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xantier
Member #12,521
January 2011
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I'm using ALLEGRO_TIMER objects for my Object class. So every object will have a timer in order to control animation frames. But i am suspicious if too many allegro timers lag the game ? Should I use it ? |
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Thomas Fjellstrom
Member #476
June 2000
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I think they should be fairly efficient. Just make sure that you handle the timer events as soon as you possibly can. Try not to let them pile up. -- |
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xantier
Member #12,521
January 2011
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On each timer tick, i set the tick count 0 (so i can check it easily again). for (int i=0;i<Objects.size();i++) { if (Objects[i]->GetSprite()->IsAnimated()) { if (al_get_timer_count(Objects[i]->GetSprite()->GetTimer())) { al_set_timer_count(Objects[i]->GetSprite()->GetTimer(),0); Objects[i]->GetSprite()->Animate(); } } }
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Edgar Reynaldo
Major Reynaldo
May 2007
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Why do you need a separate timer for each of your objects? A single 60hz timer should be sufficient for most everything. All you have to do is track delta time in your animated object and set the frame number accordingly. frame_num = (int)(frametime*frames_per_sec); // check bounds of frame_num here...
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