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DarkBASIC Discussion / Optimising loop for different computers

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Sph!nx
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Posted: 19th Mar 2011 17:46 Edited at: 19th Mar 2011 21:04
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Hello everybody!

Well, stripped down my loop is a simple "do loop" but I've set sync to 60 and allow the loop to sync to that.

However, my laptop (Windows 7) machine runs it correctly at 60 fps but my coding computer (Windows XP) shows more than 100 and runs at a considerable higher speed.

Perhaps I misinterpreted what sync means...

Can anyone explain to me how to make a loop run at the same speeds at different computers?

Thanks!

Edit: ohw darnit, wrong section. Could a moderator please move this to the db pro board? Thanks!

Regards Sph!nx
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Quel
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Posted: 19th Mar 2011 23:50
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Wrong section or not, Decoupling your main loop into two separate might just be the solution for this. For efficient working sooner or later it is highly recommended for any kind of program.

Do a quick search for it here on the forum, plenty of help, and even a ready to use example will be there.
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Sph!nx
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Posted: 20th Mar 2011 00:07
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Hey thanks. I will do a search on it!

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Neuro Fuzzy
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Posted: 21st Mar 2011 12:53 Edited at: 21st Mar 2011 12:55
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I think the problem may lay in VSync - it limits the refresh rate of your program to the refresh rate of your monitor. I think most computer screens have a refresh rate of 60hz=60 refreshes per second=60 frames per second.

Basically: with V-Sync enabled, you won't notice any visual lag, but your game may run "slower", because your game loop doesn't occur as many times per second.

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Sph!nx
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Posted: 21st Mar 2011 21:20
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Yeah, I can agree with you on that because the faster running version of my project is on my desktop, which has 75 (or something) and my laptop has 60.

So decoupling the things that decides the looping speed from the actual loop seems logical.

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Libervurto
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hmm, why is this thread in the DBC board? Is it doing the rounds? lol
Well in DBC the sync rate may be limited to 60fps by a setting in the settings.ini file, err I can't remember exactly what it is called now.

Here's a link to some other help (although I can't find what I'm talking about lol)


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