What causes automatic projectile fire rate to be "unstable"?

[Rev0verDrive]

@usa423

Thanks! I tried that float variable and the divider on 60 and implemented that into what I was using and that seems to have done the trick. Although if I’m going through 1000 rounds I still do hear a hiccup now and again but it seems much more solid now than it was, with stability in the high 90 percent range. I tried some of the things posted above but did not get very far. You always seem to have an answer for me, thanks again!

Oh and you see that delay in my pic? If I remove that then say if I hold down fire and jump, then the fire stops and when I land I must press fire again. However when that delay is there it works how I want it to with just hold down fire the first time and it will till the clip is empty if in a state its allowed.

I also wanna include and overheat mechanic on this plasma gun. A really pesky and quick overheat where the weapon must be fired in short burst else it becomes quickly unusable.

Projectiles are resource expensive. So you need to consider your system specs when testing and the tickrate (t.maxFPS). You should be applying a lifespan to each projectile after spawn and destroying it on collision. If you do this you’ll notice that when shooting at your feet (short life do to destroy) there’s no stuttering. The RoF is stable.

As far as adding an overheat mechanic it depends on the overall functionality. A full cooldown time (no shots until fully cooled) or incremental which allows for shots fired once its cooled just enough to allow for a single shot.

Your welcome to join my discord and I’ll help you with it over the weekend. Discord