Difference between revisions of "GetSecondsPassed"

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Link to TES4 Construction Set Wiki: GetSecondsPassed.

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 Link to TES4 Construction Set Wiki: [http://cs.elderscrolls.com/constwiki/index.php/GetSecondsPassed GetSecondsPassed].
-In Fallout 3, [[Special Variables|GameDaysPassed]] is a float with enough precision to effectively measure the passage of seconds over short periods of time. Under those circumstances, this can be used as an alternative to GetSecondsPassed. Consider:
-<pre>float MyTimer
-begin GameMode
-    if GameDaysPassed < MyTimer
-        return
-    else
-       ; Do stuff.
-       ; Reset the timer to 5 seconds (24 hours of 60 minutes of 60 seconds in a day).
-        set MyTimer to GameDaysPassed + (1.0 / 24.0 / 60.0 / 60.0) * 5.0
-    endif
-end</pre>
-This is the same as this:
-<pre>float MyTimer
-begin GameMode
-   ; Keep track of time.
-    set MyTimer to MyTimer - GetSecondsPassed
-    if MyTimer > 0
-        return
-    else
-       ; Do stuff.
-       ; Reset the timer to 5 seconds.
-        set MyTimer to 5
-    endif
-end</pre>
-It is also slightly more efficient to use GameDaysPassed because you do not need to update a variable every frame, you only have to do the check - saving the script an operation. A minor note, but nonetheless notable.
-However, for cases where the timer needs to be accurate to fractions of a second, GetSecondsPassed is the best choice, as the GameDaysPassed is not precise enough for this purpose.
 [[Category:Functions]]
 [[Category:Time Functions]]