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My question of the day is this: is it possible to make a script including the end of a timer?

I mean: I would like to create a script which includes an action when the timer ends.
I know there's the TIMER option, but I wonder if It can be putted all in the same "package".

Something like this:

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if(landing==1)
{
   CreateTimer("Event Actor", "takeoff", 2000);
   and here some kind of if(takeofftimer==0)
                         {
                             CreateActor....
                         }
}

Is there a way for doing this?

Thank you very much.

FERdeBOER wrote:is it possible to make a script including the end of a timer?

Possible.


For instance you want to check your character's type by timer.

Player -> CreateActor -> ScriptEditor:

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type=rand(100);
CreateTimer("Event Actor","CheckType",100);

Timer -> "CheckType" -> ScriptEditor:

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if(type==0)
{
   //do something 1
}
if(type==1)
{
    //do something 2
}
//etc

Thank you for your fast reply.
Question: why do you randomize with rand(100)?

Now I look twice your code... it implies using Timer -> "CheckType" -> ScriptEditor
I'm asking if it's possible to avoid doing this, including the action when the timer ends on the same script where it has been created.

FERdeBOER wrote:Thank you for your fast reply.
Question: why do you randomize with rand(100)?

It's just an example...you don't need to use ran() anyway...

FERdeBOER wrote:Now I look twice your code... it implies using Timer -> "CheckType" -> ScriptEditor
I'm asking if it's possible to avoid doing this, including the action when the timer ends on the same script where it has been created.

No...
All the codes in one section, will be executed at one time.
So if you want to suspend it by Timers, you have to use Timer event. CAN'T avoid it

EXCEPT, you want to suspend it by variables, you don't need Timer usage...
For example, you want to make your Player's health to be increased at certain timing, so...

Player -> Draw Actor -> Script Editor :

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int count;
count+=1;
if(count>=100)
{
    health+=10;
    count=0; //reset the count
}

In that code, your player's health will be increased only if count equal to 100.
And remember, this can only be done in Draw Actor, you can't use this method on any other event...
Hope helps

Thank you very much!

Ok, so I must use Timer...