From 17f78ef57d8791af4e7d7d8771793b325f0560bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sara Gerretsen <sara.gerretsen@student.hku.nl>
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2025 12:57:18 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix: target delta time is now enforced

---
 src/application.cpp | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/application.cpp b/src/application.cpp
index a2e8ea8..63b3a58 100644
--- a/src/application.cpp
+++ b/src/application.cpp
@@ -154,7 +154,9 @@ Clay_RenderCommandArray RenderApplication() {
 	static uint64_t lastStep = 0;
 	if (isSimulating) {
 		double deltaTime{ (double)(SDL_GetTicks() - lastStep) * 0.001 };
-		if (deltaTime > 0.16) {
+		constexpr double targetDeltaTime = 1.0/24.0;
+		if (deltaTime > targetDeltaTime) {
+			lastStep = SDL_GetTicks();
 			simulation::Step();
 		}
 	}