[Trigger] How to make simple timer? (+rep)

[Shanghai]

How do i make a timer that showing. 3.2.1.start in the screen for each player ?

this cant be to hard?

Can some one help me?

 

[deathismyfriend]

It is a countdown timer to do the counting and a timer window to show on the screen the countdown.

 

[Shanghai]

yes. i made this and its not starting?

• Countdown
  • Events
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Countdown Timer - Start (Expiring timer) as a One-shot timer that will expire in 3.00 seconds
    • Unit - Unpause all units

and i have another trigger that activates this trigger.

 

[deathismyfriend]

Ok you don't have an expiring timer in that trigger. Try to read the notes they give when selecting things in GUI.

Make your own timer in the variable editor then put it in where you have expiring timer.
Then make a timer window variable and use that to show it to the player.

 

[TriggerHappy]

Here you go, requires two variables.

1. Timer of type Countdown Timer
2. TimerWindow of type Timer Window

• StartTimer
  • Events
    • Time - Elapsed game time is 0.00 seconds
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Countdown Timer - Start Timer as a One-shot timer that will expire in 30.00 seconds
    • Countdown Timer - Create a timer window for Timer with title Countdown
    • Set TimerWindow = (Last created timer window)
    • Countdown Timer - Show TimerWindow

If you're never going to use the window or timer again, you should destroy them to prevent leaks.

• DestroyTimer
  • Events
    • Time - Timer expires
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Custom script: call DestroyTimer(udg_Timer)
    • Countdown Timer - Destroy TimerWindow

 

[Shanghai]

one problem.

When game starts you have to type the mode before the timer starts and after the timer have been there its gona remove the timer.

 

[deathismyfriend]

Remove the event above then run trigger when mode select is done.

 

[Shanghai]

hey

i made this so far

• Timer
  • Events
    • Time - Elapsed game time is 0.00 seconds
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Countdown Timer - Start Timer as a One-shot timer that will expire in 3.00 seconds
    • Countdown Timer - Create a timer window for Timer with title Game starts in
    • Set TimerWindow = (Last created timer window)
    • Countdown Timer - Show TimerWindow
    • Unit - Unpause all units

• Destroy
  • Events
    • Time - Timer expires
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Custom script: Custom script: call DestroyTimer(udg_Timer)
    • Countdown Timer - Destroy (Last created timer window)

and i get an error when saving the map?

 

[deathismyfriend]

What is the error..............

And as i said above remove this. Time - Elapsed game time is 0.00 seconds

 

[Shanghai]

says

//===========================================================================
// Trigger: Destroy
//===========================================================================
function Trig_Destroy_Actions takes nothing returns nothing
Custom script: call DestroyTimer(udg_Timer)
call DestroyTimerDialogBJ( GetLastCreatedTimerDialogBJ() )
endfunction

 

[deathismyfriend]

What is the error message ?????

Also change this to the correct variable.

• Countdown Timer - Destroy (Last created timer window)

 

[Shanghai]

wait i dont get it whats the problem? variable countdown timer?

explain detailed. I suck at this.

I only find Variable / Timer And Timer Window in my map.

 

[deathismyfriend]

Change the above to the variable here.

• Set TimerWindow = (Last created timer window)

Don't use last created anything unless used right after creation.

You still have to tell us what the error message said.

 

[Shanghai]

wtf i dont get it its the same variable above.

Line 4388: Expected a code statement

 

[deathismyfriend]

This makes your error very clear.

• Custom script: Custom script: call DestroyTimer(udg_Timer)

Change it to this.

• Custom script: call DestroyTimer(udg_Timer)

 

[Shanghai]

lmao. ok man sry for this easy...

yay it works saving now + rep for you and this other guy!

btw can i have this wait inside it?

• Timer
  • Events
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Countdown Timer - Start Timer as a One-shot timer that will expire in 3.00 seconds
    • Countdown Timer - Create a timer window for Timer with title Game starts in
    • Set TimerWindow = (Last created timer window)
    • Countdown Timer - Show TimerWindow
    • Wait 3.00 seconds
    • Unit - Unpause all units

because all units gona be paused till 3 seconds elapsed

 

[deathismyfriend]

Don't use wait.

Use a trigger with event timer ends.
Then do the action you want.

 

[Shanghai]

can you show me the trigger pls would be much more easier.

 

[IcemanBo]

Are you serious`? In this thread he explained you how to use a timer, and now for a new timer you need help again?

 

[Shanghai]

yes im serious. i dident understand what he means man.

Don't use wait.

Use a trigger with event timer ends. Do he mean change the trigger i have to timer ends?
Then do the action you want. And then do action ?

And also i have dyslexia hard for me understand this. dont be rude man!

And its more easy to understand if i see whole trigger in trigger tags.

Dyslexia is characterized by difficulty with learning to read fluently and with accurate comprehension despite normal intelligence.[1][2] [3] This includes difficulty with phonological awareness, phonological decoding, processing speed, orthographic coding, auditory short-term memory, language skills/verbal comprehension, and/or rapid naming.

 

[deathismyfriend]

Keep the trigger you have. Remove the Wait action. Remove the unpause all units action.
Make a new trigger with event Timer Ends. ( the timer variable you use above)
Place the unpause all units action in that trigger.

 

[Shanghai]

thnx.

like this?

Timer Ends
Events
Time - Timer expires (Timer is the variable)
Conditions
Actions
Unit - Unpause all units (And unpause all units)

And thnx for the help i can get here.

I needed to read that text for about 20 times before i understod sry