Timer Question - need help please?

allc1865

Hey Everyone
I need help with my timer. I'm trying to create a countdown timer with a custom font. So far I have the timer and the font, but it doesn't countdown. I was wondering if anyone could help me with this?

For my timer actor I have 9 rules set up that say when self.digit = 0, change image, and so on.
I put three of those actors in the scene (I did this because I only want my time to be in the minutes, i.e, 2:00, 1:53), unlocked them and said constrain attribute > self.digit to game.time%60 and so on...

Any help will be great.
Thanks in advance!

tatiang

Two things confuse me:

(1) You created and shared a template but you're... not getting this to work yet?
(2) Is there a reason you didn't use the tried-and-true formulas here?

Once you get the digits to count correctly, it's just a matter of constraining the actor's images to the digit expression values and naming those images 0.png, 1.png, 2.png etc.

Also, here's a thread that discusses the OSTime Demo which is a fantastic tool for learning how to do all of this. The thread includes a link to another thread that has the download link for the demo. If for some reason that doesn't work, let me know and I can upload it for you.

tatiang

To create a countdown timer, don't use game.Time because you'll have no control over it. Instead, change attribute game.TimeRemaining (real) to 120 [or how ever many seconds you want to count down] when you want to start the timer and then use a timer behavior set to every 0.1 seconds that changes game.TimeRemaining to game.TimeRemaining-0.1.

You might find this demo helpful although there are others on the forums: http://forums.gamesalad.com/discussion/comment/339812/#Comment_339812

allc1865

Hello, @tatiang, thanks for your reply! I got a template off the forums, you can view it here: http://forums.gamesalad.com/discussion/45834/minutes-and-seconds-with-custom-fonts

That counts down from 60 seconds, so I added another digit and it counts down, however I'm setting the number using the self attribute "divisor" to something like "100" or "200" which sets the it 2 minutes if I set it to 200.

Do you mind taking a look at my file?
https://www.dropbox.com/s/qly497b2ppffgwx/timerGame.zip
Thanks.

allc1865

@tatiang, I see how you're doing it and that's a good way to set up timer, but I'm not sure how to include my custom font in there using those rules.
Thanks.

tatiang

I'm not sure I have time to help with custom timers. I spent about 20 hours building a real-time template that does something similar for a virtual pet app and it was not easy.

If I get a chance tonight I'll look at your file but I can't promise anything.

allc1865

@tatiang, okay. Thanks so much!

allc1865

I created and shared a clock timer counting up and I can get it to count down, but I'm not sure how to get a custom font with the countdown formula I have set up.
Yes, I'm familiar with the link that you shared here: http://forums.gamesalad.com/discussion/comment/329495/#Comment_329495

jorkos

to use a custom font, rename your pngs for to the numbers 1.png 2.png etc.

then just use a change attribute for self.image to game.timeremaining..".png" and it will change automatically....

just search the threads for how to do this

tatiang

I just threw this together. Maybe it will be helpful... sorry I don't have more time (pun not intended).

allc1865

@tatiang, Hey, thanks for the template. I spent some time looking around at it and even was able to personalize it a bit. Thanks so much for taking the time to make this

JJAZE

@tatiang said:
I just threw this together. Maybe it will be helpful... sorry I don't have more time (pun not intended).

Thanks for this! It also helps me a lot.... Your Awesome.... 8-)