Graphical editor - Timers and HUD

Timers

Timers are set up in the inspector of a room (Events section, timer: action) or in the Globals panel (Global timers).

Fields of a global timer:

Field	Role
`id`	Unique identifier of the timer
`duration`	Duration in seconds
`state`	Initial state: `ON` or `OFF`
`do`	Actions run when the timer reaches zero
`text`	Message shown when the timer reaches zero
`tick`	Actions run every second (optional)

Actions on expiry and on tick use the regular do: syntax: score.+.1, a room identifier, trigger_event:id, and so on.

To start or stop a global timer from an event or a choice, use this action:

do: "timer_global:timer_name:ON"       # ON, OFF or SWITCH

A local timer cancels itself when the player leaves the room. A global timer is paused with OFF, which keeps the remaining time.

HUD (persistent panels)

The HUD displays permanent information on the player screen: hit points, score, a mini-map, and so on. It is configured through hud: inside events.

Eight positions are available:

haut - top band
bas - bottom band
gauche - left edge
droite - right edge
haut-gauche, haut-droite - top corners
bas-gauche, bas-droite - bottom corners

Their English names work too: top, bottom, left, right, top-left, top-right, bottom-left, bottom-right.

Setting up a panel from the editor:

In the inspector, Events section, hud: action:

Field	Role
`position`	One of the eight positions above
`text`	Contents, supporting `v_name_v` variables and `[[split]]`
`size`, `width`, `height`	Optional dimensions
`background`, `text-color`, `font`	Optional appearance
`resizable`	Lets the player resize the panel

The panel is refreshed every time the event defining it runs. Put an if: or visible-if: condition on that event when the panel must be conditional. For a live HUD, put the update inside a global event or inside a timer tick.