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[Leonidas]

Hi @SayHiToMePls,

So using setTimeout inside the update loop is a no no, since a new timeout will start on each and every frame.

In general setTimeout should be avoided since it will fire even when the window is minimized/ is not focused.

Here is a different way to keep track of time, that can easily work with the script update method:

[SOLVED] Timer Implementation

If i use the example provided from Will’s Code in the topic above, add a Boolean variable to toggle your timer by calling a function when you need to start your timer. var Timer = pc.createScript('timer'); // initialize code called once per entity Timer.prototype.initialize = function() { this.timer = 0; this.isTimerActive = false; }; // Begin timer by calling this function Timer.prototype.beginTimer = function(){ this.isTimerActive = true; }; // update code called every frame Ti…