1 files changed, 18 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
index b288c8a..1acd607 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -140,8 +140,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         protected IDialogModule m_dialogModule;
         protected IEntityTransferModule m_teleportModule;
         protected ICapabilitiesModule m_capsModule;
-        // Central Update Loop
-        protected int m_fps = 10;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Current scene frame number
@@ -152,8 +150,20 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             protected set;
         }
 
-        protected float m_timespan = 0.089f;
-        protected DateTime m_lastupdate = DateTime.UtcNow;
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The minimum length of time in seconds that will be taken for a scene frame.  If the frame takes less time then we
+        /// will sleep for the remaining period.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// One can tweak this number to experiment.  One current effect of reducing it is to make avatar animations
+        /// occur too quickly (viewer 1) or with even more slide (viewer 2).
+        /// </remarks>
+        protected float m_minFrameTimespan = 0.089f;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The time of the last frame update.
+        /// </summary>
+        protected DateTime m_lastFrameUpdate = DateTime.UtcNow;
 
         // TODO: Possibly stop other classes being able to manipulate this directly.
         private SceneGraph m_sceneGraph;
@@ -1236,7 +1246,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
         public override void Update()
         {        
-            TimeSpan SinceLastFrame = DateTime.UtcNow - m_lastupdate;
+            TimeSpan SinceLastFrame = DateTime.UtcNow - m_lastFrameUpdate;
             float physicsFPS = 0f;
 
             int maintc = Util.EnvironmentTickCount();
@@ -1288,7 +1298,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 if (Frame % m_update_physics == 0)
                 {
                     if (m_physics_enabled)
-                        physicsFPS = m_sceneGraph.UpdatePhysics(Math.Max(SinceLastFrame.TotalSeconds, m_timespan));
+                        physicsFPS = m_sceneGraph.UpdatePhysics(Math.Max(SinceLastFrame.TotalSeconds, m_minFrameTimespan));
                     if (SynchronizeScene != null)
                         SynchronizeScene(this);
                 }
@@ -1411,11 +1421,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             }
             finally
             {
-                m_lastupdate = DateTime.UtcNow;
+                m_lastFrameUpdate = DateTime.UtcNow;
             }
 
             maintc = Util.EnvironmentTickCountSubtract(maintc);
-            maintc = (int)(m_timespan * 1000) - maintc;
+            maintc = (int)(m_minFrameTimespan * 1000) - maintc;
 
 
             m_lastUpdate = Util.EnvironmentTickCount();