About skill cooldowns

ACTION GAME MAKER Questions
1

I want to set a cooldown for skills, but it’s not working.

I tried adding a variable and decrementing it by one in a common event, but the common event and other events keep alternating, causing infinite jumping or other issues.

Is there a better way to do this?

Example:
Bomb skill (add 600 to variable)
(If variable is >= 0) → Common event (decrement variable by 1) →

2

There is a “Timer” feature within actions, which allows you to increment or decrement any variable A. You can also set a stop condition, such as halting when the value reaches 0. Why not give it a try?

Example of Use

  1. Prepare a cooldown variable for Skill A, named “Timer Variable A.”

  2. When Skill A is activated, insert a command to start a countdown timer using Timer Variable A, set to begin at 10, and configure it to stop when it reaches 0.

  3. By adding a condition to the link leading to the state that activates Skill A, requiring Timer Variable A to be 0, you can prevent the skill from being used if the cooldown has not yet finished.

3

Thank you so much!

I tried it out, and it worked perfectly on the first try!!!

I really appreciate it!!!

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