How would I create a timer?

[Robin]

Just (a - b).

[All0utWar]

How would I get the timer to stop and post the time when the game is over though?

[Robin]

You simply stop updating a when the game is over.

[All0utWar]

You simply stop updating a when the game is over.

Alright, one more question. Is it possible to shorten the amount of digits in the number? Like, it goes 1.734611324. Then when I go to the end screen the number is a lot longer.

[Robin]

You can use

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string.format('%.2f', your_number)

example:

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print(string.format('%.2f', 3.1290423094))
-- prints 3.13

If you want to change the number of digits to something other than 2, use that instead of 2.

[All0utWar]

You can use

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string.format('%.2f', your_number)

example:

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print(string.format('%.2f', 3.1290423094))
-- prints 3.13

If you want to change the number of digits to something other than 2, use that instead of 2.

So, this would go in love.update or love.draw?

[Robin]

love.draw.

In love.draw, you have something like:

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love.graphic.print(a-b, 10, 10)

It's not exactly the same what you have, but it's basically comparable.

Now, instead you do

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love.graphic.print(string.format("%.2f", a-b), 10, 10)

Adjust as needed.

[All0utWar]

Wow, I feel like a complete retard for not seeing how easy this is.

[tentus]

Wow, I feel like a complete retard for not seeing how easy this is.

Don't worry, everyone who writes code goes through that. I go feel that way about once a month.

[All0utWar]

Okay well, these should be the last few questions in THIS thread. (I hope) Anyway, whenever I take b out of the timer, the time changes from what it was while playing. It's like the time just says how much time it took to load the game and when I go back to play and then go to the end game screen, the time is the same as the last time I went to the screen. Second question, how do I make it so the timer only starts when the player presses the enter key and then the timer starts at 0 at the start of a new game?