3D FPS Timer/Clock

[hybrid merlin]

there's a module for working with date and time: https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/classes/class_time.html#class-time-method-get-datetime-string-from-datetime-dict

save to variable system unix time on timer start, then whenever you need to update the timer visual calculate the difference between current unix time and the saved value, you can get a time string or time dict from the resulting integer to generate a string for the timer formatted as you like.

the timer visual itself then can just be a label/richtextlabel in a canvas layer whose text you update periodically

[stuck yew]

Ahh too complicated, I just needed like a 10 minute counter

I get what you mean tho

[hybrid merlin]

it's pretty simple and I don't think it makes much difference how big timer

[stuck yew]

Still dont know how to make it tho

[hybrid merlin]

start by reading the docs i linked

im assuming you at least know how to change text of a label

[stuck yew]

Yes I have read them but they dont exactly help me with the code I need to use. These are just basic snippets of how to use time

[stuck yew]

Yes but self updating canvas sounds weird

No idea how to make such code

[hybrid merlin]

it doesn't have to be self-updating

you can run it in _process() of a main scene as well

[stuck yew]

What

[hybrid merlin]

you know about having code execute every frame, right?

_process() and _physics_process() methods

[stuck yew]

Nahhh i'm kinda lost

[hybrid merlin]

you didn't do the step by step tutorial in docs?

https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/getting_started/step_by_step/index.html

you should do it as a minimum, ideally do some of the follow up tutlrials as well

[stuck yew]

Yeah I get it I just dont know how to make a exact code with the time thing

[hybrid merlin]

exact?

you should first learn the basics

[stuck yew]

Bruh

I know some basics but I just need the code.

[hybrid merlin]

methods like _process() are part of the basics

[stuck yew]

I just needed one thing

[hybrid merlin]

there's a tutorial here that uses delta, but you should really learn how to make things yourself https://youtu.be/irI4ebb0JJ0

[stuck yew]

Don't have time for learning about Godot fully. Theres things I'd rather skip over.

[hybrid merlin]

yeah, well if you don't learn these things you'll be stuck like this

[stuck yew]

Ight