diag_tickTime

1.001.501.000.50

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Description

Description:

Real time in seconds spent from the start of the game. On Windows the command uses timeGetTime.

Groups:

DiagnosticTime

Syntax

Syntax:

diag_tickTime

Return Value:

Number - time in seconds from game start

Examples

Example 1:

// Measure execution time of a script _start = diag_tickTime; // code _stop = diag_tickTime; diag_log format ["%1",_stop - _start];

Additional Information

See also:

diag_fps diag_fpsMin diag_frameNo diag_log diag_deltaTime time systemTime systemTimeUTC

Notes

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Posted on 25 Jan, 2014

Killzone_Kid

This command will return time since last client restart as float. However because of Number format used in Arma, the more time has past since restart the less precise the returned value will be.

DreadedEntity - c

Posted on Apr 13, 2022 - 23:20 (UTC)

This command keeps incrementing if the player has paused the game, even in singleplayer. If time spent paused should not be considered, use time