Does somebody has a code of counter with sys_seconds? I need to start it from zero... and synchronized with the windows clock!

Thanks!

I dont use it, but its in the manual. There is an AUM also that contains something about it.

thanks... But I resolved my counter, timer or chronometer with total_secs!

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seq= total_secs; // when start conter
...
//while loop
temp = total_secs;
result = temp-seq;
if(result == 60)
{
min+= 1;
seq= total_secs;
}

/////////////////////////

see you..

does total_secs have a limit?

Nevermind, just did the math. It would take over 10 hours of gameplay to have an error... lol.

why dont you just use sleep(1); ? this stops your loop for 1 sec.

Quote:

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10 hours of gameplay

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Are you sure? if sys_sec is a double (the engine is written in C/C++ , isnt it?)
with a range from -1.8e+308 to 1.8e+308 -> 3.6e+308(unsigned). so you can play 3.6e+308 secs
/60 -> 6.e+306 mins /60 -> 1.e+305 h if they used a long double (10Bit) you can play even a few hours more.

Or am I completely wrong?



nipx

Forget sleep(x); its old syntax, use wait(-x); instead.

Easy minute timer using wait(-x):
Code:

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var minutes = 0;
var status_timer = 0;

function set_timer(_mode)
{
  minutes = 0;
  status_timer = _mode;
  while(status_timer)
  {
    minutes += 1;
    wait(-60); //waits 60 seconds
  }
}

//call the function the following ways:
//start the timer: set_timer(1);
//stop the timer: set_timer(0);

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I meant at least 10 hours

10 hours ~= 4200 seconds... lol.

total_secs (no freeze_mode)
999999.999 secs?
16666.66665 mins?
277.7777775 hrs?
11.5740740625 days?
1.6534391517857142857142857142857 weeks?
0.41335978794642857142857142857143 months?
0.034446648995535714285714285714286 years?
0.0034446648995535714285714285714286 decades?
0.00034446648995535714285714285714286 centuries?

lol, thank you test dummy. I'll make sure if I ever leave my game on for centuries, I use your calculations...

BTW: Your posts are always a pleasure to read... Very intelligent and humorous in a technical way...

Hey, let's try it! anyone got a spare computer? We'll run the game ans see when it gives you the error...
after 200 years we'll know test dummy was right