Needing help with timer please

mythicapps

Afternoon;

I am having a bit of a fight with a timer I am trying to use.

I have an attribute that is used to count touches, so that a double touch sends the user to a different scene.
The attribute is integer and is called "self.tapcount", this works fine.

I have added a new rule below the change scene rule and have added a timer to it.
I set the timer to every 2 seconds, change the self.tapcount attribute to "0". But it does not do this.

I have watched a couple of the tutorial videos and read a number of posts on this but I still cannot sort out what I am doing wrong.

Any thoughts?

osucowboy18

Whenever I have a problem with a timer, I usually change the value of the "Run to Completion" checkbox. So if its checked, uncheck it, and vise versa. Good luck.

- Alex

mythicapps

osucowboy18 said:
Whenever I have a problem with a timer, I usually change the value of the "Run to Completion" checkbox. So if its checked, uncheck it, and vise versa. Good luck.

- Alex

Thanks for the idea, I tried it but no change.

osucowboy18

mythicapps said:
Thanks for the idea, I tried it but no change.

Bummer Could you post a screenshot of all the rules in this particular actor? Maybe if I actually see it, something will come to mind.

- Alex

mythicapps

osucowboy18 said:
Bummer Could you post a screenshot of all the rules in this particular actor? Maybe if I actually see it, something will come to mind.

- Alex

I'd be happy to, but there is no option to add an attachment in this forum.

mythicapps

OK, since I can't figure out how to do screen shots here is a more detailed description of the problem.

I have an actor (invisible) it is on top of the whole scene.
In the actor are the following rules and such.

The actor has an attribute called self.tapcount it's an integer and starts at "0".

Rule
When actor touch is pressed
change attribute self.tapcount to self.tapcount +1

Rule
When attribute self.tapcount = 2
Change scene

Rule
Timer every 2 seconds
Change attribute self.tapcount to "0"

Everything but the timer is working.

Thanks

mythicapps

Bump

JohnPapiomitis

The rule with the timer every 2 seconds should be as this:

When attribute tapcount=2
Put a Timer in that rule and have it be after 1 second, and run to completion checked
change attribute tap count to 0 in that timer

cheers

mythicapps

OK, I tried that but no success. No matter how long there is between touch 1 and 2, it goes to the new scene.

This is how the actor rules looks now.

Rule
When actor touch is pressed
change attribute self.tapcount to self.tapcount +1

Rule
When attribute self.tapcount = 2
Timer after 1 second
Change attribute self.tapcount to "0"

Rule
When attribute self.tapcount = 0
Change scene

mythicapps

Thanks TSB;

I'll try that tonight when I get home from work.
Much appreciated.

mythicapps

TSB your a genius, it works perfectly.

Thanks