Timer doesn't work

Question

Hey, guys,

I've been testing some Godot features, and I'm having trouble understanding the Timer node. I attempted to send a signal to my player node, intending to print a debug message after 3 seconds, but the message never appears

[extends CharacterBody2D

var speed = 400

func process(delta):
var direction = Vector2(randi_range(-1,1), randi_range(-1,1))
random_move(direction )
$Timer.start()

func random_move(direction):
velocity = direction*speed
move_and_slide()

func _on_timer_timeout():
print("ok")
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Kimball

Answer 1

$Timer.start()

Try changing that to:

if $Timer.is_stopped():
        $Timer.start()

Without that check, the Timer is being restarted every few milliseconds and will never time out.

Shahaptian

Answer 2

Make sure that you actually connected timer's timeout signal to that signal handling function.

Sartor

Answer 3

Thanks! It's working now.

Kimball