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[Hakaku]

Alright, so I'm not too familiar with how to work time in ASSS. Basically, what I want to do, is start a timer (not a countdown one) when a race begins, then display the time once Player X enters a region (i.e. finish line or checkpoint) and then stop the timer.

To put this into context, I want to implement this into a simple race module which has already been outlined, I would just like to know how to create a timer that would display a player's result.

[Bak]

you don't need to start a timer, just record the time when the race begins, record the time when the player enters the finish line region and subtract.

there's an enter region callback, although you'll want to tweak with the settings to make it check on every position packet instead of every second (probably better off making the finish line a safe zone so the client will send a packet as soon as he enters)
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[Hakaku]

Ok, then how do I record the time when the race begins and ends?

[Bak]

just like you would in any other program: GetTickCount on windows gettimeofday on linux

[Dr Brain]

No, use ASSS's current_ticks(). It's in util.h.
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[Dr Brain]

[D1st0rt]

Here's the relevant portion from the (albeit old, I might not do it the same way if I was writing it now but it works) Hyperspace Racing module:

Code: Show/Hide local void posUpdate(Player *p, byte *data, int len) {    race_pdata *rpd;    struct C2SPosition *pos = (struct C2SPosition *)data;    race_adata *ad = P_ARENA_DATA(p->arena, adkey);    rpd = PPDATA(p, pdkey);    if (p->arena == NULL)       return;    if (ad->status <= READY)       return;    if (rpd->status == PRE_CHECKPOINT)    {       if(checkPos(CHECKPOINT, pos->x >> 4, pos->y >> 4))       {          long dT = current_millis() - ad->startTime;          checkPoint(p, dT);       }    }    else if (rpd->status == POST_CHECKPOINT)    {       if(checkPos(FINISH, pos->x >> 4, pos->y >> 4))       {          long dT = current_millis() - ad->startTime;          addFinish(p, dT);       }    } } local int checkPos(int loc,int x, int y) {    switch(loc)    {       case CHECKPOINT:          return (abs(x - 506) < 20) && y > 655;       break;       case FINISH:          return (abs(x - 506) < 20) && y < 361;       break;    }    return 0; }

where PosUpdate is the callback from Net->AddPacket
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[Bak]

all current_ticks does is call GetTickCount or gettimeofday... cut out the middle man

[Dr Brain]