Re: Timing issue

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Hi Daniel,

I've just started looking into DirectX coding myself so I might just be
fartin' in the wind here but I do know that in a GUI setting you have to
think of timing in millisecond and with a timer control in is repressented
as 250 = 0.25 sec, 500 = 0.5 sec, 1000 = 1 sec, etc. Like I said might not
even come into play here but just thought I'd try to help. ;-)

From the Newbbie
Denis


"Daniel" <DanielV@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hey guys

I was advised that the best animation method is to update the animation on
a time basis rather than frame basis, which i agree with so that even on
varying procesor speds the animation will remain consistent.

ZMan pointed me to this formula:

if( _gameTime.Seconds/x % 2 > 0 )
//then next frame

The idea being that you set x to however many seconds you want your next
frame to kick in on. So ever second set it to 1, every 2 seconds set it to
2 etc.

However Z said that this will also work for half seconds but i am finding
it doesnt? How can i use a similar equation so that i can move to my next
frame in the animation every 0.5 seconds?

Z have i done something wrong here? If i set x to 0.5f my anim gets stuck.
(e.g. never results in 1)

Thanks





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