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[metamorphium]

Hi Mnemonic,

after update to version 1.3.x function sleep sleeps too much. If I put it away, my script works (it immediately jumps from one state to another) but when I put sleep(1) to slow down the motion a bit, it waits way too long. Is it a bug or a feature? In pre 1.3.x version it worked perfectly (the same script).

Thanks

Jan

[Mnemonic]

Hmmm? Can I see the script, please? Sleep seems to work ok for me...

[metamorphium]

Well, the code is nothing to worry about.  NX && NY are destination tiles. aposx && aposy are Actual position and vcx  && vcy are direction vectors (-1,0,1).

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while (aposx != NX || aposy != NY)
{
    aposx = aposx + vcx;
    aposy = aposy + vcy;
    this_tile.SkipTo(aposx,aposy);
    Sleep(1);
}

Thanks
Jan

[Mnemonic]

I suppose it comes from the "Dijkstra puzzle", right? I tested the project with both 1.2.44 and 1.3.x with the same results...
If you remove the Sleep() command, the entire while cycle is performed at once. The Sleep command, on the other hand, returns control to the engine and all the other scripts are executed and screen refresh is done before the while cycle is executed again. Could that be the difference?

[metamorphium]

Well, it could be, but before it went relatively fast and now I have to wait about 20 seconds for each tile movement. Is there any better way how to do this apart from sleep?

[Mnemonic]

Perhaps only call Sleep() like every ten steps or something like that?
It's really weird, though, I can't think of anything that should affect that...isn't there some other script running simultaneously which eats up too much time every time the sleep is called? Just a wild guess...

[metamorphium]

Found it -> stupid me. My monitor dropped to 60hz and wme is waiting for retrace so it gets slower. Which get's me to a point -> how to make synchronization if people have different monitor refresh rates?

[Mnemonic]

Found it -> stupid me. My monitor dropped to 60hz and wme is waiting for retrace so it gets slower. Which get's me to a point -> how to make synchronization if people have different monitor refresh rates?

I'm afraid there's no perfect solution to this except for not using too small time periods for timing...