<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> <class name="Engine" inherits="Object" category="Core" version="3.0-stable"> <brief_description> Access to basic engine properties. </brief_description> <description> The [code]Engine[/code] class allows you to query and modify the game's run-time parameters, such as frames per second, time scale, and others. </description> <tutorials> </tutorials> <demos> </demos> <methods> <method name="get_frames_drawn"> <return type="int"> </return> <description> Returns the total number of frames drawn. </description> </method> <method name="get_frames_per_second" qualifiers="const"> <return type="float"> </return> <description> Returns the frames per second of the running game. </description> </method> <method name="get_main_loop" qualifiers="const"> <return type="MainLoop"> </return> <description> Returns the main loop object (see [MainLoop] and [SceneTree]). </description> </method> <method name="get_singleton" qualifiers="const"> <return type="Object"> </return> <argument index="0" name="name" type="String"> </argument> <description> </description> </method> <method name="get_version_info" qualifiers="const"> <return type="Dictionary"> </return> <description> Returns the current engine version information in a Dictionary. "major" - Holds the major version number as a String "minor" - Holds the minor version number as a String "patch" - Holds the patch version number as a String "status" - Holds the status (e.g. "beta", "rc1", "rc2", ... "stable") as a String "build" - Holds the build name (e.g. "custom-build") as a String "string" - major + minor + patch + status + build in a single String </description> </method> <method name="has_singleton" qualifiers="const"> <return type="bool"> </return> <argument index="0" name="name" type="String"> </argument> <description> </description> </method> <method name="is_in_physics_frame" qualifiers="const"> <return type="bool"> </return> <description> Returns [code]true[/code] if the game is inside the fixed process and physics phase of the game loop. </description> </method> </methods> <members> <member name="editor_hint" type="bool" setter="set_editor_hint" getter="is_editor_hint"> If [code]true[/code], it is running inside the editor. Useful for tool scripts. </member> <member name="iterations_per_second" type="int" setter="set_iterations_per_second" getter="get_iterations_per_second"> The number of fixed iterations per second (for fixed process and physics). </member> <member name="target_fps" type="int" setter="set_target_fps" getter="get_target_fps"> The desired frames per second. If the hardware cannot keep up, this setting may not be respected. Defaults to 0, which indicates no limit. </member> <member name="time_scale" type="float" setter="set_time_scale" getter="get_time_scale"> Controls how fast or slow the in-game clock ticks versus the real life one. It defaults to 1.0. A value of 2.0 means the game moves twice as fast as real life, whilst a value of 0.5 means the game moves at half the regular speed. </member> </members> <constants> </constants> </class>