Okay, so I’ve been hyped for Zenless Zone Zero, like, forever. I even made a countdown timer for it. Wanna know how I did it? It’s actually pretty simple. Let’s dive in.
Deciding on the Tools
First, I thought about what tools I should use. I could’ve gone fancy, but I decided to keep it straightforward with HTML, CSS, and a bit of JavaScript. You know, the basics.
Setting Up the HTML Structure
So, I started by creating an HTML file. In there, I just needed a container to hold the countdown. I used a div with an ID, something like “countdown-timer.” Inside that, I added some p tags to display the days, hours, minutes, and seconds.
Here’s a glimpse of what my HTML looked like:
- div id=”countdown-timer”
- p id=”days”
- p id=”hours”
- p id=”minutes”
- p id=”seconds”
- /div
Styling with CSS
Next up, I made it look decent with some CSS. I played around with the font, colors, and spacing to make it visually appealing. Nothing too crazy, just making sure it didn’t look like a plain old webpage.
The JavaScript Magic
Now, for the fun part – the JavaScript. I needed to calculate the time remaining until the release date. So, I set a target date, then wrote a function that gets the current time and calculates the difference.
I used setInterval to update the timer every second. In that interval function, I did the math to get the days, hours, minutes, and seconds left. Then, I simply updated the text content of those p tags I mentioned earlier.
Handling the Time
The calculation was a bit tricky. I had to convert milliseconds to days, hours, minutes, and seconds. But once I got the hang of it, it was pretty smooth. I just divided and used to get whole numbers.
Making It Look Nice
Back to CSS, I added some finishing touches. I wanted the numbers to stand out, so I made them bigger and bolder. I also added some labels, like “Days,” “Hours,” just to make it clear what each number represents.
Testing, Testing
Of course, I tested it a bunch. I set the target date to a few minutes ahead to see it hit zero. It was so satisfying to watch it countdown and finally reach the end! And, then I set it back to the right release date.
Final Touches
Finally, I tweaked it here and there, you know how it is. I made sure it looked good on different screen sizes, adjusted the colors a bit more, and that was pretty much it.
And there you have it, my very own Zenless Zone Zero countdown timer! It’s not perfect, but I’m pretty proud of it. It’s like a little piece of my excitement for the game, right there on my screen. Now, every time I see it, I get even more pumped for the release! I might add more to it later, but for now, it does the job. Hope you all like my little project!
