Feature Request: Speed uniform for time param

[Piripe]

In some cases, I need the time speed (E.g.: Get the time value 0.1s before) but there is no way to get the speed.
As a workaround I use a float and I do time*speed but it's way worse compared to the time param.

[xurei]

I'm not sure I understand what you mean. You would like to have a speed variable in the shader, right ?

If so: the speed parameter is a bit special. The time variable is more of an accumulator than a simple time counter. Why ? To allow fluid changes if you change the speed. Otherwise your would have "jump" when you do.

But there is a workaround for this: you can use the time argument, fix a speed in the metadata and remove the prompt, then add another speed parameter. I just realized you already do that.

Okay I think I get why you want the speed... Could you give me a precise example of effect where it is meaningful ?

[Piripe]

I want a parameter foo_time to be controlled by the user via speed. Currently I have 2 options:

• Use float param then do speed*time (which is the bad way of doing this)
• Use time param (which is the right way to do that)

So I choose the time param, but I wrote my shader and thing... Now I want to get the value of time 0.1s before.
Using a float param, I can do foo_time-(0.1*speed) or directly calculate from time (time-0.1)*speed
But with the the time param, I can't do that, because I can't get the speed value.

[xurei]

I see. I believe this is a good idea, and it's not getting in the way of the user or anything. I'll implement it in the upcoming version (probably the 1.0.3, ETA next month)