Improved responsiveness

src/conversation/fade.c

@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ void conversationFadeUpdate() {
   // shade.
   if(diff == FADE_STEP) {
     // First step
-    wait_vbl_done();
     BGP_REG = (
       TIME_FUTURE_TYPE == TIME_FUTURE_TYPE_FADE_TO_BLACK ? COMMON_SHADE_DARK :
       TIME_FUTURE_TYPE == TIME_FUTURE_TYPE_FADE_TO_WHITE ? COMMON_SHADE_BRIGHT :
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ void conversationFadeUpdate() {
     );
   } else if(diff == FADE_STEP * 2) {
     // Second step
-    wait_vbl_done();
     BGP_REG = (
       TIME_FUTURE_TYPE == TIME_FUTURE_TYPE_FADE_TO_BLACK ? COMMON_SHADE_DARKER :
       TIME_FUTURE_TYPE == TIME_FUTURE_TYPE_FADE_TO_WHITE ? COMMON_SHADE_BRIGHTER :
@@ -60,7 +58,6 @@ void conversationFadeUpdate() {
     );
   } else if(diff == FADE_STEP * 3) {
     // Third step
-    wait_vbl_done();
     BGP_REG = (
       TIME_FUTURE_TYPE == TIME_FUTURE_TYPE_FADE_TO_BLACK ? COMMON_SHADE_BLACK :
       TIME_FUTURE_TYPE == TIME_FUTURE_TYPE_FADE_TO_WHITE ? COMMON_SHADE_WHITE :

src/conversation/textbox.c

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ inline void conversationTextboxInit() {
   TEXTBOX_STATE = 0;
 
   // Setup window data
-  wait_vbl_done();
   move_win(7, SCREENHEIGHT - (TEXTBOX_HEIGHT_IN_TILES * 8));
   set_win_data(FONT_DATA_POSITION, FONT_IMAGE_TILES, FONT_IMAGE);
   set_win_data(BORDER_DATA_POSITION, BORDER_IMAGE_TILES, BORDER_IMAGE);
@@ -56,7 +55,6 @@ void conversationTextboxSetText(char *text) {
   // Begin by filling the textbox text chars with whitespace to begin.
   // TODO: I'm pretty sure I can move this lower and optimize.
   for(i = 0; i < TEXTBOX_SCROLL_ROWS_MAX * TEXTBOX_CHARS_PER_ROW; i++) {
-    break;
     TEXTBOX_TEXTS[i] = ' ';
   }
   
@@ -124,7 +122,6 @@ inline void textboxFillBlank() {
     }
   }
   
-  wait_vbl_done();
   set_win_tiles(
     0x01, 0x01,
     TEXTBOX_WIDTH_IN_TILES - 0x02, TEXTBOX_HEIGHT_IN_TILES - 0x02,
@@ -147,7 +144,6 @@ inline void conversationTextboxUpdate() {
       // First, lets figure out if there's any more text to reveal or not.
       if((TEXTBOX_ROW_COUNT - TEXTBOX_ROW_CURRENT) < TEXTBOX_TILES_ROWS) {
         TEXTBOX_STATE &= ~TEXTBOX_STATE_VISIBLE;
-        wait_vbl_done();
         HIDE_WIN;
         conversationQueueNext();
         return;
@@ -168,10 +164,8 @@ inline void conversationTextboxUpdate() {
   if(TEXTBOX_SCROLL == TEXTBOX_CHARS_MAX) {
     TEXTBOX_STATE |= TEXTBOX_STATE_SCROLLED;
   } else {
-    tiles[0] = c - 33 + FONT_DATA_POSITION;
+    tiles[0] = c - TEXTBOX_FONT_START + FONT_DATA_POSITION;
-    // tiles[0] = c + FONT_DATA_POSITION;
 
-    wait_vbl_done();
     set_win_tiles(
       0x01 + (TEXTBOX_SCROLL % TEXTBOX_CHARS_PER_ROW),
       0x01 + (TEXTBOX_SCROLL / TEXTBOX_CHARS_PER_ROW),

src/conversation/textbox.h

@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
 
 #define TEXTBOX_SCROLL_ROWS_MAX 14
 
+#define TEXTBOX_FONT_START 33
+
 extern char TEXTBOX_TEXTS[TEXTBOX_SCROLL_ROWS_MAX * TEXTBOX_CHARS_PER_ROW];
 extern uint8_t TEXTBOX_ROW_COUNT;
 extern uint8_t TEXTBOX_ROW_CURRENT;

src/main.c

@@ -171,13 +171,14 @@ void main() {
   // Begin the loop
   while(1) {
     // Perform non-graphical code updates
-
+    wait_vbl_done();
-    // Tick time.
-    timeUpdate();
 
     // Update the input state
     INPUT_STATE = joypad();
 
+    // Tick time.
+    timeUpdate();
+
     // Update conversation pause effect
     conversationPauseUpdate();
 
@@ -186,7 +187,5 @@ void main() {
 
     // Update conversation fade effect
     conversationFadeUpdate();
-
-    // mainDebugDraw():
   }
 }