ACS timer?

[Cutmanmike]

How would I make a timer in ACS? minutes:seconds:milliseconds that counts up? Also need to to display on the top of the HUD.

I want to squeeze a time trial mode into zportal.

[The Unmaker]

Use Timer() thhis displays the amount of time since the start of the level in tics, or if the level is part of a hub since the start of the game

[Cutmanmike]

But I want to start the timer after a 5 second countdown, and I need to know the best way to display this as minutes:seconds:milliseconds.

[Enjay]

http://zdoom.org/wiki/Timer

I've used it to provide the total time a level or hub was played on an ACS intermission screen...

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int gametime; 
int hr;
int min; 
int sec;

...

gametime = Timer() / 35;

...

hr = gametime/3600; 
min = (gametime/60)%60; 
sec = gametime%60;

...

hudmessagebold(d:hr, s:":", d:min/10, d:min%10, s:":", d:sec/10, d:sec%10; 
		HUDMSG_PLAIN, 215, CR_GRAY, 375.2, 270.1, 0);

but you could add a little extra ACS/maths in to note the time your level timer starts then call the timer (repeatedly) minus whatever that start value was to get the time since the time.

[The Unmaker]

http://zdoom.org/wiki/Timer

I've used it to provide the total time a level or hub was played on an ACS intermission screen...

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int gametime; 
int hr;
int min; 
int sec;

...

gametime = Timer() / 35;

...

hr = gametime/3600; 
min = (gametime/60)%60; 
sec = gametime%60;

...

hudmessagebold(d:hr, s:":", d:min/10, d:min%10, s:":", d:sec/10, d:sec%10; 
		HUDMSG_PLAIN, 215, CR_GRAY, 375.2, 270.1, 0);

but you could add a little extra ACS/maths in to note the time your level timer starts then call the timer (repeatedly) minus whatever that start value was to get the time since the time.

Brilliant enjay! How did i nt think of that?!

EDIT: Changed the wiki to show your method enjay. I used the one already there ages ago and found it was not sutable

[Cutmanmike]

Yeah I just found that example. I tried it my own way BUT it doesn't reset the seconds value when a minute passes.

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script 11 ENTER
{
if(timetrial>0){
timetrial++;
}
SetFont("BIGFONT");
SetHudSize(320, 240, 1);
HudMessage(d:timetrial/3600, s:":", d:timetrial/60, s:":", d:(timetrial%60)/10, d:timetrial%10;HUDMSG_PLAIN, 2, CR_WHITE, 160.0, 5.0, 2.0);
Delay(1);
Restart;
}

[The Unmaker]

What does the percentage sign do?

[Cutmanmike]

Aha, I cracked it. I'm not sure what it's supposed to do but this worked:

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script 11 ENTER
{
timetrial = Timer()-6*35-timededuction;
SetFont("BIGFONT");
SetHudSize(320, 240, 1);
HudMessage(d:timetrial/3600, s:":", d:(timetrial/60)%60, s:":", d:(timetrial%60)/10, d:timetrial%10;HUDMSG_PLAIN, 2, CR_WHITE, 160.0, 5.0, 2.0);
Delay(1);
Restart;
}

[Enjay]

What does the percentage sign do?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modulo_ope ... expression

[KeksDose]

The percentage sign is the modulous operator. It takes the remainder of a calculation using the dividing operator.
17 / 3 is 5, the remainder is 2, that's why 17 % 3 = 2.

A few more examples:
22 % 5 = 2, 37 % 9 = 1, 100 % 9 = 1, 55 % 6 = 1, 87 % 12 = 3.

[EDIT] Damn you, Enjay >_>

[The Unmaker]

Thanks you two.

Btw can someone look at a thread i made yesterday i have some questions that i NEED answering! Its here http://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=17342