• Spring.Echo and similar debugging functions accept multiple args. When echoing variables, use , instead of .. since more things can be printed standalone than natively glued together:
- Spring.Echo("foo is " .. foo) -- breaks when it is nil, table, function...
+ Spring.Echo("foo", foo) -- prints e.g. "foo, <function>"
  • for behaviours, use customparams instead of hardcoding unit def names in gadgets.
  • when hardcoding unit types for non-behaviour purposes (list of things to spawn in a mission etc.), use def names instead of numerical def IDs. Numerical ID can change between matches.
  • localize UnitDefs (and similar) accesses if you do it in an event that happens often, and you only want a limited number of traits. Avoid:
function wupget:UnitDamaged(unitID, unitDefID, ...) -- common event
  if UnitDefs[unitDefID].health > 123 then

Prefer instead:

local healths = {}
for unitDefID, unitDefID in pairs(UnitDefs) do
  healths[unitDefID] = unitDef.health
end

function wupget:UnitDamaged(unitID, unitDefID, ...)
  if healths[unitDefID] > 123 then

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