Timer Seconds

[UknownXL]

Im making a timer in my game and I was wondering how I would make a timer using seconds. Basically i want it to count up (in seconds) when the timer is activated. I have something and its like this but the time is way to fast.

_root.mtime = 0;
onEnterFrame = function () {
if (_root.mtime>=0) {
_root.mtime += 1;
}
};

[hdxmike]

getTimer() ???

1000 = 1 sec

[UknownXL]

Ok I know this is probably the biggest noob question I have asked, but what do you mean?

[Headshot777]

At 11/6/09 08:03 PM, UknownXL wrote: Im making a timer in my game and I was wondering how I would make a timer using seconds. Basically i want it to count up (in seconds) when the timer is activated. I have something and its like this but the time is way to fast.

_root.mtime = 0;
onEnterFrame = function () {
if (_root.mtime>=0) {
_root.mtime += 1;
}
};

Make a second variable called mtime2 and use that for your timer, then replace your old script with this.

_root.mtime = 0;
onEnterFrame = function () {
_root.mtime++
if (_root.mtime>= PUT YOUR FPS HERE) {
_root.mtime2 += 1;
_root.mtime = 0
}
};

And where it says PUT YOUR FPS HERE, put your frames per second number.

[hdxmike]

At 11/6/09 08:28 PM, Headshot777 wrote: cody stuff

Yeah thats how i used to do it, problem is its not time based its frame based, if your flash framrate lags so does the timer so its not really a timeer

[matrix5565]

getTimer() holds the time in milliseconds since the Flash began.
So to get the time since an event, you set a variable to getTimer() and find out how much time has passed since then:

_root.startTime = 0;
function startTimer():Void
{
    startTime = getTimer();
}
function getTimer():Number
{
    return getTimer()-_root.startTime;
}

[matrix5565]

Also, I have no idea why I named that second function 'getTimer'

But I think you get the idea.

I'm double posting way too much tonight...

[K-Guare]

At 11/6/09 08:03 PM, UknownXL wrote: but the time is way to fast.

Divide that time by the framerate
to get the time in seconds.

[TheBoob]

One thing i have noticed in my time making flash, is its not good to mix timers and enter frame effects. (this is just my opinion)

I would either recommend using timers for EVERYTHING or enterframe events for EVERYTHING. When you use only one, everything is linked together, so computer speed doesn't effect ability to preform a task.

If you want my personal opinion, i like making games with enterframe events for everything, because if you computer lags it does not hinder your ability to play the game (as much as if you do it the other way).