Frame

Note: This page describes a unit used in Okami. To learn more about the values representing quantities of these units, see Reverse Engineering.

Explanation

A Frame is the minimum progression of time in-game. Inputs are polled, the game state is updated, and the image displayed on-screen once per frame. During normal gameplay, Okami generally runs at a fixed frame rate of 30 frames per second (FPS). In some menus, such as the pause and fan menus, the game instead runs at 60 FPS.

Mechanics

• The in-game timer (main.dll+B217FC) is incremented by 1 every frame when the game runs at 60 FPS, and 2 when the game runs at 30 FPS.
  • The maximum displayed IGT is 999hr. 59min. 59sec., which is equivalent to an internal value of 215,999,940 (60 FPS frames) or over 41 solid days of play.
  • Since the timer is stored as an unsigned 32 bit integer, it will overflow (wrap-around) back to 0 after around 2 years 3 months of solid play.
  • If the timer is less than 60 when a save is made, the save file will have a blank space where the play-time is normally shown, rather than showing 0 sec..
• Many constants and values in-game are also represented in terms of a rate of change per-frame. For example:
  • Health lost to being on fire, or health gained via the Wood Mat.
  • Ink consumed while drawing on the canvas, or ink recovered over time during normal gameplay.
• Whether the game is running at 30 FPS (general gameplay) or 60 FPS (some menus) is determined by the 1 byte Framerate Divisor value located at main.dll+B6AC45.
  • It is set to 1 in menus, and 2 in general gameplay.
  • Using tools to change it to 1 during gameplay causes the game to run at 60 FPS, but causes physics and various game mechanics to behave strangely.