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timerf instead of i_memory - Art - 09-10-2015 03:33 PM
Hello. Earlier i used old method to put timer to NPC or character, for example, i was creating memory item
[ITEMDEF i_action_timer]
id=i_memory
type=t_eq_script
name=timer
ON=@Timer
bla bla bla
so by that way i need to add new item to script, and add that item to character, to control his actions by timer. But now i found easier way. I can just write 1 function like
[FUNCTION f_action_timer]
bla bla bla
timerf 1, f_action_timer
and can loop that function. I just checked it on NPC and function seems no longer exists if NPC removed, so, seems it's ok. And now here is question - is it safe and ok to use loops of those timerf functions instead of old way with i_memory object?
RE: timerf instead of i_memory - darksun84 - 09-10-2015 08:12 PM
Main difference between a timer item and timerf is that the former stops when a player logs out (or the sector that contains the npc goes in sleep mode).
RE: timerf instead of i_memory - Art - 09-10-2015 11:27 PM
You mean item timer stops, but timerf continues working? I just not sure how works 'stack' for those timerf functions. For items it's more controllable. You can see item, etc., but timerf function hovering somewhere in memory and can't see it or 'touch', and don't know how much of those timerf functions can work at same time
RE: timerf instead of i_memory - azmanomer - 09-10-2015 11:53 PM
TIMERF CLEAR
TIMERF STOP, function
ISTIMERF.function - Returns the number of seconds left on the specified timerf if it exists.
RE: timerf instead of i_memory - darksun84 - 09-11-2015 12:35 AM
(09-10-2015 11:27 PM)Art Wrote: You mean item timer stops, but timerf continues working? I just not sure how works 'stack' for those timerf functions. For items it's more controllable. You can see item, etc., but timerf function hovering somewhere in memory and can't see it or 'touch', and don't know how much of those timerf functions can work at same time
When you make a save, timerf are saved in spheredata.scp in this way: (it's a sort of list structure)
Code:
[TIMERF]
CurTick=3 //always on the top of the list
TimerFCall=name ciao // function name and it's argument, called by see below
TimerFNumbers=1,1073749939,492 // I think it's a tick number, uid in decimal of the object, time left in seconds
TimerFCall=name hi
TimerFNumbers=2,1,499
TimerFCall=name hola
TimerFNumbers=3,1073750000,497
TimerFCall=name borp
TimerFNumbers=7,1073750005,495Also notes that if you do like
Code:
timerf 10,str 100
timerf 20,str 100
timerf STOP,str 100instead
Code:
timerf 10,str 100
timerf 20,str 200
timerf STOP,str 200Will stop only timerf 20,str 200
My opinion is that timerf are best used for "permanent" time based scripts (like a weather system?) and for short-term function that lasts for some minutes.
For NPCs, timerf doesn't stop when the sector the npc is in goes to sleep mode, so having a lot of NPCs with a lot of timerf function that runs constantly could be worst than a memory item installed in each npc.
RE: timerf instead of i_memory - pointhz - 09-11-2015 12:42 AM
Any idea why ISTIMERF never worked for me? You guys have any example of using this function you could share?
RE: timerf instead of i_memory - darksun84 - 09-11-2015 12:57 AM
Code:
[FUNCTION testTimerf]
timerf 100,testerFunction <str>,<dex>
sysmessage @70 Timerf left: <istimerf.testerFunction <str>,<dex>>
dex +=5
sysmessage @75 Timerf left: <istimerf.testerFunction <str>,<dex>> //This will return 0
[FUNCTION testerFunction]
sysmesage @70 Str: <str>, Dex: <dex>When you use istimerf.functionname <arguments> the arguments must match the arguments you put the first time you called timerf.
RE: timerf instead of i_memory - pointhz - 09-11-2015 01:40 AM
Doesn't work for me dunno why.
Sphere version is 0.56b pre-release
RE: timerf instead of i_memory - darksun84 - 09-11-2015 01:50 AM
AHhh istimerf was added in 056c !
RE: timerf instead of i_memory - Art - 09-11-2015 02:32 AM
Oh wow, thanks for those answers. I want to use timerf not so globally, just for some cases like raid boss AI, where function works each second and checking some conditions and deciding what to do.