Scheduling
by Derek Kittrell · in Torque Game Builder · 03/07/2005 (8:45 pm) · 4 replies
Okay, I want to add a weapon which will explode after a specified amount of time. I was checked to see if there was some sort of onLifetimeExpire function, but I didn't see anything along those lines. I couldn't see how to pass a variable (in this case, the object) to a schedule, so since I'm defining the projectiles locally in a function, I don't really have a convenient reference to them after they're created. What would be the best way to do this? Also, I was curious about scheduling.. the documentation shows schedule(time, command, ). In every schedule I've seen, the "command" is 0.. what exactly does this mean, and what are the possible options?
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#2
03/07/2005 (9:04 pm)
Ah, I see.. that makes perfect sense now. Thanks! 
#3
03/07/2005 (9:56 pm)
Glad it makes sense :)
#4
setLifetime()
Set Objects' Lifetime.
(lifetime)
“%obj.setLifetime( 10 )”
lifetime - Lifetime of object (seconds). Setting a lifetime for an object results in the object being automatically destroyed when its lifetime is up. This lifetime is its life within a scene. Setting a lifetime of 0 gives the object infinite life which is the default.
"Torque 2D/Reference Guide"
07/24/2009 (8:57 am)
setLifetime() is what You need I think.setLifetime()
Set Objects' Lifetime.
(lifetime)
“%obj.setLifetime( 10 )”
lifetime - Lifetime of object (seconds). Setting a lifetime for an object results in the object being automatically destroyed when its lifetime is up. This lifetime is its life within a scene. Setting a lifetime of 0 gives the object infinite life which is the default.
"Torque 2D/Reference Guide"
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