Delay Command

[4BOLTMAIN]

I want to delay a player port function by 1 second so the player will see a cosmetic spell visual before they port.

What is the function to do this for Trinity core?

[SpellEffects]

uint32 Timer = 3000; //3000 = 3 seconds
if (Timer <= uiDiff) {
	//Do stuff here
}

Not really sure, but I think this might do the trick.

[4BOLTMAIN]

What should I define uiDiff as ?

Here is the code I am using now, the wait function I found using google but I have heard that this will sleep the entire thread that updates units on the map. I should use a delayed execution instead but I have no idea how to do that.

This is my generic game object script that needs to be changed.

#include "ScriptPCH.h"


void wait(unsigned int mseconds)    // This is the function I would like changed, this is no good.
{
        clock_t goal = mseconds + clock();
        while (goal > clock());
} 

class generic_gobject : public GameObjectScript
{
        public: generic_gobject(): GameObjectScript("generic_gobject") {}

    bool OnGossipHello(Player* player, GameObject* gameobject)
    {
                
                uint32 nNowait = 0, sSpell1 = 54190, sSpell2 = 52096, mMap = 1, wWait1 = 80, wWait2 = 900;
                float xCoord = 0.0f, yCoord = 0.0f, zCoord = 0, oOrient = 0.0f;
                                
                switch (gameobject->GetEntry())  //determine what game object was used
                        {
                        case 2: //Shattrath Portal to Dalaran gob entry
                                if (player->getLevel() <= 79)
                                {
                                        //player is not level 80 do not port
                                        player->GetSession()->SendNotification("You must reach level 80 to use this portal.");
                                        return false;
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                        nNowait = 1;
                                        mMap = 571;
                                        xCoord = 5820.606f;
                                        yCoord = 544.037f;
                                        zCoord = 652.932f;
                                        oOrient = 1.858341f;
                                }
                                break;

                        case 3: //Shattrath Orb of Teleportation gob entry
                                mMap = 530;
                                xCoord = -1823.818f;
                                yCoord = 5350.067f;
                                zCoord = -11.428f;
                                oOrient = 5.154526f;
                                break;

                        case 4: //Dalaran Orb of Teleportation gob entry
                                mMap = 571;
                                xCoord = 5820.606f;
                                yCoord = 544.037f;
                                zCoord = 652.932f;
                                oOrient = 1.858341f;
                                break;

                        case 6: //Thunder Bluff Orb of Teleportation gob entry
                                xCoord = -1276.706f;
                                yCoord = 124.102f;
                                zCoord = 132.266f;
                                oOrient = 5.466212f;
                                break;

                        case 7: //Iron Forge Orb of Teleportation gob entry
                                mMap =0;
                                xCoord = -4937.491f;
                                yCoord = -935.506f;
                                zCoord = 504.144f;
                                oOrient = 5.411f;
                                break;

                        case 8: //Hyjal Teleporter (Hyjal Entrance) gob entry
                                if (player->getLevel() <= 79)
                                {
                                        //player is not level 80 do not port
                                        player->GetSession()->SendNotification("You must reach level 80 to use this portal.");
                                        return false;
                                }
                                else if (player->HasAura(54643))
                                {
                                        //player player has recently teleported do not port
                                        player->GetSession()->SendNotification("You are unable to teleport right now.");
                                        return false;
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                        xCoord = 4612.435f;
                                        yCoord = -3862.041f;
                                        zCoord = 944.936f;
                                        oOrient = 1.071263f;
                                        sSpell2 = 54643;  // add teleport buff to player
                                }
                                break;

                        case 9: //Island Orb of Teleportation gob entry
                                xCoord = 16200.689f;
                                yCoord = 16206.03f;
                                zCoord = 1.142f;
                                oOrient = 1.563672f;
                                break;

                        case 10: //Winterspring Teleporter (Hyjal Exit) gob entry
                                if (player->HasAura(54643))
                                {
                                        //player player has recently teleported do not port
                                        player->GetSession()->SendNotification("You are unable to teleport right now.");
                                        return false;
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                xCoord = 4560.639f;
                                yCoord = -3935.394f;
                                zCoord = 943.289f;
                                oOrient = 4.200279f;
                                sSpell2 = 54643;  // add teleport buff to player
                                }
                                break;

                        case 11: //Ratchet Orb of Teleportation gob entry
                                xCoord = -894.037f;
                                yCoord = -3773.568f;
                                zCoord = 12.479f;
                                oOrient = 2.432517f;
                                break;

                        case 12: //Booty Bay Orb of Teleportation gob entry
                                mMap = 0;
                                xCoord = -14446.071f;
                                yCoord = 513.053f;
                                zCoord = 27.333f;
                                oOrient = 4.620865f;
                                break;

                        case 14: //Wintergrasp Orb of Teleportation gob entry
                                mMap = 571;
                                xCoord = 5050.265f;
                                yCoord = 2845.859f;
                                zCoord = 394.149f;
                                oOrient = 6.242441f;
                                break;

						case 17: //Argent Tournament Grounds Orb of Teleportation gob entry
								mMap = 571;
								xCoord = 8347.061f;
								yCoord = 801.276f;
								zCoord = 545.257f;
								oOrient = 6.116282f;
								break;

                        default:
                        break;
						}

                if (xCoord == 0)  //no port location set, do nothing
                {
                        return true;
                }
                else
                {
                        if (nNowait == 1) // Player used portal in Shattrath keep the port blizzlike.
                        {
                                player->CastSpell(player, sSpell2, true);
                        }
                        else
                        {
                                player->CastSpell(player, sSpell1, true);
                               wait(wWait1);
								
                                player->CastSpell(player, sSpell2, true);
                               wait(wWait2);
                        }
                        
                        player->TeleportTo(mMap, xCoord, yCoord, zCoord, oOrient);
                        return false;   
                }
        }
};

void AddSC_generic_gobject()
{
    new generic_gobject();
}

Basically what this does is allows me to use one script for various teleporter game objects. Eventually this code will grow bigger as I add more custom objects to my server but for now I would just like the wait function changed to pause the port the 'correct' way.

[DrakeFish]

I don't think it's a good idea to put a loop like this in a private server code. Depending on how it handles it you could make it freeze a part of the server for the time you're making it sleep. Can't you use events? You could look at the existing events in the TrinityCore source and try to make your own. This would be the best way to do it.

[4BOLTMAIN]

I don't think it's a good idea to put a loop like this in a private server code. Depending on how it handles it you could make it freeze a part of the server for the time you're making it sleep. Can't you use events? You could look at the existing events in the TrinityCore source and try to make your own. This would be the best way to do it.

Yes I agree, thats why I need to change it. I dont have a lot of experience with c++, Im the type of person that learns by looking at other code examples. I saw this wait function on google and it looked better then the for i = 1000000 example. lol! Ive searched the source for "delay" and "pause" but couldnt find anything. Where would I look to find an event example?

[SpellEffects]

Yes I agree, thats why I need to change it. I dont have a lot of experience with c++, Im the type of person that learns by looking at other code examples. I saw this wait function on google and it looked better then the for i = 1000000 example. lol! Ive searched the source for "delay" and "pause" but couldnt find anything. Where would I look to find an event example?

Look on the official trinity repository, they must have some boss scripts or what ever there that includes delayed events.