How do I save a timer value to a file

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Daniel wright 2311

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Posted: 2nd Jul 2012 08:53

Ok,so I have a timed game,you have 5 min to finish the leval,so I am doing this but it is not saving the timer,everything else saves just fine,but the timer

ctval is my timer value

write long 1,CTVal

to open it i say

read long 1,CTVal

But,it records as only a 1,so if save at 3 min and 45 sec it still just gives me a 1.

Thanks for any help on this.

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Kevin Picone

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Posted: 2nd Jul 2012 09:30

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So you're saying this value each frame with your other data

ie.

write long 1,CTVal
write long 1,Player_Xpos
write long 1,Player_Ypos
write long 1,Player_Zpos

etc etc

Is the timer variable being read each refresh ?

CTVal = Timer()

I'd be more inclined to save the delta time, rather than the actually time anyway.

Something like this (mock up)

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   ; open file for saving

   StartTime=Timer()

   repeat

        ; the time in milliseconds at the start of this frame
        CTVAL =timer()

        Update everything in the game

      

       ; save time from that start of the game/level or whatever

        write long 1,CTVal-StartTime
    
       ; save the players position
       write long 1,Player_Xpos
        write long 1,Player_Ypos
        write long 1,Player_Zpos


      Sync
  until GameState=GameOver

  ; Close file

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Daniel wright 2311

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Posted: 2nd Jul 2012 10:19 Edited at: 2nd Jul 2012 10:20

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Well that did not help my sistuation,that messed up my timer in game,darn,my timer is set with this if it helps,I wish I could figure this out.

if Timer() - CTtimer => 1000
Dec CTVal
CTtimer = Timer()
EndIf

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Pincho Paxton

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Posted: 2nd Jul 2012 14:23 Edited at: 2nd Jul 2012 14:25

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Quote: "my timer is set with this if it helps..."

That isn't where your timer is set. That's where it is decreased. Hard to say if you are grabbing it in the right place.

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Daniel wright 2311

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Posted: 3rd Jul 2012 00:47

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I figured this out,this is what was wrong,a good lesson to every one

My load in data was not the same as my save data,it was the same values,but not in the same order here is what I mean.

a example of my save code

write long 1,coinscolleted
write long 1,health
write long 1,dragonposition

a example of my load code

read long 1,coinscolleted
read long 1,health
read long 1,dragonposition

but if mixed up,it will not work,this is it mixed

a example of my save code mixed

write long 1,health
write long 1,coinscolleted
write long 1,dragonposition

a example of my load code mixed

read long 1,coinscolleted
read long 1,health
read long 1,dragonposition

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