[BUG]Timer too slow - Printable Version

[BUG]Timer too slow - Printable Version

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[BUG]Timer too slow - Remi-X - 27.10.2009

I don't know if this bug is already confirmed, but I couldn't find anything related with ******.
I'm creating a gamemode, which uses a timer. In fact, a very importand timer. It would be lovely if it works fine. But it won't. SA:MP 0.2X had already a very little timer problem, but in 0.3a it's even bigger.

I've made a almost completely empty gamemode, with only a 60 second (60000 MS) timer.

pawn Код:

// This is a comment
// uncomment the line below if you want to write a filterscript
//#define FILTERSCRIPT

#include <a_samp>
forward test();
main()
{
    print("\n----------------------------------");
    print(" Blank Gamemode by your name here");
    print("----------------------------------\n");
}

public OnGameModeInit()
{
    // Don't use these lines if it's a filterscript
    SetGameModeText("Blank Script");
    AddPlayerClass(0, 1958.3783, 1343.1572, 15.3746, 269.1425, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
    SetTimer("test", 60000, false);
    print("start");
    return 1;
}

public OnGameModeExit()
{
    return 1;
}

public OnPlayerRequestClass(playerid, classid)
{
    SetPlayerPos(playerid, 1958.3783, 1343.1572, 15.3746);
    SetPlayerCameraPos(playerid, 1958.3783, 1343.1572, 15.3746);
    SetPlayerCameraLookAt(playerid, 1958.3783, 1343.1572, 15.3746);
    return 1;
}

public OnPlayerConnect(playerid)
{
    return 1;
}

public OnPlayerDisconnect(playerid, reason)
{
    return 1;
}

public OnPlayerSpawn(playerid)
{
    return 1;
}

public OnPlayerDeath(playerid, killerid, reason)
{
    return 1;
}

public OnVehicleSpawn(vehicleid)
{
    return 1;
}

public OnVehicleDeath(vehicleid, killerid)
{
    return 1;
}

public OnPlayerText(playerid, text[])
{
    return 1;
}

public OnPlayerCommandText(playerid, cmdtext[])
{
    if (strcmp("/mycommand", cmdtext, true, 10) == 0)
    {
        // Do something here
        return 1;
    }
    return 0;
}

public OnPlayerEnterVehicle(playerid, vehicleid, ispassenger)
{
    return 1;
}

public OnPlayerExitVehicle(playerid, vehicleid)
{
    return 1;
}

public OnPlayerStateChange(playerid, newstate, oldstate)
{
    return 1;
}

public OnPlayerEnterCheckpoint(playerid)
{
    return 1;
}

public OnPlayerLeaveCheckpoint(playerid)
{
    return 1;
}

public OnPlayerEnterRaceCheckpoint(playerid)
{
    return 1;
}

public OnPlayerLeaveRaceCheckpoint(playerid)
{
    return 1;
}

public OnPlayerRequestSpawn(playerid)
{
    return 1;
}

public OnPlayerKeyStateChange(playerid, newkeys, oldkeys)
{
    return 1;
}

public test()
{
    print("End");
}

Results:
The duration of this timer in 0.2x was 1 minute and 3 seconds, which means 63 seconds. Not perfect, but ok.
Than I tested the same script with 0.3a. 1 minute and 6 seconds. 66 seconds. A difference of 3 seconds. Ok, it's not really much, but it is a fact the timer runs too slow. Than I tested it with 10 minutes. (600000 MS)
0.2x: 10 minutes, 31 seconds
0.3a: 11 minutes, 2 seconds

I don't like this. A 10 minute timer, goes 11 minutes? Thats fucked. I think this is a bug, I couldn't find a reason why this shouldn't.

Re: [BUG]Timer too slow - Gergo1352 - 27.10.2009

Maybe the server is laggy?

Re: [BUG]Timer too slow - RyDeR` - 27.10.2009

I Got that problem to. I used OnPlayerUpdate and my server gets lagged.
But then I used a timer setted 500 ms.

Re: [BUG]Timer too slow - Remi-X - 27.10.2009

OnPlayerUpdate is lagged indeed. Because this callback will be done something like 30 times per second, and that is really a lot, so you can only use a tiny code in that callback.

But 500 MS is no option for me. I'm creating a mode where I use a timer from one second, which loops until there are 6 minutes past. Last time i looked into the serverlog, it toke no 6 minutes, but 7 minutes and 10 seconds. I haven't tested that script on 0.2X, because my mode is using 0.3 functions.

Re: [BUG]Timer too slow - Daren_Jacobson - 27.10.2009

i had this problem, i just lowered the number, i will do math for you
if timer set for 60000 consistently takes 66000 you can add this to the end of all of your interval in the SetTimer function

pawn Код:

#define TimerInt(%1) floatround((float(%1) / (0.9075)))

the var should be your interval
i don't quite understand integer division, but it may work, not sure.
The shorter float provides more accuaracy, because your ten minute example was slightly different
1 min = 0.90909090909090909090909090909091
10 min = 0.90634441087613293051359516616314

addition:
i think there is something with timers that doesn't start the delay until it is called again until the function has returned. this may cause delays over time.

edit:
advice, don't check how many times it has been called, check the ms that have passed.

Re: [BUG]Timer too slow - yom - 11.11.2009

Not only timers but also natives functions made in a plugin, seems to be a bit slower in 0.3 than in 0.2. Strange

Re: [BUG]Timer too slow - Danny_Costelo - 12.11.2009

I noticed this too..