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Jandalyn
09-30-2007, 10:40 AM
When you are diseased and the counter gets to 1 minute it stays there for 1 minute and then after 1 minute it counts down the seconds. So that 1 minute is actually 2 minutes time left.
TastyTapioca
09-30-2007, 10:42 AM
When you are diseased and the counter gets to 1 minute it stays there for 1 minute and then after 1 minute it counts down the seconds. So that 1 minute is actually 2 minutes time left.
Look at this way. When you have a 4 minute timer, it starts counting down.
After 60 seconds it turns to 3 (1 minute has passed).. and after 60 more it turns to 2 (2 minutes have passed).. and after 60 seconds it becomes 1 (3 minutes have passed) then immediately switches to seconds (which at the end will equal the 4 minutes).
It's not a bug but how it looks. I know that may sound confusing but the timer is actually normal and not broken. :)
Jandalyn
10-02-2007, 04:58 AM
Look at this way. When you have a 4 minute timer, it starts counting down.
After 60 seconds it turns to 3 (1 minute has passed).. and after 60 more it turns to 2 (2 minutes have passed).. and after 60 seconds it becomes 1 (3 minutes have passed) then immediately switches to seconds (which at the end will equal the 4 minutes).
It's not a bug but how it looks. I know that may sound confusing but the timer is actually normal and not broken. :)
You start out with 4 minutes. At the end it changes to 3 minutes and 1 minute has passed.
At the end of the 3rd minute it changes to 2 minutes and 2 minutes has passed.
At then end of 2 minutes it changes to 1 minute and 3 minutes has passed.
At the end of 1 minute it changes to seconds and 4 minutes has passed.
At the end of the seconds countdown 5 minutes has passed.
It does not immediately switch to seconds when it reaches 1 minute.
Biwikins
10-02-2007, 02:06 PM
Jandalyn is right.
Think of it this way. Each changing time display on your screen is shown for an elapsed time of 1 minute. There are five displayed times:
4 minutes
3 minutes
2 minutes
1 minute
59-0 seconds.
By my count the curses etc. are against you for 5 minutes. To be a true 4 minute countdown it should change form the 2 minute display to the 59-0 second display.