Timer delay before spawn?

DigiChain

Hi, I seem to be really struggling with the use of timers.

Quite simply I have an actor (X) setup so that when it collides with another actor > destroy X > Timer for 2 seconds > Respawn X at coordinates...

It doesn't work, X doesn't respawn. Without the timer X spawns fine, but without the delay I want. What am I doing wrong?

AppsRacK

well dont use "for" use "after" on the timer attributes.

DigiChain

I've tried both and neither work.

AppsRacK

Where do you place your spawn attributes? Maybe you could post a screenshot or video so it will be easy to identify the problem.

DigiChain

I have a screenshot - but don't know how to post it on here.

This the structure of my Rule:

RULE > When Actor receives event: overlaps or collides: with: Actor2

> Destroy this actor

>Timer: after 2 seconds (run to completion) > Spawn actor

DigiChain

ChopperKhan said:
I have a screenshot - but don't know how to post it on here.

This the structure of my Rule:

RULE > When Actor receives event: overlaps or collides: with: Actor2

> Destroy this actor

>Timer: after 2 seconds (run to completion) > Spawn actor

The Spawn actor is placed within the timer attribute

AppsRacK

You can do it like this. First make a game attribute

ActorIsDead <-Bool

On your actor
Rule When Collide with actor 2
->ActorIsDead = true
->destroy actor

Either place a blank actor or doubleclick one of your BG and unlock it. On that Place a rule which will spawn the actor 1.
Rule when game.ActorIsDead = True
Timer after 2 secs
->spawn Actor1 to whatever coordinates you want
->ActorIsDead = false

Stormtrix

Or ---
Rule -
Actor X collides with whatever
Change attribute: self.color.alpha To: 0
Timer After 2sec. Spawn new Actor
Then 2nd rule inside Timer -- Destroy Actor

Above you seem to be destroying the actor before the timer can even begin
hence why it's not working.

Storm