Local & Global timers - Printable Version

Local & Global timers - Printable Version

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Local & Global timers - xClown - 14.09.2015

I wonder,
When use a global timer, and when use a local timer?

What's a local timer? What's a global timer?

Re: Local & Global timers - xClown - 14.09.2015

Someone explain me this?

Re: Local & Global timers - sanamalik400 - 15.09.2015

..maybe no good scripters online now..i m also waiting for help :P

AW: Local & Global timers - Kaliber - 15.09.2015

...there exist no local timers...but i think i know what you mean.

Look you can run a timer for every player like:

PHP код:



//Under OnPlayerConnect:

SetTimerEx("PlayerTimer",999,1,"i",playerid);

This timer would run for every player...

A global timer is sth like this:

PHP код:



//Under OnGameModeInit

SetTimer("ForAll",999,1);


forward ForAll();

public ForAll()

{

    for(new i; i<MAX_PLAYERS; i++)

    {

         //here the code

    }

}

So you see..the global timer handels all players in one timer..so you dont need 500 timers..only 1

Re: Local & Global timers - Scenario - 15.09.2015

Just remember that if you run too many timers, it's going to cause some optimization problems. Don't have a global timer that runs every 5 seconds and does a MAX_PLAYERS or MAX_VEHICLES loop. And if for some stupid reason you ARE doing that- use y_iterate (foreach) and y_timers. I use y_timers on my own mode and while switching to that as opposed to SetTimer() may be daunting at first- don't fret; it's a lot better!