Timers issues

RocketBrain

i tried making the timer "every # seconds do this"

I made the # a variable and tried changing the variable after the game started. however no matter what i did nothing changed.

So far it seems like once the timer initiates you cant change that attribute later.

Is this true?

Hopscotch

@RabidWeasel

Yes, technically this happens:

So, yes, once a timer is started, it will run at the initially defined interval.

You can use game.Time and rules to achieve what you want.

self.LastTimeStamp = game.Time

Rule: If self.LastTimeStamp + self.VariableInterval < game.Time then
do whatever
self.LastTimeStamp = game.Time
end of Rule

Now you can change the interval at will by changing self.VariableInterval

Socks

@Hopscotch

Brilliant illustration of the issue !

Gnarly

I asked the exact question a few moons ago...........

This illustration is great. You want what he gave you a "custom timer".

I struggled with the custom timer logic at first. So don't fret if it makes little sense at first. I think of "game.time" as a constantly changing variable.

I have to refer back to the example every time I use it....... I have a work around using timers, spawning actors but not good coding practice......