[xClown]

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

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

[xClown]

Someone explain me this?

[sanamalik400]

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

[Kaliber]

...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

[Scenario]

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!