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The delay mechanic can be used to apply a delay not only between ticks, but also inside of the same tick via a delay 0 mechanic.

Single Delay

You have to imagine each mechanic as a series of instructions that are executed orderly. In this scenario, using a delay 0 mechanic allows you to "schedule" the subsequent mechanics to be executed after every other non delayed mechanic that tick.

flowchart LR
    A(Mechanic 1) --> B(Mechanic 2)
    B --> C[Delay 0]
    B ---> D(Other mechanics this tick)
    C ----> F(Mechanic 4)

Example

ExampleMechanic:
  Skills:
  - skill{s=Skill1} @self
  - skill{s=Skill2} @self

Skill1:
  Skills:
  - delay 0
  - message{m="<skill.var.test>"}

Skill2:
  Skills:
  - setvariable{var=test;val=1}

Multiple Delays

This behavior works with multiple delays too: each time a new delay 0 is executed, the subsequent mechanics are pushed a the back of the execution line again

flowchart LR
    A(Mechanic 1) --> B(Mechanic 2)
    B --> C[Delay 0]
    B ---> D(Other mechanics this tick)
    C ----> F(Mechanic 4)
    F --> G(Delay 0)
    F ---> H(Other mechanics this tick)
    G ----> L(Mechanic 6)

Example

ExampleMechanic:
  Skills:
  - skill{s=SkillMessage} @self
  - skill{s=Skill1} @self
  - skill{s=Skill2} @self

Skill1:
  Skills:
  - delay 0
  - setvariable{var=test;val=2}

Skill2:
  Skills:
  - setvariable{var=test;val=1}

SkillMessage:
  Skills:
  - delay 0
  - delay 0
  - message{m="<skill.var.test>"}