Game Time with variable count speed

Questions & Answers
1

Hi,

I was wondering how to make a game time counter that has varying counting speed. What I mean by that is:

Normal Counting:
[1] (1 second wait), [2] (1 second wait), [3] (1 second wait), [4] (4 second wait)
Fast Counting:
[1] (.5 second wait), [2] (.5 second wait), [3] (.5 second wait)
Even faster counting:
[1] (.1 second wait), [2] (.1 second wait), [3] (.1 second wait)
The (x second wait) being the real time and the integer in the bracket[] before that being in game time.

How would I go about doing this? It seems like Update() and FixedUpdate() both update multiple times before actually displaying the values changed within the function (or am I mistaken?) so with my current knowledge i have no idea how to make it count reliably… Thanks!

2

Easy enough, if I understand. The sample below uses a Coroutine. An invaluable tool once you understand them.

int ticks;
float delay = 0.5f;

void Start() { StartCoroutine(Timer()); }

IEnumerator Timer() {
   yield return new WaitForSeconds(delay);
   ticks++;
   StartCoroutine(Timer());
}