[kramesa]

Hi all, I make this CountDown:

#include <amxmodx>
#include <amxmisc>

new Time = 15;
new DefaultValue;

public plugin_init()
    register_clcmd("say /count", "CountDown");

public CountDown() {
    if(Time == 0) {
        Time = DefaultValue;
        DefaultValue = 0;
        return;
    }
    
    Time--;
    DefaultValue++;
    client_print(0, print_chat, "CountDown: %d", Time);
    set_task(1.0, "CountDown");
}

It works perfectly, but, have other way to make this? More optimized?

[Backstabnoob]

PHP Code:

#include <amxmodx>
#include <amxmisc>

new Time = 15;
new DefaultValue;

public plugin_init()
    register_clcmd("say /count", "CountDown");

public CountDown() 
{
    
    Time = 15
    set_task( 1.0, "_t_Countdown", 999, _, _, "a", 15 )
}

public _t_Countdown( taskid )
{
    DefaultValue++
    Time--
    
    if( Time == 0 ) 
    {
        Time = DefaultValue
        DefaultValue = 0
        
        return
    }
    
    client_print(0, print_chat, "CountDown: %d", Time)
} 


A little more optimized.
No clue what DefaultValue does do though.

[Bilal Pro]

I hope this helps you.

PHP Code:

/* Plugin generated by AMXX-Studio */

#include <amxmodx>

#define PLUGIN "Count down timer"
#define VERSION "1.0"
#define AUTHOR "Bilal"

#define TASKID 1996

new Timer

public plugin_init() {
    register_plugin(PLUGIN, VERSION, AUTHOR)
    
    register_clcmd("say /cd", "CmdMenu")
}

public CmdMenu(id)
{
    new menu = menu_create("\rCountdown Menu!", "MainMenuHandler", 0)
    
    menu_additem(menu, "Timer \d#5", "1")
    menu_additem(menu, "Timer \d#10", "2")
    menu_additem(menu, "Timer \d#15", "3")
    menu_additem(menu, "Timer \d#60", "4")
    
    menu_setprop(menu, MPROP_EXIT, MEXIT_ALL)
    menu_display(id, menu, 0)
}

public MainMenuHandler(id, menu, item)
{
    if (item == MENU_EXIT)
    {
        menu_destroy(menu)
        return PLUGIN_HANDLED
    }
    
    new data[6], name[64], acces, callback
    menu_item_getinfo(menu, item, acces, data, charsmax(data), name, charsmax(name), callback)
    new key = str_to_num(data)
    
    switch (key)
    {
        case 1: Timer = 5
            case 2: Timer = 10
            case 3: Timer = 15
            case 4: Timer = 60
        }
    Countdown(id)
    return PLUGIN_HANDLED
}

public Countdown(id)
{
    if(task_exists(TASKID))
        remove_task(TASKID)

    set_task(1.0, "Countdown2", TASKID, _, _, "a", Timer)
}

public Countdown2(id) 
{
    if (Timer == 1) 
    {
        set_hudmessage(0, 255, 0, -1.0, 0.40, 0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.1, 1.0, 2)
        show_hudmessage(0, "Time is up!") 
    }
    else 
    {
        set_hudmessage(0, 255, 0, -1.0, 0.30, 0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.1, 1.0, 1)
        show_hudmessage(0, "Timer: %i", Timer--)
    }
    return PLUGIN_CONTINUE
} 


[ConnorMcLeod]

Usage example for a 15 seconds countdown :

MakeCountDown(15.0)

PHP Code:

#include <engine>
#include <fakemeta>

new g_entCountDown, Float:g_flFreq, Float:g_flTimeleft

MakeCountDown( Float;flTimeleft , Float:flFrequency = 1.0 )
{
    if( !g_entCountDown )
    {
        g_entCountDown = create_entity("info_target")
        new const szClass[] = "countdown"
        register_think(szClass, "CountDown")
        set_pev(g_entCountDown, pev_classname, szClass)
    }
    g_flTimeLeft = flTimeleft
    g_flFreq = flFrequency
    set_pev(g_entCountDown, pev_nextthink, get_gametime())
    call_think(g_entCountDown)
}

public CountDown( iEntity )
{
    if( iEntity != g_entCountDown )
    {
        return
    }

    // Do stuff here

    // client_print(0, print_center, "Time Left Before Awesome Thing is %.0f sec", g_flTimeleft)
    

    // end of stuff, update timers
    set_pev(g_entCountDown, pev_nextthink, get_gametime() - g_flFreq)
    g_flTimeleft -= g_flFreq
} 


[kramesa]

Originally Posted by ConnorMcLeod Usage example for a 15 seconds countdown : MakeCountDown(15.0) PHP Code: #include <engine> #include <fakemeta> new g_entCountDown, Float:g_flFreq, Float:g_flTimeleft MakeCountDown( Float;flTimeleft , Float:flFrequency = 1.0 ) {     if( !g_entCountDown )     {         g_entCountDown = create_entity("info_target")         new const szClass[] = "countdown"         register_think(szClass, "CountDown")         set_pev(g_entCountDown, pev_classname, szClass)     }     g_flTimeLeft = flTimeleft     g_flFreq = flFrequency     set_pev(g_entCountDown, pev_nextthink, get_gametime())     call_think(g_entCountDown) } public CountDown( iEntity ) {     if( iEntity != g_entCountDown )     {         return     }     // Do stuff here     // client_print(0, print_center, "Time Left Before Awesome Thing is %.0f sec", g_flTimeleft)          // end of stuff, update timers     set_pev(g_entCountDown, pev_nextthink, get_gametime() - g_flFreq)     g_flTimeleft -= g_flFreq }

Ok, thank you.

[Backstabnoob]

Shouldn't you remove the entity when the task is done or create one and use it all the time?

[ConnorMcLeod]

That is what is done :

Use the same entity all the time, it just creates it at the first time it is needed.

[Backstabnoob]

Oh I see, missed the check for g_entCountDown. My bad :X