Real time elapsed

[Leazy]

Hello!

I got a knock back system that bases the knockback speed on the duration set in a variable. The trigger runs every 0.03 sec and increases the variable by 0.03. When the variable reaches the predetermined value the knockback ends. This way I am able to set the knockback time to anything I want. The problem is that I don't think the trigger runs every 0.03 sec, therefor the knockback lasts for longer than I want it to. Does anyone know how often a 0.03 sec periodic trigger actually runs?

 

[GFreak45]

it should be running for what it says, but what is the game speed you are playing it on?

 

[Leazy]

Fast game speed I think. The knockback lasts for longer than it should, and I have heard that very small time values doesn't work exact.

 

[GFreak45]

i would go with 0.1 or 0.05 rather than 0.03 if thats really the problem

 

[Leazy]

That wouldn't make an equally smooth knock back. I could just fix this by making the knock back time half, but I really would like to know how often 0.03 actually runs (for knowledge reasons). Thanks anyway!

 

[GFreak45]

i think they have a max periodic interval of 0.05 (20/sec) to avoid super spam at 0.01 (100/sec) trigger fires/sec and all that jaz

 

[Dirac]

i think they have a max periodic interval of 0.05 (20/sec) to avoid super spam at 0.01 (100/sec) trigger fires/sec and all that jaz

False, 0.03 interval runs at 0.03
Post your code you're doing something wrong, timers execute very fast and very accurately

 

[Leazy]

• Knockback
  • Events
    • Time - Every 0.03 seconds of game time
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Unit Group - Pick every unit in Knockback_Group and do (Actions)
      • Loop - Actions
        • Set Caster = (Picked unit)
        • Set Real[1] = (Knockback_Distance[(Custom value of Caster)] / (Knockback_Time[(Custom value of Caster)] / 0.03))
        • Set Point[1] = (Position of Caster)
        • Set Point[2] = (Point[1] offset by Real[1] towards Knockback_Angle[(Custom value of Caster)] degrees)
        • Unit - Move Caster instantly to Point[2]
        • Special Effect - Create a special effect attached to the origin of Caster using Abilities\Weapons\AncientProtectorMissile\AncientProtectorMissile.mdl
        • Special Effect - Destroy (Last created special effect)
        • Set Knockback_End[(Custom value of Caster)] = (Knockback_End[(Custom value of Caster)] + 0.03)
        • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
          • If - Conditions
            • Knockback_End[(Custom value of Caster)] Greater than or equal to Knockback_Time[(Custom value of Caster)]
          • Then - Actions
            • Unit - Remove Ghost (Visible) from Caster
            • Unit Group - Remove Caster from Knockback_Group
            • Set Knockback_End[(Custom value of Caster)] = 0.00
          • Else - Actions
            • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
              • If - Conditions
                • (Level of Ghost (Visible) for Caster) Equal to 0
              • Then - Actions
                • Unit - Add Ghost (Visible) to Caster
              • Else - Actions
        • -------- Kill Trees --------
        • Destructible - Pick every destructible within 150.00 of Point[2] and do (Actions)
          • Loop - Actions
            • Destructible - Kill (Picked destructible)
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • (Knockback_Group is empty) Equal to True
      • Then - Actions
        • Trigger - Turn off (This trigger)
      • Else - Actions

 

[Dirac]

Your code looks fine to me : /
You leak 2 locations (Point[1] and Point[2])
Something that always helps me to know what's wrong is to make the game tell me the values of variables, so i advise you to add the Game - Display text to player... with the Knockback_End variable and the Knockback_Time.

A simpler way to do it wouldn't just to decrease the knockback time instead of increasing a new (useless) variable?

set Knockback_Time = Knockback_Time - 0.03
if Knockback_Time less than or equal to 0 then
end

i hope you get the point

 

[Leazy]

"A simpler way to do it wouldn't just to decrease the knockback time instead of increasing a new (useless) variable?"

Would change this line (since it depends on Knockback_Time to be the same value constantly):
Set Real[1] = (Knockback_Distance[(Custom value of Caster)] / (Knockback_Time[(Custom value of Caster)] / 0.03))

Thanks for the help tho!