countdown timer

[+Captain Gore-tex]

I am trying to set a zone where on entering a player has 30 secs of time to enter an answer to a question. Here is what I have done so far but have become stuck.

 

created a variable with value 30

 

created a timer with a set interval (not countdown) to 1 second and when a timer tick occurs to decrement it by one

 

Set the timer to start on entering zone and the question to be asked, so far so good.

 

I then move to the player input (answer to the question) this is where I become stuck

 

Can set it if the timer is greater than 0 AND the answer is correct to show a message and stop timer but then struggle to add two additional bits; if the timer is greater than 0 AND the answer is incorrect to show a message or if the timer is at 0 regardless of answer to show another different message.

 

I run out of the ability to add the AND bits.

 

Could someone post the correct conditional tests and actions to compile in what order.

 

Thanks

[Ranger Fox]

Since you're using the Builder, just do a nested IF statement; check two of the criteria and if that's good, check the other one. If everything is true, you'll enter the inner IF statement.

 

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I believe Captain Gore-tex is aware that displaying a Message Box while an Input Box is active will crash a Garmin Player. That's why he's waiting for the player to input something before checking the timer. I wanted to make a notation here for clarification.

[Ranger Fox]

Oh, I forgot to include the logic:

 

if timer = 0 then

"You ran out of time"

else

if timer > 0 and answerCorrect then

"Right answer"

else

"Wrong answer"

end if

end if

[+Audion64]

Is your question 'attached' to an item or something?

 

I guess what I'm asking is, if they answer incorrectly how are you getting back to the top to ask the question again?

Edited August 8, 2008 by Audion

[+Captain Gore-tex]

Is your question 'attached' to an item or something?

 

I guess what I'm asking is, if they answer incorrectly how are you getting back to the top to ask the question again?

 

what I planned was for for a player to enter a zone which would start the timer counting down, a message box would pop up asking for an input. If it is answered correctly before the timer got to zero then the timer would stop and a congratulatory message box would open and the next zone would become active/visible. if however the incorrect answer is given but within the time a try again message is displayed, the player leaves and re-enters the zone and the question pops up again. If however the timer gets to zero a 'punishment' zone becomes active resulting in a diversion away from the route to collect different information before continuing.