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~onTimer

Fires repeatedly at a specified interval. Essential for periodic abilities like auras, buffs, and spawning adds.

Parameters​

ParameterDefaultDescription
interval20Ticks between executions (20 ticks = 1 second)

Examples​

Skills:
  - animation{name=pulse} ~onTimer{interval=40}
  - damage{amount=2, type=fire} @PlayersInRadius{r=5} ~onTimer{interval=60}

Common Patterns​

Fire Aura (Every 2 seconds)​

Skills:
  - damage{amount=1, type=fire} @PlayersInRadius{r=3} ~onTimer{interval=40}

Healing Pulse (Every 3 seconds)​

Skills:
  - animation{name=heal_pulse} ~onTimer{interval=60}

Fast Attack Animation (Every 0.5 seconds)​

Skills:
  - animation{name=idle_combat} ~onTimer{interval=10}

Boss Phase Timer​

Skills:
  - animation{name=charge_attack} ~onTimer{interval=100}
  - damage{amount=15, type=magic} @PlayersInRadius{r=8} ~onTimer{interval=100}

Ambient Effects​

Skills:
  - showbone{bone=sparkles} ~onTimer{interval=20}
  - hidebone{bone=sparkles} ~onTimer{interval=30}

Notes​

  • Timer starts when the entity spawns
  • Each timer skill tracks its own interval independently
  • Very short intervals (< 5 ticks) may impact performance with many entities