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DarkBASIC Professional Discussion / fps code?

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Mugen Wizardry
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Posted: 29th Aug 2010 17:34
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Hi all. Ok, is there a code that allows for a CONSTANT 60 FPS no matter what graphics card u have?

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BMacZero
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Posted: 29th Aug 2010 18:54
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No matter what you do, if your program is rendering too much or doing too many calculations, it cannot run at 60 FPS. Well, okay, what you can do is optimize it so it isn't rendering so much or doing so many calculations.

If you're just wondering about why the game tends to fluctuate around 60 FPS, try setting vsync:
set display mode width,height,depth,1


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Mugen Wizardry
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Posted: 29th Aug 2010 19:37
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isnt there a way i can trick the game into staying at a constant rate? it was possible in blitzbasic.

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Posted: 29th Aug 2010 19:44
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Quote: "isnt there a way i can trick the game into staying at a constant rate? it was possible in blitzbasic."


I don't believe it's possible in anything, think about it, you cant FORCE a computer to run exactly how you want it, if there was a way don't you think that there would be NO lag in ANY games?

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Mugen Wizardry
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Posted: 29th Aug 2010 19:49
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then how did blitzbasic do it huh?

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BMacZero
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Posted: 29th Aug 2010 19:57
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If you want to know that you'll probably need to go the the blitz forums.


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Jeff032
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Posted: 29th Aug 2010 20:22
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So is your FPS higher or lower than 60?

If your FPS is higher, then enabling VSync like BMacZero said should keep it running at about 60 FPS.

If your FPS is lower, then you need to find what is slowing it down, and fix it.

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Zotoaster
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Posted: 29th Aug 2010 20:32
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You're probably thinking about timer-based movement. You will not find a machine that can be given an infinite amount of tasks and be able to perform them flawlessly at 60 FPS.

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DVader
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set display mode x,y,z,32,1
sync on
Normally does the trick dependent on your monitor though. Also if your game can't physically run at 60, it simply will run as fast as it is able.

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Posted: 29th Aug 2010 21:56 Edited at: 29th Aug 2010 21:56
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Setting VSync on will not make your game run at 60 FPS. It will make your game run at whatever refresh rate your monitor is set to run at. (Mine for example is set to run at 85Hz because I can )

As Zotoaster said, you're probably thinking of timer based movement which will ensure that your game moves at the correct speed regardless of FPS. (Which means that your player, for example, will move at X units per second regardless of whether your game runs at 2, or 200 FPS.)

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