What is a tick?
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What is a tick?
In my wesnoth log I'm seeing:
What is/how long is a tick?
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Initilizing teams took 3 ticks.
Initilizing total took 10 ticks.99 little bugs in the code, 99 little bugs
take one down, patch it around
-2,147,483,648 little bugs in the code
take one down, patch it around
-2,147,483,648 little bugs in the code
Re: What is a tick?
One tick is 10 nano seconds. Depending on what you're using as a frame of reference.
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Re: What is a tick?
A cursory look at the code in question shows that the values displayed come from
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SDL_GetTicks() calls, so one “tick” in this particular context is purportedly equivalent to 1 millisecond.(Moved to Coders’ Corner.)
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Re: What is a tick?
A wiser mind than mine.shadowm wrote:A cursory look at the code in question shows that the values displayed come fromSDL_GetTicks()calls, so one “tick” in this particular context is purportedly equivalent to 1 millisecond.
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Re: What is a tick?
hmm this log was added by me for testing the performance of the mp replay feature, i wanted to rmeove after i finished but it seems like i forgot.
Scenario with Robots SP scenario (1.11/1.12), allows you to build your units with components, PYR No preperation turn 1.12 mp-mod that allows you to select your units immideately after the game begins.