Help me understand negative timers

[H1ms3lf]

Okay, positive timers are pretty easy to figure out, but the scripts in the scenes I'm messing around with use negative timers, so help me understand those to avoid screwing what is already set up there =X

This is a simple timer, can someone convert it to instead use a - GetSecondsPassed instead of + ?

(BTW, what is the syntax to post script code? I tried a few but no success, gonna put in a quote)

[quote]

Begin GameMode

if CG03.turnincount >= 9 && timer > 6   ;reset timer so it can start counting

set timer to 0

elseif CG03.turnincount == 9 &&  timer > 5 ;after 5 seconds do this and reset the timer to avoid repetition until another 5 seconds have passed

Say CG03TurnInTestTopic

set timer to 0

else

set timer to timer + GetSecondsPassed

endif

end

[/quote]





Thanks very much!! =]

[RoyBatty]

float ftimer

int doonce

int irun



Begin GameMode



    if doonce == 0

        set ftimer to 10

        set doonce to 1

    endif



    if irun = 0



        if fTimer < 5

            (do something)

        elseif fTimer < 2

            (do something)

        elseif fTimer < 0

            set irun to 1

        endif



        set fTimer to ftimer - GetSecondsPassed

    endif



End

[H1ms3lf]

Thanks!



Today is a holiday here, gonna get some work done on that little mod =)