Countdown using a variable amount.

[Skiegh]

Title says it all, mostly. I was using just a normal count number alongside the screen I have going with a timer on it but if the person happens to go backwards for whatever reason, the timer variable may go back to where it was but the generic countdown amount does not. So I was wondering if I could use the variable itself and put it on screen in the top right?

For reference, this is what I'm using now...

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image countdownlong:
    DynamicDisplayable(countdown, length=30.0)
    xalign 1.0 yalign 0.0
default tim = 0
screen timer_swap():
    timer 1 repeat True action SetVariable("tim", tim + 1)

label whatevertheheck:
    show countdownlong
    show screen timer_swap
    "Blah blah dialogue/menu/whatever"

    ## If they go back to this spot or another, the countdown continues regardless, desyncing it from the "tim" variable. Thus the problem.
    "Fluff fluff fluff."

    "Fliff fliff fliff."

    if tim >= 30:
       hide timer_swap
       hide countdownlong
       jump thesolutiontothisproblem
    else:
       "Working as intended."

As always, thanks in advance.

[Milkymalk]

The docs for DynamicDisplayable say "function is called at the start of every interaction". Could it be that every single say-statement resets the countdown?