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celantra
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I would really like to see timer object added to the foundry toolset.
This would be an item under the Special Tab.
It would have an elapsed time entry with a limitation of 3 seconds to 3 minutes.
It would start and stop based upon all the action types already inherent in the foundry editor, Component Complete, Component Reached, Dialog Prompt Reached, Never, Immediately, Objective Complete, and Objective in Progress.
It would have the status of a component so that actions can be based upon component complete.
Right now authors are using kill timers and drop timers to achieve this effect but in a inconsistent and jerry rigged manner. It would be excellent to have this functionality integrated directly into the toolset so that timers can be consistently triggered.
This would be an item under the Special Tab.
It would have an elapsed time entry with a limitation of 3 seconds to 3 minutes.
It would start and stop based upon all the action types already inherent in the foundry editor, Component Complete, Component Reached, Dialog Prompt Reached, Never, Immediately, Objective Complete, and Objective in Progress.
It would have the status of a component so that actions can be based upon component complete.
Right now authors are using kill timers and drop timers to achieve this effect but in a inconsistent and jerry rigged manner. It would be excellent to have this functionality integrated directly into the toolset so that timers can be consistently triggered.
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I completely agree that a specific timer tool would be awesome. Yes, it is possible to work around it with the kill timers, etc. However, sometimes it can take hours just to make that happen exactly as it is supposed to. I hate that and would much rather spend those hours putting together a map and detailing my quests.
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I'm not saying you cant play at different levels and even publish and test at 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 and try to get some average that is acceptable. The reality is that the time will always be different based upon random factors no matter what you do.
A simple clock set for 3 seconds will always be 3 seconds regardless of the circumstances.
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I for one would love it, no more wasting encounter budget
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An alarm/timer would use up sooooo much less of their precious server CPU it's starting to push epic-fail status.
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I would say that if you are an author and would like to see this, add a post to this thread and let the devs know that this is something that you would like to see. I know we have been down this road before, but its time again to stand up and be heard. Be heard in a positive way for something that will give all of us a powerful new tool that will add a whole new dimension to the foundry tool.
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yes we need a timer object that causes a trigger event at conclusion, it should be able to count down in mins and seconds.
Yes we need an onscreen timer for timed events.
Both are very easy to implement so it is surprising that they are not part of the tool set.
We also need a trigger at the end of a single ended patrol, that together with the timers would allow us to make better animated set piece type events were an npc follows a path, we can then spawn a copy at end of path do some emotes with timer then spawn another npc to patrol again etc. So much freedom would be added, may be the devs do not want to be even more outdone than they are now?
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and it should start at a 1 second timer.
They are probably working on something like this i would imagine.
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/stands around for 15 minutes while making pancakes. Ding, your daily is done.
People will always find ways, and this would not really make it considerably easier. Besides, there can always be clauses like 'a timer can't be used as the first three and last three story components' or whatnot.
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Want to buy true bossfights, at least such where we could add stuff happening at certain percentages of life. Even a small selection of present ranges would be awesome. And more bossy bosses in general. Even if they can just be used as the last encounter on story tab and there has to be at least 50 mobs killed before that or something. Where there's a will, there's a way.
No worse then many of the quests that exist anyway, so might as well give the story telling authors tools to do their jobs more effectively.
The reason we don't have one is that it was likely not part of the cryptic engine originally, as there is no use of similar technology in any of the story based content, and so requires specific development to create. Just my guess.
However, when the authors have made a case for specific functionality within the foundry, 3D editior, drag and drop in 3D mode, fly camera, to name a few, the foundry development team has put best efforts in giving us the tools we have requested. This post was created as a request for such new functionality.
We can all guess at the reasons why it was not included originally, but I will err on the part of discretion in saying that possibly it was functionality that had a lower priority to other recently delivered toolsets. Regardless, determining why we don't have it was not intention of this thread, though since the topic has been raised I am more then happy to add my two cents.
Exactly. That's what I was getting at. Yes, you could put up a timer for 15mins in a quest, and while doing it, come and poke your character every now and then to not get kicked out, and the quest could auto complete and ding, a chest. But you can already do that. For example, just stand around for 15 minutes, take a few steps forward into an area and ding, a chest. In the latter example you won't actually finish a daily, since it would not get flagged for a daily anyway.
But. Give us timers with 10 minutes of total time that can be used per adventure, and I'll be pretty happy already
It just is a tool that's very much needed in small quantities. Longer would be great, but if it's that difficult to think of an idea that wouldn't give birth to wave of abuse, I'd be ecstatic with the 10 minute total.
You're right I did forget that instance. Good catch. Then all the more easily integrated into the foundry I would think. I cannot however think of another instance. Since you caught that one maybe you can point out others.