How do I make an object appear after a certain amount of time and animate

[xenogia]

I really don't know how about doing this.

This is the scenario, after you have spoken to a taxi driver he asks for a cigarette.  This sets of GlobalInt 4 and then when you walk back into another room, an object after say 20 seconds displays onto the screen and animates which has a cigarette.  Then after the animation is complete it disappears again.  How do I do this?

[Gilbert]

In the "player enters room (...whichever one you see it fit...)" event start a timer:

if (GetGlobalInt(4)==1) SetTimer(1, 800); //Under default settings 20 s = 800 gameloops

In rep_ex event of the room:

if (IsTimerExpired(1)) {
  oCigar.Visible=true;
  oCigar.Animate(0, 0, eOnce, eBlock);
  oCigar.Visible=false;
}