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Probally a question for Arn. Is it possible to tweak the ASM file to include a timer, say 10 minutes, between the activation of a tick18 animation.

I only want the animation to run its full tick18 cycle once every 10 minutes, is that possible???

If so, what would an example of the code look like.

Many thanks for any advice,

Mark
 
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Hi Mark,

One option could be to use code similar to CAT to trigger the animation. Then you would trigger it when the minutes of the hour variable is 0, 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50. It would then run once every ten minutes (but it would run the reverse animation afterwards as well as soon as the minute becomes 1, 11, 21, 31, 41, or 51.

Else you will have to dive into ASM tweaking. Using the minute of the hour variable you can build your own condition on when to animate.
 
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Hi Arn,
Thanks for your reply.

The CAT tweaking option would be great for things like trains that can operate either end and your advice helps with that animation.

I also have a coal train which only operates in one direction, (forward) so CAT tweaking would not look proper in that instance.
Like most people, I have a limited knowledge of ASM tweaking but I am capable of copy/paste if some generous person is able to generate the code.
I'm sure the ASM time code would come in handy for a number of animated models.

Thanks for any advice,

Mark
 
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Arno,

I read through the SDK's and while there is mention of using HOD from 0-23, MOD from 0-59 and even SOM 0-59 seconds, there are doesn't seem to be any examples as to how to write the code for the ASM file.

Unfortunitely, TweakerII proggy doesn't go any further than day of the year and I couldn't see any where different in the CAT proggy???

Any help to get this timer working would be very much appreciated.

Regards,

Mark
 
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Hi,

I think what you found in the SDK are the conditions for effects, but that is not the same as the ASM variables.

388h is the variable for minutes of the hour. So it will run from 0 to 59. You can use it for your conditions. To experiment you can type this variable in CAT or MDL Tweaker (it is not in the predefined list indeed).
 
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