do after n seconds

How do "I do after n seconds" do something?

What I am trying to achieve is "do every n seconds until xxx happens" for movement, using recurrence.

The easiest way I've found you can achieve this is the following:

* Create a global variable and call it something like: "ActionHappened" and set it's default value to 0.

* Create a timer that runs every x seconds if the variable ActionHappened = 0

* Elsewhere you would have your action set the value of ActionHappened to 1 whenever the action you are waiting on has been triggered

* Then on your earlier timer function I would put an else and then perform whatever code actions you want to perform

If you need further explanation, just ask.

Works inefficient. The whole idea behind my movement is to do the check every x seconds only if ActionHappened=0. Your solution would still be checking the condition even after ActionHappened=1. For movement ActionHappened == If The player have reached the point pointed by mouse do set ActionHappened to 1.

What I am trying to achieve:

<SYstem>Are you there? <Player> NO <System> I move Player towards target.

<SYstem>Are you there? <Player> NO <System> I move Player towards target.

<SYstem>Are you there? <Player> NO <System> I move Player towards target.

<SYstem>Are you there? <Player> Yes <System> Ok it's fine. I won't be troubling you again.

What I get using your solutio:

<SYstem>Are you there? <Player> NO <System> I move Player towards target.

<SYstem>Are you there? <Player> NO <System> I move Player towards target.

<SYstem>Are you there? <Player> NO <System> I move Player towards target.

<SYstem>Are you there? <Player> Yes

<SYstem>Are you there? <Player> Yes

<SYstem>Are you there? <Player> Yes - Yes for f*ck sake's I am where I should be so shut the f*ck up!

I will be doing RPG so I can allow myself to have one useless "Every thick" running but I wonder what will happen if need to do Paltfromer with plenty of things running.

i would create a variable lets call it x = 0

ok so your example lets say when the system says are u there and you say "yes" event will be x=1

and under condition it would be "every n seconds' aswell as "if x = 0" ask "are you there"

sorry im bad at explaining but that should work for what u need