[alasfourom]

Hello guys

How is it possible to prolong timer if something is checked

For example, I'm trying to make a plugin if you killed someone, you will have some abilities and after a period of time, it will be turning off.

After killing someone you will have like 10 seconds of these abilities then it will go back to normal.

What I want to do is, if I killed more players, the time to rest to normal will be delayed, like killing 3 players simultaneously will give you 10 + 10 + 10 seconds before resetting instead of resetting earlier.

This is a script example - For Left 4 Dead 2:

PHP Code:

public void Event_InfectedDeath (Event event, const char[] name, bool dontBroadcast)
{
    int victim = GetClientOfUserId (event.GetInt("userid")); if (IsClient (victim))
    {
        int team = GetClientTeam (victim); if (team == TEAM_INFECTED)
        {
            int attacker = GetClientOfUserId (event.GetInt("attacker"));
            
            if (IsValidClient (attacker, TEAM_SURVIVOR)) if (!IsFakeClient (attacker))
            
            /*I'm doing some long stuff here, didnt want to bother*/
            /*bluh bluh bluh*/
            /*bluh bluh bluh*/

            /*I created timer to stop the abilities after 10 seconds*/
            CreateTimer (10.0, StopTimer, attacker);
        }
    }
    return;
} 


PHP Code:

public Action StopTimer (Handle timer, any client)
{
    /*I stopped everything here*/
} 


[eyal282]

Originally Posted by alasfourom Hello guys How is it possible to prolong timer if something is checked For example, I'm trying to make a plugin if you killed someone, you will have some abilities and after a period of time, it will be turning off. After killing someone you will have like 10 seconds of these abilities then it will go back to normal. What I want to do is, if I killed more players, the time to rest to normal will be increase, like killing 3 players simultaneously will give you 10 + 10 + 10 seconds before resetting. This is a script example - For Left 4 Dead 2: PHP Code: public void Event_InfectedDeath (Event event, const char[] name, bool dontBroadcast) {     int victim = GetClientOfUserId (event.GetInt("userid")); if (IsClient (victim))     {         int team = GetClientTeam (victim); if (team == TEAM_INFECTED)         {             int attacker = GetClientOfUserId (event.GetInt("attacker"));                          if (IsValidClient (attacker, TEAM_SURVIVOR)) if (!IsFakeClient (attacker))                          /*I'm doing some long stuff here, didnt want to bother*/             /*bluh bluh bluh*/             /*bluh bluh bluh*/             /*I created timer to stop the abilities after 10 seconds*/             CreateTimer (GetConVarFloat(10.0), StopTimer, attacker);         }     }     return; }

Hello. I would do the following:

1. Because I want to let him know how much time is left at real time, I would make a 0.1 repeat timer to count down his time. Then the time left is a variable ( either set expiration by GetGameTime() or just make a time left var to 10 and decrease by 0.1 each time the timer arrives )

This allows you to both increment it whenever you like, and let the client track it.

Note that with the best way in L4D2 ( which I know you use ) you need to send an empty message or wait a bit, otherwise you will have bugs if you spam those hints ( PrintHintText )

[alasfourom]

if there is 2 Eyals life would be much easier

Thanks man

[Marttt]

Create a player float array
Set the value with GetEngineTime() + 10.0
Create a 1.0 timer to check if any client has the value
if it has, resets
otherwise goes next

[alasfourom]

What kind of disaster I'm doing here ?

I created the float

PHP Code:

float f_AbilityStart [MAXPLAYERS+1]; 


The cumulative timer here

PHP Code:

public Action CumulativeEffect (int client)
{
    f_AbilityStart[0] = GetEngineTime() + 10.0;
    
    if (AbilityStart [client])
    {
        if (f_AbilityStart [client])
        {
            CreateTimer(0.1, StopTimer, client);
        }
    }
    else AbilityStart [client] = true;
    return Plugin_Continue;
} 


Timer Stop

PHP Code:

public Action StopTimer(Handle timer, any client)
{
    /*I stopped everything here*/
    AbilityStart [client] = false;
} 


[Marttt]

I would create a single timer of 1.0 seconds and do a loop through all clients where AbilityStart[client] = true

PHP Code:

if (f_AbilityStart[client] > 0.0 && GetGameTime() - f_AbilityStart[client] > 10.0)
    AbilityStart[client] = false 


anyway, this is HOW I would do it, is not the most effective way but is easier to maintain.

also don't forget to reset on player death, round restart, etc

There are a lot of plugins with similar cooldown features, just need to search a bit and check their code.

[alasfourom]

Awwww

Thanks Marttt, I will test it right now

[eyal282]

Originally Posted by alasfourom What kind of disaster I'm doing here ? I created the float PHP Code: float f_AbilityStart [MAXPLAYERS+1];  The cumulative timer here PHP Code: public Action CumulativeEffect (int client) {     f_AbilityStart[0] = GetEngineTime() + 10.0;          if (AbilityStart [client])     {         if (f_AbilityStart [client])         {             CreateTimer(0.1, StopTimer, client);         }     }     else AbilityStart [client] = true;     return Plugin_Continue; }  Timer Stop PHP Code: public Action StopTimer(Handle timer, any client) {     /*I stopped everything here*/     AbilityStart [client] = false; }

For a start, AbilityStart is a lie. IsAbilityActive, bAbilityActive, AbilityActive are all acceptable names for the variable that asks If the ability is active

Second, f_AbilityStart[0] does absolutely nothing. If you were to try [1] by accident, it would work only for the first player that entered the server, and nobody else, so it's like every player in the server would contribute to the timer of the first player in the server, and nobody would get the ability except him.

When you do f_AbilityStart[x], where x is a constant number (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) you will assign that variable to a constant slot, which will ignore who did the action.

When you use f_AbilityStart[client] you are giving the client's "unique"* index the responsibility to hold his time, so it works.

* It's not totally unique if a client disconnects and another client joins, as client indexes can be stolen. User ID cannot be stolen, and therefore User ID is unlimited in size ( which is bad for programming if you tried something like:

float f_AbilityStart[32767] with f_AbilityStart[GetClientUserId(client)]

[alasfourom]

Thank you Eyal, you will find multiple mistakes in the script obviously

I just started reading about scripts like 1 month ago, and trying to replicate some lines that I saw other ppl do

Its still getting me crazy tbh, its need a while to make it right and understand the timer concept you guys explaining

Thanks anyway, I will keep trying and testing