formula for multiples of 60 in "if" statement in rule?

developer6810

I want an autosave feature so basically I added:

timer: every 1 second, change game.SaveTime to game.SaveTime+1

rule: if ANY: game.SaveTime = (I want multiples of 60 to infinity), then SAVE

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Anyone know what formula I could use to make an infinite number of "if" statements?

Thanks.

MarkOnTheIron

So, if I understand correctly you want a Save Attribute to fire every 60 seconds?

What I would do is to have it on a SceneControl actor. In that actor I would add a self attribute called Mod (or whatever you prefer) and give it a value of 0. Then I would add a rule that says:

When attribute Mod is equal (=) to self.Time%60
--Save Attribute

That way you will fire the Save Attribute every 60 seconds without using any timers because you will use the default Time attribute of the actor.

ORBZ

when game.time % 60 = 0

but... since GS requires that the left hand side of a rule be a variable you need to create a game variable called Zero that equals ... well, 0

when game.zero = game.time % 60

That rule will fire every 60 seconds.

However, wouldn't a timer just be simpler?

Every 60s ...

Lol, I just read the post above mine. @MarkOnTheIron is correct

developer6810

@MarkOnTheIron

What do you mean by "scene control" actor?

MarkOnTheIron

@developer6810 I always have one in my games. It's an actor that I create and put in every scene. I usually use it to control various things from levels setup to achievements to scene changing.

developer6810

@MarkOnTheIron

Ah. Thanks. Great idea!

developer6810

@MarkOnTheIron

So if I use the same actor on each scene, even if the player changes or resets the scene, the "timer" won't reset?

MarkOnTheIron

The self.Time attribute of an actor is active only if the actor is present in a scene and even if you use the same actor in different scenes it will reset at each change of scene.

If you want a time attribute that's continuos throughout the game and that won't reset (except when the game is quitted) then you can use the game.Time attribute.

developer6810

What exactly would be the set of rules necessary for the game.Time attribute?

MarkOnTheIron

The exact same as the one I posted before. Just change the self.Time attribute with the game.Time attribute.