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Locking Frame Rate In 2D Tile Engine

Last post 9/21/2009 8:43 PM by Daniel Hanson. 3 replies.
  • 9/17/2009 11:32 PM

    Locking Frame Rate In 2D Tile Engine

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    I'm curious as to what is the best (easiest?) way to lock the framerate in a 2d side-scroller using a tile engine.  Ideally, I would like to lock both the Update() and Draw() methods at 30 updates a second.  Any suggestions?  Thanks in advance.
  • 9/17/2009 11:54 PM In reply to

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    The frame rate, by default, is already locked at 60 fps. No extra work is required.
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  • 9/21/2009 12:16 PM In reply to

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    You can change this by changing the Game.IsFixedTimeStep and Game.TargetElapsedTime in the Game() constructor.

    To set the game to 30fps, do this in the game constructor:

    this.TargetElapsedTime = new TimeSpan(0, 0, 0, 0, 32);
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  • 9/21/2009 8:43 PM In reply to

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    I would prefer this, as it is more readable.

    this.TargetElapsedTime = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1.0 / 30.0);
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