How do I trace the date and time in construct 2 ?

How do I trace the date and time in construct 2 ?

for example I need to hide the ads in the game for 24 hours or 3 days

how to trace this period inside construct 2 , thanks )

You can either AJAX to a server or you can use something like rexrainbow 's Date/Time plugin.

This URL: http://www.stormforgedproductions.com/d ... ne?getTime to our server is a public API right now that returns the UNIX timestamp for the UTC time zone.

Mind if I refer to your server in a tutorial? This seems like a fairly common question, and useful as well.

Newgrounds.io api v3 also provides a server timestamp.

Mind if I refer to your server in a tutorial? This seems like a fairly common question, and useful as well.

You can. I'll have to make sure I exclude that API function when we lock the API down behind the authentication wall. You can also use the URL above in rex's post.

Both the date/time and the newgrounds plugins are great, but have a few prerequisites. I will write about it as well, but my goal is to keep things as basic as possible, hopefully working "out of the box" in terms of plugins. I want to go over each available method and the advantages/disadvantages of each. Here's what I have so far.

ExecJS("Date()")

• Simplest solution without plugin
• Works on system time, gameable
• Need to convert to UNIX Time, complicated

EDIT - Found out ExecJS("Date.now()") gives the timestamp without needing to convert.

Rex_Date plugin

• Simplest solution with plugin
• System time
• Needs plugin

Geocache timestamp

• System time
• Requires location services - intrusive to user

Multiplayer Plugin

• Need to set up own server to request server's timestamp
• Advanced/complicated

AJAX request to third party website

• Simplest online/server solution
• Relies on availability of third party website
• May cause unwelcome stress to server
• Possibly requires authentication/plugin

NG.io

• Requires plugin, NG.io account/project

Ah, yea, see they already locked their timeAPI down behind an authentication wall. I'll leave ours open to the public.