From: Holger Schemel <info@artsoft.org>
Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2016 14:24:20 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: improved synchronization of main game loop
X-Git-Tag: 4.0.0.0-rc1~48
X-Git-Url: https://git.artsoft.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=5d3436c34268fb35d378a39d9d825def453afbec;p=rocksndiamonds.git

improved synchronization of main game loop
---

diff --git a/src/events.c b/src/events.c
index 7a03f33f..4c71dca0 100644
--- a/src/events.c
+++ b/src/events.c
@@ -161,8 +161,13 @@ void EventLoop(void)
   {
     if (PendingEvent())		/* got event */
     {
+      // use separate frame delay counter to not reset main delay counter
+      unsigned int sync_frame_delay2 = 0;
+      unsigned int sync_frame_delay_value2 = sync_frame_delay_value;
       Event event;
 
+      ResetDelayCounter(&sync_frame_delay2);
+
       while (NextValidEvent(&event))
       {
   	switch (event.type)
@@ -209,11 +214,13 @@ void EventLoop(void)
   	    break;
   	}
 
-	if (DelayReached(&sync_frame_delay, sync_frame_delay_value))
-	  BackToFront();
+	// do not handle events for longer than standard frame delay period
+	if (DelayReached(&sync_frame_delay2, sync_frame_delay_value2))
+	  break;
       }
     }
-    else
+
+    // always handle non-event game actions for every game frame interval
     {
       if (game_status == GAME_MODE_TITLE)
       {