MV - Using $gameSystem.playtimeText() for accurate playtime

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Started by RCDunn 5 posts View original ↗
  1. RCDunn
    #1 Source
    Hello,

    I have a menu plugin that refers to $gameSystem.playtimeText() and displays the game time for the player.

    However, the game engine calculates time played based on frames in rpg_objects.js:

    Code:
    Game_System.prototype.playtime = function() {
    return Math.floor(Graphics.frameCount / 60);
};

Game_System.prototype.playtimeText = function() {
    var hour = Math.floor(this.playtime() / 60 / 60);
    var min = Math.floor(this.playtime() / 60) % 60;
    var sec = this.playtime() % 60;
    return hour.padZero(2) + ':' + min.padZero(2) + ':' + sec.padZero(2);
};

    I've found that if the player has a monitor with a higher refresh rate than 60 hz, the playtime clock runs faster than it should. One of my playtesters always had this issue, but I couldn't replicate it until I upgraded my monitor with a >60 hz rate and now my game time clock also runs fast. Note that this happens even with a monitor FPS sync plugin running such as Yanfly's YEP_FpsSynchOption.

    User Pix3M in an old thread suggested adjusting the actual formula such as:

    Code:
    Game_System.prototype.playtime = function() {
    return Math.floor(Graphics.frameCount / 30);
};

    However, looking at this function I would guess that it's already checking the user's frame rate and returning it as a value? If that's the case, why would our game time run so fast?

    Thanks in advance.
  2. caethyril
    #2 Source
    The frame count is updated once per SceneManager.update call, but that gets invoked via requestAnimationFrame, called once per browser frame.

    You could try saving this as a .js file (copy into a text editor, Save As > File Type: All Files, Filename: whatever.js) and importing as a plugin:
    JavaScript:
    (function(alias) {
  Graphics.render = function() {
    alias.apply(this, arguments);
    this.frameCount--;  // cancel frameCount++
  };
})(Graphics.render);

(function(alias) {
  SceneManager.updateScene = function() {
    alias.apply(this, arguments);
    Graphics.frameCount++;  // frame count now bound to scene updates
  };
})(SceneManager.updateScene);
    I haven't tested because my monitor is 60 Hz, but let me know if it works~ :kaothx:
  3. RCDunn
    #3 Source
    caethyril said:
    The frame count is updated once per SceneManager.update call, but that gets invoked via requestAnimationFrame, called once per browser frame.

    You could try saving this as a .js file (copy into a text editor, Save As > File Type: All Files, Filename: whatever.js) and importing as a plugin:
    JavaScript:
    (function(alias) {
  Graphics.render = function() {
    alias.apply(this, arguments);
    this.frameCount--;  // cancel frameCount++
  };
})(Graphics.render);

(function(alias) {
  SceneManager.updateScene = function() {
    alias.apply(this, arguments);
    Graphics.frameCount++;  // frame count now bound to scene updates
  };
})(SceneManager.updateScene);
    I haven't tested because my monitor is 60 Hz, but let me know if it works~ :kaothx:

    Yesss! Worked like a charm, thank you very much :)
  4. Bezhodeft
    #4 Source
    caethyril said:
    The frame count is updated once per SceneManager.update call, but that gets invoked via requestAnimationFrame, called once per browser frame.

    You could try saving this as a .js file (copy into a text editor, Save As > File Type: All Files, Filename: whatever.js) and importing as a plugin:
    JavaScript:
    (function(alias) {
  Graphics.render = function() {
    alias.apply(this, arguments);
    this.frameCount--;  // cancel frameCount++
  };
})(Graphics.render);

(function(alias) {
  SceneManager.updateScene = function() {
    alias.apply(this, arguments);
    Graphics.frameCount++;  // frame count now bound to scene updates
  };
})(SceneManager.updateScene);
    I haven't tested because my monitor is 60 Hz, but let me know if it works~ :kaothx:
    OH MY GOSH YOU REALLY SAVED MY LIFE :"D, i;ve been searching for this soooo longg lot's of plugin doesn't work for me i even stopped searching to fix this issue, i can't believe your codes works like a charm just like that, i truly grateful and thankyou so much!
  5. caethyril
    #5 Source
    Great, you're welcome!

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