Race Started (Flowgraph Node)

Overview

• Node Name: Race Started
• Category: logic
• File: extensions/flowgraph/nodes/timetrials/onRaceStart.lua

Tracks whether the race has started and provides mutually exclusive flow outputs.

Pin Schema

Input Pins

Output Pins

Behavior

• init() - Initializes started flag to false.
• _executionStarted() - Resets started to false.
• work() - Outputs started and stopped as mutually exclusive flows.
• onRaceStart() - Sets started to true.
• onScenarioRestarted() - Resets state.

How It Works

1. Place this node in a race flowgraph.
2. Before the race begins, stopped is active.
3. When onRaceStart fires, started becomes active permanently.
4. On scenario restart, reverts to stopped state.

-- Common pattern:
-- [Race Started] → started → [Enable HUD / Start Timer]
--                → stopped → [Show Countdown]

Key Dependencies

• onRaceStart - Flowgraph event when the race countdown finishes
• onScenarioRestarted - Flowgraph event for race restart

See Also

• Race CP Reached (Flowgraph Node) - Related reference
• Race Complete (Flowgraph Node) - Related reference
• Race Config (Flowgraph Node) - Related reference
• FlowGraph Guide - Guide