Can somsone explain timer pls?

[darkreapers]

well i am making my first countdown timer, and i am abit confused as to, hide and destory function. Which one should i pick?
i use the timer every wave to show when creeps would come

• Next wave timer
  • Events
    • Player - Player 12 (Brown)'s Food used becomes Less than 1.00
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Countdown Timer - Create a timer window for nextwave with title Next Wave
    • Countdown Timer - Start nextwave as a One-shot timer that will expire in 10.00 seconds
    • Countdown Timer - Show (Last created timer window)
    • Wait 10.00 seconds
    • Countdown Timer - Hide (Last created timer window)

as you see in the last line i can choose between hide or destory, i am just not sure which one would be more effective =(

 

[WolfieeifloW]

I'd probably destroy it.
And don't do a wait.
Do this:

• Next Wave
  • Events
    • Player - Player 12 (Brown)'s Food used becomes Less than 1.00
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Countdown Timer - Start nextTimer as a One-shot timer that will expire in 10.00 seconds
    • Countdown Timer - Create a timer window for nextTimer with title Next wave
    • Set nextWindow = (Last created timer window)
    • Countdown Timer - Show nextWindow

• Next Expire
  • Events
    • Time - nextTimer expires
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Countdown Timer - Destroy nextWindow

 

[darkreapers]

I'd probably destroy it.
And don't do a wait.
Do this:

• Next Wave
  • Events
    • Player - Player 12 (Brown)'s Food used becomes Less than 1.00
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Countdown Timer - Start nextTimer as a One-shot timer that will expire in 10.00 seconds
    • Countdown Timer - Create a timer window for nextTimer with title Next wave
    • Set nextWindow = (Last created timer window)
    • Countdown Timer - Show nextWindow

• Next Expire
  • Events
    • Time - nextTimer expires
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Countdown Timer - Destroy nextWindow

thx! + rep

err says i gotta spread my reps around first lol

 

[WolfieeifloW]

No problem.
Glad to help !

 

[darkreapers]

umm another problem, well this trigger would work if i do wait

like this

• Brown Food 0
  • Events
    • Player - Player 12 (Brown)'s Food used becomes Less than 1.00
  • Conditions
    • start Equal to True
  • Actions
    • Wait 10.00 seconds
    • Set brownfood = 1

but if i try to get rid of the wait, it wont spawn next wave anymore.

• Brown Food 0
  • Events
    • Player - Player 12 (Brown)'s Food used becomes Less than 1.00
  • Conditions
    • start Equal to True
  • Actions
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • (Elapsed time for wavetimer) Greater than or equal to 15.00
      • Then - Actions
        • Set brownfood = 1
      • Else - Actions

 

[WolfieeifloW]

Well you can use waits for spawning I guess since it doesn't have to be uber accurate.