Refine simulation tick handling to ensure consistent timing and update HUD rendering

core/simulation_engine.py

@@ -122,8 +122,20 @@ class SimulationEngine:
             self._handle_sprint_mode()
             return
 
+        # Only process one tick per frame if enough time has passed
         if not self.input_handler.is_paused:
-            self._handle_simulation_ticks(tick_interval, deltatime)
+            current_time = time.perf_counter()
+            if current_time - self.last_tick_time >= tick_interval:
+                self.last_tick_time += tick_interval
+                self.tick_counter += 1
+                self.total_ticks += 1
+                self.input_handler.update_selected_objects()
+                self.world.tick_all()
+                self.hud.manager.update(deltatime)
+            if current_time - self.last_tps_time >= 1.0:
+                self.actual_tps = self.tick_counter
+                self.tick_counter = 0
+                self.last_tps_time += 1.0
         else:
             self.last_tick_time = time.perf_counter()
             self.last_tps_time = time.perf_counter()
@@ -163,9 +175,11 @@ class SimulationEngine:
             self.last_tps_time = time.perf_counter()
         self.screen.fill(BLACK)
         self.renderer.clear_screen()
-        self.hud.render_sprint_debug(self.screen, self.actual_tps, self.total_ticks)
+        cell_count = self._count_cells()
+        self.hud.render_sprint_debug(self.screen, self.actual_tps, self.total_ticks, cell_count)
         pygame.display.flip()
         self.clock.tick(MAX_FPS)
+        self.last_tick_time = time.perf_counter()
 
     def _handle_simulation_ticks(self, tick_interval, deltatime):
         current_time = time.perf_counter()
@@ -203,8 +217,8 @@ class SimulationEngine:
         self.hud.draw_splitters(self.screen)
 
         # self.hud.render_mouse_position(self.screen, self.camera, self.sim_view_rect)
-        # self.hud.render_fps(self.screen, self.clock)
+        self.hud.render_fps(self.screen, self.clock)
-        # self.hud.render_tps(self.screen, self.actual_tps)
+        self.hud.render_tps(self.screen, self.actual_tps)
         # self.hud.render_tick_count(self.screen, self.total_ticks)
         # self.hud.render_selected_objects_info(self.screen, self.input_handler.selected_objects)
         self.hud.render_legend(self.screen, self.input_handler.show_legend)

ui/hud.py

@@ -641,17 +641,20 @@ class HUD:
                 screen.blit(surf, (tooltip_rect.left + TOOLTIP_PADDING_X, y))
                 y += surf.get_height() + TOOLTIP_LINE_SPACING
 
-    def render_sprint_debug(self, screen, actual_tps, total_ticks):
+    def render_sprint_debug(self, screen, actual_tps, total_ticks, cell_count=None):
         """Render sprint debug info: header, TPS, and tick count."""
         header = self.font.render("Sprinting...", True, (255, 200, 0))
         tps_text = self.font.render(f"TPS: {actual_tps}", True, (255, 255, 255))
         ticks_text = self.font.render(f"Ticks: {total_ticks}", True, (255, 255, 255))
+        cell_text = self.font.render(f"Cells: {cell_count}" if cell_count is not None else "Cells: N/A", True, (255, 255, 255))
 
-        y = self.screen_height // 2 - 40
+        y = self.screen_height // 2 - 80
         header_rect = header.get_rect(center=(self.screen_width // 2, y))
         tps_rect = tps_text.get_rect(center=(self.screen_width // 2, y + 40))
         ticks_rect = ticks_text.get_rect(center=(self.screen_width // 2, y + 80))
+        cell_rect = cell_text.get_rect(center=(self.screen_width // 2, y + 120))
 
         screen.blit(header, header_rect)
         screen.blit(tps_text, tps_rect)
         screen.blit(ticks_text, ticks_rect)
+        screen.blit(cell_text, cell_rect)

world/world.py

@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ class World:
         """
         Advances all objects in the world by one tick, updating their state and handling interactions.
         """
+        print("Ticking all objects in the world")
+
         next_buffer: int = 1 - self.current_buffer
         self.buffers[next_buffer].clear()