UE2 - UT2kX Is accurate timing possible?

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JohnK

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I'm finding the timing functions in ut2004 are consistently inaccurate... Roughly there's a 10:9 ratio between unreal deltatime and time measured by external hardware. Thus if the unreal log says 100s elapsed, i would measure about 90s on a stopwatch.

Is there any way to access real timing in unreal script? If the headers were released I would have a go at building a native function, but obv that's not an option.
 
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War_Master

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the GameSpeed mutator changes the TimeDilation of the game and multiplies it with its default 1.1 times the GameSpeed value. I think you would get a more accurate Real-Time-Seconds in the game if you set it to like 90% or 91% GameSpeed.

Also, I dont know if UT2k4 has the ClassicMode which is Real-Time-Seconds in UT99, just to let you know.

found in the GameSpeed mutator:
Code: 
class MutGameSpeed extends Mutator;

var globalconfig float NewGameSpeed;

function PostBeginPlay()
{
	Super.PostBeginPlay();
	Level.Game.bAllowMPGameSpeed = true;
	Level.Game.SetGameSpeed(NewGameSpeed);
}

found in the GameInfo class which is the parent class of gametypes:
Code: 
class GameInfo extends Info
	HideDropDown
	CacheExempt
    native;

function SetGameSpeed( Float T )
{
    local float OldSpeed;

	if ( !AllowGameSpeedChange() )
	{
		[COLOR="SeaGreen"]Level.TimeDilation = 1.1;[/COLOR]
		GameSpeed = 1.0;
		Default.GameSpeed = GameSpeed;
	}
	else
	{
		OldSpeed = GameSpeed;
		GameSpeed = FMax(T, 0.1);
		[COLOR="SeaGreen"]Level.TimeDilation = 1.1 * GameSpeed;[/COLOR]
		if ( GameSpeed != OldSpeed )
		{
			Default.GameSpeed = GameSpeed;
			class'GameInfo'.static.StaticSaveConfig();
		}
	}
    SetTimer(Level.TimeDilation, true);
}
 
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JohnK

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Brilliant, thanks.

Can't I just set TimeDilation =1 in my gameinfo sub class?
 
Shadow_knight

Shadow_knight

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Guys, you don't know it, but you've solved my problem as well... And I was still wondering - why am I always de-synchronized between Java and Unreal... :)
 
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