# AS3 - framerate independent game

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-framerate-independent-game/216268>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 15, 2007, 12:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-framerate-independent-game/216268 "2007-02-15T00:24:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![pi3rc3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dfb087/32.png) [@pi3rc3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pi3rc3)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2007, 12:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-framerate-independent-game/216268/1 "2007-02-15T00:24:00Z")

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im trying to switch my game, that is using onEnterFrame to update the game, over to a timer based update so it will be frame rate independent. how is something like this achieved?