Game Timer ...

[Reflex]

I am building a small game that requires a timer.

So far I have a movie clip, instance name of "timer", and within this movie clip is a dynamic text box with a variable name of "newTime".

I have placed the clip on the stage and this is the code given to it :

onClipEvent (load) {
startTime = getTimer();
}
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
currentTime = getTimer();
newTime = 60 - int((currentTime - startTime) / 1000) ;
}

This works fine as a timer counting backwards from 60. The problem I am having is stopping the timer at 0.

Does anyone have any answers for what I am trying to achieve ?.

Thanks for your time.

[Jesse]

if (newTime != 0) {
	currentTime = getTimer();
	newTime = 60-int((currentTime-startTime)/1000);
} else {
	// some action
}

?

[Reflex]

Thanks Jesse

[Eric Neely]

With this code, what would be the most efficient way to display a 0 before any number less than 10?

[Jesse]

ahh:

if (newTime<=10) {
	newTime = 0;
} else if (newTime != 0) {
	currentTime = getTimer();
	newTime = 60-int((currentTime-startTime)/1000);
} else {
	// some action
}

[cinciem]

I tried to start this code with a key press and it just stopped the displaying the count-down. It showed the number on the key press... not quite what I had in mind.

I want to start the timer on my keypress and have it count down from 60.

thanks for any help you can give.

[Jesse]

Pop this on an MC:

onClipEvent (keyDown) {
	go = true;
	startTime = getTimer();
}
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
	if (go) {
		if (newTime != 0) {
			currentTime = getTimer();
			newTime = 60-int((currentTime-startTime)/1000);
		} else {
			// some action
		}
	}
}

It will start counting down when any key is pressed.

[cinciem]

Thanks for you help!

[Eric Neely]

I'm using this code for a game timer... I'd like to pause it when the help button (on the main stage) is pressed. What would be the best way to accomplish this?

[Jesse]

you'd have to disable the countdown timer thingo, time how long the help screen was up for, then add it to the time limit and continue the timer... or note the number of elapsed seconds each time the help screen is disaplayed, disable the timer, and when you restart the time, subtract that number of seconds from the original time limit... that's prolly easiest.