Feature: configurable refresh-rate and change default to 60fps

Most modern games run on 60 fps, and for good reason. This gives
a much smoother experiences.

As some people have monitors that can do 144Hz or even 240Hz, allow
people to configure the refresh rate. Of course, the higher you
set the value, the more time the game spends on drawing pixels
instead of simulating the game, which has an effect on simulation
speed.

The simulation will still always run at 33.33 fps, and is not
influences by this setting.

src/framerate_gui.cpp

@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ namespace {
 		PerformanceData(1),                     // PFE_ACC_GL_AIRCRAFT
 		PerformanceData(1),                     // PFE_GL_LANDSCAPE
 		PerformanceData(1),                     // PFE_GL_LINKGRAPH
-		PerformanceData(GL_RATE),               // PFE_DRAWING
+		PerformanceData(1000.0 / 30),           // PFE_DRAWING
 		PerformanceData(1),                     // PFE_ACC_DRAWWORLD
 		PerformanceData(60.0),                  // PFE_VIDEO
 		PerformanceData(1000.0 * 8192 / 44100), // PFE_SOUND
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ struct FramerateWindow : Window {
 		this->speed_gameloop.SetRate(gl_rate / _pf_data[PFE_GAMELOOP].expected_rate, 1.0);
 		if (this->small) return; // in small mode, this is everything needed
 
-		this->rate_drawing.SetRate(_pf_data[PFE_DRAWING].GetRate(), _pf_data[PFE_DRAWING].expected_rate);
+		this->rate_drawing.SetRate(_pf_data[PFE_DRAWING].GetRate(), _settings_client.gui.refresh_rate);
 
 		int new_active = 0;
 		for (PerformanceElement e = PFE_FIRST; e < PFE_MAX; e++) {

src/settings_type.h

@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ struct GUISettings {
 	byte   starting_colour;                  ///< default color scheme for the company to start a new game with
 	bool   show_newgrf_name;                 ///< Show the name of the NewGRF in the build vehicle window
 	bool   auto_remove_signals;              ///< automatically remove signals when in the way during rail construction
+	uint16 refresh_rate;                     ///< How often we refresh the screen (time between draw-ticks).
 
 	uint16 console_backlog_timeout;          ///< the minimum amount of time items should be in the console backlog before they will be removed in ~3 seconds granularity.
 	uint16 console_backlog_length;           ///< the minimum amount of items in the console backlog before items will be removed.

src/table/settings.ini

@@ -3354,6 +3354,16 @@ def      = 100
 min      = 10
 max      = 65500
 
+[SDTC_VAR]
+var      = gui.refresh_rate
+type     = SLE_UINT16
+flags    = SLF_NOT_IN_SAVE | SLF_NO_NETWORK_SYNC
+def      = 60
+min      = 10
+max      = 1000
+cat      = SC_EXPERT
+startup  = true
+
 [SDTC_BOOL]
 var      = sound.news_ticker
 flags    = SLF_NOT_IN_SAVE | SLF_NO_NETWORK_SYNC

src/video/allegro_v.cpp

@@ -485,20 +485,20 @@ void VideoDriver_Allegro::MainLoop()
 
 		if (cur_ticks >= next_game_tick || (_fast_forward && !_pause_mode)) {
 			if (_fast_forward && !_pause_mode) {
-				next_game_tick = cur_ticks + std::chrono::milliseconds(MILLISECONDS_PER_TICK);
+				next_game_tick = cur_ticks + this->GetGameInterval();
 			} else {
-				next_game_tick += std::chrono::milliseconds(MILLISECONDS_PER_TICK);
+				next_game_tick += this->GetGameInterval();
 				/* Avoid next_game_tick getting behind more and more if it cannot keep up. */
-				if (next_game_tick < cur_ticks - std::chrono::milliseconds(ALLOWED_DRIFT * MILLISECONDS_PER_TICK)) next_game_tick = cur_ticks;
+				if (next_game_tick < cur_ticks - ALLOWED_DRIFT * this->GetGameInterval()) next_game_tick = cur_ticks;
 			}
 
 			GameLoop();
 		}
 
 		if (cur_ticks >= next_draw_tick) {
-			next_draw_tick += std::chrono::milliseconds(MILLISECONDS_PER_TICK);
+			next_draw_tick += this->GetDrawInterval();
 			/* Avoid next_draw_tick getting behind more and more if it cannot keep up. */
-			if (next_draw_tick < cur_ticks - std::chrono::microseconds(ALLOWED_DRIFT * MILLISECONDS_PER_TICK)) next_draw_tick = cur_ticks;
+			if (next_draw_tick < cur_ticks - ALLOWED_DRIFT * this->GetDrawInterval()) next_draw_tick = cur_ticks;
 
 			bool old_ctrl_pressed = _ctrl_pressed;
 

src/video/cocoa/cocoa_v.mm

@@ -675,20 +675,20 @@ void VideoDriver_Cocoa::GameLoop()
 
 			if (cur_ticks >= next_game_tick || (_fast_forward && !_pause_mode)) {
 				if (_fast_forward && !_pause_mode) {
-					next_game_tick = cur_ticks + std::chrono::milliseconds(MILLISECONDS_PER_TICK);
+					next_game_tick = cur_ticks + this->GetGameInterval();
 				} else {
-					next_game_tick += std::chrono::milliseconds(MILLISECONDS_PER_TICK);
+					next_game_tick += this->GetGameInterval();
 					/* Avoid next_game_tick getting behind more and more if it cannot keep up. */
-					if (next_game_tick < cur_ticks - std::chrono::milliseconds(ALLOWED_DRIFT * MILLISECONDS_PER_TICK)) next_game_tick = cur_ticks;
+					if (next_game_tick < cur_ticks - ALLOWED_DRIFT * this->GetGameInterval()) next_game_tick = cur_ticks;
 				}
 
 				::GameLoop();
 			}
 
 			if (cur_ticks >= next_draw_tick) {
-				next_draw_tick += std::chrono::milliseconds(MILLISECONDS_PER_TICK);
+				next_draw_tick += this->GetDrawInterval();
 				/* Avoid next_draw_tick getting behind more and more if it cannot keep up. */
-				if (next_draw_tick < cur_ticks - std::chrono::microseconds(ALLOWED_DRIFT * MILLISECONDS_PER_TICK)) next_draw_tick = cur_ticks;
+				if (next_draw_tick < cur_ticks - ALLOWED_DRIFT * this->GetDrawInterval()) next_draw_tick = cur_ticks;
 
 				bool old_ctrl_pressed = _ctrl_pressed;
 

src/video/dedicated_v.cpp

@@ -294,11 +294,11 @@ void VideoDriver_Dedicated::MainLoop()
 
 		if (cur_ticks >= next_game_tick || _ddc_fastforward) {
 			if (_ddc_fastforward) {
-				next_game_tick = cur_ticks + std::chrono::milliseconds(MILLISECONDS_PER_TICK);
+				next_game_tick = cur_ticks + this->GetGameInterval();
 			} else {
-				next_game_tick += std::chrono::milliseconds(MILLISECONDS_PER_TICK);
+				next_game_tick += this->GetGameInterval();
 				/* Avoid next_game_tick getting behind more and more if it cannot keep up. */
-				if (next_game_tick < cur_ticks - std::chrono::milliseconds(ALLOWED_DRIFT * MILLISECONDS_PER_TICK)) next_game_tick = cur_ticks;
+				if (next_game_tick < cur_ticks - ALLOWED_DRIFT * this->GetGameInterval()) next_game_tick = cur_ticks;
 			}
 
 			GameLoop();

src/video/sdl2_v.cpp

@@ -793,9 +793,9 @@ void VideoDriver_SDL::LoopOnce()
 	}
 
 	if (cur_ticks >= next_draw_tick) {
-		next_draw_tick += std::chrono::milliseconds(MILLISECONDS_PER_TICK);
+		next_draw_tick += this->GetDrawInterval();
 		/* Avoid next_draw_tick getting behind more and more if it cannot keep up. */
-		if (next_draw_tick < cur_ticks - std::chrono::microseconds(ALLOWED_DRIFT * MILLISECONDS_PER_TICK)) next_draw_tick = cur_ticks;
+		if (next_draw_tick < cur_ticks - ALLOWED_DRIFT * this->GetDrawInterval()) next_draw_tick = cur_ticks;
 
 		bool old_ctrl_pressed = _ctrl_pressed;
 

src/video/sdl_v.cpp

@@ -731,11 +731,11 @@ void VideoDriver_SDL::MainLoop()
 
 		if (cur_ticks >= next_game_tick || (_fast_forward && !_pause_mode)) {
 			if (_fast_forward && !_pause_mode) {
-				next_game_tick = cur_ticks + std::chrono::milliseconds(MILLISECONDS_PER_TICK);
+				next_game_tick = cur_ticks + this->GetGameInterval();
 			} else {
-				next_game_tick += std::chrono::milliseconds(MILLISECONDS_PER_TICK);
+				next_game_tick += this->GetGameInterval();
 				/* Avoid next_game_tick getting behind more and more if it cannot keep up. */
-				if (next_game_tick < cur_ticks - std::chrono::milliseconds(ALLOWED_DRIFT * MILLISECONDS_PER_TICK)) next_game_tick = cur_ticks;
+				if (next_game_tick < cur_ticks - ALLOWED_DRIFT * this->GetGameInterval()) next_game_tick = cur_ticks;
 			}
 
 			/* The gameloop is the part that can run asynchronously. The rest
@@ -746,9 +746,9 @@ void VideoDriver_SDL::MainLoop()
 		}
 
 		if (cur_ticks >= next_draw_tick) {
-			next_draw_tick += std::chrono::milliseconds(MILLISECONDS_PER_TICK);
+			next_draw_tick += this->GetDrawInterval();
 			/* Avoid next_draw_tick getting behind more and more if it cannot keep up. */
-			if (next_draw_tick < cur_ticks - std::chrono::microseconds(ALLOWED_DRIFT * MILLISECONDS_PER_TICK)) next_draw_tick = cur_ticks;
+			if (next_draw_tick < cur_ticks - ALLOWED_DRIFT * this->GetDrawInterval()) next_draw_tick = cur_ticks;
 
 			bool old_ctrl_pressed = _ctrl_pressed;
 

src/video/video_driver.hpp

@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
 #include "../driver.h"
 #include "../core/geometry_type.hpp"
 #include "../core/math_func.hpp"
+#include "../settings_type.h"
 #include "../zoom_type.h"
+#include <chrono>
 #include <vector>
 
 extern std::string _ini_videodriver;
@@ -153,6 +155,16 @@ protected:
 			_cur_resolution.height = ClampU(res.height * 3 / 4, DEFAULT_WINDOW_HEIGHT, UINT16_MAX / 2);
 		}
 	}
+
+	std::chrono::steady_clock::duration GetGameInterval()
+	{
+		return std::chrono::milliseconds(MILLISECONDS_PER_TICK);
+	}
+
+	std::chrono::steady_clock::duration GetDrawInterval()
+	{
+		return std::chrono::microseconds(1000000 / _settings_client.gui.refresh_rate);
+	}
 };
 
 #endif /* VIDEO_VIDEO_DRIVER_HPP */

src/video/win32_v.cpp

@@ -1208,11 +1208,11 @@ void VideoDriver_Win32::MainLoop()
 
 		if (cur_ticks >= next_game_tick || (_fast_forward && !_pause_mode)) {
 			if (_fast_forward && !_pause_mode) {
-				next_game_tick = cur_ticks + std::chrono::milliseconds(MILLISECONDS_PER_TICK);
+				next_game_tick = cur_ticks + this->GetGameInterval();
 			} else {
-				next_game_tick += std::chrono::milliseconds(MILLISECONDS_PER_TICK);
+				next_game_tick += this->GetGameInterval();
 				/* Avoid next_game_tick getting behind more and more if it cannot keep up. */
-				if (next_game_tick < cur_ticks - std::chrono::milliseconds(ALLOWED_DRIFT * MILLISECONDS_PER_TICK)) next_game_tick = cur_ticks;
+				if (next_game_tick < cur_ticks - ALLOWED_DRIFT * this->GetGameInterval()) next_game_tick = cur_ticks;
 			}
 
 			/* Flush GDI buffer to ensure we don't conflict with the drawing thread. */
@@ -1226,9 +1226,9 @@ void VideoDriver_Win32::MainLoop()
 		}
 
 		if (cur_ticks >= next_draw_tick) {
-			next_draw_tick += std::chrono::milliseconds(MILLISECONDS_PER_TICK);
+			next_draw_tick += this->GetDrawInterval();
 			/* Avoid next_draw_tick getting behind more and more if it cannot keep up. */
-			if (next_draw_tick < cur_ticks - std::chrono::microseconds(ALLOWED_DRIFT * MILLISECONDS_PER_TICK)) next_draw_tick = cur_ticks;
+			if (next_draw_tick < cur_ticks - ALLOWED_DRIFT * this->GetDrawInterval()) next_draw_tick = cur_ticks;
 
 			bool old_ctrl_pressed = _ctrl_pressed;