Fast One-Second-Timer -
LarzI - 26.09.2010
Fast One-Second-Timer
Credits: See pastebin link
What does it do?
Basically, I made a tiny script for one-second-timers.
It is very useful for eg. countdowns and similar stuff, because it's faster than just looping a timer each "millisecond".
How can you prove that this is actually faster?
Easy.
By using this line - SetTimer("OneSecTimer", 1000, true);
I got this output for 10 seconds:
Код:
[12:29:47] 1 - Ticks: 1092
[12:29:48] 2 - Ticks: 1090
[12:29:49] 3 - Ticks: 1090
[12:29:50] 4 - Ticks: 1080
[12:29:51] 5 - Ticks: 1100
[12:29:52] 6 - Ticks: 1090
[12:29:54] 7 - Ticks: 1080
[12:29:55] 8 - Ticks: 1085
[12:29:56] 9 - Ticks: 1085
[12:29:57] 10 - Ticks: 1095
And as you can see, it even skips a second, so this takes about
11 seconds
But with my easy script, I got this output:
Код:
[11:00:11] 1 - Ticks: 1002
[11:00:12] 2 - Ticks: 1002
[11:00:13] 3 - Ticks: 1002
[11:00:14] 4 - Ticks: 1001
[11:00:15] 5 - Ticks: 1001
[11:00:16] 6 - Ticks: 1001
[11:00:17] 7 - Ticks: 1001
[11:00:18] 8 - Ticks: 1002
[11:00:19] 9 - Ticks: 1002
[11:00:20] 10 - Ticks: 1002
About 80 less milliseconds for "each second", and it doesn't skip any seconds.
How can I take advantage of this script?
Well, basically, you just edit the piece of code inside the tickcount check.
I thought about just posting this up in Script Tutorials, since this isn't really such a big script, and you have to edit it for your usage, but I figured out it probably fitted better in here.. Idk.
Download:
Pastebin: - ***
UPDATE
Pastebin: -
http://pastebin.com/925qYdxw
And if you wanted to see the script for the first output, here it is:
http://pastebin.com/4yDsR2UW
ENJOY!
Re: Fast One-Second-Timer -
Mauzen - 26.09.2010
A good idea, Larzi,
but doesnt this take much more cpu work than the unaccurate single timer?
It calls a timer like 500-600 times and checks for a variable, instead of just calling it once.
Nevertheless this is a good solution, if you need a high-precision timer. E.g. clocks seem to be quite f***ed up with the almost 10% tolerance of the normal timers.
Re: Fast One-Second-Timer -
Kyosaur - 26.09.2010
Offtopic: Why do people steal ******' font lol?
Ontopic: wow a 1ms timer, thats gnarly
![undecided](images/smilies/neutral.gif)
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Edit: Why dont you set the interval higher, and just rely on GetTickCount if you need your timer to be that accurate? I mean no matter how often you get the ticks, the result will be the same, so why not use a 500ms timer and use GetTickCount?
also why use static if your variables have a global scope?
Re: Fast One-Second-Timer -
LarzI - 26.09.2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kyosaur
Offtopic: Why do people steal ******' font lol?
Ontopic: wow a 1ms timer, thats gnarly ![undecided](images/smilies/neutral.gif) .
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OT: Because it's awesome. And it's not stealing
Yeah I know.. :P
Still accurate though.
Mostly useful for small countdowns (1-10 seconds)
Re: Fast One-Second-Timer -
Kyosaur - 26.09.2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by LarzI
OT: Because it's awesome. And it's not stealing
Yeah I know.. :P
Still accurate though.
Mostly useful for small countdowns (1-10 seconds)
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It may be because i am dead tired (4 am here lol), but i still dont see why you need a timer THAT fast or accurate for anything. To me its just not worth the strain of this timer, especially if it can be done using a less harsh interval.
Re: Fast One-Second-Timer -
LarzI - 26.09.2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kyosaur
It may be because i am dead tired (4 am here lol), but i still dont see why you need a timer THAT fast or accurate for anything. To me its just not worth the strain of this timer, especially if it can be done using a less harsh interval.
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True, but what if someone want a that accurate timer.. Who knows, lol.
I was just bored and tried something out.. :P
Re: Fast One-Second-Timer -
YmOn - 30.09.2010
it very stupid to create 1 ms timer!!!
it disoptimized. LarzI die!
Re: Fast One-Second-Timer -
LarzI - 30.09.2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by YmOn
it very stupid to create 1 ms timer!!!
it disoptimized. LarzI die!
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Then increase the timer, lmao.
Relax or gtfo from these forums
Re: Fast One-Second-Timer -
Slice - 30.09.2010
Since that code is being executed every 3rd, or 4th ms. I'd suggest just a slight change.
I re-wrote it, check it out:
http://pastebin.com/5MJccWt3
This is what I get in server_log.txt:
Код:
[11:00:11] 1 - Ticks: 1002
[11:00:12] 2 - Ticks: 1002
[11:00:13] 3 - Ticks: 1002
[11:00:14] 4 - Ticks: 1001
[11:00:15] 5 - Ticks: 1001
[11:00:16] 6 - Ticks: 1001
[11:00:17] 7 - Ticks: 1001
[11:00:18] 8 - Ticks: 1002
[11:00:19] 9 - Ticks: 1002
[11:00:20] 10 - Ticks: 1002
Re: Fast One-Second-Timer -
LarzI - 30.09.2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by g_aSlice
Since that code is being executed every 3rd, or 4th ms. I'd suggest just a slight change.
I re-wrote it, check it out: http://pastebin.com/5MJccWt3
This is what I get in server_log.txt:
Код:
[11:00:11] 1 - Ticks: 1002
[11:00:12] 2 - Ticks: 1002
[11:00:13] 3 - Ticks: 1002
[11:00:14] 4 - Ticks: 1001
[11:00:15] 5 - Ticks: 1001
[11:00:16] 6 - Ticks: 1001
[11:00:17] 7 - Ticks: 1001
[11:00:18] 8 - Ticks: 1002
[11:00:19] 9 - Ticks: 1002
[11:00:20] 10 - Ticks: 1002
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Hmm, nicely done.
I'll update the first post with this link, giving you all the credits.
Cheers