The best timer Setup...

[mckill2009]

...and WHY?

This is just a survey...

#1 - Create a timer for every instance spell/system then recycle it like TimerUtils

#2 - Create one timer per spell/system, then pause it when instance is not active

#3 - Same as #2 but pause and destroy timer if instance is not active

#4 - Same as #1 but pause and destroy the timer if no instance is active


Me?, I'd go for #1 coz it covers all of 2,3 and 4...

 

[Garfield1337]

Depends on the spell.

For spells that have periodic iteration, a single timer for all spells is enough. (Or if you need different periods, you would use a timer for every period, not every spell.)

For spells that have a delayed effect, a timer per instance.

 

[Mr_Bean]

For a non-periodic spell, I would use #1.
For a periodic spell, I would use #2.

 

[Nestharus]

There is yet a fifth timer setup

Combine multiple timers into 1 timer when they have around the same expiration time and are going to expire at around the same time.

 

[Almia]

There is yet a fifth timer setup

Combine multiple timers into 1 timer when they have around the same expiration time and are going to expire at around the same time.

Merge?

#1 Ok
#2 Slow
#3 Bad idea
#4 Bad Idea

I'll go with 1 if 5th is not added(merge timers)

 

[Zwiebelchen]

Using #1 is perfectly fine and creates no overhead compared to all other methods.

Single timer approaches are only useful when you plan to have hundreds of spell instances running at the same time.

For systems that have a periodic event, use a single global timer for each system.

 

[mckill2009]

Never tried merge timers before, ever...well I tried TimerTools but gave up coz of CTL, so I cant vote for it's efficiency...