gameloop question

[martinziebiker]

Hi, I like Ebiten. Is it possible to run this form of gameloop:

for {
start := time.Now()
update()
draw()
time.Sleep(20*time.Millisecond - time.Since(start))
}

So that FPS == TPS but with cap?
Maybe let draw() be empty and call myDraw() inside update(). But how to get access to (screen *ebiten.Image) like in Draw() ?

Will it work?

Thank You for advice.

[hajimehoshi]

Hi.

If you want to make FPS == TPS, put everything at Draw and leave Update empty. The problem is that the speed of the game depends on the environment like the display's refresh rate, so I don't recommend to make FPS == TPS.

[martinziebiker]

Thank You for reply. Putting everything in draw is truly not optimal solution. I was looking for solution more like

FPS == TPS
SetMaxTPS(60)
SetVsyncEnabled(false)
Displays refresh rate irrelevent

That's why I use simpliefied game loop example above.
No problem. I will write my own game engine :-)

[hajimehoshi]

Another option is

1. Create an offscreen image
2. Render everything on the offscreen image at Update
3. Draw the offscreen onto the screen at Draw

so that you can get 60 TPS at every environment.

[hajimehoshi]

No problem. I will write my own game engine :-)

Cheers :-)