using a count down timer in smartfox2x

Unity Engine
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i know that this thread might not be right to be here since it’s a smartfox question, i asked them for help about doing a countdown timer and they keep putting me on the manual about using a taskscheduler which all it does is just start a new thread and i implemented it verbatim by the manual but no luck.

pretty much i’m trying to make it so i’m able to have the server do a countdown time for the clients like once all users are in the lobby countdown to start the game.
so far i been researching about the java classes and i don’t mean javascript by the way for those who don’t know the difference.
java.util.Timer;
java.util.timertask;
java.util.date;

using the date it’s weird because of the format i’m just trying to do something similar as saying

public float timer = 30;
timer -= Time.deltatime;

but on the smartfox server, anyone here knowledgable with java that could guide me about it?

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Your lobby is a room in the server, check the amount of users when one joins the room and when it’s full start the task scheduler.
There is a thread somewhere in the SFS forum that has a working example i think.
Or at least to get you on the way. I used it once but i don’t have the code anymore.
But I remember it’s not that hard to get it to work.
Also you can post your code for the scheduler on SFS forums and someone will help you.

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i’m having lots of problems with the task scheduler, i did it the same way the manual does it.
it seems to only run once: for example if i use the start function to send an extension response to the server it does runs the task scheduler and it runs but i can’t get a variable to return back to the clients that updates at runtime. if i send the extension response using the update or fixed update functions it just restarts the task shceduler making new threads causing unity to crash.

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I would make it transparent to the client. The dumber the client the better.
Have the server count the players in the lobby as they enter, when full send a message to all clients to start the countdown.
That’s only a visual effect.
On the server use the task to push them into the game room.