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note about GameDaysPassed - anyone care to check if this was true in Oblivion?
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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]. | ||
In Fallout 3, [[:Category:Time Functions|GameDaysPassed]] is a float with enough precision to accurately measure the passage of seconds, which can be used as an alternative to GetSeconds Passed. 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. | |||
[[Category:Functions]] | [[Category:Functions]] | ||
[[Category:Time Functions]] | [[Category:Time Functions]] | ||