Acceptable frame rate?

DrGlickertDrGlickert Member Posts: 1,135
edited November -1 in Working with GS (Mac)
So my game has no sound and no music. The only image I have is an incredibly simple circle for my ball.

The frame rate on my old 3G iPhone is around 12-15.

What is an acceptable frame rate? and, How low will those numbers go when I add music, sound effects, and actual images? (I'm assuming the last answer will be a guess or estimate).

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  • tenrdrmertenrdrmer Member, Sous Chef, Senior Sous-Chef Posts: 9,934
    Well normal you want to be up around 60. I think for 3G 30-45 is acceptable as long as your game doesn't feel laggy. 12-15 is pretty low seems if you only have one actor in the scene somethings got to be wrong to be that low
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  • GamersRejoiceGamersRejoice Member Posts: 817
    That sounds like it would be pretty miserable. You'll probably want to try and stay close to at least 30 fps
  • JohnPapiomitisJohnPapiomitis Member Posts: 6,256
    holy cow if you only have one ball actor in the scene, you shoud be above 50 at least. Do you have a ton of constraints or timers in the ball?

    and whats the memory breakdown like
  • DrGlickertDrGlickert Member Posts: 1,135
    No, sorry, I meant that the only image that I have is on the ball. I have somewhere around 60 actors per scene (about 50 blocks, a paddle, a ball, display next shot ball, a few texts (score, lives, etc)).
  • JohnPapiomitisJohnPapiomitis Member Posts: 6,256
    DrGlickert said:
    No, sorry, I meant that the only image that I have is on the ball. I have somewhere around 60 actors per scene (about 50 blocks, a paddle, a ball, display next shot ball, a few texts (score, lives, etc)).

    do you have a ton of constrains and timers?
  • DrGlickertDrGlickert Member Posts: 1,135
    I'm struggling with how to recycle my actors in this game. I have lots of deleting and spawning action going on.

    After changing everything that doesn't move to Non-Movable and everything thats supposed to be invisible to invisible, the frame rate now hovers around 14-16. Better, but I guess not ideal.

    Has anyone compared what frame rates for a 3G phone look like on a 4G phone? I mean, obviously the 3G is way too slow to hold my game, I need a 4G to really test it out, or just find a way to recycle my actors...
  • DrGlickertDrGlickert Member Posts: 1,135
    Yes, TSB, the blocks/bricks do move. That's the problem.
  • DrGlickertDrGlickert Member Posts: 1,135
    @JP -

    Uh, yeah, lots of timers and change attributes and everything. Lots of craziness going on.
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