Can I use real clock times to load certain background images?

Games
#1

hi guys, so what I’m trying to do is make use of real times (os.time) so that it loads either a night or day theme.

So for example the game loads, it reads the current time, and then loads a certain image set dependant of that time frame. Can this be done? 

I currently have my game loading random images through this: 

background = { "images/BG-1.png", "images/BG-2.png", "images/BG-3.png", }

 BG = display.newImageRect(background[math.random(1,3)],482,322)

Thanks.

Dip

#2

Yes

#3

How can this be done? I have no idea of the best way to do it.

#4

(os.date("*t")).hour will give you actual hour. Then you select imsge based on your decision if this hour is night or day.

#5

Thanks for the reply, Could you give me an example of way to set it up? I am still lost trying to do it. 

cheers

#6

[code=auto:0]
local background
local hour = (os.date("*t")).hour
if hour > 20 or hour < 8 then
– night
background = display.newImage(“night.png”)
else
background = display.newImage(“day.png”)
end
[\code]

#7

Thanks piotrz55, that looks great. Thanks for the help.

#8

Yes

#9

How can this be done? I have no idea of the best way to do it.

#10

(os.date("*t")).hour will give you actual hour. Then you select imsge based on your decision if this hour is night or day.

#11

Thanks for the reply, Could you give me an example of way to set it up? I am still lost trying to do it. 

cheers

#12

[code=auto:0]
local background
local hour = (os.date("*t")).hour
if hour > 20 or hour < 8 then
– night
background = display.newImage(“night.png”)
else
background = display.newImage(“day.png”)
end
[\code]

#13

Thanks piotrz55, that looks great. Thanks for the help.