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Every second counts! 20/12/2011 at 22:35 #25910
UKTrainMan
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Would it be possible to see seconds also shown on the clock? In the many many pictures/photos I've seen showing inside a signalbox, and on the one occasion I've been in one, they've got a clock on the wall (often digital) that shows hours, minutes and seconds. So, could we please have seconds in SimSig too?

As usual, thanks in advance for all/any replies to this.

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Last edited: 21/12/2011 at 01:18 by UKTrainMan
Reason: adding slightly more

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Re: Every second counts! 20/12/2011 at 23:49 #25919
AndyG
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I did put it on Mantis wish list (#4665) on 25/7/2010, but guess Geoff has bigger fish to fry.
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Re: Every second counts! 21/12/2011 at 08:59 #25946
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Actually probably wouldn't be hard to do. But it's time that I have a lack of right now, no pun intended.
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Re: Every second counts! 21/12/2011 at 09:19 #25948
Zoe
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" said:
Actually probably wouldn't be hard to do. But it's time that I have a lack of right now, no pun intended.

Would this not result in issues with multiplayer? If the message to advance one tick is sent every second then it would be more noticeable every time there was a latency spike.

Last edited: 21/12/2011 at 09:21 by Zoe
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Re: Every second counts! 21/12/2011 at 10:29 #25954
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" said:

Would this not result in issues with multiplayer? If the message to advance one tick is sent every second then it would be more noticeable every time there was a latency spike.
You could argue this as a plus point - it will improve your awareness of latency spikes.

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Re: Every second counts! 21/12/2011 at 11:33 #25958
maxand
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Are we running UK or Japanese trains?
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Re: Every second counts! 21/12/2011 at 12:13 #25963
GeoffM
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" said:
" said:
Actually probably wouldn't be hard to do. But it's time that I have a lack of right now, no pun intended.

Would this not result in issues with multiplayer? If the message to advance one tick is sent every second then it would be more noticeable every time there was a latency spike.
Currently the time is sent to clients once a simulated minute, along with the simulation speed. An update is also sent if the speed changes (or is/is not paused). So the client computer knows how fast it should be going but for various reasons might not be exactly 60 seconds - maybe 59 or 61, for example, before it resynchronises with a new time update.

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Re: Every second counts! 21/12/2011 at 12:41 #25965
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" said:
Currently the time is sent to clients once a simulated minute, along with the simulation speed. An update is also sent if the speed changes (or is/is not paused). So the client computer knows how fast it should be going but for various reasons might not be exactly 60 seconds - maybe 59 or 61, for example, before it resynchronises with a new time update.

So the server doesn't authorize the client to run each simulation step then?

Last edited: 21/12/2011 at 12:43 by Zoe
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Re: Every second counts! 21/12/2011 at 13:59 #25970
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" said:
" said:
Currently the time is sent to clients once a simulated minute, along with the simulation speed. An update is also sent if the speed changes (or is/is not paused). So the client computer knows how fast it should be going but for various reasons might not be exactly 60 seconds - maybe 59 or 61, for example, before it resynchronises with a new time update.

So the server doesn't authorize the client to run each simulation step then?
The clients are pretty much dumb terminals, receiving updates to display, and sending commands to the server to execute.

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