TIMER

[GTkoi]

Hello, I would like to know how to put a timer at the top of the screen, when we start our game.
Otherwise thank you very much for the previous answers, it helped me a lot !

[havenphillip]

Script.font = "" -- path "Font" -- use TrueType font file
Script.pos = Vec2(0,30) -- Vec2 "Position"
Script.size = 15 -- float "Size"
Script.color = Vec4(1,1,0,1) -- color "Color"
Script.offset = 20 -- int "Offset" -- make larger if numbers get cut off

function Script:Start()
    self.font = Font:Load(self.font,self.size)
    if self.font == nil then
        Debug:Error("Select a font")
    end
end

function Script:PostRender(context)

    defaultFont = context:GetFont()

    r = self.size + self.offset
    w = self.pos.x + window:GetWidth()/2 - self.offset
    h = self.pos.y

    --time factor
    time = Time:GetCurrent()/1000
    context:SetBlendMode(1)
    context:SetColor(self.color)
    context:SetFont(self.font)
    context:DrawText(Math:Round(time),w,h,r,r,Text.VCenter+Text.Center)
    context:SetFont(defaultFont)
end

[GTkoi]

Okay, but where do I put the code? On an object?

[havenphillip]

Yeah put a pivot in the scene and attach the script to the pivot. The pivot can be anywhere on the map. It doesn't matter because the PostRender() stuff will show up in the same place on screen regardless.

 

[GTkoi]

ok but, I don't have the font "brianjames.ttf " x) . So is does not work...

[GTkoi]

no it's good I found a another font to put, thank you for your answers ...

[GTkoi]

Another problem, when I press escape to put the game on pause, the timer comes off the screen...

[havenphillip]

Yeah, man. That's a little quirk in the system that I guess Josh never got around to straightening out.

Go to Scripts folder, and find "Main.lua". Open that and look for this:

    if gamemenu:Hidden() then
        
        --Update the app timing
        Time:Update()

        --Update the world
        world:Update()
        
    end

    --Render the world
    world:Render()


...then right before "world:Render()" add this line:

    gamemenu.gui:GetBase():Redraw()