Works while app is closed....

charliehgreen

I was wondering if it's possible to create a rule in gamesalad that would allow something to continue working while the app is closed.

For example, Simpsons Tapped out. When you add a house it takes real time, and after I close out and come back to the app tomorrow, or pass the time expected. It's done.

Is there a way we can do something in GS that will allow us to place a real time frame on something and still works once the app is closed?

TheGabfather

Did you know that GameSalad Creator has the ability to make your app access the device's time?

You can access it via the Expression Editor using either or a combination of the following:
game.Clock.Year
game.Clock.Month
game.Clock.Day
game.Clock.Hour
game.Clock.Minute
game.Clock.Second
game.Clock.Millisecond

This measures Device Time (i.e. your iDevice's system time, not the game's running time) so it'll always be ticking. Go and experiment with that + saving Attributes

Good luck!

p.s. You access it via Devices > Clock, NOT Game > Time.

tatiang

I built a template that measures how much time has passed since the app was closed or made inactive (another app took over the foreground).

You can see it by clicking on the Templates link in my signature.

charliehgreen

Thanks both
Hmmmm but let's say I want after 1 hour for a house to appear.

How would I say that inside of using the real time?

I can't say When Clock.Time.Hour = 9:00 change because what if someone starts playing at 8:58 then that won't before because he will only have to wait 2min.

For example, this video says there's a template but where is the template?
(2:09 Mark)

KevinCross

You don't check if it's 9 am or 10 am, you store the current time regularly while the game is playing which stops updating when the app is closed. You then check the time when it's opened and diff the two times to see how many minutes or hours there are between the two. If it's longer than an hour you run the rule to build a house.

DenimShark

Check this out too