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Cerberus Offline
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02-17-2003, 08:43 PM
I am building an rpg, and was wondering how I could slow down the movement of my character. If you hold the arrow key down he goes flying across the screen. and you can bearly see the walk cycle.
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02-17-2003, 09:20 PM
the most common way is to wait for the screen to refresh:

wait &h3da, 8

this put a 60-framepersecond cap on all computers (where it runs too fast), which is a good thing. beyond that, i recommend getting a hi-res timer (eg., the qbtm one at the code post or hptimer or cosmox) and pause until x time per frame has passed. (if you go with this i'll help you out a bit more).
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02-17-2003, 09:29 PM
first of all, use the vsync code:
WAIT &H3DA, 8

For your second question, if you want to disable this kind of movement altogether:

store your last key in a var. If the current key = your last key, don't move.
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02-18-2003, 02:46 AM
The Vsync cycle given is not complete and can desync, specially under windoze.

Use the complete Vsync cycle:

Code:
WAIT &H3DA,8
WAIT &H3DA,8,8

As I explained somewhere in the past (before all got deleted) this waits for the CRT to repos at the top and the waits for the vsync.
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02-19-2003, 03:42 AM
You could buy Rel's old computer... Big Grin
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02-19-2003, 04:39 AM
rolmao@antoni!!

ive never noticed a difference. but the second wait to pause for the screen refresh is probably a better way to go.
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02-19-2003, 05:36 AM
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02-19-2003, 01:09 PM
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02-20-2003, 03:23 PM
wooooooooow! Hardcore system specifications! Muah Smile LoL.

I guess that computer is more Hamburger now than a pc :-D
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