Timing, How Does Your App Fare?

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big10p
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Waittimer actually gives a return value of how many ticks have passed.
Ah, another missing fact from the docs! So, do you do something like this, in your main loop?

While Not KeyHit(1)

  updates = WaitTimer(fps_timer)

  For n = 1 To updates
    update_game()
  Next
				
  render_game()
				
  VWait : Flip False

Wend


I just tried this method and it does keep the game speed constant, regardless of FPS, but, it's pretty jerky. :/ I think my background tasks are mucking things up.