BGE object.life - gives you the life countdown for temporary objects.

Whenever using AddObject actuator, this feature gives you control over morbid events (a.k.a. trigger events before the object ends).

Demo file here:  
http://blenderecia.orgfree.com/blender/tmp/cube_life.blend

Feature implemented as part of the BGE development workshop in BlenderPRO 2010 - Fortaleza, Brazil

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_Scene.cpp b/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_Scene.cpp
index a30591d8da1..3d7fcb25f2b 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_Scene.cpp
+++ b/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_Scene.cpp
@@ -812,6 +812,8 @@ SCA_IObject* KX_Scene::AddReplicaObject(class CValue* originalobject,
 		// add a timebomb to this object
 		// for now, convert between so called frames and realtime
 		m_tempObjectList->Add(replica->AddRef());
+		// this convert the life from frames to sort-of seconds, hard coded 0.02 that assumes we have 50 frames per second
+		// if you change this value, make sure you change it in KX_GameObject::pyattr_get_life property too
 		CValue *fval = new CFloatValue(lifespan*0.02);
 		replica->SetProperty("::timebomb",fval);
 		fval->Release();