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Timer not stopping - Damascus - 01-01-2013
PHP Code:
void OnStart()
{
for (int i = 0; i < 14; i++)
{
AddEntityCollideCallback("Player", "ShadowArea_"+i, "ShadowDamage", true, 0);
}
}
void ShadowDamage(string &in asParent, string &in asChild, int alState)
{
if (alState == 1)
{
AddTimer("damage", 2.0f, "TimerDamage");
}
else if (alState == -1)
{
RemoveTimer("damage");
}
}
void TimerDamage(string &in asTimer)
{
GivePlayerDamage(20, "BloodSplat", true, true);
PlayGuiSound("attack_claw_hit.snt", 0.5f);
AddTimer("damage", RandFloat(5.0f, 7.0f), "TimerDamage");
}
I'm trying to make an area that damages you ever 5-7 seconds while you're inside, but stops damaging you when you leave it. However, even after I leave the area, I keep getting damaged over and over. Am I missing something here?
RE: Timer not stopping - FlawlessHappiness - 01-01-2013
You can make the whole timer activate if a variable is 1
Then set it to 0 to make the timer not call
Timers that call themselves can be tricky
RE: Timer not stopping - TheGreatCthulhu - 01-01-2013
(01-01-2013, 04:43 PM)Damascus Wrote: I'm trying to make an area that damages you ever 5-7 seconds while you're inside, but stops damaging you when you leave it. However, even after I leave the area, I keep getting damaged over and over. Am I missing something here?
You could try something like this - of the top of my head:
PHP Code:
// NOTE: I'll use
// <----------------
// to mark the important points.
// This assumes that the damage areas don't overlap.
// Add a bool variable here to use as an indicator
bool isInsideDamageArea = false; // <---------------
void OnStart()
{
for (int i = 0; i < 14; i++)
{
AddEntityCollideCallback("Player", "ShadowArea_"+i, "ShadowDamage", true, 0);
}
}
void ShadowDamage(string &in asParent, string &in asChild, int alState)
{
// Set isInsideDamageArea:
// will be true if state == 1 (on enter area event),
// otherwise false.
isInsideDamageArea = (state == 1); // <-----------------
if (alState == 1)
{
AddTimer("damage", 2.0f, "TimerDamage");
}
else if (alState == -1)
{
RemoveTimer("damage");
}
}
void TimerDamage(string &in asTimer)
{
// Wrap everything inside an if-statement:
if(isInsideDamageArea) // <---------------
{
GivePlayerDamage(20, "BloodSplat", true, true);
PlayGuiSound("attack_claw_hit.snt", 0.5f);
AddTimer("damage", RandFloat(5.0f, 7.0f), "TimerDamage");
}
}
RE: Timer not stopping - Damascus - 01-01-2013
I figured out what my (stupid) mistake was.
AddEntityCollideCallback("Player", "ShadowArea_"+i, "ShadowDamage", true, 0);
This had to be false, cause the callback is autoremoved otherwise.
RE: Timer not stopping - TheGreatCthulhu - 01-01-2013
Oh, I missed that!
Good.