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c#unity-game-enginetime
MoHacky
MoHacky

Reputation: 3

Time countdown doesn't stop at 0:0.0 and it never reaches the else statement

I have problem with reaching the else statement in Update method and I don't know how to make this clock stop. S The startTime is in seconds. If you make it 90.0f you will have 1.30 minute. The problem is I need to stop this clock when reaches the 0:0.0. 

public Text TimerText;
private float startTime = 3.0f;
private bool start = false;
private float _time;
private float _minutes, _seconds;

// Use this for initialization
void Start ()
{
    start = false;
    startTime = 3.0f;
}

// Update is called once per frame
void Update ()
{
   // if (start)
  //  return;
    if (startTime > 0.0f)
    {
        _time = startTime - Time.time; // ammount of time since the time has started
        _minutes = (int)_time / 60;
        _seconds = _time % 60;
        TimerText.text = _minutes + ":" + _seconds.ToString("f1");
    }
    else
        Debug.Log("we are here"); 
}

private void CheckGameOver()
{
    Debug.Log("gameover");
}

public void StartTime()
{
    TimerText.color = Color.black;
    start = true;
}

Upvotes: 0

Views: 91

Answers (2)

Programmer
Programmer

Reputation: 125305

It is recommended to use Time.deltaTime like Pawel did in his answer.

I know that this problem is already solved but just in-case you want to know why your code is not working, that's because when you did if (startTime > 0.0f), you are supposed to be decrementing startTime in the if statement. If you don't, startTime>0 will always be true which means that the if statement will run forever.

You can still fix this by simply replacing your if (startTime > 0.0f) with if (Time.time < startTime). You don't need to decrement anymore but it will work.

Upvotes: 0

Paweł Marecki
Paweł Marecki

Reputation: 630

Use Time.deltaTime instead of Time.time and change:

if (_time> 0.0f) 
{...}

Add _time = startTime into Start()

Upvotes: 3

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