20 seconds Countdown with custom fonts

franken2778

Hi guys,

I need a 20 sec countdown in my game, I know how to work with timer (thanks tshirtbooth) but I need my numbers with my custom font, I´ve made 20 pngs and named them 1.png, 2.png etc, what’s the best way to display my custom numbers making them change to the following number as the countdown runs? Thanks for your help!

GLGAMES

you only need digits 0 - 9 why nd 20?

I have done that in my recent game as well.
Let me search for the thread
http://forums.gamesalad.com/discussion/38935/custom-font-timer-problem#Item_16

TwilightHunter

You could just have the actor with the timer be the actor that animates. Just have the actor change it's image every second.

franken2778

Thanks guys, TwiligthHunter could you please explain a little bit, ok I have the timer and I I have a display text actor who is displaying the timer, what can I do to make it display the rigth image every second, I mean to display my custom numbers instead regular numbers? GLGames example is more complicated for me but I'll keep on studying it. Thanks for your help

franken2778

Thanks again tshirtbooth, I'll watch it again and try to adapt it to my countdown timer, man I have been working a lot in this and I feel overwhelmed, I need to finish this game before sunday and things are getting harder due to the pressure my mind is blacking out already, any email address I can email you tshirtbooth if not a problem?

GLGAMES

use the rule i wrote in my thread


floor(( game.Timer %100)/10)..".png" (1st digit Sec)
floor( game.Timer %10)..".png" (2nd digit Sec)

And game.timer is just every 1 sec -1 to itself.
each rule will tied to a individual 0 image for the counter

franken2778

Thanks GLGames, so I need to follow all instructions given by tshirtbooth on his video right?

franken2778

Can't make it work guys, I need more experience with gamesalad; do you know a simpler way to do this, I don't know probably a countdown timer changing images ? sorry to bother but I hope someday I'll become as good as you :-<

Clouds

Can't you simply stick all 20 numbers into an animate behaviour and put the frame rate on 1 fps ?


. . . .as simple as this . . .

GLGAMES

lolz that might work but you have to time it closely so that it ends together with the actual count down timer.
Here's my demo
https://www.amazon.com/clouddrive?downloadById=be7b9c4e-4f9b-4102-9dc5-fe67a12ae235&attachment=0

franken2778

Thank you Tynan, that's way easier. GLGames that looks great and you make it seems simple, can't download the file, link just redirect me to my account at cloud drive but no downloadable file there. Thanks for checking my friend

mmzbr

@GLGames Great Template. Could you share the file in another server than amazon?

Clouds

@GLGames

"lolz that might work"

It works just fine.

JohnPapiomitis

@ tynan

Itll work if your not dynamically changing the amount of time in the timer, the duration of the countdown, and the direction of the countdown.

What glgames has is spot on, and its not as difficult as it seems. You just make sure your number images are 1.png,2.png and ect.

Then you just have separate actors for each digit and constrain its image to the corresponding expression.

Clouds

@JohnPapiomitis

"Itll work if your not dynamically changing the amount of time in the timer, the duration of the countdown, and the direction of the countdown"

As franken2778 says in the OP, he needs a 20 second countdown, he makes no mention of this countdown dynamically changing, changing 'direction', changing duration (or any of a thousand other possibilities) ?

He has 20 PNGs that he needs to step through, 1 second each, the animate behaviour seems the most straightforward way as far as I can see, no attributes, no constraints, no rules as such, no separate actors (etc).

JohnPapiomitis

I know, i was pointing that out in case others read this and are wondering what the point is off doing it the other way, and if he needs that down the road.

cheers

Clouds

@JohnPapiomitis

"I know, i was pointing that out in case others read this and are wondering what the point is off doing it the other way, and if he needs that down the road."

Yes, of course, GLGames method is vastly more flexible / applicable. I was responding to this:
". . . I need more experience with gamesalad; do you know a simpler way to do this . . . "

GLGAMES

Sorry i nd to find any server to share the file from
, my way works with any amount of integer count up or down the custom fonts will work.

GLGAMES

Hope this download links works for you guys
http://www.4shared.com/zip/ITShV-yB/Countdown_Demo.html?

mmzbr

@GLGames

Worked now, thank you very much!

GLGAMES

glad it helped.

konpavlos

Nothing you post works @GLGames sad but true

Fabri Damazio

Hey guys.

1- create a interger called time

2- create 2 actors and use constrain attribute. Constrain SELF.IMAGE TO
actor 1: floor(( game.Timer %100)/10)..".png" (1st digit Sec)
actor2: floor( game.Timer %10)..".png" (2nd digit Sec)

3- make another actor called "time controller"

4- create a rule with timer and change attribute:
while time > 0
every 1 second
change attribute game.time to game.time-1

5- Put your actor on a scene.