Help with timer script for explosion

[macusercom 10]

I'd need a little help with a script. After _time is 0 it should execute:

_bomb = "R_60mm_HE" createVehicle (getPos XYZ);
XYZ setDamage 1;

I have this script called with a value of 60 seconds:

private "_time";
_time = _this select 0;

while {_time > 0} do {
	_time = _time - 1;  
	hintSilent format["Time left: \n %1", [((_time)/60)+.01,"HH:MM"] call BIS_fnc_timetostring];	
	sleep 1;
};

I know this is a pretty basic question but I've been trying to do this for an hour and I cannot seem to get it working. Thanks in advance!  :)

[Grumpy Old Man 3540]

Are you literally calling this script? With sleep inside the script you should rather spawn it instead.

I guess _time is declared as simple number? like n in seconds?

n = 10;
_boom = [n] spawn {
params ["_time"];
while {time < time + _time} do {
hintSilent format["Time left: \n %1", [((_time)/60)+.01,"HH:MM"] call BIS_fnc_timetostring];
_time = _time - 1;
sleep 1;
};
_bomb = "R_60mm_HE" createVehicle (getPos XYZ);
XYZ setDamage 1;
hint "Boom.";
};

Will show the hint for n seconds, counting down each second, triggering the explosion when n is equal to 0.

Didn't try it but should work non the less.

 

Cheers

[MKD3 27]

Seems like a strange way to do it, why not...
 

To execute: Also never use call with anything that has a waituntil, sleep, or any type of delay in it, only ever use spawn or execVM

[10] execVM "bang.sqf";

bang.sqf

_delay = _this select 0;
_time = time;

waituntil {time > _time + _delay};

_bomb = "R_60mm_HE" createVehicle (getPos XYZ);
XYZ setDamage 1;

Not tested but I do this all the time. That code should wait 10 seconds, with no hints, and then boom. Hints cant be added to that with a loop which I can demonstrate if you need.

[macusercom 10]

Well, it worked just fine. Sorry for the late answer. You helped me out a lot! :)

 

But still @MKD3 how to add hints without a loop (especially the countdown)?

[davidoss 550]

        _counter = 15;

        while {_counter > 0} do {

    

            hintSilent format ["Time to explosion %1", _counter];

            playsound "FD_Timer_F";

            _counter = _counter - 1;

            sleep 1;

            

        };

[MKD3 27]

Sorry, I meant with a loop (typo), and davidoss here has got it sorted for you.