Is there any way to make an item cooldown, ex. (after using my wand I have to wait a second before I use it again.)

 

thank you for your time:

~BoonieQuafter-CrAfTeR

NBT and google.

The most common are NBT and damage values. Upon using your wand set it to 0 damage, then wit the onUpdate method increase the damage value by 1. The damage bar would be an indicator to the time. When the damage is maxed, the tool is ready again. If you must use the damage for something else, then you can store an integer in the NBT of the item stack.

For per-item effect - indeed - store coolown in NBT and decrement it every tick.

Only problem with this design that cooldown will pass only when item is in player's inventory (and maybe some other situation).

 

If per-player - use IEED to store cooldown for item.

+ of this design is that cooldown is for all items of same type for given player and is always passing (even if you don't have item). It also removes NBT usage and overally is better in most cases.

 

For wands (skills/spells) I recommend IEEP, depends on design really.

I am using a very cheaty method I think

 

 

public long thingStuffyHandler;
public boolean allowInteract;

public method methody(parameter, parameter2){

//on activated
if(allowInteract){
doStuff();
thingStuffyHAndler = System.currentTimeMillis();
allowInteract = false;
}
//Update
if(System.currenTimeMillis() - 1000 > thingStuffyHandler){
allowInteract = true;
}

}

Hi, I suggest a much more better way, using NBT of course. In the stack's NBT, set a long containing the getTotalWorldTime() and add the time in ticks you want in cooldown. Then, check if the total world time is greater than the long you just saved - If I is, the cooldown has passed. Set the long again whenever you need to - this way, you don't have to use any onUpdate method / ticker. The reason why we use the total world time instead of the current world time is because the current world is dynamic, meanin it can change when setting the time to day / night, ruining / breaking the cooldown completely.