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#1 2009-10-12 21:09:31
Real-time Clock
Hey, Does anyone know how to make a real time (GMT) clock? As in like 12:00 AM, and it actually measures minutes, hours, but other things that the character does in game (for us would be seconds) but it would take 3 hours in the game... My game is based on adventure, and it would only make sence with a clock. 
Regards,
Ralphjos
Last edited by Ralphjos (2009-10-17 04:00:53)
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#2 2009-10-12 21:31:19
Re: Real-time Clock
If you want to get the time from the computer's clock, then no. But it's certainly possible to make the user set the time in-game before it begins. It might have a complicated script, though.
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#3 2009-10-13 04:11:16
Re: Real-time Clock
Scratch has no way of knowing what time it is, besides input at the start of the project. Date and Time blocks have been suggested, but it's unknown if they are going to be in a future version of Scratch.
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#4 2009-10-13 15:13:57
- chalkmarrow
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Re: Real-time Clock
Here's a cool way paddle2see incorporated a real-time clock, though it involves using the sensor connection feature:
http://scratchconnections.wik.is/index.php?title=User:Paddle2See&highlight=paddle2see
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#5 2009-10-13 18:58:43
Re: Real-time Clock
That is almost perfect... I just don't know what python is 
I heard its a programming language script thingy that has something to do with Scratch and Java, but I've never seen it, nor do I want to spend my time learning it, (unless its worth it.) So... any other alternatives? 
And I don't mind asking others to imput at start.... I just have no clue what the script will be.
Regards,
Ralphjos
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#6 2009-10-13 20:01:33
- chalkmarrow
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Re: Real-time Clock
lolz. Well, nobody has ever regretted learning Python But I would say, other than that, there is no way to access the system clock directly via Scratch 1.4.
Last edited by chalkmarrow (2009-10-13 20:02:32)
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. It involves timer... And the user inputting the seconds, then a conversion to 100ths and adding the timer amount to the amount the user input...#8 2009-11-15 18:40:40
Re: Real-time Clock
I made the image for script 1! It is at the following link:
http://fastfreefilehosting.com/file/271 … 1-gif.html
I will make picture 2. The user has to specify the time first though:(.
Afterward, I will finish the game. Keep Scratching!
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#9 2009-11-15 18:44:11
Re: Real-time Clock
I think the other picture is at http://FastFreeFileHosting.com/file/271 … 2-gif.html. Okay? So, now I will make the game.
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#12 2009-11-16 10:41:23
- Ralphjos_LT_Acc
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Re: Real-time Clock
UGWG wrote:
If you don't want time and just want it to be 3 hours, why don't you just say wait 10800 secs!!!!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!??!?!??!?!?!??!?!?!??!?!?!??!?!?!?!??!?!?!??!!?!??!?!?!??!?!??!?!?!?!???
Nice Necro-posting, I already created a project tutorial about this a long time ago after posting this topic of course. Nice try~
Regards,
Ralpjos
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