To frameskip or not to frameskip ?

[Thewonderboy]

Thats the question here

I havent played awful alot of different games yet but none of the games seem to run at full speed, thats usualy when frameskip should be used to test if it works better.

Well, for example DBZ Shin budokai 2, I gain 10 VPS more and it really speeds up the game, however it makes the game feel way less smooth than it really is. I swap frameskip on (30-40 VPS) and off (25-30 VPS) constantly because they both have their advantages.

Which one do you prefer and why ?

[aki21]

i dont really know,but if you want speed then you should enable the frameskip,i prefer smooth playing.maybe if you play games that have fps around 30-40 fps you can enable the frameskip since the fps can rise to 45-60 and the lagging does'nt really seen.

[alextunisian]

depends on the game and it's reaction when enabling the frameskip ! i got 30 34 fps when playing DBZ and i think it's enough to play the game(we hope that it will be better in future releases)



but with monster hunter,in a battale i have to enable the frameskip.but the game reacts good and there's no big lag

[Apology11]

Moved to offtopic

[VIRGIN KLM]

Your post pretty like answers to your question. There is no balance between do or dont, sometimes it will work, sometimes it wont, sometimes it will look and feel nice, sometimes it wont.

[Dwightyone]

I'd rather wait, and wait, and wait until the game reaches the games native speed than use frameskip. I don't know what people refer to them as, but ever seen those homemade Star Wars Lego movies people film with their camera, when they move the lego man a 1MM tiny bit then take photo, then do it again, and again, and so on... Yes, that's what frameskip remind's me of.

Must say though, some of those Star Wars Lego movies are really awesome.