keeping time over 1000 secs

[Husk]

hi is there a way to see the time u have used in ur turn when it goes over 1000 secs used (timetrial)

this would be useful for long map challenges where u use 1 turn to finish and the timer goes over 1000 secs but the turn time from extracted log is not the actual time for the record

[StepS]

I think your best option is the match timer: comparing the total match time at the start and at the end of the turn. It however includes intermissions (for example if you used a shotgun during that time - the turn timer was frozen), so the log file may provide additional info on this.
The maximum turn time length in W:A is 65408 seconds (aka "infinite", which actually is 18 hours 10 minutes and 8 seconds). There's currently no way to have a truly infinite turn in W:A. Hopefully that's enough for your challenge.

[Husk]

ok I'll look into it StepS, thanks for the super fast reply!

[Xrayez]

The maximum turn time length in W:A is 65408 seconds (aka "infinite", which actually is 18 hours 10 minutes and 8 seconds). There's currently no way to have a truly infinite turn in W:A. Hopefully that's enough for your challenge.

What happens if I left game for 18 hours, will it crash? 

[Statik]

Let me guess... the turn will end? xD

[Xrayez]

Or maybe it will start over from zero? Dunno dunno...

[Statik]

Then Steps statement is not valid and maximum turn time is bigger

[LeTotalKiller]

Should be funny to hear 65403rd to 65408th seconds ticking.

[StepS]

Actually, 65408 isn't the maximum time. It depends on the setting in the scheme.
It's like this:

255 (-1) = 65535 seconds
254 (-2) = 65534 seconds
253 (-3) = 65533 seconds
...
128 (-128) = 65408 seconds
127 (+127) = 127 seconds
126 (+126) = 126 seconds
...
0 (0) = 0 seconds

This is because in a byte value (which ranges from 0 to 255), the numbers 255-128 act as negative if the byte is signed. A two-byte value ranges from 0 to 65535. So imagine 0 as 65536 (unsigned value), from which the said amount of seconds is substracted.

To answer your question, once the timer reaches half of the said value (like 32767), it turns around and goes back to 0.

So, you can customize a precise turn time between 65408 and 65535 seconds using a scheme editor. But this also makes it kind of inconsistent: the SchemeEddy schemes will mostly have 65408 seconds, while the "infinite" turn time set from W:A will be 65535.

Here's an example replay of a 65535 second turn. Press Space and watch.