Timers are unwilling to cooperate :/

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SH4773R

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Posted: 4th Mar 2011 04:58 Edited at: 4th Mar 2011 04:59

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Ok so I have a fps engine that i'm working on and the way i'v choose to fire the automatic weapons is using timers. But it isn't working :/
yes i have looked at TDK's timer tutorial.

here is the code im basicly using

working):

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delay = 500
kick=50
t1=timer()
do
    cls
      time = ((Timer()-t1))
      print time
      if fire = 1 then print "ZOMG IT WORKS!!!"
      
    if time = delay
        fire=1
          
    ENDIF
    
    if time = delay+kick
        fire=0
        t1=timer()    
    ENDIF
 
    sync
loop

here is the code in my game

not working)

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  time = ((Timer()-t1))
      print time
      if fire = 1 then print "ZOMG IT WORKS!!!"
      
    if time = delay
        fire=1
          
    ENDIF
    
    if time = delay+kick
        fire=0
        t1=timer()    
    ENDIF
 
    
    
    `control iorn shighting
    
    if mouseclick()=2 or mouseclick() = 3 && fire = 1
       gunOffsetX  = 0.0
       gunOffsetY = -15.0
       
       
       if mouseclick() = 2
            gunOffsetZ = 25.0
            
       endif
       
       
       if mouseclick() = 3 
            gunOffsetZ = 20.0
            
       endif

So any ideas guys?

oh btw:
delay is how long it takes for the gun to start fireing
kick is the time that the kickback takes up

My software never has bugs. It just develops random features.

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Kevin Picone

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Posted: 4th Mar 2011 05:15 Edited at: 4th Mar 2011 05:17

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at a glance, the compares shouldn't be absolute comparisons, rather they should check for a greater than equal state. So when the time passed is longer than the delay, it's fire time, then when it's longer than delay +kick it'll turn off.

so this,

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 if time = delay

 if time = delay+kick

should be

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 if time >= delay

 if time >= delay+kick

Dunno if that's your actual problem, but it's a start.

Here's a bit of a re-jig of your first snippet

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delay = 500
kick=50

StartTime=timer()
do
    cls

     TimePastSinceStart = ((Timer()-StartTime))

	// Check if enough time has passed      
    if  TimePastSinceStart >= delay

       ; Fire enabled
       fire=1

		; check if enough time has passed,     
	    if TimePastSinceStart >= delay+kick
	        fire=0
	        StartTime=timer()    
	    ENDIF
    ENDIF

      print  TimePastSinceStart
      if fire = 1 then print "ZOMG IT WORKS!!!"

 
    sync
loop