How to create a loop for a certain amount of time

[undercoverbrother 10]

hey guys,

can anyone please tell me the simple syntax for creating a loop that will only execute for a certain time.

Cheers

[AZCoder 921]

Taking your question literally, this is what I do in cutscenes when I want the camera on a target for a certain time:

_limit = time + 4;
while {_limit > time} do
{
_camera camSetTarget spycar;
_camera cameraEffect ["internal", "BACK"];
_camera camSetRelPos [5,-12,2];
_camera camSetFOV 0.700;
_camera camCommit 0;
waitUntil {camCommitted _camera};
};

time is always the current number of seconds into the mission (or movie). So I create a var called _limit and set it however many seconds I want *beyond* current time, as in the first line above. Then the while loop runs for 4 seconds, basically, while _limit is greater than the current time in seconds.

If you have some other special need, let me know :)

[undercoverbrother 10]

Thanks heaps man, you have no idea how much this will help and your example is the exact same situation I'm using the loop in as well. Thanks again :)

Edited November 20, 2010 by undercoverbrother

[fatty86 10]

Oops, I meant to start a new thread.

Edited November 22, 2010 by fatty86