rarity]

If the line is too long it can crash your editor therefore deleting all your progress. I haven't really tested that past GUI though, only know that custom script a lightning line too long will fatal/crash.

 

[Vinz]

Any lines too long crash by default. xD

Only JASS is safe from that.