SendMessage every second?

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1

Hi,

I’m using “SendMessage(“decrease”, rate, SendMessageOptions.DontRequireReceiver)” within an update function but I don’t want it to occur every frame, instead only once a second. Also I only want it to be sent while the jump button is held down.

How can I do this?

Thanks,
Stu

3

You should invoke the call for timed functions, running a function every frame will still eat some CPU.

function Start () {
    InvokeRepeating("sendDecreaseMessage", 0, 1);
}

function sendDecreaseMessage () {
    SendMessage("decrease", rate, SendMessageOptions.DontRequireReceiver);
}
2

function Update()
{
Send();
}
function Send()
{
yield WaitForSeconds(1);
if(Input.GetButton(“Jump”))
{
SendMessage(“decrease”, rate, SendMessageOptions.DontRequireReceiver);
}
}