A VERY VERY QUICK question!

Sinuvoid · Post by **Sinuvoid** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 9:45 am

How do you make a timer in your program that you can see but doesnt affect your whole program?

Stoves · Post by **Stoves** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 12:41 pm

Can you clarify? Do you mean like show the current time at the top of your screen? Or just display a countdown from any particular starting time while other stuff happens? What do you mean by doesnt affect your whole program?

Pseudo-code for possibly doing what you're asking:

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Determine countdown time length (like 10 seconds or whatever)
Check current time and determine what time countdown will end
Store countdown ending time
DO
Check current time and see if current time is later than countdown ending time
IF YES, run a sub that does whatever you want when countdown ends
IF NO, display countdown ending time - current time

continue the rest of the main program
LOOP

Sinuvoid · Post by **Sinuvoid** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 12:51 pm

actually a count up timer

but when i use the FOR..NEXT with sleep in the middle it stops my program till it gets to lets say...3000 or something. And where can i find the forumla to draw the "sprite" (intropage thing")

my code

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CLS
DIM field$(15)
field$(0) = "                                                   "
field$(1) = " __________________________________________________"
field$(2) = "|                                                  | "
field$(3) = "|                                                  | "
field$(4) = "|                                                  | "
field$(5) = "|                                                  | "
field$(6) = "|                                                  | "
field$(7) = "|                                                  | "
field$(8) = "|                                                  | "
field$(9) = "|                                                  | "
field$(10) = "|                                                  | "
field$(11) = "|                                                  | "
field$(12) = "|                                                  | "
field$(13) = "|                                                  | "
field$(14) = "|                                                  | "
field$(15) = "|__________________________________________________| "

DIM intropage$(100)
DATA 15,00,00,00,15,00,15,15,15,00,15,00,00,00,00,15,15,00,00,15,15,00,00,00,15,00,15,00,00,15,15,15,00,00,00
DATA 15,00,00,00,15,00,15,00,00,00,15,00,00,00,15,00,00,00,15,00,00,15,00,15,00,15,00,15,00,15,00,00,00,00,00
DATA 15,00,15,00,15,00,15,15,00,00,15,00,00,00,15,00,00,00,15,00,00,15,00,15,00,15,00,15,00,15,15,00,00,00,00
DATA 15,00,15,00,15,00,15,00,00,00,15,00,00,00,15,00,00,00,15,00,00,15,00,15,00,15,00,15,00,15,00,00,00,00,00
DATA 00,15,00,15,00,00,15,15,15,00,15,15,15,00,00,15,15,00,00,15,15,00,00,15,00,00,00,15,00,15,15,15,00,00,00
DATA 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
DATA 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,15,15,15,00,15,15,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
DATA 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,15,00,15,00,00,15,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
DATA 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,15,00,15,00,00,15,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
DATA 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,15,00,15,00,00,15,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
DATA 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,15,00,00,15,15,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
DATA 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
DATA 00,00,00,15,15,00,00,15,00,00,15,00,15,00,00,15,00,00,15,00,00,15,00,00,00,15,00,00,15,00,00,15,00,15,00
DATA 00,00,00,15,00,15,00,15,00,00,15,00,15,15,00,15,00,15,00,15,00,15,00,00,00,15,00,15,00,15,00,15,00,15,00
DATA 00,00,00,15,00,15,00,15,00,00,15,00,15,15,15,15,00,15,15,15,00,15,00,15,00,15,00,15,15,15,00,00,15,00,00
DATA 00,00,00,15,15,00,00,15,00,00,15,00,15,00,15,15,00,15,00,15,00,15,00,15,00,15,00,15,00,15,00,00,15,00,00
DATA 00,00,00,15,00,15,00,15,00,00,15,00,15,00,00,15,00,15,00,15,00,15,00,15,00,15,00,15,00,15,00,00,15,00,00
DATA 00,00,00,15,00,15,00,00,15,15,00,00,15,00,00,15,00,15,00,15,00,00,15,00,15,00,00,15,00,15,00,00,15,00,00

data1 = 18
data2 = 35
hx = 25
hy = 16
kp$ = INKEY$

intro:
SCREEN 13
CLS
DO

FOR y = 0 TO 18
FOR x = 0 TO 35
READ intropage$
PSET (X,y), intropage$
NEXT X
NEXT y

hl% = 20

kp$ = INKEY$
COLOR INT(RND * 15) + 2
LOCATE 8, 10
PRINT "Welcome to RUN AWAY!"
LOCATE 14, 10
COLOR 15
PRINT "1 Play"
LOCATE 16, 10
COLOR 6
PRINT "2 Instructions"
LOCATE 18, 10
COLOR 3
PRINT "3 Quit"
IF kp$ = "1" THEN GOTO game
IF kp$ = "2" THEN GOTO instruc
IF kp$ = "3" THEN END
LOOP

instruc:
CLS
COLOR 15
FOR d = 1 TO 5
PRINT
NEXT d
PRINT "Oneday the guards of a town caught a man trying to a steal an apple, so then he    had to RUN AWAY! (This is where YOU come in =>)"
PRINT
PRINT
COLOR 17
PRINT "CONTROLS"
COLOR 15
PRINT "w = up"
PRINT "s = down"
PRINT "a = left"
PRINT "d = right"
PRINT
PRINT "q = quit"
FOR f = 1 TO 10
PRINT
NEXT f
PRINT "Press Q to go back  <--"
DO
kp$ = INKEY$
COLOR 2
LOCATE 10, 25
PRINT ".8. = YOU"
LOCATE 12, 25
COLOR 4
PRINT "|8. = ENEMY!"
IF kp$ = "q" THEN GOTO intro
LOOP

game:
timex = 54
timey = 2
TIME = 0
lvlx = 54
lvly = 5
lvl = 1
x = 48
y = 7
enemyx = 5
enemyy = 7
enemyx2 = 10
enemyy2 = 5
health = 20

CLS

DO

LOCATE 1, 1
FOR mz = 1 TO 15
COLOR 7
PRINT field$(mz)
NEXT mz

LOCATE lvly, lvlx
COLOR 15
PRINT "lvl :"; lvl

LOCATE hy, hx
COLOR 10
PRINT health; "/"; hl%

LOCATE y, x
COLOR 15
PRINT ".8."

LOCATE enemyy, enemyx
COLOR 12
PRINT "|8."
IF ((x = enemyx) AND (y = enemyy)) THEN
health = health - 1
END IF


IF TIME = 120 THEN
LOCATE enemyy2, enemyx2
COLOR 12
PRINT "|8."
ELSE
GOTO pause
END IF
IF ((x = enemyx2) AND (y = enemyy2)) THEN
health = health - 1
END IF

IF TIME = 120 THEN
lvl = lvl + 1
PRINT lvl
ELSE
GOTO pause
END IF

oldx = x
oldy = y

pause:
'pause
DO
kp$ = INKEY$
LOOP UNTIL kp$ <LOCATE> 1 THEN y = y - 1
IF kp$ = "s" THEN y = y + 1
IF kp$ = "a" THEN x = x - 1
IF kp$ = "d" AND x + 3 < 52 THEN x = x + 1
IF MID$(field$(y), x, 1) = "|" THEN
LOCATE y, x
PRINT "|"
x = oldx
y = oldy
END IF
IF MID$(field$(y), x, 1) = "_" THEN
LOCATE y, x
PRINT "___"
x = oldx
y = oldy
END IF

IF health = 0 THEN
GOTO deathmessage
ELSE
GOTO gai
END IF

deathmessage:
DO
kp$ = INKEY$
LOCATE 8, 10
COLOR 12
PRINT ",`YOU'RE DEAD!'."
LOCATE 9, 10
COLOR 4
PRINT "`,            ',"
LOCATE 12, 10
COLOR 15
PRINT "Press space to try again"
LOCATE 13, 10
PRINT "Or press Q to quit"
IF kp$ = " " THEN GOTO game
IF kp$ = CHR$(113) THEN GOTO intro
LOOP

gai:
' ghost AI
oldy = enemyy
oldx = enemyx
IF RND < .3 THEN
SELECT CASE enemyx
CASE IS <x> x
enemyx = enemyx - 1
END SELECT
SELECT CASE enemyy
CASE IS <y> y
enemyy = enemyy - 1
END SELECT

IF MID$(field$(enemyy), enemyx, 1) = "_" THEN
enemyx = oldx
enemyy = oldy
LOCATE enemyy, enemyx
PRINT "_"
END IF
END IF

gai2:
'ghost2 AI
oldy = enemyy2
oldx = enemyx2
SELECT CASE enemyx2
CASE IS <x> x
enemyx2 = enemyx2 - 1
END SELECT
SELECT CASE enemyy2
CASE IS <y> y
enemyy2 = enemyy2 - 1
END SELECT

IF MID$(field$(enemyy2), enemyx2, 1) = "_" THEN
enemyx2 = oldx
enemyy2 = oldy
LOCATE enemyy2, enemyx2
PRINT "_"
END IF

LOOP

rgreenlaw · Post by **rgreenlaw** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 5:58 pm

This code shows how to do a timer on the screen showing hours, minutes and seconds that the timer has been running. If used within a game it can be used to show the elapsed time of any selected event or the entire length of time that the game has been running.

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CLS
ON TIMER(1) GOSUB timetick
timecount = 0
PRINT
PRINT
PRINT
PRINT "This program will update a time counter at the top of the screen once"
PRINT "every "; s; " seconds."
PRINT "Press any key when ready to begin"
getkey$ = ""
WHILE getkey$ = "": GOSUB getky: WEND
PRINT "Timer started -- press any key to quit"
getkey$ = ""
TIMER ON
WHILE getkey$ = "": GOSUB getky: WEND
TIMER OFF
PRINT "Demo ended"

SYSTEM

timetick:
timecount = timecount + 1
LOCATE 1, 1
t = timecount
h = INT(t / 60 / 60)
t = t - h * 60 * 60
m = INT(t / 60)
t = t - m * 60
h$ = STR$(h)
m$ = STR$(m)
s$ = STR$(t)
h$ = RIGHT$(h$, LEN(h$) - 1): IF LEN(h$) < 2 THEN h$ = "0" + h$
m$ = RIGHT$(m$, LEN(m$) - 1): IF LEN(m$) < 2 THEN m$ = "0" + m$
s$ = RIGHT$(s$, LEN(s$) - 1): IF LEN(s$) < 2 THEN s$ = "0" + s$

PRINT h$; ":"; m$; ":"; s$
RETURN
getky:
getkey$ = INKEY$
RETURN

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A VERY VERY QUICK question!

A VERY VERY QUICK question!

Do you mean an elapsed game timer?