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GameMaker Jason

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Posted: 28th Jan 2004 22:50

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how do i get the timer to store the time in a integer becuase i want it use in my space invaders so that the enemy move every 8th of a second but using the wait command slowed the whole program down.
can you give me the code please?

just code

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Easily Confused

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Posted: 28th Jan 2004 23:16

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Timer() is a return only function it cannot be set.

However there is a trick you can use for updating things at regular intervals:

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sync on : sync rate 0

` set delay for 1/8th second
delay = 800
delaytime = timer() + delay

do

  if timer() > delaytime
    ` do something
    ink rgb(255,255,255),0
    print "tick"

    ` reset delaytime
    delaytime = timer() + delay
  endif

  ` do other stuff without any delay
  ink rgb(rnd(255),rnd(255),rnd(255)),0
  dot rnd(640),rnd(480)

  sync
loop

Hope this helps

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Reaperman

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Posted: 28th Jan 2004 23:26 Edited at: 28th Jan 2004 23:28

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Jason.

You donâ€™t need to use the wait command or even the timer, for your space invaders.

You can slow/speed them up/down in a number of ways:

1. You can flag them with a variable that you use to determine how far they can travel.

2. You can use a variable to set the speed of the animation to tie in with the movement.

As for the timer, you have to remember that 1000 units represent 1 second, so 500 units is .5 (half a second) etc. So you should be able to work out an 8th of a second.

Or you can use the snip that EC has given you..... So you have a few things you can try.

Hope that helps you a bit.

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