Alternative to using Sleep command in a function

[Kolmain]

Bellow is my function in which the sleep command isn't working, and I need some delay's to get it just right. What alternative is there? I've tried using a time delay but thats not working too well either, any ideas?

civim_fnc_suicide = {    private ["_target","_player","_delayTimer","_delay"];
    _target = _this select 0;
    _player = _this select 1;
    _target lookAt _player;
    _target disableAI "ANIM";
    _target disableAI "MOVE";
    _target disableAI "TARGET";
    _target disableAI "AUTOTARGET";
    if (civim_debug) then {format ["DEBUG: %1 is commiting suicide. (Global)", (name _target)] call CBA_fnc_systemChat};
    _target addWeapon "Colt1911";
    [-2, {_target switchMove "ActsPercMstpSnonWpstDnon_suicide1B"}] call CBA_fnc_globalExecute;
    if (!isMultiplayer) then {_target switchMove "ActsPercMstpSnonWpstDnon_suicide1B"};


    _delayTimer = time;
   _delay = 4;
    waituntil {(time > (_delaytimer + _delay))};
    sleep 4;
    [_target, "m1911"] call CBA_fnc_globalSay3d;
    _delayTimer = time;
    _delay = 2;
    waituntil {(time > (_delaytimer + _delay))};
    sleep 2;
    _target setDammage 1;
};

[Mikie boy]

activate the script with "spawn" instead of "call" is one way to do it...

call ignores (so to speak) the sleep

[neokika]

call ignores (so to speak) the sleep

Not at all.
Call command can call functions with sleep in them, the problem the OP is having is that he is calling the function within a non-schedualed enviroment, say, within a trigger, event handler or init commands.

If you really need to use sleep in one of these situations use SPAWN instead of CALL!
Same goes with waitUntil, and with loops such as While, these will be limited to 10.000 itenerations.

[Igneous01]

Not at all.
Call command can call functions with sleep in them, the problem the OP is having is that he is calling the function within a non-schedualed enviroment, say, within a trigger, event handler or init commands.

If you really need to use sleep in one of these situations use SPAWN instead of CALL!
Same goes with waitUntil, and with loops such as While, these will be limited to 10.000 itenerations.

As well, he does not have a return in this method, so using call is unnecessary (by the looks of it, this script is not time dependent (like some script waiting for a return value of some calculation).

[Kolmain]

Awesome guys thanks

[icecoolwrx]

Hi guys i have the same problem but i need my script to be time sensitive.

(I need Projectile coordinates as soon as its shot out from the weapon, all other scripting catches the projectile way after its fired except call.

Can a delay be done in a call function?