Game not detecting Expired Timer?

[Marshmalo]

Hi, I have a trigger that is set to fire when a specific timer expires, however the trigger is not firing for some reason even after the timer has expired. Can anyone help?

Here are my current triggers:

• Camera and Startup Copy
  • Events
    • Time - Elapsed game time is 1.00 seconds
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Countdown Timer - Start (Last started timer) as a One-shot timer that will expire in 30.00 seconds
    • Set UltiTimer = (Last started timer)
    • Countdown Timer - Create a timer window for UltiTimer with title Time Left:
    • Countdown Timer - Show (Last created timer window)

• Timer Expires Copy
  • Events
    • Time - UltiTimer expires
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Sound - Play QuestCompleted <gen>

 

[Dr Super Good]

Countdown Timer - Start (Last started timer) as a One-shot timer that will expire in 30.00 seconds

There is no "Last started timer" thus you are probably starting "null".

Try starting UltiTimer instead. GUI should have already initialized the variable with a timer object at map initialization.

 

[Marshmalo]

hmm I'm abit confused how do I initialize the timer object at map initiation? I can see any trigger function for this.

 

[Dr. Boom]

There is no "Last started timer" thus you are probably starting "null".

Try starting UltiTimer instead. GUI should have already initialized the variable with a timer object at map initialization.

There is but he/she just do it the wrong way:

• Test
  • Events
    • Time - Elapsed game time is 1.00 seconds
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Countdown Timer - Start TimerVariable as a One-shot timer that will expire in 2.00 seconds
    • Set TimerVariable = (Last started timer)

 

[Marshmalo]

Ahh it works now thanks both! +rep (not that Dr Super Good needs it lol)

 

[Dr Super Good]

Set TimerVariable = (Last started timer)

This action is pointless as you are setting the variable to the value already in it.

This is why I hate GUI, it hides all the logic behind JASS (well whatever little logic it does have).

 

[Dr. Boom]

This action is pointless as you are setting the variable to the value already in it.

This is why I hate GUI, it hides all the logic behind JASS (well whatever little logic it does have).

... and I just remembered myself why I hate it too, it's really pointless