Question: Timer/SplashScreen!

So I was messing around with Maple somemore, and I got the image idea to work, now my question is, is there a timer system for Maple? I have looked at the example that Maple 9 presents to me, but it's very... very complex for what I want. You see in the example it says to use the computer clock as a form of time, and this is technically possible by using -now() command (or something like that) to determine what the time was, what time it started, and then using that to determine when to set it off... though the details are a bit fuzzy now, it is still a rather extensive way of doing a simple thing. Is it possible to do it in a simple way or should I abandon this part of the design entirely? Thank you for your time. (+1 more post to get that little maple thing by my name :D!)
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