Countdown script!

[Cyber]

Could someone please write a !countdown script for me? It should look like this:

Cyber says: !countdown

5

4

3

2

1

Go Go Go!!!

Btw: It's for MTA:SA RACE!

Thank you!

[Tubbie]

Hmm I guess it could be done very easily using setTimer and a recursive function with an argument containing how much secs are left and errmmm... if 0, print "GO!" or whatever LOL I don't know how to create a new command for usage in the console and I don't know how to print in the chat, but otherwise I'll write it for you LOL Damn lack of time ghehe

[Tubbie]

Hmmm.. to show you what I mean:

function countdown(count) 
    if (count > 0) then 
        outputChatBox(count, getRootElement(), 255, 255, 255) 
        setTimer(countdown(count - 1), 1000, 0) 
    else 
        outputChatBox("Go Go Go!!!", getRootElement(), 255, 255, 255) 
    end 
end 
  
addCommandHandler("countdown", countdown(5)) 

Remember, I don't know if it works, if it's correct and how to test it, it's just to give you a hand. Hope it works though, that would be nice ofcourse I'm particularily not sure about the parameters in the CommandHandler and in the Timer. Oh and I don't know how to do the ! command, so it now should work with a / hmmm...

Anywayz... another option is:

function countdownRec(count) 
    if (count > 0) then 
        outputChatBox(count, getRootElement(), 255, 255, 255) 
        setTimer(countdownRec(count - 1), 1000, 0) 
    else 
        outputChatBox("Go Go Go!!!", getRootElement(), 255, 255, 255) 
    end 
end 
  
function countdown() 
    countdownRec(5) 
end 
  
addCommandHandler("countdown", countdown) 

Let me know how it goes My main concerns are using / instead of ! and using parameters

[lil Toady]

/me slaps Tubbie with "Btw: It's for MTA:SA RACE!"

on *:SIGNAL:mta.command:{ 
  if ($3 == !countdown) { 
    var %a = 1,%max = 6 
    while (%a <= %max) { 
      if (%a == %max) .timer 1 %a mta.text $1 Go Go Go!!! 
      else .timer 1 %a mta.text $1 %max - %a 
      !inc %a 
    } 
  } 
} 

[Cyber]

Thank You lil Toady!

[Tubbie]

DOH! I feel stupid Hmm... just wondering, but was it correct for DM?

[norby89]

just wondering, but was it correct for DM?

dunno if the first one would of worked but either way I'd call the timer once instead of infinite times

function countdown(count) 
    if (not count) then 
        count = 5 
    elseif (count > 0) then 
        outputChatBox(count, getRootElement(), 255, 255, 255) 
        setTimer(countdown(count - 1), 1000, 1) 
    else 
        outputChatBox("Go Go Go!!!", getRootElement(), 255, 255, 255) 
    end 
end 
  
addCommandHandler("countdown", countdown) 

this would work with no parameters ^

[Tubbie]

Hmm oh yes... so you cant give any parameters... that's annoying but anyway, I don't think it got called infinite times cuz when it reaches 0, it just puts something in the chat and there is no recursive call anymore LOL By the way, how can you create ! commands? Cuz this script creates a / command

Oh.. wait... I see what you mean with infinite... it's the 0 you replaced with a 1 right? LOLLLL nevermind

[-XIII-4Cazp.UK]

Hope this is easier:

if ($3 == !countdown) mta.text $1 5...

mta.text $1 4...

mta.text $1 3...

mta.text $1 2...

mta.text $1 1...

mta.text $1 Go Go Go!!!!

}

dont excpect it to work lol, i dont test half the little scripts i make

[-XIII-4Cazp.UK]

Oh i spotted a bug

Replace:

  
mta.text $1 4... 
mta.text $1 3... 
mta.text $1 2... 
mta.text $1 1... 
mta.text $1 Go Go Go!!!! 
} 

With:

  
mta.text  4... 
mta.text  3... 
mta.text  2... 
mta.text  1... 
mta.text  Go Go Go!!!! 
} 

So code looks like:

if ($3 == !countdown) mta.text $1 5... 
mta.text  4... 
mta.text  3... 
mta.text  2... 
mta.text  1... 
mta.text  Go Go Go!!!! 

lol, there you go

[lil Toady]

1. No, the first script you posted was right, the second is not

2. You have no timer in the script, it will all be posted in the same second

3. I've already posted the countdown script

[-XIII-4Cazp.UK]

lol sry, i was tired when i made it

Didnt read the other posts