Sending Event on a Delay without needing to remain in the State?[SOLVED]

[MikeTelly]

Is there a way to do this? Apparently this is how Send Event initially functioned. It seemed like a good way to set up timers within an FSM. If you can't make a Timer using Send Event, how do you make timers that work across a single FSM (without creating a separate FSM)? Using the Wait action doesn't work as that forces me to stay in a single state.

[Fat Pug Studio]

It can't be done with a single state machine.

[jeanfabre]

Hi,

 Yes it can be done actually

there is a fsm setting you can turn on so that delayed event are kept alive even if you exit the state you have defined it.

use Fsm.KeepDelayedEventsOnStateExit = true;

If you need a custom action for this ( if you don't know how to code), let me know, I'll do it.

 Bye,

 Jean

[Fat Pug Studio]

Whoa 

[MikeTelly]

Hi,

 Yes it can be done actually

there is a fsm setting you can turn on so that delayed event are kept alive even if you exit the state you have defined it.

use Fsm.KeepDelayedEventsOnStateExit = true;

If you need a custom action for this ( if you don't know how to code), let me know, I'll do it.

 Bye,

 Jean

Ya I'd really appreciate a custom action.

[Plancksize]

<SNIP>

use Fsm.KeepDelayedEventsOnStateExit = true;

If you need a custom action for this ( if you don't know how to code), let me know, I'll do it.

<SNIP>

Oh. I've been activating gameobjects that then self-deactivate with a Wait and Send Delay for that.
An action to avoid using those GOs for delayed events would be awesome.

[jeanfabre]

Hi,

 ok, it's on the Ecosystem



Let me know if it works ok for you, then I'll tweet about it.

 Bye,

 Jean

[MikeTelly]

Hi,

 ok, it's on the Ecosystem

Let me know if it works ok for you, then I'll tweet about it.

 Bye,

 Jean

I imported it and got the message below. How exactly do you use it through? Is it that if we force a state to exit and if a delayed event has been activated, the delayed event will still go off?

If so, is there a way to make it attached to Send Event only? I made this variation of Send Event that finishes if you select the "State Independent" bool and while having a Delay. The Event will go off regardless of if you left the state. It seems though that Fsm.KeepDelayedEventsOnStateExit is a property of the whole FSM and not individual actions/events. Is there a way to turn this bool to true, send the event, and then back to false without potentially effecting other events?

[jeanfabre]

Hi,

- ignore the warning, it'a harmless.

- yes, you set it for a given fsm, and then all delayed event in that fsm will not be interupted if you exit the state where the delayed event was sent from.

 Bye,

 Jean