Need help with timer function

[gRaViJa]

I have some problems concerning the timer function.
this is what i want to achieve (simplified):

when the hero enters a dungeon, a timer starts to count down. If the hero can't find the exit before the timer goes to 0, the hero will die. If the hero finds the exit in time, the timer stops, and he will survive.

I tried to do this with switches, but the main problem i have is that the timer keeps counting down, also when the hero has found the exit. So can anyone help me making this work?

 

[Fusty]

This method is for Rmxp, I don't know if it will work in VX.

First you make an event that activates the timer:

@> Control Timer: Startup (0 min. 5 sec.)
this is just an example ofcourse, you have to put your own time limit here.

Then on the same event activate a switch that activates a Common Event.
Set the trigger of the common event to parallel, select the switch you activated on the other event at Condition Switch and make it look like this:

@> Conditional Branch: Timer 0 min 0 sec or less
@> Game Over
@>
: Else
@>
: Branch End
@>

When the player reaches the exit in time stop the timer with an event and it should work.

 

[gRaViJa]

i'm using xp, i always forget to mention that :p
i'll try that method, thx