Triggering rule every 5 minutes

games4fun

Hi Everybody,

So im working with the device clock and have it set up to count the minutes. Im wondering how I can have a rule refire every 5 minutes based on the device time. The device time keeps going and will not stop. Is there a way to set up a rule that when the device time is 5 minutes to fire rule and then when device time is 10 minutes, 15, 20 ect and keep going up in increments of 5. I cant have it be with a timer but with a math solution if possible.

Thanks

iCreationZ

Perhaps a rule with 12 conditions... eg,


When *Any* of the following are happening:

attribute-devices.clock.minute = 5
attribute-devices.clock.minute = 10
attribute-devices.clock.minute = 15
attribute-devices.clock.minute = 20
attribute-devices.clock.minute = 25
attribute-devices.clock.minute = 30
attribute-devices.clock.minute = 35
attribute-devices.clock.minute = 40
attribute-devices.clock.minute = 45
attribute-devices.clock.minute = 50
attribute-devices.clock.minute = 55
attribute-devices.clock.minute = 60

FIRE!!!

KodeRiter722

In whatever actor you need this rule, create an integer attribute, called "Time Check" or something like that, and give it the value zero. Then, add a Rule:

RULE:
When self.Time Check = game.Clock.Minute%5

- Add Behaviors here you want to fire every 5 minutes

If you want to change the time, just change the value 5 to the number of minutes you would like for each interval.

games4fun

How could I go about changing it if it was now every lets say 2 hours since the time to fire rule will be different and dependent on other numbers. Could I have a constrain attribute to device time%120 so when it equals 120 fire rule and then also it will restart timer back to 0 and count up to 120 again. Would that work?

Thanks

EatingMyHat

This is the post you are looking for: http://forums.gamesalad.com/discussion/44707/timers-are-for-chumps-gs-optimization-tips

games4fun

How could I set the rule up to have it be every 5 minutes from the time the person touches a actor. So if the current time is 17 minutes. I want it to trigger the rule at the 17,22,27,32,37,42,47,52,57,2,7,12 minute marks.

Thanks