noob question on using game time in scripting

[Tonycubed2]

Greetings,

I have serached the wikis and other material I found on the web but found no examples or solutions to creating a skyrim script that uses the time of day. I need to wirte a if-then script that activates on the player approaching a grave stone betwee the hours of 11pm and 4 am. Setting a trigger for it was easy, but I can't find a solution ofr getting the time of day/night, as in 3am, 2pm, etc. Anyhelp apprecaited.

I hope this is the right forum. First time here.

Respectfully,

Tony

[WillieSea]

Wow! I could not find much either. What was Beth thinking this time in removing GetSecondsPassed?!!

This puts a big damper on a clock mod for Skyrim...

The best I could find was a command that returns the date and time in a string. MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM

http://www.creationkit.com/GameTimeToString_-_Utility

[Tonycubed2]

Well, I am somewhat closer than this morning. I saw the string one, but not usable to compare integers. There is a Global variable called GameHour that does keep a 24 hour clock. back in previous games the variable could be compared to an integer directly. No more. Global variables cannot be used now like that. I am testing for valid time being between 10pm and 4 am. The followintg script compiles but I am still doing something wrong:

Scriptname TombstoneDanger extends ObjectReference  


GlobalVariable property GameHour auto

Float Property NoEarlierThan = 20.0 Auto  

Float Property NoLaterThan = 4.0 Auto  


bool function IsTimeValid()

	Float Timeofday = GameHour.GetValue()       

		if Timeofday > 13

             		if Timeofday >= NoEarlierThan

			return TRUE

		       endif

             elseif Timeofday <=  NoLaterThan    

			return TRUE

		endif

	Return FALSE

endFunction



Event OnTriggerEnter(ObjectReference akActionRef)

Debug.Notification("Triggered")

if (akActionRef == Game.GetPlayer()) 

if  IsTimeValid()

Debug.Notification("Time is Valid")

endif

endif

EndEvent

Edited February 17, 2012 by WillieSea
Added Code box

[WillieSea]

Couldn't you convert to an integer like this?

int Timeofday = GameHour.GetValue() as int

or perhaps like this?

int Timeofday = GameHour.GetValueInt()

I would probably use GetcurrentTime instead.

http://www.creationkit.com/GetCurrentTime

Another thing you can do is display the hour that was returned from the function to make sure its working.

[Tonycubed2]

I wish I had seen the GetCurrentTime before. I searched for something like that , too. Well, I got it working finally. Took 2 days. I feel like I discovered e=mc2 . At this rate the mod should be done by the year 3022 . here is the code I used, and I did add a line to display the time in the function for testing, that was very helpful. Next I need to spawn some skeletons at random moments during the witching hours and add some equally random spooky noises. Then on to infect every gravestone in the game. Almost.

p.s.: thanks for the suggestions, it helps to bounce stuff off someone.

p.s.s: Is there a text editor that I can use for skyrim that uses the color coding I see here? It is very cool. Using Sublime Text now.

Let me look for the code box thingy.

Scriptname TombsHaunted extends ObjectReference  


GlobalVariable property GameHour auto

Float Property NoEarlierThan = 20.0 Auto  

Float Property NoLaterThan = 4.0 Auto  


bool function IsTimeValid()

	Float TT = GameHour.GetValue()   

		if TT > 13

             		if TT >= NoEarlierThan

			return TRUE

		       endif

            elseif TT <=  NoLaterThan    

			return TRUE

		endif

	Return FALSE

endFunction



Event OnTriggerEnter(ObjectReference akActionRef)

Debug.Notification("Triggered")

	if (akActionRef == Game.GetPlayer()) 

		if  IsTimeValid()

		Debug.Notification("Time is Valid")

             	endif

	endif

	Debug.Notification(GameHour.GetValue())

EndEvent

Edited February 17, 2012 by Tonycubed2

[DsoS]

p.s.s: Is there a text editor that I can use for skyrim that uses the color coding I see here? It is very cool. Using Sublime Text now.

Let me look for the code box thingy.

Maybe something like this?

See if you can follow the instructions HERE ... You will need the free and great program NotePad++ there is a link to it on the page that I linked.

I did both the following sections:

• Setting up a quick compile
  
• Setting up Papyrus Language Definitions
  

If you have issues just PM me and I'll do my best to help you. I've used NotePad++ for several years now and I love it, and using it with Skyrim's Papyrus coding makes scripting a lot easier especially with the AutoComplete setup.

[Tonycubed2]

Thank you. It was HELL to setup, the wiki is sorely lacking and not everything was as straightforward as it said. But it is working!

[TripleSixes]

*Clears the Spider Webs*

Sorry for performing thread necromancy but I had a quick question about gametime. Is it possible to pause gametime (or slow it down to near-stop) without freezing the gameplay? Or just for a certain worldspace or cell or something :/

[WillieSea]

You can set the 'timescale' used in the game.

A setting of '1' is normal passage of time, where one minute in game is one minute in the real world.

The game usually goes at '30'. Perhaps '16'? I am not sure what Skyrim uses.

[TripleSixes]

You can set the 'timescale' used in the game.

A setting of '1' is normal passage of time, where one minute in game is one minute in the real world.

The game usually goes at '30'. Perhaps '16'? I am not sure what Skyrim uses.

Is it possible to incorporate the set timescale into a script that affects the player when a player is in a worldspace and/or cell(s)

[WillieSea]

Yes, but its not the 'player' it affects, its the game time.

A triggerzone could do it. Or a script on a door. Depends on how 'you' want to do it.

[TripleSixes]

Yes, but its not the 'player' it affects, its the game time.

A triggerzone could do it. Or a script on a door. Depends on how 'you' want to do it.

I just made new climate and weather settings, so my world space is forever in night. Tons easier

[WillieSea]

That would be correct. And I have made worldspaces forever twilight.

[TripleSixes]

That would be correct. And I have made worldspaces forever twilight.

well i still have 15 minutes of daylight... in theory my weather setting should get rid of it, as i did a preview while making it, but the weird thing is that my weather setting won't apply to my climate setting. I don't know why...

[WillieSea]

Did you attach your 'weather' to your 'climate' object?

[TripleSixes]

Did you attach your 'weather' to your 'climate' object?

Indeed, but when i "OK" it, it reverts to the previously set weather system.

[WillieSea]

So, the weather you placed on the climate does not stay?

Or are you talking about in-game, it reverts?

Edited August 25, 2012 by WillieSea

[TripleSixes]

So, the weather you placed on the climate does not stay?

Or are you talking about in-game, it reverts?

It doesnt stay in the CK, which reflects in-game. With the weather, i have 24 hours of night. Without, i have 23.75 hours of night lol