Author Topic: Timer Events (Read 5085 times)

_cake · May 10, 2015, 07:55:09 PM

Set delays on events

Adds the follwing events:

onActivate > Brick > setTimer (33-300000 milliseconds) -- Sets a timer for a brick
onActivate > Brick > cancelTimer -- cancels the timer on the brick
onTimerEnd > Brick/Minigame -- Called whenever a timer ends

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Made by this request by GMO Ferret

Edit:

300,000 milliseconds is 5 minutes

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gr8dayseth · May 10, 2015, 08:00:27 PM

Oh awesome

The Resonte! · May 10, 2015, 09:42:55 PM

nothing to be said but that it looks great

AdinX · May 11, 2015, 12:23:13 AM

So rather than just doing something like

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1 [30000] onActivate self setColor [red]
you instead do

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1 [0] onActivate Self setTimer [30000]
2 [0] onTimerEnd Self setColor [red]

Or am I not understanding? Is there like a visual timer to go with it? Cause the only use I'm seeing out of this is extending the delay of an event by another 30 seconds just by putting a 30k millisecond delay on the onTimerEnd, which could be accomplished with either VCE or with relays.

Lugnut · May 11, 2015, 12:50:32 AM

Quote from: AdinX on May 11, 2015, 12:23:13 AM

So rather than just doing something like
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1 [30000] onActivate self setColor [red]
you instead do
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1 [0] onActivate Self setTimer [30000] 2 [0] onTimerEnd Self setColor [red]

Or am I not understanding? Is there like a visual timer to go with it? Cause the only use I'm seeing out of this is extending the delay of an event by another 30 seconds just by putting a 30k millisecond delay on the onTimerEnd, which could be accomplished with either VCE or with relays.

this mod allows you to have a 5 minute long delay, instead of just 30 seconds

which, you can do with vce and relays
but this is one event to start and one output
not... 5? 4?

Swollow · May 11, 2015, 01:39:39 AM

the other advantage is you can cancel timers too

_cake · May 11, 2015, 01:57:57 AM

Quote from: AdinX on May 11, 2015, 12:23:13 AM

Quote from: Lugnut on May 11, 2015, 12:50:32 AM

Made per request, I don't see any problems here

SWAT One · May 11, 2015, 01:58:55 AM

Could you maybe expand the timer to have a time limit of like a week or something? It would be cool for new years' parties and the like.

Jam_Jar · May 11, 2015, 03:44:52 AM

Quote from: SWAT One on May 11, 2015, 01:58:55 AM

Could you maybe expand the timer to have a time limit of like a week or something? It would be cool for new years' parties and the like.

The event would be canceled anyway. When you leave a server, all projectiles that you created are deleted and all events you triggered are canceled.
Also, isn't a week a little excessive? ;-; You'd be much better off just using VCE and chaining it with a time and date check;

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x 0ms	OnRelay	 	 Self		VCEifVariable	[<var:gl:date>] == [Desired trigger day]  [1 1]
x 0ms	OnVariableTrue	 Self		VCEifVariable	[<var:gl:time>] == [Desired trigger time] [2 2]
x 0ms	OnVariableTrue	 Self		DOTHINGHERE

This way you just trigger it near the desired target time and a clock that goes off every second or two will do the rest.

But back on topic, this event is neat; Nice, simple and helps condense events down. The cancel timer event is super convenient too! c:

AdinX · May 11, 2015, 04:23:26 PM

A week is a little excessive, but what about an hour? If it's possible to get a delay up to one hour, then creating server clocks would become a _cake walk _(badumtss)

I'm just curious what the limits are on delays. If 5 minutes is the farthest it can go, it's still a fairly large improvement as Lugnut has pointed out (thank you by the way, I missed a 0 so it seemed like it was still just a 30 second delay.)

Lugnut · May 11, 2015, 05:53:18 PM

Quote from: _cake on May 11, 2015, 01:57:57 AM

Made per request, I don't see any problems here

oh forget my bad, i was responding to adin

�::Kishgal::� · May 11, 2015, 06:35:24 PM

Quote from: Lugnut on May 11, 2015, 12:50:32 AM

this mod allows you to have a 5 minute long delay, instead of just 30 seconds

Quote from: _cake on May 10, 2015, 07:55:09 PM

setTimer (33-300000 milliseconds)

Quote from: Swollow on May 11, 2015, 01:39:39 AM

the other advantage is you can cancel timers too

yeah, this is basically all that it has, but that's already doable with the cancel event

Foxscotch · May 11, 2015, 07:15:56 PM

Quote from: �::Kishgal::� on May 11, 2015, 06:35:24 PM

Quote from: Lugnut on May 11, 2015, 12:50:32 AM
this mod allows you to have a 5 minute long delay, instead of just 30 seconds
Quote from: _cake on May 10, 2015, 07:55:09 PM
setTimer (33-300000 milliseconds)

uh... yep? 300,000 milliseconds is five minutes. idk if you skipped a zero when you were reading it or what

�::Kishgal::� · May 11, 2015, 07:18:05 PM

oh yeah i did, oops
okay then that's a proper use, but i think i'd prefer a mod to just extend event delay restritictions
guess that wouldn't be possible, though

Dragonoid.Slayer · May 11, 2015, 07:35:53 PM

very cool.