GameTimer

A .NET library for hierarchical time management in games. Provides flexible clock objects that support pause, speed control, hit pause effects, and countdown timers.

Features

• Hierarchical Time: Chain clocks together so child clocks inherit pause and speed states from parents
• Pause Control: Pause any clock and all its descendants pause automatically
• Speed Control: Speed up or slow down time with a multiplier that cascades to child clocks
• Hit Pause: Freeze a clock temporarily for impact effects (common in fighting games)
• Countdown Timers: Timer that counts down with built-in lerp interpolation for animations
• MonoGame Integration: Updates directly from XNA/MonoGame GameTime

Quick Start

using GameTimer; using Microsoft.Xna.Framework; public class Game1 : Game { private GameClock _mainClock; private GameClock _gameClock; protected override void Initialize() { _mainClock = new GameClock(); _gameClock = new GameClock(); } protected override void Update(GameTime gameTime) { // Update clock hierarchy _mainClock.Update(gameTime); _gameClock.Update(_mainClock); // Pause gameplay (menu animations on _mainClock continue) _gameClock.Paused = true; // Slow motion _gameClock.TimerSpeed = 0.5f; } }

Classes

Class	Description
GameClock	Base clock with pause and speed control
CountdownTimer	Counts down from a duration with lerp support
HitPauseClock	Freezes temporarily for impact effects
TimeUpdater	Tracks time outside of XNA/MonoGame

Hierarchical Time

Clocks can update from other clocks, creating parent-child relationships:

MainClock (real time) | GameClock (pauseable) / | \ Player Particles Enemy mainClock.Update(gameTime); gameClock.Update(mainClock); playerClock.Update(gameClock); // Pausing gameClock pauses playerClock too gameClock.Paused = true;

Documentation

Full documentation and sample project: GitHub Repository