Multi Wings - Help reduce Lag?

Greetings all, long time no see

Ok so pretty easy Idea, but I'm losing my logic skills on figuring out the best way to attack this...

4 wings, need to flap simultaneously. I am using the following script for rotation -

// This is Prim number 13 !!
integer switch = TRUE;
integer gIntSwing = -20;
rotation gRotSwing;
default
{
    state_entry()
    {
        gRotSwing = llEuler2Rot( < 0.0, (float)gIntSwing * DEG_TO_RAD, 0.0 > );
    }
    touch_start(integer num)
    { 
        if (switch == TRUE)
        {
            llSetTimerEvent(.2);
            switch = FALSE;
            llOwnerSay("Timer Triggered...");
        }
        else if (switch == FALSE)
        {
            llSetTimerEvent(0);
            switch = TRUE;
            llOwnerSay("Timer Stopped...");
        }
    }
    timer()
    {
        llSetLocalRot( (gRotSwing = (ZERO_ROTATION / gRotSwing)) * llGetLocalRot() );
    }
}  

Obviously simple, and for testing purposes I just have it as a touch script for now while I got it setup... they are all linked to the main pet I am making. Link Message goes out to each prim and says "flap" - ok so if each of these wings has a TIMER in it, along with the root LISTENER that sits and waits for HUD commands - this is getting pretty laggy is it not?

I'm trying to think of other ways to send start stop commands with a single timer controlling all 4 of them, or something that could eliminate the need for timers in each individual wing... it would be nice if I could get them to go faster of course, but hey - it is SL and I don't want to create something that is going to become known for sim crashing!! Anyway I can't come up with anything... am I just stuck? Or am I missing an easy solution like usual

Thanks all and have a good one.

-Hap

I spy with my lil eye... some of my code being recycled =)

in the timer, send a linked message to the link set, use a self switching variable inside of that timer like (flap = !flap)

in the rotation scripts you can have either
if (recieved_value){
llSetLocalRot( gRotSwing * llGetLocalRot() );
}else{
llSetLocalRot( (ZERO_ROTATION / gRotSwing) * llGetLocalRot() );
}

or just
llSetLocalRot( < gRotSwing.x, gRotSwing.y, gRotSwing.z, (gRotSwing.s * (1|-recieved_value)) > * llGetLocalRot() );

the methods for getting faster triggers requires a lot more effort, two scripts for the "timer" and multiples for each wing part.

Indeed you see correctly I have used that method for as long as I can remember just starting out in scripting in LSL - in fact I would say you have been one of the largest contributors to my learning in SL so while I'm on that topic - a HUGE thanks to you Void.

Also, on the current topic. Thank you for the solution... it is rather obvious now. It always helps to take a step back and quit banging your head against the wall for a few minutes and have dinner. LOL I already have a timer running for the follow script I've written so it will be easy to insert the link message within the main script.

Which takes me back to you again... I wrote this follower script to be cross compatible with OpenSim for some friends, therefore it is not physical. I had to figure out how to modify rotations and positions as llLookAt does not work over there. I had to dig back through some of my older stoof - which I learned from you to get it all working.

Thank you again for all the support and outright problem solving you provide for everyone in the forums. Especially yours truly! hehe

Take care,
- Hap

::looks around cautiously:: am I being set up?

seriously though, yw, and I'm glad it helps =)

Void and Jesse are my heroes