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#1 2012-03-09 06:42:22
- jellyfishmj
- New Scratcher
- Registered: 2012-03-09
- Posts: 2
how do you use the timer?
i am trying to make a game which is like,
you have 5 lives and have to survive for 30 seconds but if you lose all 5 lives before 30 seconds, you lose
can you help me with it?
thank you 
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#2 2012-03-09 07:23:54
- scimonster
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- Registered: 2010-06-13
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Re: how do you use the timer?
when gf clicked wait until <<(lives) < [1]> or <(timer) > [30]>> if <<not <(lives)=[0]>> and <(timer)=[30]>> broadcast [you win v] if <(lives) < [1]> broadcast [you lose v]Replace the = with >, but this breaks the system so I can't show it.
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#3 2012-03-09 09:40:26
- MoreGamesNow
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- Registered: 2009-10-12
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Re: how do you use the timer?
scimonster wrote:
when gf clicked wait until <<(lives) < [1]> or <(timer) > [30]>> if <<not <(lives)=[0]>> and <(timer)=[30]>> broadcast [you win v] if <(lives) < [1]> broadcast [you lose v]Replace the = with >, but this breaks the system so I can't show it.
Add a "reset timer" block to the beginning if you don't have that in another script.
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#4 2012-03-09 11:22:55
- Stickman704
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- Registered: 2009-01-31
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Re: how do you use the timer?
To be honest, I wouldn't. I would use a variable for the timer. The timer is very unreliable and you can't manually change it.
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