Ive got a powerup i need it to last 15 seconds

#1 Easiest way I can think is you have a flag in your player or whatever gameManager object you have set to false.

i.e

function Player::toggleGodMode(%this)
{
   if (Player.godMode)
      Player.godMode = false;
   else
      Player.godMode = true;
}

in the onPickup or whatever trigger is called when you get the powerup you set Player.godMode = true

function Powerup::onPickup(%this)
{
   Player.toggleGodMode();
   Player.schedule(15000, "toggleGodMode");
}

of course you want checks to make sure godmode isn't active when you pickup the powerup and adjust accordingly

#2 Thanks

#3 On


function Player::toggleGodMode(%this)
{
if (Player.godMode)
Player.godMode = false;
else
Player.godMode = true;
}

i modified it to be like this:


function Player::toggleGodMode(%this)
{
if (Player.godMode)
Player.godMode = false;
else
Player.godMode = true;
echo("IT WORKS");
}

but it didnt say it works in the console when i picked the powerup up

#4 I cant tell if it lasts for 15 seconds or not :P cause my powerup is speed so i cant really tell if its gone in 15 seconds

#5 Use a centerprint or some kind of message on screen to test it... pop up a gui or use a sound effect anything will work.

just wondering, shouldnt it be:

function Player::toggleGodMode(%this)
{
if (%this.godMode)
%this.godMode = false;
else
%this.godMode = true;
}

#6 I'm not sure if Item has an onPickup callback or not, how were you registering the powerup being activated before?

#7 @james
Your right, I didnt even notice that.

I think you could call your 'toggleGodMode' in Item::onRemove or maybe in onCollision (assuming item has that also... )

#8 I used TorqueLogoItem::OnCollision... not OnPickup though i didnt add this in any function

#9 I just created another function onpickup after the oncollision function

#10 Speed will not work if you are modifying the runSpeed variables.