Everything Wrong with DeltaTime in Games @Ombarus
Everything Wrong with DeltaTime in Games  @Ombarus
Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Just multiplying by DT isn't always good enough. Why do we have constant update? Where does the shaking come from? why can't AAA games make physic's hair work?

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00:00 Intro
00:22 What's a frame?
01:40 The Update Loop
03:00 Where Delta Time Comes from
03:57 Lag Spikes Illustrated
05:05 Update Order Problems
06:33 Exponential Math Problems
08:50 Constant Update Solution
09:36 Constant Update Problems
11:13 Outro
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