Countdown timer drift

[BigRick 3]

Morning!  Hope everyone is being safe with this crazy coronavirus going around.  I was wondering how FS2C gets the time for it's countdown timer?  It seems that it drifts from the actual in-sim time.  For example, if there is a 30 minute countdown it can be as much as 5 minutes behind the actual time in the sim.  Anyone other than me experiencing that?  Thanx!

 

-Rick

[byork 2,258]

I'd have to check my own code, but I think the timer stops when the FO is doing his flows... and some of the flows can be long.

Remember you can fast forward the time down.

Cheers,

 

[BigRick 3]

Yup, I remember.  That's how I've been doing it.  Thanx.

 

-Rick

[netshadoe 144]

I have also noticed that FS2CREW drifts when you're at an airport with high demands that hits the FPS below a certain value.  Not often, but some airports are real hogs

Don't forget dynamic lighting also drops FPS and slows the sim.

[byork 2,258]

10 minutes ago, netshadoe said:

I have also noticed that FS2CREW drifts when you're at an airport with high demands that hits the FPS below a certain value.  Not often, but some airports are real hogs

Don't forget dynamic lighting also drops FPS and slows the sim.

 

That could be a factor as well.

We're using the Elapsed Seconds variable from the MS SDK's to track the time.  I suppose if the sim is under very heavy load this could cause the time to slow down.

 

[614NLV 3]

I think too. Mine is usually 45 minutes 😊😊