clearmap

[wildcherrii]

I'm wondering, if I have a map entity that loads in with a script,  then the Function Start() of that entity script loads a  Sound File,  do I need to keep track of these additional loads for when I do a clearmap(0 and load a new level ?   or does these extra resources get removed on a new map load?

What exactly gets removed from a world:Clear() ???

 

Im stuck on one major problem,  I have  entity:EmitSound() playing some footstep sounds as the enemy approach me. I want to kill the  looping footstep sound when he gets close to me then stops.  I've done intense reading on the forums and I see others had this delima to but no solution was recolved? This posts were back in 2014 and some point to dead 404 pages.

So basically I have to destroy the entire entity and reload it just to stop a looping 3d emited sound ?

And to add to the FUN !  this is what the docs say regarding EmitSound parms.

 

Parameters

• sound: the new pick radius to set.
• range: the new pick radius to set.
• volume: the new pick radius to set.
• pitch: the new pick radius to set.
• loopmode: the new pick radius to set.
• source: the new pick radius to set.

 

Good times. 

[Josh]

You can supply your own Source object to EmitSound and use that to control the sound:

https://www.leadwerks.com/learn?page=API-Reference_Object_Source_Create
https://www.leadwerks.com/learn?page=API-Reference_Object_Entity_EmitSound

[reepblue]

10 hours ago, wildcherrii said:

What exactly gets removed from a world:Clear() ???

Entity types. Things like the Source Class, Joints, and assets will remain after the Clear call.

[wildcherrii]

OKay thank you both for the answers.,

If I'm loading some assets in a Script:Start() function for an NPC like this - 

self.footsteps = Sound:Load("Sound/footsteps/running.wav") 
 

Do I need to manually remove these assets when Im changing map files even though world:Clear() is being called?

[Josh]

Yes, in Leadwerks, in the Script:Detach function you should free all loaded resources.

[wildcherrii]

Perfect, okay one last question and I think I can solve all my map changing woes.

I load several prefabbed particle emitters throughout my map at certain times. ( via lua code ).

Do these emitters die and release once they run out ? or do I need to track them as well and release them on map clear?

 

 

[Josh]

World::Clear() will decrement the reference count of all entities in the world. Unless you have manually incremented the reference count, they will all be deleted.