Countdown timer variables can't use array?

[Spacebuns]

I'm having a problem where if I make a "Countdown Timer - Start Timer" action with an array variable (Timer[Custom value of unit], for example), the timer won't actually have any initial time and ends instantly (I checked this by making another action to display the countdown's initial time which always becomes 0 regardless of how many seconds I put in the "Start Timer" action). Does anyone else also encounter the same problem?

 

[BPower]

Moved to World Editor Helping Zone

 

[IcemanBo]

You need to ensure that the timer exists. Like this:

• Custom script: if udg_Timer[Custom value of unit] = null then
• Custom script: set udg_Timer[Custom value of unit] = CreateTimer()
• Custom script: endif
• Countdown-Timer - Start Timer[Custom value of unit]

Array variables only have valid values/data for index [0] and [1]. Others do not exist/are 0.

 

[Spacebuns]

You need to ensure that the timer exists. Like this:

• Custom script: if udg_Timer[Custom value of unit] = null then
• Custom script: set udg_Timer[Custom value of unit] = CreateTimer()
• Custom script: endif
• Countdown-Timer - Start Timer[Custom value of unit]

Array variables only have valid values/data for index [0] and [1]. Others do not exist/are 0.

Thanks.
But there's absolutely no GUI command for creating a timer?

 

[KILLCIDE]

Thanks.
But there's absolutely no GUI command for creating a timer?

If you want to get real technical, that is technically a GUI command. It's called GUI Custom script :3

To answer your question, no. There is CreateTimerBJ(), but I'm not sure if there is an available GUI function for that.

 

[IcemanBo]

Sadly there is no better way to create timers. What you could do, is making your GUI life easier and use a help variable:

• Set Int = (Custom Value of (Triggering Unit))
• ..
• Custom script: if udg_Timer[udg_Int] = null then
• Custom script: set udg_Timer[udg_Int] = CreateTimer()
• Custom script: endif

Here you can set the value with GUI to a integer variable, and the custom script will always stay the same, if you use this variable before.
So you just can copy & paste the scripts and have to use the "Int" variable before.

 

[Wietlol]

Be aware that the events made at the beginning of the game like "Timer - Timer[123] expires" will not work because there is no timer in slot 123 at the start of the game.
You have to make such events after you created the actual timer.