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Repeat every X seconds

Trigger an event every X seconds.

Authors and contributors to this experimental extension: arthuro555, VegeTato, D8H.

Convenience conditions, actions and behaviors for timers to trigger a condition every X seconds.

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Actions

Reset repetition count of a scene timer
Reset repetition count of a scene timer.

See parameters & details
  • Parameter 1 (🔤 String): Timer name used to loop

Technical note: parameters 0, 2 are internal parameters handled by GDevelop.

Technical note: this action internal type (in GDevelop JSON) is RepeatEveryXSeconds::DeleteTimer.

Conditions

Repeat with a scene timer
Triggers every X seconds.

See parameters & details
  • Parameter 1 (🔤 String): Timer name used to loop
  • Parameter 2 (🔢 Number): Duration in seconds between each repetition

Technical note: parameters 0, 3 are internal parameters handled by GDevelop.

Technical note: this condition internal type (in GDevelop JSON) is RepeatEveryXSeconds::Repeat.

Repeat with a scene timer X times
Triggers every X seconds X amount of times.

See parameters & details
  • Parameter 1 (🔤 String): Timer name used to loop
  • Parameter 2 (🔢 Number): Duration in seconds between each repetition
  • Parameter 3 (🔢 Number): The limit of loops Maximum nuber of repetition (-1 to repeat forever).

Technical note: parameters 0, 4 are internal parameters handled by GDevelop.

Technical note: this condition internal type (in GDevelop JSON) is RepeatEveryXSeconds::RepeatXTimes.

Repetition number of a scene timer
Compare the number of times the timer has repeated.

See parameters & details
  • Parameter 1: 🟰 Relational operator
  • Parameter 2 (🔢 Number): Value to compare
  • Parameter 3 (🔤 String): Timer name used to loop

Technical note: parameters 0, 4 are internal parameters handled by GDevelop.

Technical note: this condition internal type (in GDevelop JSON) is RepeatEveryXSeconds::Repetition.

Expressions

Expression Description
RepeatEveryXSeconds::Repetition(string) Return the number of times the timer has repeated.
🔤 String Timer name used to loop

Repeat every X seconds

Allows to repeat an object timer every X seconds.

Behavior properties

  • How many times should the timer trigger? -1 for forever. (🔢 Number). Default value is -1.
  • The time between each trigger (in seconds) (🔢 Number). Default value is 1.
  • The name of the timer to repeat (🔤 String). Default value is MyTimer.
See internal technical details
  • How many times should the timer trigger? -1 for forever. is stored as Limit (Number). Default value is -1.
  • The time between each trigger (in seconds) is stored as TimerLength (Number). Default value is 1.
  • The name of the timer to repeat is stored as TimerName (String). Default value is MyTimer.

Behavior actions

Reset repetition count of an object timer
Reset repetition count of an object timer.

See parameters & details
  • Parameter 0: 👾 Object
  • Parameter 1: 🧩 Behavior
  • Parameter 2 (🔤 String): Timer name used to loop

Technical note: parameter 3 is an internal parameter handled by GDevelop.

Technical note: this action internal type (in GDevelop JSON) is RepeatEveryXSeconds::RepeatTimer::DeleteTimer.

Behavior conditions

Repeat with an object timer
Triggers every X seconds.

See parameters & details
  • Parameter 0: 👾 Object
  • Parameter 1: 🧩 Behavior
  • Parameter 2 (🔤 String): Timer name used to loop
  • Parameter 3 (🔢 Number): Duration in seconds between each repetition

Technical note: parameter 4 is an internal parameter handled by GDevelop.

Technical note: this condition internal type (in GDevelop JSON) is RepeatEveryXSeconds::RepeatTimer::Repeat2.

Repeat with an object timer X times
Triggers every X seconds X amount of times.

See parameters & details
  • Parameter 0: 👾 Object
  • Parameter 1: 🧩 Behavior
  • Parameter 2 (🔤 String): Timer name used to loop
  • Parameter 3 (🔢 Number): Duration in seconds between each repetition
  • Parameter 4 (🔢 Number): The limit of loops Maximum nuber of repetition (-1 to repeat forever).

Technical note: parameter 5 is an internal parameter handled by GDevelop.

Technical note: this condition internal type (in GDevelop JSON) is RepeatEveryXSeconds::RepeatTimer::RepeatXTimes.

Repetition number of an object timer
Compare the number of times the timer has repeated.

See parameters & details
  • Parameter 0: 👾 Object
  • Parameter 1: 🧩 Behavior
  • Parameter 2: 🟰 Relational operator
  • Parameter 3 (🔢 Number): Value to compare
  • Parameter 4 (🔤 String): Timer name used to loop

Technical note: parameter 5 is an internal parameter handled by GDevelop.

Technical note: this condition internal type (in GDevelop JSON) is RepeatEveryXSeconds::RepeatTimer::Repetition.

Behavior expressions

Expression Description
Object.RepeatTimer::Repetition(string) Return the number of times the timer has repeated.
🔤 String Timer name used to loop

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