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| Link to TES4 Construction Set Wiki: [http://cs.elderscrolls.com/constwiki/index.php/GetSecondsPassed GetSecondsPassed]. | | Link to TES4 Construction Set Wiki: [http://cs.elderscrolls.com/constwiki/index.php/GetSecondsPassed GetSecondsPassed]. |
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| 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:
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| <pre>float MyTimer
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| ; Reset the timer to 5 seconds (24 hours of 60 minutes of 60 seconds in a day).
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| set MyTimer to GameDaysPassed + (1.0 / 24.0 / 60.0 / 60.0) * 5.0
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| This is the same as this:
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| <pre>float MyTimer
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| ; Keep track of time.
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| set MyTimer to MyTimer - GetSecondsPassed
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| if MyTimer > 0
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| return
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| ; Reset the timer to 5 seconds.
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| set MyTimer to 5
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| endif
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| [[Category:Functions]] | | [[Category:Functions]] |
| [[Category:Time Functions]] | | [[Category:Time Functions]] |