Set up a timer without using If statements
Posted: Sat May 05, 2012 10:18 pmHi! This tutorial will show you how to make a CountDown Timer using no if statements what-so-ever 
ASSUMING YOUR FRAME RATE IS 30
First, create a text actor. Now open Global Code and type the following:
Now in CreateActor of the Text Actor, lets place this code:
At the moment, this is 2 minutes. Use a calculator to determine how long you want, by doing this kind of method
CALCULATOR:
60*60*60, seconds, minutes, hours. 60*60 is 3600, you have 2 60's, meaning its equal up to 2 minutes, because 60 seconds is 1 minute. If you want more than that, you'd type this in a calculator:
This equals 18000, meaning 5 minutes. if you want an hour, you'd type 60*60*60, and if you want say... 5 hours, you'd type 60*60*60*5
which means 1080000 frames. IF you want to use SECONDS, then you'd do this: 30*seconds, for example: 30*12 which is 360 frames, which means 12 seconds.
Finally, go to draw actor and read through this commented code
Now you should be set
ASSUMING YOUR FRAME RATE IS 30
First, create a text actor. Now open Global Code and type the following:
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int fm, time[3];
Now in CreateActor of the Text Actor, lets place this code:
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fm=3600;
At the moment, this is 2 minutes. Use a calculator to determine how long you want, by doing this kind of method
CALCULATOR:
60*60*60, seconds, minutes, hours. 60*60 is 3600, you have 2 60's, meaning its equal up to 2 minutes, because 60 seconds is 1 minute. If you want more than that, you'd type this in a calculator:
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60*60*5
This equals 18000, meaning 5 minutes. if you want an hour, you'd type 60*60*60, and if you want say... 5 hours, you'd type 60*60*60*5
which means 1080000 frames. IF you want to use SECONDS, then you'd do this: 30*seconds, for example: 30*12 which is 360 frames, which means 12 seconds.Finally, go to draw actor and read through this commented code
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xscreen=0;
yscreen=0;
//if the frame is greater than or equal to 1, frame is subtracted by 1
fm>=1 && fm--;
// set up where seconds mniutes and hours add up and reset.
//Seconds:
time[0]=fm/30-(time[1]*60); //if frame is set to 30, add by 1, and if minut is 1, reset to 0;
//Minutes:
time[1]=fm/(30*60)-(time[2]*60); //if 60 seconds, add minute by 1, if hour incraeses, reset minutes to 0
//Hours
time[2]=fm/(30*(60*60)); //add an hour when 60 minutes have been added.
//Place the text:
sprintf(text, "%d : %d : %d", time[0], time[1], time[2]);
//when time is ran up, use a script, in this case,
//type Time Up on the screen.
fm<=0 && sprintf(text, "Time Up!");
Now you should be set