GameTimer 5.0.8

GameTimer

A .NET library for hierarchical time management in games. Provides flexible clock objects that support pause, speed control, hit pause effects, and countdown timers.

Features

• Hierarchical Time: Chain clocks together so child clocks inherit pause and speed states from parents
• Pause Control: Pause any clock and all its descendants pause automatically
• Speed Control: Speed up or slow down time with a multiplier that cascades to child clocks
• Hit Pause: Freeze a clock temporarily for impact effects (common in fighting games)
• Countdown Timers: Timer that counts down with built-in lerp interpolation for animations
• MonoGame Integration: Updates directly from XNA/MonoGame GameTime

Quick Start

using GameTimer;
using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;

public class Game1 : Game
{
 private GameClock _mainClock;
 private GameClock _gameClock;

 protected override void Initialize()
 {
 _mainClock = new GameClock();
 _gameClock = new GameClock();
 }

 protected override void Update(GameTime gameTime)
 {
 // Update clock hierarchy
 _mainClock.Update(gameTime);
 _gameClock.Update(_mainClock);

 // Pause gameplay (menu animations on _mainClock continue)
 _gameClock.Paused = true;

 // Slow motion
 _gameClock.TimerSpeed = 0.5f;
 }
}

Classes

Hierarchical Time

Clocks can update from other clocks, creating parent-child relationships:

 MainClock (real time)
 |
 GameClock (pauseable)
 / | \
 Player Particles Enemy

mainClock.Update(gameTime);
gameClock.Update(mainClock);
playerClock.Update(gameClock);

// Pausing gameClock pauses playerClock too
gameClock.Paused = true;

Documentation

Full documentation and sample project: GitHub Repository