Creating an event/function

[IG2]

Hello there!

This question might sound stupid but how do I create event/function which only happens every 60 ticks?

Thanks!

[DaveMcW]

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script.on_event(defines.events.on_tick, function()
  if game.tick % 60 ~= 0 then return end

  -- This part runs every 60 ticks

end)

[Nexela]

Something like this


local function onesecond(event)
if event.tick % 60 = 0 then
--do stuff here
end
end

script.on_event(defines.events.on_tick, onesecond)

[IG2]

Thanks for your help!

Sadly the changes didnt worged out as i hoped. I tried to increase a Mods performance (up to 23 ms) by reducing the amount of scriptupdates to 1/60 (once a seceond istead of once a tick) but it seems like my Lua understanding is not good enough.
I attached my modified control.lua in case someone has got the time to have a look.

[Klonan]

Thanks for your help!

Sadly the changes didnt worged out as i hoped. I tried to increase a Mods performance (up to 23 ms) by reducing the amount of scriptupdates to 1/60 (once a seceond istead of once a tick) but it seems like my Lua understanding is not good enough.
I attached my modified control.lua in case someone has got the time to have a look.

You made a simple mistake:

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script.on_event(defines.events.on_tick, function(event)
  if game.tick % 60 ~= 0 then
    playerloop()
  end
end)

it should be

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script.on_event(defines.events.on_tick, function(event)
  if game.tick % 60 ~= 0 then return end
  playerloop()
end)

or

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script.on_event(defines.events.on_tick, function(event)
  if game.tick % 60 == 0 then
    playerloop()
  end
end)

[daniel34]

Sadly the changes didnt worged out as i hoped. I tried to increase a Mods performance (up to 23 ms) by reducing the amount of scriptupdates to 1/60 (once a seceond istead of once a tick) but it seems like my Lua understanding is not good enough.
I attached my modified control.lua in case someone has got the time to have a look.

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script.on_event(defines.events.on_tick, function(event)
	if game.tick % 60 ~= 0 then
	playerloop()
	end
end)

You used the wrong comparator. The way it is currently coded it runs the playerloop 59 out of 60 ticks, or in other words it only skips 1 tick every 60 ticks and runs the other 59 times. You need to replace ~= (unequal) with == (equal), then the code only runs once per second.

The reason DaveMcW's code (if game.tick % 60 ~= 0 then return end) works with unequal is because he returns 59 times a second while you continue 59 times a second.

[IG2]

Thank you very much!

It kinda works now (performance is much better now while only scanning).
Sadly I didnt recognise earlier that this change also reduces the buildToggle and demoToggle to once a second. I thought it would build/deconstruct everything it found as fast as before but only check for stuff to do every second. Seems I have to find a work around.

[bobingabout]

Change your loop structure so it doesn't drop out after performing the first buildtoggle.

[IG2]

Change your loop structure so it doesn't drop out after performing the first buildtoggle.

And how would you do that?

[bobingabout]

I don't know, I can't see your code.

[aubergine18]

IG2, at some point you'll have to learn basics of Lua scripting. There's loads of free references online that you can use. http://lua-users.org/wiki/ControlStructureTutorial