Can you pause a timer? Need help ASAP

[RyeGuy83]

Ok all.  here's the situation.  I am creating a game in which a guy is burning from the inside.  I have it set to timer 1 with setTimer(1,40)

in GlobalScript.asc
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function repeatedly_execute()
{
   if (IsTimerExpired(1)==1)
    {
      heatUp();
      SetTimer(1, 100);
    }
}

That function works fine.   I have a water bottle that currently lowers the character's heat value by a defined value.  That also works.  I am now trying to pause the heatUp() function for 60 seconds after using the water bottle, then continue.   I have tried to create my own timer to decrament in a while loop for the pause, but it doesn't seem to work.


function iWaterBtl_Interact()
{
   coolOff();                                                              // cools off player and designated amount
   waterToken -= 1;                                                 // decrements waterToken by 1, starting at 4 (declared in global variables)
   if (waterToken ==0)                                             // if waterToken reaches 0, remove iWaterBtl from inventory
   {
      cChristian.LoseInventory(iWaterBtl);
   }
   mouse.Mode=eModeInteract;
     while (waterTimer >= 0)                                    // water timer declared in global variables as int 60
     {                                                                        // while waterTimer is greater than 0
     heatIndex = heatIndex;                                    // set heatIndex to itself (aka.. pause heatIndex)
     waterTimer -= 1;                                                // decrement waterTimer by 1
     }
}

[pcj]

You'll need to set another timer with iWaterBtl_Interact() and check it in repeatedly_execute().  If the first timer has expired, check if the second timer has expired, then perform the heatUp(), otherwise don't do anything.

Code: ags

bool waterTimerEnabled;

function repeatedly_execute() 
{
   if (IsTimerExpired(1))
    {
      if (!waterTimerEnabled || (waterTimerEnabled && IsTimerExpired(2))) {
        heatUp();
        SetTimer(1, 100);
        waterTimerEnabled = false;
      }
    }
}


//[...]
function iWaterBtl_Interact() 
{
   coolOff();
   waterToken--;
   if (waterToken == 0) cChristian.LoseInventory(iWaterBtl);
   mouse.Mode = eModeInteract;
   waterTimerEnabled = true;
   SetTimer(2,2400);
}

[RyeGuy83]

Thanks for the response.  What you gave me definitely stopped the heatUp() function, but wouldn't continue it.  I finally figured out what it was.

function repeatedly_execute()
{
   if (IsTimerExpired(1))
    {
      if (!waterTimerEnabled || (waterTimerEnabled && IsTimerExpired(2))) {
        heatUp();
        SetTimer(1, 80);
        waterTimerEnabled = false;
      }
      SetTimer(1, 80);          <-- Needed this to continue original timer.
    }
}

[pcj]

Ah right, sorry about that.  Glad you got it working.