separate RENDER of LOGIC (they are not best friends) :)

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Santiago3D

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Posted: 3rd Jun 2020 01:23

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Hello, how are you ?, I'm here programming, accordingly.

I am now needing to separate my logic from my renders.

I do this, because I maintain a logic FPS at 60 fps, so the game always runs at the same speed.

but I run render only when I can, depending on what each render takes. but I avoid that it does not delay my game.

and the logical fps, can be as many as the pc wants.

in blitz, to give an example I did the following.

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while not keyhit (1)
        updateworld ()
         renderworld ()
        text "hi"
     flip
wend

but in agk, i can't find how to update everything except the render.
if I use SYNC () it renders me and everything.

this is my main loop function
update_fps makes all calculation to decide if i render or i need to calculate logic

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function game_loop()
	
	mem_start = GetImageMemoryUsage()
	do
		
		frame = frame + 1
		Print( "FPS: " + str(ScreenFPS(),1) )
		print( "Game frames total : " + str(frame))
		Print( "Get Image Memory Usage: " + str(GetImageMemoryUsage(),1) + "     start mem : " + str(mem_start)  )
		
		update_fps()
		If fps_do_logic = 1 Then logica()				// < logic of the game 60 times per second
		If fps_do_render = 1 Then render_my_game() 		// < render when you can't but no delay the logic please.
		
		
	loop
	
endfunction

so, will be good to have an example of how is a correct loop with separate render and sync update objects, and logics

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Posted: 3rd Jun 2020 17:14

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Please check the documentation of Sync()
You will see inside it the following :

Render()
Update2D()
Update3D()
Draw()
ClearScreen()
And Swap()
Etc,
All of these commands are automatically called by Sync()
But you can separate them in a fashion you would like.

I think there might be additional commands.

Give it a look

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Posted: 3rd Jun 2020 20:17

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Hello Haliop_New. thanks, but help no help to much...,I can assure you that I have read the help more than 20 times, of all the commands on the subject.
I am not an expert in the subject "CORE", I am testing, by force of trial and error, to find that my code works to have a constant speed of logic, and to regulate the renders of the game.

this function, it worked well for me in B3d, I am sure that if I understood better about CORE, buffers, and others, this would be easier for me.

I share a code, which I used in Blitz3D to make my games run fast on slow computers.
Not having limits in the main-loop, it was also very useful to measure the performance of the resources and handle the optimization of the game more efficiently.

Basically, what my program would do is.

Calculate logic at a constant frequency per second
Render whenever you can, without luring logic
and that the fps of the main loop have no limits.

this code works perfect, if someone know how to put correctly in place and orders this commands:

draw
render
swap
ender2dback
render
2dfront
cleardepthbuffer
update 2d
update3d
u hope don't forget any command...

// Project: constants FPS 
// Created: 2020-06-03

// show all errors
SetErrorMode(2)

// set window properties
SetWindowTitle( "constants FPS" )
SetWindowSize( 1024, 768, 0 )
SetWindowAllowResize( 1 ) // allow the user to resize the window

// set display properties
SetVirtualResolution( 1024, 768 ) // doesn't have to match the window
SetOrientationAllowed( 1, 1, 1, 1 ) // allow both portrait and landscape on mobile devices
SetSyncRate( 0, 0 ) // 30fps instead of 60 to save battery
SetScissor( 0,0,0,0 ) // use the maximum available screen space, no black borders
UseNewDefaultFonts( 1 ) // since version 2.0.22 we can use nicer default fonts

// generate a simple way to load light or heavy scene, add more cubes to push the core
for i = 1 to 1000
	
	cubo = createobjectbox(1,1,1)
	setobjectcolor (cubo,random(1,254),random(2,244),random(3,200),random(100,255))
	SetObjectTransparency(cubo,1)
	a=100
	SetObjectPosition(cubo,random2(-a,a),random2(-a,a),random2(-a,a))

next i

// SISTEMA DE FPS LOGICOS Y DE RENDER

Global fps_logica = 60		//;cantidad de veces que se debe repertir la logica por segundo					/ how many logic frame i wan per second
Global fps_render = 30		// ;cantidad de veces que quisieramos que se renderee.							/ how many render frame i wan per second
Global fps_start = 0				//;cuando se inicio el loop													/ loop millisec start
Global fps_frame					//;el numero de frames que llevamos en este segundo							/ count frames
Global fps_last						//;millisec en el que se inicio el ultimo fps 								/ last millisec frame
Global fps = 0						//;cantidad de veces que se repitio el loop principal						/ frame per second main loop
Global fps_logicos = 0				//;cantidad de veces que se repitio la logica en 1 segundo					/ logic frames per second count
Global fps_renders = 0				//;cantidad de veces que se rendereo en un segundo							/ render frames per second count
Global fps_do_render    			//;indica si hay que renderear												/ i must render?
Global fps_do_logic     			//;indica si hay que procesar logica										/ i must do the logic?
Global fps_frame_render 			//;cantidad de veces que se rendereo en el ultimo segundo					/ count how many renders in last second
Global fps_frame_logica 			//;cantidad de veces que se calculo la logica en el ultimo segundo			/ count how many logic have in the las second
Global fps_last_millisec_logic 			//;ultimo milisegundo en el que se calculo la logica					/ when was the last logic millisecs
Global fps_last_millisec_render 			//;ultimo milisegundo en el que se calculo el RENDER				/ when was the last render millisect
Global fps_last_render_delay = 0					//													;		/ count how many millisecs take to render
Global fps_last_logic_delay = 0				//;																	/ count how many millisecs take to do the logic
Global fps_step_render_per_frame 			//;cantidad de frames que tienen que esperar para renderear			/ how many steps  logic to do the render
Global fps_frame_steped 	 	 			//;veces que llevo haciendo la logica sin renderear

print ("this render image was make in the first and only one sync of this code")
sync()

SetPrintSize(23)

do
    
    update_fps()
	If fps_do_logic = 1 Then logica()				// < logic of the game 60 times per second
	If fps_do_render = 1 Then render_my_game() 		// < render when you can't but no delay the logic please.
	update2d(0)    // THIS MUST BE LIKE UPDATEWORLD() IN BLITZ3d  update  update  update  update  update  update  update  update  update  update 
	update3d(0)   // update  update  update  update  update  update  update  update  update  update  update  update  update  update  update 
	
	
    //render2dback()
	//ClearDepthBuffer()
	//render3d()
	//ClearDepthBuffer()
	//Render2DFront()
	//swap()
   
loop

Function logica()   // LOGIC
	
	Local time as integer
	time = GetMilliseconds() 
		
	fps_frame_logica = fps_frame_logica + 1
	fps_last_millisec_logic = GetMilliseconds()
	fps_do_logic = 0
	fps_frame_steped = fps_frame_steped + 1
		
	x# = sin(GetMilliseconds()*.05)*50
	y# = cos((30+GetMilliseconds()*.02))*20
	z# = cos((-30+GetMilliseconds()*.01))*10
	
	SetCameraPosition(1,x#,y#,z#)
	SetCameraLookAt(1,x#,y#,z#,0)
	
	
	UPDATE_GAME()  // HERE I JUST UPDATE THE LOGIC OF THE GAME

//count how much millisecs i use to do this function
	fps_last_logic_delay = GetMilliseconds() - time
	
	
EndFunction

Function render_my_game()				//																		; R e n d e r
	
	Local time as integer
	time = GetMilliseconds()
	
	fps_frame_render = fps_frame_render + 1
	fps_last_millisec_render = GetMilliseconds()
	fps_do_render = 0
	fps_frame_steped = 0
	
	
	Print( "FPS LOOP : " + str(ScreenFPS()) + "  <<   this value must be very very high!! depending of speed of computer" )   /// can be very high. usefull to know about resources optimization
    Print( "RENDER FPS : " + str(fps_renders) + "  <<   this value depends on 3d load and yout graphic card and computer " )    // render fps depending on the time
    Print( "LOGIC FPS : " + str(fps_logicos) + "  <<   this must be constant setting " + str(fps_logica))     // update logic allways must be in 60 times per second
  
	
	//    RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D
	//    RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D
	//    RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D
	//    RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D
	//    RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D
	//    RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D
	
	//render() //????????
	
	
	/// i don't know where put this comandsSS!!!! hellppppppp!!!!!!
	render2dback()
	ClearDepthBuffer()
	render3d()
	ClearDepthBuffer()
	Render2DFront()
	
	swap()
	
	
	fps_last_render_delay = GetMilliseconds() - time
	
	
EndFunction

Function update_fps()
	
	Local render_step_time
	Local logic_step_time
	
	Local render_millisec_step_recomended as integer
	render_millisec_step_recomended = 1000/60 //veces maxima que se deberia renderear por segundo.
		
	If fps_start = 0 
		fps_start = GetMilliseconds()
	EndIf
	If GetMilliseconds() > fps_start + 1000 
		fps_renders = fps_frame_render
		fps_frame_render = 0
		fps_logicos = fps_frame_logica
		fps_frame_logica = 0
		fps_start = GetMilliseconds()
		fps = fps_frame
		fps_frame = 0
	EndIf
	
	fps_frame = fps_frame + 1
	logic_step_time = 1000 / fps_logica
	
	If fps_last_millisec_logic + logic_step_time  <  GetMilliseconds() 
		fps_do_logic = 1
	Else
		fps_do_logic = 0
	EndIf
	
	fps_step_render_per_frame  = 5
	
	//;here i have the problem!!! in this conditions!
	fps_step_render_per_frame =  1+(((fps_last_render_delay * 60)/1000))*2
	If fps_step_render_per_frame < 1 Then fps_step_render_per_frame = 1
	If fps_logicos < fps_logica Then fps_step_render_per_frame = fps_step_render_per_frame
	
	//;this work but dont know how to do it
	//;fps_step_render_per_frame = 3
	If fps_logicos < fps_logica Then fps_step_render_per_frame = fps_step_render_per_frame + fps_logica-fps_logicos-1
	
	If  fps_frame_steped => fps_step_render_per_frame  And fps_logicos <= fps_logica 
		fps_do_render = 1
	Else
		fps_do_render = 0
	EndIf
	
EndFunction

FUNCTION UPDATE_GAME()
	
	//MOVE CARS
	//MOVE EVERTITHING
	
	
ENDFUNCTION

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// Project: constants FPS 
// Created: 2020-06-03

// show all errors
SetErrorMode(2)

// set window properties
SetWindowTitle( "constants FPS" )
SetWindowSize( 1024, 768, 0 )
SetWindowAllowResize( 1 ) // allow the user to resize the window

// set display properties
SetVirtualResolution( 1024, 768 ) // doesn't have to match the window
SetOrientationAllowed( 1, 1, 1, 1 ) // allow both portrait and landscape on mobile devices
SetSyncRate( 0, 0 ) // 30fps instead of 60 to save battery
SetScissor( 0,0,0,0 ) // use the maximum available screen space, no black borders
UseNewDefaultFonts( 1 ) // since version 2.0.22 we can use nicer default fonts


// generate a simple way to load light or heavy scene, add more cubes to push the core
for i = 1 to 1000
	
	cubo = createobjectbox(1,1,1)
	setobjectcolor (cubo,random(1,254),random(2,244),random(3,200),random(100,255))
	SetObjectTransparency(cubo,1)
	a=100
	SetObjectPosition(cubo,random2(-a,a),random2(-a,a),random2(-a,a))

next i

// SISTEMA DE FPS LOGICOS Y DE RENDER

Global fps_logica = 60		//;cantidad de veces que se debe repertir la logica por segundo					/ how many logic frame i wan per second
Global fps_render = 30		// ;cantidad de veces que quisieramos que se renderee.							/ how many render frame i wan per second
Global fps_start = 0				//;cuando se inicio el loop													/ loop millisec start
Global fps_frame					//;el numero de frames que llevamos en este segundo							/ count frames
Global fps_last						//;millisec en el que se inicio el ultimo fps 								/ last millisec frame
Global fps = 0						//;cantidad de veces que se repitio el loop principal						/ frame per second main loop
Global fps_logicos = 0				//;cantidad de veces que se repitio la logica en 1 segundo					/ logic frames per second count
Global fps_renders = 0				//;cantidad de veces que se rendereo en un segundo							/ render frames per second count
Global fps_do_render    			//;indica si hay que renderear												/ i must render?
Global fps_do_logic     			//;indica si hay que procesar logica										/ i must do the logic?
Global fps_frame_render 			//;cantidad de veces que se rendereo en el ultimo segundo					/ count how many renders in last second
Global fps_frame_logica 			//;cantidad de veces que se calculo la logica en el ultimo segundo			/ count how many logic have in the las second
Global fps_last_millisec_logic 			//;ultimo milisegundo en el que se calculo la logica					/ when was the last logic millisecs
Global fps_last_millisec_render 			//;ultimo milisegundo en el que se calculo el RENDER				/ when was the last render millisect
Global fps_last_render_delay = 0					//													;		/ count how many millisecs take to render
Global fps_last_logic_delay = 0				//;																	/ count how many millisecs take to do the logic
Global fps_step_render_per_frame 			//;cantidad de frames que tienen que esperar para renderear			/ how many steps  logic to do the render
Global fps_frame_steped 	 	 			//;veces que llevo haciendo la logica sin renderear		

print ("this render image was make in the first and only one sync of this code")
sync()

SetPrintSize(23)

do
    
    update_fps()
	If fps_do_logic = 1 Then logica()				// < logic of the game 60 times per second
	If fps_do_render = 1 Then render_my_game() 		// < render when you can't but no delay the logic please.
	update2d(0)    // THIS MUST BE LIKE UPDATEWORLD() IN BLITZ3d  update  update  update  update  update  update  update  update  update  update 
	update3d(0)   // update  update  update  update  update  update  update  update  update  update  update  update  update  update  update 
	
	
    //render2dback()
	//ClearDepthBuffer()
	//render3d()
	//ClearDepthBuffer()
	//Render2DFront()
	//swap()
   
loop


Function logica()   // LOGIC
	
	Local time as integer
	time = GetMilliseconds() 
		
	fps_frame_logica = fps_frame_logica + 1
	fps_last_millisec_logic = GetMilliseconds()
	fps_do_logic = 0
	fps_frame_steped = fps_frame_steped + 1
		
	x# = sin(GetMilliseconds()*.05)*50
	y# = cos((30+GetMilliseconds()*.02))*20
	z# = cos((-30+GetMilliseconds()*.01))*10
	
	SetCameraPosition(1,x#,y#,z#)
	SetCameraLookAt(1,x#,y#,z#,0)
	
	
	UPDATE_GAME()  // HERE I JUST UPDATE THE LOGIC OF THE GAME
	
	

	//count how much millisecs i use to do this function
	fps_last_logic_delay = GetMilliseconds() - time
	
	
EndFunction
	

Function render_my_game()				//																		; R e n d e r
	
	Local time as integer
	time = GetMilliseconds()
	
	fps_frame_render = fps_frame_render + 1
	fps_last_millisec_render = GetMilliseconds()
	fps_do_render = 0
	fps_frame_steped = 0
	
	
	Print( "FPS LOOP : " + str(ScreenFPS()) + "  <<   this value must be very very high!! depending of speed of computer" )   /// can be very high. usefull to know about resources optimization
    Print( "RENDER FPS : " + str(fps_renders) + "  <<   this value depends on 3d load and yout graphic card and computer " )    // render fps depending on the time
    Print( "LOGIC FPS : " + str(fps_logicos) + "  <<   this must be constant setting " + str(fps_logica))     // update logic allways must be in 60 times per second
  
	
	//    RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D
	//    RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D
	//    RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D
	//    RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D
	//    RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D
	//    RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D   RENDER 3D
	
	//render() //????????
	
	
	/// i don't know where put this comandsSS!!!! hellppppppp!!!!!!
	render2dback()
	ClearDepthBuffer()
	render3d()
	ClearDepthBuffer()
	Render2DFront()
	
	swap()
	
	
	fps_last_render_delay = GetMilliseconds() - time
	
	
EndFunction
	

Function update_fps()
	
	Local render_step_time
	Local logic_step_time
	
	Local render_millisec_step_recomended as integer
	render_millisec_step_recomended = 1000/60 //veces maxima que se deberia renderear por segundo.
		
	If fps_start = 0 
		fps_start = GetMilliseconds()
	EndIf
	If GetMilliseconds() > fps_start + 1000 
		fps_renders = fps_frame_render
		fps_frame_render = 0
		fps_logicos = fps_frame_logica
		fps_frame_logica = 0
		fps_start = GetMilliseconds()
		fps = fps_frame
		fps_frame = 0
	EndIf
	
	fps_frame = fps_frame + 1
	logic_step_time = 1000 / fps_logica
	
	If fps_last_millisec_logic + logic_step_time  <  GetMilliseconds() 
		fps_do_logic = 1
	Else
		fps_do_logic = 0
	EndIf
	
	fps_step_render_per_frame  = 5
	
	//;here i have the problem!!! in this conditions!
	fps_step_render_per_frame =  1+(((fps_last_render_delay * 60)/1000))*2
	If fps_step_render_per_frame < 1 Then fps_step_render_per_frame = 1
	If fps_logicos < fps_logica Then fps_step_render_per_frame = fps_step_render_per_frame
	
	//;this work but dont know how to do it
	//;fps_step_render_per_frame = 3
	If fps_logicos < fps_logica Then fps_step_render_per_frame = fps_step_render_per_frame + fps_logica-fps_logicos-1
	
	If  fps_frame_steped => fps_step_render_per_frame  And fps_logicos <= fps_logica 
		fps_do_render = 1
	Else
		fps_do_render = 0
	EndIf
	
EndFunction




FUNCTION UPDATE_GAME()
	
	//MOVE CARS
	//MOVE EVERTITHING
	
	
ENDFUNCTION

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I think what your hinting at is a threaded application, which is not possible in AGK. The best you can do, I think, is set all your logic functions to be variable based on the render time, or FPS. So of you want a target of 60 fps, and the character moves forward 10 units.....if the fps is 45 then you multiply the forward movement by 1.25. That way your game logic will appear to be the same regardless of fps.

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Quote: "I think what your hinting at is a threaded application, which is not possible in AGK."

what this mean?, sorry, my english and technicals words are very poor.

i don't see why that is not posible, in blitz3D with directx7 perfectly works.
and AppGameKit have very much functions to control this issue, so, must be possible!, IT MUST BE!!! , im have a great logic faith about this.

this is realy simple, just i don't understand how works de AppGameKit functions.

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Posted: 3rd Jun 2020 21:00 Edited at: 3rd Jun 2020 21:01

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Quote: "if the fps is 45 then you multiply the forward movement by 1.25. "

I have used this method in the past, but I did not have good results.

mainly because it generates an ECO effect on the speeds, as with a latency, which is not a practical effect for simulation games.

In the post that discord shared with me today, it has the same approach.

Eejit share this in discord : post

not use all processing frames, relieve the whole system.

I use my function in my BLITZ3D games very successfully, on computers that render at 5 fps, but the game speed remains at 60fps.

This is a code, which by default, should be included in all engines.

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this we are discussing in Discord but i share here too.

i give a graphics example of one of my games

using the same code, but in blitz
1 system fps : 180337 (times my main loop repeats per seconds)
2 logic fps : 58 to calculate all physics and move, rotation, etcs.
3 RENDER, in this case, limited to 60, but vertical sync is off allways
4 GUI_UPDATE, i use all 2d interface on a screen image, and only update sometimes.
this if the renders is slower

9 fps of render, but logic keep runnin 60
and this is Tora Tora, old version in b3d, with the same code

the Renders FPS go fron 20 to 60 all the time, but you don't feel that because logic maintain stable

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No, I dont think it is, unless you REALLY take control of the render pipeline. Let's take Frontier on the Amiga......it updated at as little as 1 fps.....but objects moved the same distance they would have if it were running at 60 fos.

I use the exact method described above and it works fine - from frames rates of 400 fps to 20 fps movement speeds etc can be scaled based on the frame time. This is also used for animation, particles etc.

The key is making as many functions as possible in your logic able to span multiple frames. For example, I wrote an A* pathfinding routine, then changed it to function over as many frames as was needed, but gave it a maximum amount of time for any one frame. Without this, when an enemy needed to pathfinder there was a pause, with it there was no pause but it just could take a few frames.

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But if what you want, as I suspect, is to have screen updating happen asynchronisly to core code, I think youd have to go to tier 2.

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You can do this in T1.

I have functions that can work at any arbitrary frame rate.
For general games, i have a main loop working at max, which includes update/render.
I can a 60fps function which runs any other function which is happy at 60 fps (which is most control functions for the game).

Pretty much the only functions in the main loop are:

Timer updates
AGk Update
Render update
Input collection
Call my custom 60 (or whatever) function

Frame rate independent update is fine in AGK

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Years ago I started coding with AMOS, and within this it had AMAL. AMAL had the ability to run graphics code seperate to the main code, kind of like the first programmable shaders before they were thing. So you graphics ran in another process, and were completely unaffected by other code. I've never used Blitz, but I think that's what Santiago3D is looking for. So in your example, your custom 60 function is timing at the same time as the render.

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Posted: 4th Jun 2020 13:59 Edited at: 4th Jun 2020 14:04

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Quote: "So of you want a target of 60 fps, and the character moves forward 10 units.....if the fps is 45 then you multiply the forward movement by 1.25."

Wouldn't 1.33 or even 1.34 be closer than 1.25?

We would need to add one third of the 45 (15) to get to the 60 target, right?

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Conjured, you're probably right- that was off my head. In code I do it is an actual floating point sum as the frame time varies, but i used it as an example.

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