Slow down each draw

fakqcze

Hello... I have main class. It ofcourse containse Draw(fps 24),setup... in Main draw i call funtion enemy.draw(); Enemy draw i have animation which i need to slow down rapidly...Something around 4+/- fps (I want to slow it down , not to make it laggy). Can you guys help me please? Thnaks :)

colouredmirrorball

Not without you posting your code.

Can you open up task manager and see if the memory of the application fills up fast?

TfGuy44

How does your sketch determine how fast the animation is drawn? Without seeing your code (or some example code demonstrating your issue) it is very hard to help you.

fakqcze

Platform game

Enemy enemis = new Enemy();

Normal main :
Pimage blabla
void setup(){
image,resolution inicialization
frameRate(24);
}

void draw(){
Somefunction inicialization,IF,for that runs good
enemis.Draw();   <-- need to slow it down so it doesnt slow downt this Main draw
}

fakqcze

class Enemy{
  void setup(){
        frameRate(3);  <--- i tried to slow Enemy draw here
}
  void draw(){
        for(){
          if(){}               <--- function that i need to slow down
}
}

}

fakqcze

The draw function in Enemy class doesnt have to be draw...It can be nammed like enemyMovemenet(){}.. But i still need to slow it down because its still called in Main draw 24 times a sec

TfGuy44

So instead of having draw() draw your enemy every frame, you could make it only draw it every 24 frames.

colouredmirrorball

Wrong, if you call frameRate() in any class, it's still going to impact the whole sketch. You'll need some trickery, like TfGuy44 says.

fakqcze

I have 2d array... Every time enemy moves +1 width (for cycle J).. so it moves 24 times a sec... i want it to move like one "block" per sec

fakqcze

i cant change frameRate of main draw... I have Player animation inside too... I need that to run in 24fps and enemy animaton lower fps..

TfGuy44

Rec r1, r2, r3, r4;

void setup(){
  size(200,200);
  r1 = new Rec(20,20);
  r2 = new Rec(50,20);
  r3 = new Rec(80,20);
  r4 = new Rec(110,20);
}

void draw(){
  background(128);
  r1.draw();
  r2.draw();
  r3.draw();
  r4.draw();
}

class Rec{
  color c;
  int x, y;
  int time;
  Rec( int ix, int iy ){
    time = -1;
    newColor();
    x = ix;
    y = iy;
  }
  void draw(){
    newColor();
    fill(c);
    rect(x,y,20,20);
  }
  void newColor(){
    if( millis() > time ){
      time = millis() + x; // x is also delay in ms.
      c = color(random(255),random(255),random(255));
    }
  }
}

Forget about setting the frame rate at all. Have each object maintain a time when it is to next be updated.

fakqcze

Thats the thing that i wanted:) Thank you