Snippet Countdown Timer Counting Up

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How to make a Countdown Timer Count up!​

Description Very simple. A countdown timer that counts up. Mainly used to count the game time in a game.

Needed:
World Editor (obviously)
General Trigger Skills

First open the world editor hit F4 then delete Melee Initialization trigger. The hit Ctrl+B or just click the Variable editor and create the following variables;

gameTime~~~Type: Real~~~Initial Vaule: 0 (Default OR 0.00 by editing)
gameTimer~~~Type: Timer~~~Initial Vaule: New Timer (Default)


Then create a new trigger, call it... Time and it should look something like this;

• Time
  • Events
    • Time - Every 1.00 seconds of game time
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set gameTime = (gameTime + 1.00)
    • Countdown Timer - Start gameTimer as a One-shot timer that will expire in gameTime seconds
    • Countdown Timer - Pause (Last started timer)

After that create a new trigger and call it.. Window and it should look like this

• Window
  • Events
    • Time - Elapsed game time is 0.00 seconds
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Countdown Timer - Create a timer window for gameTimer with title |cffff0000Game Time...
    • Countdown Timer - Show (Last created timer window)

And thats it! Very simple trigger that allows you too keep track of the game time whist being extremly simple and basic. (Added a demo map incase)

 

[Executor]

Well your "countdown" timer doesn't "count up" it's just that you display the game time in a timer window.

How about renaming "Countdown Timer Counting Up" in "Display gametime in a timer window"

 

[Romek]

IIRC, Ghan's timer tutorial covers this already.

 

[Jesus4Lyf]

Linkie?

 

[BRUTAL]

http://www.thehelper.net/forums/showthread.php?t=53421

 

[Jesus4Lyf]

Why so it does (GY'd).
With better standards, too (var names).