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ghostkrashers
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Posted: 21st Jul 2010 00:40
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I have looked everywhere for this comand. How do I make an integer go up once every second. I am trying to put a timer on my game.
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Green Gandalf
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Posted: 21st Jul 2010 01:14
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Here's one way:

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Hawkblood
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Posted: 21st Jul 2010 02:05
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if you don't want your program to wait, try this:


The fastest code is the code never written.
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baxslash
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Posted: 21st Jul 2010 10:24 Edited at: 21st Jul 2010 10:28
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...or this:


I multiply by .001 as someone said DBP multiplies faster than dividing...

I also use this additional code to give me a string for the full time:


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Kevin Picone
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Posted: 21st Jul 2010 10:28 Edited at: 21st Jul 2010 10:42
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Quote: "I multiply by .001 as someone said DBP multiplies faster than dividing..."


Possibly, but you need to perform the operation 10's of 1000's of times, before such an optimization would give any significant benefit.


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baxslash
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Posted: 21st Jul 2010 10:38
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Quote: "but you need to performance the operation 10 of 1000's of times to give any significant benefit"

Thanks, I didn't know that! Still look after the pennies and the pounds look after themselves as they say!

Better to make something very very slightly faster than very very slightly slower I would have thought...

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sladeiw
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Posted: 21st Jul 2010 10:53
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Matrix utils has nice ticker commands for timed events, I use them a lot

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baxslash
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Posted: 21st Jul 2010 12:05
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Is there anything matrix utils can't do? If there is I don't want to do it...

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sladeiw
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Posted: 21st Jul 2010 12:26
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Quote: "Is there anything matrix utils can't do? If there is I don't want to do it..."


I know! The amount of times I've spent time writing a function and then come across a command in matrix utils that performs the same. I've said before it should really be included in the base installation, or at least some kind of popup after installing that highlights the good (nay, essential!) plugins.
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Green Gandalf
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Posted: 21st Jul 2010 12:32
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Each of Hawkblood's ,baxslash's and sladeiw's solutions are better then mine. [Hides in a corner and sulks. ]
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baxslash
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Posted: 21st Jul 2010 13:00
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Quote: "Each of Hawkblood's ,baxslash's and sladeiw's solutions are better then mine. [Hides in a corner and sulks. ] "

Wow, I think I might actually get a screendump of that and frame it!! I'm honoured

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Diggsey
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Posted: 21st Jul 2010 13:22
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Floating point multiplication is slower than integer division, so:


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baxslash
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Posted: 21st Jul 2010 13:36
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Quote: "Floating point multiplication is slower than integer division"

Well, I guess I'm going to have to change my code again then...

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Indicium
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Posted: 21st Jul 2010 19:53
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Regarding multi vs division.



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Green Gandalf
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Posted: 21st Jul 2010 22:22 Edited at: 21st Jul 2010 22:23
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Quote: "Wow, I think I might actually get a screendump of that and frame it!! "


Am I allowed to edit the spacing and spelling first?

Looks like I was having a bad day.

Edit Or everyone else was having a good day.
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Hawkblood
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Posted: 21st Jul 2010 22:42
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GG, you are allowed a few screwups every once in a while.... It reminds us that tho you may be god-like, you are not yet a god.

The fastest code is the code never written.
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baxslash
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Posted: 21st Jul 2010 22:43
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Regarding multi integer!!


Wow, talk about lightning fast in comparison!!

Quote: "Am I allowed to edit the spacing and spelling first?"

Too late it's on the wall...

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Green Gandalf
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Posted: 21st Jul 2010 23:39
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Oh no! My reputation is in tatters.
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Posted: 22nd Jul 2010 00:25
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Quote: "Oh no! My reputation is in tatters"

Me thinks it might take more than an internet screendump on the wall of an old drunk to ruin your reputation GG!!!!!

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Green Gandalf
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Posted: 22nd Jul 2010 00:36
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I didn't know it was on my wall. I must have drunk more than I thought.
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