How do i make a timer that continue when i go to a different page in my game?

firestar246

What I want for my game is to create a timer so that after a certain amount of time has passed, I gain a coin. I figured out how to do that except for one problem: I need to stay on the page I put the timer code on in order for the timer to work. I want to be able to go to different areas of my game without the timer stopping. Is there a way to do this? btw, I am using Harlowe.

greyelf

Two questions:
1. In this thread you state that you are now using SubgarCube (although you don't state which version of SugarCube), do you still want this question answered for Harlowe or do you need it for SugarCube (1.x or 2.x) now?

2. How long is the timer count down going to be?

firestar246

I am using 1.x. The timer will be 5 seconds.

maysam_a

Bumping this question! If possible, answer the same but for Sugarcube 2! As I understood the question, a looping timer that every x seconds, adds a "coin"/a value to a counter. I have the same question.

TheMadExile

Goes into your Story JavaScript.

SugarCube v1.x:

/*
	Increment the player's coins by one every five seconds.
*/
setInterval(function () {
	/*
		This assumes that the coins variable will be `$coins`.  If you've
		named it something else, just change the `coins` below to whatever
		you're using (sans the `$` sigil).
	*/
	state.active.variables.coins += 1;
}, 5000); // in milliseconds

SugarCube v2.x:

/*
	Increment the player's coins by one every five seconds.
*/
setInterval(function () {
	/*
		This assumes that the coins variable will be `$coins`.  If you've
		named it something else, just change the `coins` below to whatever
		you're using (sans the `$` sigil).
	*/
	State.variables.coins += 1;
}, 5000); // in milliseconds

Also. Don't forget to initialize your counter variable within the StoryInit special passage.