Help with timer script

[Andy455 11]

Ok so I have a little problem with this here script:

_time = _this select 0;

#Start
~1
_time=_time-1;
_timer = round (_time / 60);
hint format["Time left: %1 minutes", _timer];
if (_time > 0) then {goto "Start"} else {if (HostageFound = false) then {brianhendersson setDamage 1} else {exit};

exit;

I call it using this in the init.sqf:

[10] exec "timer.sqs";

The low number is just for testing purposes at the moment. My main problem is that the timer does not seem to count down at all (even when I remove "_time / 60" so that it shows seconds rather than minutes) and the setdamage does not work after the defined 10 seconds.

All names and variables are named correctly, I can't seem to figure this one out :( Any help would be appreciated

Andy

[celery 8]

_time is a reserved local variable for timekeeping within a script. Rename it to _timeleft or similar.

Change (HostageFound = false) to !(HostageFound). A single = doesn't return a value, it changes it.

Edited November 23, 2009 by Celery

[Andy455 11]

First off, thanks for the reply.

Now I still have a problem with the guy not dying when time is up and he isnt found.

Current code:

_timel = _this select 0;

#Start
~1
_timel=_timel-1;
_timer = round (_timel / 60);
hint format["Time left: %1 minutes", _timer];
if (_time > 0) then {goto "Start"} else {if (!HostageFound) then {brianhendersson setDamage 1} else {exit}};

exit;

HostageFound is defined as false in the init.sqf and later changed to true when I find the hostage (The finding part works fine just so you know).

Any ideas?

I changed HostageFound to a number ('1') rather than a true / false and used 'HostageFound > 0' as the condition and it still didnt work. The script counts down fine it just doesnt go and do the second IF statement. :(

Edited November 23, 2009 by Andy455
Adding more info

[nuxil 2]

how about make it more fancy and write it in Sqf :)

something you can work on ;)

// [min] execvm "timer.sqf";


_tn = time;
_timer = (_this select 0) * 60; // make input minutes to seconds.
_tte = _tn + _timer;
_timerstate = true;

while {(_timerstate)} do
{
sleep 0.5;
_timeRemein = (_tte - time);
switch (true) do
{
	case ((_timeRemein > 60) && (_timeRemein < 3600)) :
	{
		hint format ["Time left: %1 Minutes", (_timeRemein / 60)];
	};
	case (_timeRemein < 60) :
	{
		hint format ["Time left: %1 Seconds", (_timeRemein)];
	};
	default 
	{
		hint format ["Time left: %1 Houers", ((_timeRemein / 60)/60)];
	};
};
if (_timeRemein < 0) then {_timerstate = false;};
[b]        or[/b]
if (_timeRemein < 0) EXITWITH {};
};

Edited November 23, 2009 by nuxil

[Andy455 11]

Well thank you for your reply but that code that you posted does not seem to do anything at all :( it doesnt show any hint ever.

timer.sqf:

// [min] execvm "timer.sqf";


_tn = time;
_timer = (_this select 0) * 60; // make input minutes to seconds.
_tte = _tn + _timer;
_timerstate = true;

while {(_timerstate)} do
{
sleep 0.5;
_timeRemaining = (_tte - time);
switch (true) do
{
	case ((_timeRemaining > 60) && (_timeRemaining < 3600)) :
	{
		hint format ["Time left: %1 Minutes", (_timeRemaining / 60)];
	};
	case (_timeRemaining < 60) :
	{
		hint format ["Time left: %1 Seconds", (_timeRemaining)];
	};
	default 
	{
		hint format ["Time left: %1 Hours", ((_timeRemaining / 60)/60)];
	};
};
if ((_timeRemaining < 0) && (HostageFound < 1) then {_timerstate = false; brianhendersson setDamage 1;};

};

init.sqf:

[1] execvm "timer.sqf";

And noting happens at all, no hint no death :( Have I changed something by accident?

On a side not I have put the timer.sqf in the main folder so I did execute the right path i think.

[nuxil 2]

it works fine here..

i just did double check it.. and it works,

i tested it with a trigger.

on act test = [1] execvm "timer.sqf";

you must be doing something else wrong

oh. i think i know you problem :)

time does return the mount of time since the mission started...

it might be null since the init file is loaded before the mission starts.

you might need to do

sleep 1;

_timer = [1] execvm "timer.sqf";

or put sleep 1; on top of timer.sqf

you might also want to put switch (_timeRemein > 0) do instead of true

Edited November 24, 2009 by nuxil