NOOB: Limit to 'x' frames per second for every machine

[robpearmain]

Sorry about this, but what if I want it to run at 'x' frames per second on low and and high end pc's.

Is this built in to Irrlicht or do I have to build it myself.

For example, if I am moving a vehicle 60 feet per second, I want to make sure that every loop (Say it is running at 60 frames per second) I move it forward 1 unit.

I want it to render as many times as possible, but only move st a steady pace, but as smooth as possible

[Ced666]

Don't limit the frame rate. Instead, calculate the new position of your vehicle depending of the time elapsed since the last frame.

[robpearmain]

Thanks for your help

Looking at other code, this seems to work in C#.NET

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        private float _LastUpdate = 0.0f;
        
      public float CalculateMoveTween(IrrlichtDevice device)
      {
          //http://irrlicht.sourceforge.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=68133

          // position += velocityPerMilisec * numberOfMiliSecsPassed; 

          ITimer timer = device.Timer;

          float thisupdate = timer.Time;
          float deltatime = ((thisupdate - _LastUpdate)/1000.0f);
          _LastUpdate = thisupdate;

          return deltatime;
      }