About timers

azzazzinz85 · #1 06-01-2003, 10:38 AM

Hi there, I got a question concerning timers (I think).
I'm making an RPG like Final fantasy, very simple of course, and Before any one can attack in a fight a time meter (a shape) should be full before you can attack, but how can I do that.. I tried something like:

Shape1.width=shape1.width+(player speed)

If shape1.width=> X then....

Loop

Obviously it didn't work...
Thanks a lot.

vb-dred · #2 06-01-2003, 10:43 AM

i made 1 just similar to yours, look at the screenshot www.kidmania.8k.com/ss.jpg

anyway, i lost the coding for it.. sorry

Mad_Kitten · #3 06-01-2003, 12:53 PM

Maybe you could use timer. Set interval=1.

Code:

Private Sub Timer1_Timer()
shape1.Width = shape1.Width + 10 'or surtain amount you want to add every millisecond
If shape1.Width >= X Then 'attack is possible
End Sub

AndreRyan · #4 06-02-2003, 05:57 AM

Timers only execute once every 55ms on 95/98/ME and 10ms on 2000/XP therefore a timer cannot be set to 1 because it will still delay.

If you can a bit more specific about the "meter", it would be easier to understand what your're doing. If it just expands then place a timer(as long as you don't need precision) and increase the width.