GetTimeSeconds — time elapsed since level started in seconds

Pure node. Useful for time-based calculations. Resets when level loads.

Slow motion effect using SetGlobalTimeDilation

Activate: SetGlobalTimeDilation(0.2) → SetTimerByFunctionName(FunctionName='EndSlowMo', Time=2.0 (real time), bLooping=false). IMPORTANT: Timer Duration uses GAME time, so compensate: actual timer Time = desired_real_seconds * TimeDilation (e.g. 2.0 real sec at 0.2 dilation = 0.4 game sec). End: SetGlobalTimeDilation(1.0). For player-only slow motion: use CustomTimeDilation on the pawn (set to 5.0 when world is 0.2).

GetRealTimeSeconds — get real unscaled time since start

Not affected by time dilation or pause.

GetTimeSeconds — get time since level started

Timeline — animate values over time with a curve

Timeline is a special node — NOT a function call. Create by right-click → Add Timeline. Add float/vector/color tracks in the editor. Exec inputs: 'Play', 'PlayFromStart', 'Stop', 'Reverse', 'ReverseFromEnd', 'Set New Time'. Exec outputs: 'Update' (fires every frame while playing) and 'Finished'. Data output per track is named after the track. 'Direction' is ETimelineDirection enum.

Day night cycle with directional light rotation over time

Pattern: Variables TimeOfDay(float)=12.0, DayLengthMinutes(float)=10. Tick: TimeOfDay += (DeltaSeconds/DayLengthMinutes/60)*24 → FMod(TimeOfDay, 24) → MapRangeClamped(TimeOfDay, 0, 24, 0, 360) → MakeRotator(SunPitch, 0, 0) → SetActorRotation(SunLight). Update sky SunDirection and light color/intensity based on time.

GetWorldDeltaSeconds — get time between frames

UGameplayStatics::GetWorldDeltaSeconds. Same as EventTick DeltaSeconds.

SetGlobalTimeDilation — speed up or slow down game time

UGameplayStatics. 1.0=normal, 0.5=half speed, 2.0=double speed. Minimum 0.0001.

Health regeneration over time with timer

Pattern: Variables RegenRate(float)=5.0, RegenDelay(float)=3.0, RegenTimerHandle. On damage received: ClearTimer(RegenTimerHandle) → SET timer(RegenDelay, RegenTick, looping=true). RegenTick function: Branch(Health < MaxHealth) → True: SET Health = FClamp(Health + RegenRate*DeltaSeconds, 0, MaxHealth). False: ClearTimer.

DoN — execute N times then stop