Question: What is a ConVar.FloatValue's expected value?
 

I'm using this in my code:

I noticed that something wasn't working and tracked it down to the cvPunishDetectionDelay.FloatValue. Currently, my cfg file has that value set to 0.1, however, when I set it to something like 1.0 or 5.5, the timer works.

So why is it that 0.1 doesn't work but 1.0/5.5 does? Is it because 0.1 is basically close to 0 or something else?

Re: Question: What is a ConVar.FloatValue's expected value?
 

What do you mean by it doesn't v work

Re: Question: What is a ConVar.FloatValue's expected value?
 

What I mean is that, when I set the convar cvPunishDetectionDelay to 0.1, it doesn't seem to be accepted, thus rendering the timer useless. When I set it to 1.0 or anything higher than 1, that's when the timer seems to work. My main question is just asking what exactly is the .FloatValue's expected value. I read a post by asherkin that a .BoolValue works as follows: 0.9 ~= 0 = false and 1.1 ~= 1 = true, but I don't know if that also applies to .FloatValues.

Re: Question: What is a ConVar.FloatValue's expected value?
 

SM Timers are checked if they should run EVERY gameframe, how the check is done is comparing the current game time (as dictated by "GetGameTime() (or GetEngineTime())") with the time Timer was created (and last executed for repeating Timers) plus the timer delay.

Re: Question: What is a ConVar.FloatValue's expected value?
 

What are you doing in the callback?

Re: Question: What is a ConVar.FloatValue's expected value?
 

SourceMod doesn't run timers every gameframe. It makes sure 0.1 seconds have passed since the last time it ran them. Hence why the minimum timer accuracy is documented as being 0.1 seconds.

Re: Question: What is a ConVar.FloatValue's expected value?
 

Basically I'm just checking for how long and how far a player has been separated from their teammates. Once the player reaches the distance limit that is set by a cvar, a special infected is spawned behind them to "punish" them.



Though, the callback isn't the problem. I'm just wondering why setting the cvar value to 0.1 and using ConVar.FloatValue to retrieve it returns 0. I thought it'd be the same as manually setting the timer to 0.1.

I suppose when doing ConVar.BoolValue it works as follows: 0.9 (any number with 0 as the whole number rounds off to 0) ~= 0 = false, 1.1 (anything with 1 as the whole number rounds off to 1) ~= 1 = true (if true, that value will be used as the bool value).

And for ConVar.FloatValue, it seems to work as follows: 0.9 (any number with 0 as the whole number rounds off to 0) ~= 0 = false, 5.5 (1 or any value greater than 1) ~= 1 = true (if true, that value will be used as the float value).

Re: Question: What is a ConVar.FloatValue's expected value?
 

So you are saying
CreateTimer(cvPunishDetectionDelay.FloatValue ,... <- does not work
But
CreateTimer(0.1, aAutoTimer <- works?

Re: Question: What is a ConVar.FloatValue's expected value?
 

Exactly.

When I set cvPunishDetectionDelay.FloatValue to 1 or higher though, it works.

Re: Question: What is a ConVar.FloatValue's expected value?
 

how are you telling if the timer is working or not?
what happen if you add
public Action tAutoTimerUpdatePlayer(Handle timer, any data)
{
PrintToChatAll("timer is working");

do you get spammed?
if you do get spammed then i think maybe somewhere in your callback is wrong