Editing Complete Example Scripts (section)

= Script for a quest with time limit =

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Scriptname LH_TimeLimitedQuest extends Quest  

GlobalVariable Property GlobalDays auto ;initial days to complete
GlobalVariable Property GlobalTime auto ;counter for hours left
Quest Property TimedQuest auto ;the quest (I used two scripts on same quest while cause I modified a vanilla one)
int Property FailObjective auto ;objective that will fail when hours left reaches 0, it is the one to display the time left and will be refreshed
int Property FailStage auto ;stage to set the quest to, fail whole quest from it's fragment or whatever

Float endTime

Event OnInit()
	if (TGRDays.GetValue() > 0)
		;Debug.Notification("Starting countdown")
		GlobalTime.SetValue(GlobalDays.GetValue() * 24)
		endTime = Utility.GetCurrentGameTime()+GlobalDays.GetValue()
		TimedQuest.UpdateCurrentInstanceGlobal(GlobalTime)
		RegisterForUpdateGameTime(0.10)
	EndIf
EndEvent

Event OnUpdateGameTime()
	if (!TimedQuest.IsRunning())
		UnregisterForUpdateGameTime()
	EndIf
	float step = Math.Ceiling((endTime - Utility.GetCurrentGameTime()) * 24) - GlobalTime.GetValue()
	if (step != 0)
		if (0-step > GlobalTime.GetValue()) ;avoid displaying less then 0
			step = 0 - GlobalTime.GetValue()
		EndIf
		if TimedQuest.ModObjectiveGlobal(step, GlobalTime, FailObjective, 0, false, false)
			GlobalTime.SetValue(0.0)
			TimedQuest.UpdateCurrentInstanceGlobal(GlobalTime)
			TimedQuest.SetStage(FailStage)
			UnregisterForUpdateGameTime()
		EndIf
	EndIf
EndEvent
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