count down

cgboy

in the video Adding a spawn limit to your games, how do you get your number to count down instead? like from 30->0,

cgboy

cgboy said:
in the video Adding a spawn limit to your games (), how do you get your number to count down instead? like from 30->0,

cgboy

so do i set attribute to = 30 not <30?
if i do that nothing happens. and if i only change the spawncount to -1 i get -1 from the display and it will go all to way to 999 but in -9999.
what am i doing wrong????

anyone want to do skype chat?

cgboy

hold on how do i start my count at 30? I am doing it the way in the video so my count starts at 0 and gows up to 30. How do i do it inverse?

cgboy

 okay so i think u mean change the attribute value to 30 after you create the howmany integer right? and than i go into the block and change the +1 to a -1? but its not working, once i change the block from +1 to -1, no block shows up. ???

i am a super newbie, please offer help with more detail.

cheers

calvin9403

you have to do attribute=attribute-1
not attribute=-1

cgboy

i did.. is there a reason why its not working?

would anyone want to do skype so i can show them my screen and fix this little problem?

add me at: ohyesmonkey

cgboy

k, guys i got it, so i have to remove one of the steps in the video.
this is how to do it.

create the howmany and set it's vale to 30 or what ever you want.
next go into your spawn actor and add a rule on top of it and set the game.howmany > 0.
next go to the block and set attribute=attribute-1 like the other guys suggested.
and do the text thing like in the video
this way the number will start at 30 and goes to and stop at 0.

step 2 was the missing link.

cheers

gamedivision

there is a custom font demo single digit
http://gamesalad.com/game/17623

double digit
http://gamesalad.com/game/17746