Game Maker Language sleep function without using alarms

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There is no built in sleep function in gml, is there a way to do a sleep function without using alarms?

Where do you need a sleep function for? I'm thinking about the classic `System.Threading.Thread.Sleep()` Method from Windows Forms, which I didn't found useful myself. — Steven, Jan 25 '18 at 15:04

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 01 '18 at 13:52

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Late reply, but if this is for "freeze frames" (short pauses to accent impact), this can be done via a busy loop:

/// busysleep(ms)
var t = current_time + argument0;
while (current_time < t) { }

answered Mar 01 '18 at 13:52

YellowAfterlife

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 11 '18 at 17:06

Create the variables sleepStart and count, then set them to 0. Within step, begin step, or end step, add the code:

if (sleepStart==1){count+=1}
if (count==90){//That number can be whatever you want, depending on the length you want the delay.
//Code to be executed after specified number of steps here.
}

When you want to start the delay, set sleepStart to 1.

In case you don't know, 90 steps would be 3 seconds at the default room speed of 30.

Game Maker Language sleep function without using alarms

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