# Timer Suite

A lightweight, multiplayer-correct timer component for Unreal Engine 5.

UE 5.7+ Multiplayer Ready 100% Blueprint Tag-Identified

# What Is It?

AP Timer Suite is a single replicated component that manages many countdown timers, each identified by a Gameplay Tag. It provides server-authoritative timer control, pause/resume, looping, configurable threshold events, late-join safety, and an optional UMG debug inspector — with no Tick dependency.

# Start Here

Read the Quick Start Guide — install, add the component, and run your first multiplayer-correct countdown.

Read Concepts — timer identity, threshold model, replication, and authority rules.

Browse the API Reference — every management, control, query, and event method.

See Troubleshooting — events not firing, late-join replays, and inspector quirks.

# Feature Overview

Feature	Details
Single Component	One component manages all timers on an actor
Tag Identity	Every timer identified by a Gameplay Tag — readable and collision-safe
Thresholds	Ratio-based callbacks at configurable elapsed milestones
Replication	FastArray delta — only changed timers replicate
Late-Join Safe	Elapsed baseline computed on join — no threshold replays
Pause / Resume	Per-timer and bulk pause/resume
Looping	Native looping support
UMG Inspector	Optional debug overlay widget with ListView, filtering, and auto-refresh
No Tick	TimerManager handles only — zero per-frame overhead

# Common Placements

Actor	Use Case
`PlayerState`	Player cooldowns, respawn timers, per-player ability durations (recommended for MP)
`GameState`	Match timer, objective countdown, round clock
`Character`	Pawn-bound ability cooldowns, movement state timers

# Technical Specs

Property	Value
Engine	Unreal Engine 5.7+
Platform	Windows (Win64)
Dependencies	`GameplayTags` · `NetCore` — no third-party libraries
Blueprint	100% accessible
Tick	None — TimerManager only

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