Delta Timer(fix movement lag)

Skill · 09-28-2011

This is some change stefan would have to make to the client but:

The movement system should run on a delta timer mixed in with timeouts so we move at frame render time*speed, rather than at a set distance per frame. When on an older device or while in a large crowd, players lag so bad that they walk at 1/4th or so speed(must be getting 5 fps or so).

basically in scripting it would be used like this, only did a very small part(not a full script or even close to one) cuz I'm lazy and trying to prove a point.(sorry haven't scripted gs2 in months lol)

PHP Code:


			
function onCreated()
{
setTimer(0.05);
this.speed=5; //5 tiles per second
}
function onTimeout(){
if(leftMovementDown=true){  //lol idk how they do the movement on iclassic
player.x-=DeltaTimer*this.speed;// move at a fixed speed by multiplying the time taken to do the timer by the speed.

}
setTimer(0.05);
}

Dusty · 09-28-2011

Ya I don't think that'll ever happen. Delta timers need to be worked into most timer and movement based systems, and Graal has been in development for a long time... that's a lot of code that would need to be reworked.

Shaun · 09-28-2011

Just keep it the way it is. If you really lag, you don't wanna play either way.

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Skill The Unwanted Critic Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 3,639	Delta Timer(fix movement lag) This is some change stefan would have to make to the client but: The movement system should run on a delta timer mixed in with timeouts so we move at frame render timespeed, rather than at a set distance per frame. When on an older device or while in a large crowd, players lag so bad that they walk at 1/4th or so speed(must be getting 5 fps or so). basically in scripting it would be used like this, only did a very small part(not a full script or even close to one) cuz I'm lazy and trying to prove a point.(sorry haven't scripted gs2 in months lol) PHP Code: `function onCreated() { setTimer(0.05); this.speed=5; //5 tiles per second } function onTimeout(){ if(leftMovementDown=true){ //lol idk how they do the movement on iclassic player.x-=DeltaTimerthis.speed;// move at a fixed speed by multiplying the time taken to do the timer by the speed. } setTimer(0.05); }`

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Dusty Should be fixed. Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 6,359	Ya I don't think that'll ever happen. Delta timers need to be worked into most timer and movement based systems, and Graal has been in development for a long time... that's a lot of code that would need to be reworked.

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Shaun MysTe Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: US Posts: 1,199	Just keep it the way it is. If you really lag, you don't wanna play either way.