Add setting to use intervals instead of speed gain

changelog.txt

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Version: 1.5.2
 
   Minor Features:
     - Try to fix missing player data in order to be more flexible to unexpected situations.
+    - Add (per player) setting to use intervals (milliseconds) between frames instead of speed gain (factor).
   Bugfixes:
     - Fix optional dependency on StatsGui.
 

locale/en/locale.cfg

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ label-entity-info=Show entity info
 label-show-gui=Show GUI
 label-always-day=Always daytime
 label-framerate=Frame rate:
+label-interval=Interval:
 label-name=Name:
 label-position=Position:
 label-resolution=Resolution:
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ label-cityblock-currentblock=Current:
 label-cityblock-blockScale=Scale:
 label-cityblock-centerOnPlayer=Select block:
 label-transition-speedgain=Transition speed gain:
+label-transition-interval=Transition interval:
 item-add-tracker=<Add Tracker>
 item-new-tracker=<New Tracker>
 tab-cameras=Cameras
@@ -61,10 +63,12 @@ camera-entity-info=Show entity information (recipes) in the screenshots.
 camera-show-gui=Show the GUI in the screenshots (make sure camera resolution and game/screen resolution match).
 camera-always-day=Render in daylight, regardless of the time of day.
 camera-framerate=Number of frames per second that your movie is going to be (often/default 25 fps).
+camera-interval=Interval (elapsed game time) between frames in milliseconds. (actual interval might be slightly off due to rounding to game ticks)
 camera-speedgain=Amount (factor) that the timelapse movie should speed up compared to actual time.
 camera-refresh=Recalculate the camera settings. (due to rounding issues the actual values might differ a little).
 camera-transitionperiod=Amount of the time takes to transition the camera to its new position.
 camera-transition-speedgain=Amount (factor) that the timelapse movie should speed up compared to actual time during transitions.\n\nSet to 0 for stop-motion transitions (only possible with sequential numbering active). Note that depending on transition period, and your hardware, it might take a few game ticks (so not 100% stop-motion transition).
+camera-transition-interval=Interval (elapsed game time) between frames in millisecond during transitions.\n\nSet to 0 for stop-motion transitions (only possible with sequential numbering active). Note that depending on transition period, and your hardware, it might take a few game ticks (so not 100% stop-motion transition).
 pause-on-open=Pause game when this window is open.
 tracker-cannot-delete-inuse=Cannot delete tracker because it is in use.
 tracker-cannot-enable=This tracker cannot be enabled/disabled, this is managed by a specific event/trigger.
@@ -84,7 +88,7 @@ tracker-cityblock-currentblock=The city block to focus on, counting in whole blo
 tracker-cityblock-currentblock-x=The position of the current city block, counting blocks rightwards.
 tracker-cityblock-currentblock-y=The position of the current city block, counting blocks downwards.
 tracker-cityblock-blockScale=How many city blocks to zoom out, centered on the current block.
-tracker-cityblock-blockScale-value=A zoom of 3 will capture the current block and all of the neighbours. <enter> to set.
+tracker-cityblock-blockScale-value=A zoom of 3 will capture the current block and all of the neighbors. <enter> to set.
 tracker-cityblock-player=Use player coordinates to select the current city block.
 
 [controls]
@@ -96,11 +100,13 @@ tlbe-take-screenshot=Take a screenshot
 tlbe-save-folder=Save location
 tlbe-sequential-names=Sequential names
 tlbe-show-stats=Show camera status
+tlbe-use-interval=Use interval as speed setting
 
 [mod-setting-description]
 tlbe-save-folder=Relative from 'User Data Directory'
 tlbe-sequential-names=Use sequential numbering per camera for the screenshot numbers. When disabled, game ticks are used for screenshot numbering.
 tlbe-show-stats=This requires the Stats GUI mod to be loaded.
+tlbe-use-interval=Use intervals (between frames) instead of speed gain in the camera settings. When this setting is changed, reopen camera settings to update the UI.
 
 [shortcut]
 tlbe=Time Lapse Base Edition

scripts/camera.lua

@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ local Camera = {}
 --- @field saveFolder string
 --- @field saveName string
 --- @field screenshotNumber integer Number for the next screenshot (when sequentialNames is set in player settings)
---- @field screenshotInterval number Interval (game ticks) between two screenshots  (calculated from speedGain and frameRate)
+--- @field screenshotInterval number Interval (game ticks) between two screenshots (calculated from speedGain and frameRate)
 --- @field screenshotIntervalRealtime number Interval (game ticks) between two screenshots for realtime transitions (calculated from frameRate)
 --- @field screenshotIntervalTransition number Interval (game ticks) between two screenshots during transitions (calculated from frameRate)
---- @field speedGain number Amount (factor) that the timelapse movie should speed up.
+--- @field speedGain number Amount (factor) that the timelapse movie should speed up compared to the game.
 --- @field surfaceName string
 --- @field trackers Tracker.tracker[]
 --- @field chartTags table Chart tags used to render viewfinder boxes on the map
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ Camera.CameraTransition = {}
 local maxZoom = 1
 local minZoom = 0.031250
 local ticks_per_second = 60
+local ms_per_tick = 1000 / ticks_per_second
 local tileSize = 32
 
 --- @return Camera.camera
@@ -319,6 +320,44 @@ function Camera.setSpeedGain(camera, speedGain)
     Camera.updateConfig(camera)
 end
 
+---@param camera Camera.camera
+---@param interval any
+function Camera.setFrameInterval(camera, interval)
+    interval = tonumber(interval)
+
+    if interval == nil or interval < ms_per_tick then
+        -- keep minimum interval
+        interval = ms_per_tick
+    end
+
+    local speedGain = (interval * camera.frameRate) / 1000
+    if speedGain < 1 then
+        -- keep minimum speed gain
+        speedGain = 1
+    end
+
+    camera.speedGain = speedGain
+    Camera.updateConfig(camera)
+end
+
+---@param camera Camera.camera
+---@return number|nil interval Camera interval
+function Camera.calculateFrameInterval(camera)
+    if camera.speedGain == nil or camera.frameRate == nil then
+        return nil
+    end
+
+
+    local interval = ((1000 * camera.speedGain) / camera.frameRate)
+
+    if interval < ms_per_tick then
+        -- keep minimum interval
+        interval = ms_per_tick
+    end
+
+    return interval
+end
+
 ---@param camera Camera.camera
 ---@param speedGain any
 ---@param allowStopMotion boolean
@@ -336,6 +375,48 @@ function Camera.setTransitionSpeedGain(camera, speedGain, allowStopMotion)
     Camera.updateConfig(camera)
 end
 
+---@param camera Camera.camera
+---@param interval any
+---@param allowStopMotion boolean
+function Camera.setTransitionFrameInterval(camera, interval, allowStopMotion)
+    interval = tonumber(interval)
+
+    if interval == nil then
+        -- keep minimum interval
+        interval = ms_per_tick
+    end
+    if not allowStopMotion and interval == 0 then
+        interval = ms_per_tick
+    end
+
+    local speedGain = (interval * camera.frameRate) / 1000
+    if not allowStopMotion and speedGain < 1 then
+        -- keep minimum speed gain
+        speedGain = 1
+    end
+
+    camera.transitionSpeedGain = speedGain
+    Camera.updateConfig(camera)
+end
+
+---@param camera Camera.camera
+---@return number|nil interval Camera interval
+function Camera.calculateTransitionFrameInterval(camera)
+    if camera.transitionSpeedGain == nil or camera.frameRate == nil then
+        return nil
+    end
+
+
+    local interval = ((1000 * camera.transitionSpeedGain) / camera.frameRate)
+
+    if interval < ms_per_tick then
+        -- keep minimum interval
+        interval = ms_per_tick
+    end
+
+    return interval
+end
+
 --- @param camera Camera.camera
 --- @param transitionPeriod any
 function Camera.setTransitionPeriod(camera, transitionPeriod)

scripts/config.lua

@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@ local Tracker = require("scripts.tracker")
 --- @field cameras Camera.camera[]
 --- @field trackers Tracker.tracker[]
 --- @field pauseCameras boolean When true, pause all player cameras
+--- @field pauseOnOpen boolean When true, pause cameras when the GUI is opened
 --- @field showCameraStatus boolean When true, the Stats GUI is used to show status of each camera
 --- @field saveFolder string
 --- @field sequentialNames boolean
+--- @field useInterval boolean When true, use interval (between frames) instead of speed gain
 --- @field noticeMaxZoom boolean When true the warning about the max zoom is already raised
 --- @field gui table Contains all (volatile) GUI elements
 --- @field guiPersist persistedGUISettings Contains all persisted (between saves) GUI details
@@ -37,10 +39,10 @@ function Config.reload(event)
 
     ---@diagnostic disable: assign-type-mismatch
     playerSettings.saveFolder = guiSettings["tlbe-save-folder"].value
-    ---@diagnostic disable: assign-type-mismatch
     playerSettings.sequentialNames = guiSettings["tlbe-sequential-names"].value
-    ---@diagnostic disable: assign-type-mismatch
     playerSettings.showCameraStatus = guiSettings["tlbe-show-stats"].value
+    playerSettings.useInterval = guiSettings["tlbe-use-interval"].value
+    ---@diagnostic enable: assign-type-mismatch
 end
 
 --- @return playerSettings