Currently, sending a network request with a command like TOGGLE_COOLANT_LOOP only shows an effect on the next request. This is the relevant timeline:
simtime = n: client sends a get_state command, with attached TOGGLE_COOLANT_LOOP command
simtime = n + 0.00001: request TOGGLE_COOLANT_LOOP occurs in the simulation
The physics engine will then send the state of the simulation at time n, before the request has been applied. This is okay for eventual consistency of the simulation, but it means we're delaying input feedback to the user by exactly 1 second more than we have to.
Currently, sending a network request with a command like TOGGLE_COOLANT_LOOP only shows an effect on the next request. This is the relevant timeline:
The physics engine will then send the state of the simulation at time
n, before the request has been applied. This is okay for eventual consistency of the simulation, but it means we're delaying input feedback to the user by exactly 1 second more than we have to.I should fix this.