Timer Issue

senkan

Hi, people.

Let me try to explain my problem:

volume = 0
(real)timer = 1

timer[
every (timer)
change attribute (volume) to ((volume+1)%2)
]

That should make volume goes up and down every second. And it does.

Problem is when I have another actor when pressed makes (timer) = ((timer)+0.2)

It seems that when timer is first started it can't change its value.

How to fix that?

Thanks in advance

senkan

The way it looks like, the Timer behaviour is quite the same as the interpolate. That is, once it has started, it can´t be changed. Is this correct? Because if it is, I will never be able to make it variable.

Check the file: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hsm1b77dms9sd58/6GMjSOtfW8

tatiang

The built-in Timer behavior cannot use an attribute that changes. Once the timer starts, as you mentioned, it continues to "fire" at the same rate. If you use a custom timer (see http://forums.gamesalad.com/discussion/44707/timers-are-for-chumps-gs-optimization-tips/p1), you can set the timestamp condition to an attribute and then change that attribute as needed during the game.