UI Graphics Question (noob here)

jtoelle

Hello,
I'm having a game designed and developed and had a question about animating the UI.

If I have a Timer that looks like a Dial Clock and I need it to countdown from 60 seconds to zero.

Do I have to create 60 different images of the clock, one image for each second?
Or is there a better way to give the illusion of a clock counting down.

Sorry if it's unclear, just trying to work out some details.

Thanks in advance.

Braydon_SFX

If I understand correctly, you would need to use custom fonts. Search it up on YouTube - "Custom fonts GameSalad" - That should bring up a tutorial for you.

jtoelle

Thanks, that answered a question I didn't know I had.

I want to have this image countdown from 80 to zero, each increment represents 1 second.

i.e. http://stage2.us/graphics/timer.jpg

BalzaGames

you need to have the arrow as a separate image and then constrain the rotation to the timer

famekrafts

yes just make the clock arrow separate and make it rotate, no need to animate 60 images of the whole thing.