Does anyone actually need to use sleep() in an event handler?

[Jacob__mybb_import1]

Disabling sleep() in events would solve a whole lot of issues and confusing things about scripting (having to use gamecheduleTask() when creating a model from an event handler, for example), but I don't want to do it anyone needs it.

If you just need to disable a tool for an amount of time after a player uses it, using os.time() works just as well. This is the way Buildism and most other games handle this type of thing internally--using sleep() adds an extra thread that does nothing.

[lua]lastClickTime = os.time()
function mouseDown()
if os.time() - lastClickTime < 3 then return end --3 seconds
[...]
lastClickTime = os.time()
end[/lua]

[Login]

gamecheduleTask() - What exactly does this signify? I'm on my way to learning Lua to help people in Scripting section ^^

[Duck]

I always use sleep.

[Jacob__mybb_import1]

gamecheduleTask() - What exactly does this signify? I'm on my way to learning Lua to help people in Scripting section ^^

I explained it here: http://buildism.net/forum/Thread-I-m-hav...4#pid40294

[Blandflakes]

I always use sleep :3

[Jacob__mybb_import1]

I'm not asking if you use it right now, I'm asking if you can do without it. It would solve a lot of problems.

[Blandflakes]

I'm not asking if you use it right now, I'm asking if you can do without it. It would solve a lot of problems.

I could switch if it makes things easier