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  1. UnrealOne frame, one beat: latching musical time against Unreal's tick orderWhen every actor reads a live clock, effects that should hit together drift with tick order. Snapshot the beat once per frame and read that instead. · 5 min read
  2. UnrealTick() and fixed-step physics in Unreal, and why two clocks drift apartWhy frame-rate Tick and physics steps drift apart in Unreal, how a fixed-step accumulator works, and why two accumulators need one shared clock. · 6 min read