[shavit]

I was wondering if the return value can ever change.

As far as I know, GetTickInterval returns (1.0 / tickrate).
Does that value change if the server's FPS worsens due to CPU spikes? How safe is it to increment a variable by a cached value of GetTickInterval from within OnPlayerRunCmd?

[StrikeR14]

Originally Posted by shavit Does that value change if the server's FPS worsens due to CPU spikes?

Yep.

[shavit]

Originally Posted by StrikeR14 Yep.

I've read the API, it still doesn't answer my questions.

[StrikeR14]

Originally Posted by shavit I've read the API, it still doesn't answer my questions.

Note: A tick, in this context, is a frame.

[shavit]

Originally Posted by StrikeR14 Note: A tick, in this context, is a frame.

I assume that this is the *fixed* interval between frames, as plugins like Tickrate Enabler make it like so:

float GetTickInterval()
{
	float tickinterval = DEFAULT_TICK_INTERVAL;

	if ( CommandLine()->CheckParm( "-tickrate" ) )
	{
		float tickrate = CommandLine()->ParmValue( "-tickrate", 0 );
		if ( tickrate > 10 )
			tickinterval = 1.0f / tickrate;
	}

	RETURN_META_VALUE(MRES_SUPERCEDE, tickinterval );
}

However I can't find any documentation that answers my question.

[asherkin]

GetTickInterval is always the desired tickrate and will never change after map start. GetGameFrameTime was recently added to master, which returns the actual delta from the last frame.

[shavit]

Originally Posted by asherkin GetTickInterval is always the desired tickrate and will never change after map start. GetGameFrameTime was recently added to master, which returns the actual delta from the last frame.

Thank you very much, this is what I was looking for!

Also, do you have any clue if OnPlayerRunCmd will be called once per player and once per tick, even if the player fails to send a new usercmd (because of lag, or having FPS lower than the server's tickrate)?

[asherkin]

Originally Posted by shavit Also, do you have any clue if OnPlayerRunCmd will be called once per player and once per tick, even if the player fails to send a new usercmd (because of lag, or having FPS lower than the server's tickrate)?

Only in CS:GO.