How do I change a timer (in integer value) into minutes AND seconds?

[LoveTD's]

Hi all, I am trying to make a multiboard where you can see a timer.

Whenever I used the (real) countdown timer - remaining time function it will give me the full seconds.

But what I want is: convert the real into an integer (which I already did) and then change the seconds into: minutes AND seconds. Does annyone know how to do that?

 

[Dirac]

if you mean like this...

Minutes Var------ 00 : 00 --------Seconds Var

Then

Every 1 second of the game
Set SecondsVar = SecondsVar +1
If SecondsVar greater than 59
Then
Set SecondsVar = 0
Set MinutesVar= MinutesVar + 1

 

[LoveTD's]

thats what I have been thinking about, a little problem is that I want the variable in a trigger which has a event of: ever 0.10 seconds of game time.

I use it to update my board and I am not willing to make a new trigger just for the timer

so I thought dividing the timer by 60 then multiply it by 60 (different variable ofc) and do it minus the timer itself so you have the remaining seconds, but that didnt work

 

[Dirac]

Create a DelayVar....
Every 0.1 seconds
Set DelayVar = DelayVar + 1
If DelayVar equal to 10
then
Set Delay Var = 0
Do the stuff i said above

 

[LoveTD's]

hmm good idea, but doesnt this deviate from the timer itself? or is it the exact time as the timer itself is?

 

[Dirac]

hmm good idea, but doesnt this deviate from the timer itself? or is it the exact time as the timer itself is?

It works, since 10 times 0.1 secs is equal to 1....

 

[LoveTD's]

I know, but I am using a timer from like a king of the hill game... and I am wondering if that timer does not deviate from the time that you set by variables...

 

[Dirac]

i dont really know what the word "deviate" means, so i will explain a lot of stuff...
You can add a if/then/else condtion to determine how long does the game takes
If
MinutesVar equal to 5
SecondsVar equal to 30
Then
....

(game lasts 5:30 mins)...

Maybe you want to change the values in a multiboard using string conversion
String(MinutesVar) + : + String(SecondsVar)

Am i doing good so far?

 

[Tom Jones]

• Test A
  • Events
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set Mins = ((Integer((Remaining time for (*Some Timer*)))) / 60)
    • Set Secs = ((Integer((Remaining time for (*Some Timer*)))) mod 60)

 

[LoveTD's]

i dont really know what the word "deviate" means, so i will explain a lot of stuff...
You can add a if/then/else condtion to determine how long does the game takes
If
MinutesVar equal to 5
SecondsVar equal to 30
Then
....

(game lasts 5:30 mins)...

Maybe you want to change the values in a multiboard using string conversion
String(MinutesVar) + : + String(SecondsVar)

Am i doing good so far?

I´m not a beginner buy a dictionary (no offense)

I know exactly what u are explaining to me but i want a easyer way to put in my timer and tom just showed me how

Thanks Tom, exactly what I need!!! <3 +rep

 

[Emu.Man00]

EDIT:

• Test A
  • Events
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Set Mins = ((Integer((Remaining time for (*Some Timer*)))) / 60)
    • Set Secs = ((Integer((Remaining time for (*Some Timer*)))) mod 60)

lol that works. Basically what i did, never knew that alrdy existed :S

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Ugh... can't you just use a formula to get it?
i.e.

tempReal = time / 60
seconds = (tempReal - integer(tempReal)) * 60 /// i.e. 9.5 - 9 = .5 * 60 = 30 seconds
minutes = integer(tempReal)

example: time elapsed == 512
tempReal = 8.53
seconds = (8.53 - 8) * 60
= .53 * 60
= 31.8**
minutes = (8)

** don't know how many decimals a real stores, if it stores all this will never be a decimal, if not the system works to within a second, which really shouldnt be a big deal..

Therefore, minutes = 8, seconds = 31 when casted as integer... 8 * 60 + 31 = 511

tempReal is a real
seconds is a real (to be cast as integer when needed)
minutes is an integer

 

[LoveTD's]

Basically what i did

erm.... you did what? :S

eather ways, thanks for trying to help but it is solved. Your system works too but it takes lots and lots more efforts