Adventure Game Studio

Hi

I'm trying to figure out a way how to play an audio countdown when a Timer Expires.

A NPC text displays a countdown every time Timer Expires (SayBackground)and works as it should (20 to 0).

I have tried different ways to approach this.

Maybe there is a way to PAUSE a sound (countdown audio 20-0)when Timer has Expired (Timer gets set again) and then UNPAUSE the sound or increment?

I have this so far in Timer Expired:

function room_RepExec()
{
if (IsTimerExpired(1))
{
  oblood.Move(oblood.X-0, oblood.Y+6, 2, eNoBlock, eAnywhere);
  countdown=(countdown-1);
  oghost3.SetView(81);
  oghost3.Animate(0, 4, eRepeat, eNoBlock);
  ccount.SayBackground(String.Format("%d",countdown)); // This is where have an audio countdown would come in.
  SetTimer(1, 40);
}


Is there a way to do this only it seems odd without audio whilst NPC is counting down, not blocked?

EDIT: I was thinking of doing something with the countdown int. It's set at 20 and lowers 1 each time Timer Expires.

EDIT EDIT: This seems to work ok and does not block or interfere with Timer events:

}
// COUNTDOWN AUDIO SOUND

if (countdown ==19 && Game.DoOnceOnly("19") && tasandun==false)
{
aCountdown19.Play();
}
if (countdown ==18 && Game.DoOnceOnly("18") && tasandun==false)
{
aCountdown18.Play();
}
if (countdown ==17 && Game.DoOnceOnly("17") && tasandun==false)
{
aCountdown17.Play();
}
if (countdown ==16 && Game.DoOnceOnly("16") && tasandun==false)
{
aCountdown16.Play();
}
if (countdown ==15 && Game.DoOnceOnly("15") && tasandun==false)
{
aCountdown15.Play();
}
if (countdown ==14 && Game.DoOnceOnly("14") && tasandun==false)
{
aCountdown14.Play();
}
if (countdown ==13 && Game.DoOnceOnly("13") && tasandun==false)
{
aCountdown13.Play();
}
//etc etc etc


This code has been if else slightly amended and in rep always so it works through blocks.

cheers

slasher

You can do the tasandun == false check like this:
  if (tasandun == false) {
    ... play sounds
  }

Also, not sure you need all those Game.DoOnceOnly()s there; if the variable countdown is set to each value only once, that'll suffice.

It's really unfortunate that currently, sounds aren't numbered (like objects or views) and doing it like that or using an array whose values have to be assigned equally tediously is the only way.

Khris

QuoteAlso, not sure you need all those Game.DoOnceOnly()s there

Yes, of course. Now that I have it working I could take the Game.DoOnce(s) Only out.

QuoteIt's really unfortunate that currently, sounds aren't numbered (like objects or views) and doing it like that or using an array whose values have to be assigned equally tediously is the only way.

It can be a tedious but such is life and I'm sure a later version will deal with this (laugh)

cheers

slasher