Time
Use Cases:
Racing games
Poison system
Damage over time systems
Crafting timers
Areas upgrading and degrading over time for management or resource gathering
Preparation time at cooking stations
Lock outs
Puzzles
Set Broadcast Type to All or Rules to send messages from objects to the Rules System.
Start Timer
Time events, delay interactions and more with timers!
The Start Time rule allows creators to create descending timers that will send a message once they reach 0. This allows for more dynamic timed and delayed events. Close a door if a player is too slow to reach it, Spawn new waves of enemies after a certain time or simply delay a reaction to a players interaction.
Required Message
The message to activate this tree. Every time this message is broadcast the tree will be triggered.
Time variable
This will define which Variable of the type Time will be modified by this rule.
Duration
There are three modes to define how much time will be on the timer after it starts
Variable will allow you to define an existing variable to modify the timer. This variable can be modified elsewhere using the Roll a Random Number, Add/Subtract number or Set number value Rules. A dropdown menu will appear to select a variable.
Fix value will allow you to set up a constant value. An input field will appear to enter the number value.
Message Argument will allow you to use an argument sent within the message. The message has to be created with an argument of the number type for it to be selectable here. A dropdown menu will appear to select the message argument.
Message to stop the rule
If the timer needs to be stopped prematurely it can be done using this message.
Message to send
The message that is sent out when the timer is finished.
Stopwatch
Keep track of individual players' times in a race.
With the Stopwatch rule it is possible to create an ascending stopwatch. It will run until it is stopped and the timer can trigger messages by using the Compare Time rule.
Required message
The message to activate this tree. Every time this message is broadcast the tree will be triggered.
Time variable
This will define which Variable of the type Time will be modified by this rule.
Message to stop
With this message the Stopwatch can be stopped, for example when crossing a finish line.
Pause time
Required Message
The message to activate this tree. Every time this message is broadcast the tree will be triggered.
Time variable
This will define which Variable of the type Time will be modified by this rule.
Pause State
There are three modes to define how much time will be added to the timer:
Variable will allow you to define an existing variable to modify the timer. This variable can be modified elsewhere using the Set true/false value rule. A dropdown menu will appear to select a variable.
Fix value will allow you to set up a constant value. An checkbox will appear to toggle the value.
Message Argument will allow you to use an argument sent within the message. The message has to be created with an argument of the true/false type for it to be selectable here. A dropdown menu will appear to select the message argument.
Message to send
This message can be send out after the timer is paused or un-paused. This is an optional field an can be set to none.
Set time value
Required message
The message to activate this tree. Every time this message is broadcast the tree will be triggered.
Time variable
This will define which Variable of the type Time will be modified by this rule.
New time value
There are three modes to define the value the time will set to:
Variable will allow you to define an existing variable to modify the timer. This variable can be modified elsewhere using the Roll a Random Number, Add/Subtract number or Set number value Rules. A dropdown menu will appear to select a variable.
Fix value will allow you to set up a constant value. An input field will appear to enter the number value.
Message Argument will allow you to use an argument sent within the message. The message has to be created with an argument of the number type for it to be selectable here. A dropdown menu will appear to select the message argument.
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