In one of my projects, I have an FPS. It works using a fairly normal method;

forever
set [FPS] to (round (((1) / ((timer) - (old timer)))))
set [old timer] to (timer)
do all the things to do every tick
end

why is that grey circle there how do i get rid of it


However, in my projects the FPS flickers very fast between similar numbers; 29, 30, 31, or if I'm using 60 FPS, 59, 60, 61, 62. You get the idea.

While it's nice to see such fast and constant FPS updates, they're flickering so fast that it makes it a chore to read the FPS. So my question: how do I make the FPS counter read a more constant, yet still accurate, number?

I can share the project if necessary, but I don't think it's relevant to the question, which is more general.

You could make it round to the nearest 3, with this:

set [FPS v] to ((round ((FPS) / (3))) * (3))

You can take the average fps of the last second. Even though the actual fps won't be represented, it won't flicker.

Hi firedestroyer1,

Easier than a running average, but probably all you need:

when green flag clicked
forever
set [display-fps v] to (fps)
wait (0.25) secs // or however long
end

And display the monitor for display-fps. (If you want to show “fps” in the monitor, just rename the old one to “instant-fps” or something, and call the display variable “fps”.

– RT_Borg

Thanks both of you!

Even with rounding, it was still flickering, but I didn't want to use excess forever loops, so I went with this:



Basically it checks the FPS every 10 ticks and does an average.

Thanks for the help!