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Newbie- Timer Question

Started by Squizz Aug 2, 2001 at 7:14 AM 1 reply 550+ views

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Aug 2, 2001 at 7:14 AM

What is the quickest and simplest way to get a timer counting in my program NOT USING MFC... just like a very quick and EASY way. All it needs to do is regulate a game loop. Thnkz in Advance

Julio

Aug 2, 2001 at 7:39 AM

check out my timer class on my page. it should have everything you need.

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Midnight Coder

Aug 2, 2001 at 11:06 AM

You can make your own timer system. Just get the amount of time it takes to render a frame, and then you can use that to tell how much time is passed. Like this:

  
int frametime;
int lasttime;
int timer;

void Init(void)
{
   //Do initalization...

   lasttime = timeGetTime();
   frametime = 0;
   timer = 0;
   //More initialization...

}

void GameMain(void)
{
   timer += frametime;
   while(timer >= MAX_TIME) //MAX_TIME can be anything

   {
      timer -= MAX_TIME;
      DoWhatever();
   }

   DoPhysics();
   RenderFrame();
   //Etc.


   frametime = timeGetTime() - lasttime;
   lasttime = timeGetTime();
}

This method works very well. The while loop is to ensure it doesn''t fall behind when the framerate drops.

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