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First, get the Sleep API declared.

http://allapi.mentalis.org/apilist/Sleep.shtml

Now, say this is your client's pseudo game loop:

Code:
Dim StartTime As Long
Dim ElapsedTime As Long

Do
StartTime = GetTickCount

'Do game loop

ElapsedTime = GetTickCount - StartTime
Loop


Now after you get the elapsed time per frame, check it in comparison to the frame rate you desire. I think MS already does something like this, but the "wait" loop is something like:

Code:
Do While (GetTickCount - StartTime) < (1000 / MyFrameRate)
DoEvents
Loop


If thats the case, then just put after the DoEvents a "Sleep 1".

The Sleep API just basically stops the application for X milliseconds, freeing up the resources. What is happening is I assume you're on a single-core CPU. Your client is sucking up all the CPU, and since it is the active window, Windows gives it the priority over the server.

It is also beneficial to those on a laptop since it keeps their CPU usage down, which means more battery life and less fan usage.

I added the declare, but the only thing the client have remotly close to that code you posted is the fps cap:
Code:
' Lock fps
Do While GetTickCount < Tick + 33
DoEvents
Loop

Should I put sleep 1 below the doevetnts?

Yup, thats exactly it. So yeah, just add Sleep 1 below that DoEvents and you will no longer be an enemy of CPUs.

Robin:
Why aren't maps and shit loaded up in a dynamic array?
Jacob:
the 4 people that know how are lazy
Robin:
Who are those 4 people?
Jacob:
um
you, me, and 2 others?

Robin:
Why aren't maps and shit loaded up in a dynamic array?
Jacob:
the 4 people that know how are lazy
Robin:
Who are those 4 people?
Jacob:
um
you, me, and 2 others?

Robin:
Why aren't maps and shit loaded up in a dynamic array?
Jacob:
the 4 people that know how are lazy
Robin:
Who are those 4 people?
Jacob:
um
you, me, and 2 others?

I never use objects either, I used one for centering font once.. but took it out.
I don't fully understand objects and such, so I don't use them.

But I haven't added any objects.


The only objects being set are the DX7 Surface ones, and they're all release properly as well.
I don't understand why the RTE doesn't pop up in the IDE or during Compilation.


EDIT: I narrowed it down slightly..

you know that bit that displays "Receiving Map..." that's commented out?
I had a gut feeling, and uncommented it.

sure enough, whenever my player freezes, that message is displaying nonstop.


Sooo... for some reason, the 'GettingMap = False' in the map completed packet isn't being read.

For the time being, until I figure out Wtf is wrong, I added a gettickcount timer that sets it back to false after a few seconds, since getting a map never takes that long.

But my coordinates are freaking out, so they must not be getting sent properly, but it happens so randomly..

I think it has something to do with my NPCs for some reason.

Robin:
Why aren't maps and shit loaded up in a dynamic array?
Jacob:
the 4 people that know how are lazy
Robin:
Who are those 4 people?
Jacob:
um
you, me, and 2 others?