Custom Tick System

Allows you to register methods or actions to be called at custom intervals, with optional delays, one-shot execution, and pause/resume control. Ticks can be assigned via attributes or registered programmatically using a builder API. This system replaces scattered timing logic with a centralized, deterministic tick loop.

Key Features

• Custom tick intervals per function or action
• Zero hot-path GC allocations for every registered tick
• Attribute-based or builder-style registration
• Optional delays, one-shots, pause and resume
• Centralized ticking via Unity’s PlayerLoop (no GameObjects required)
• Runtime-safe, editor-only debugging tools included
• Fully documented and unit-tested

Benefits

• Performance Optimized: Runs without generating garbage each frame, making it ideal for mobile, VR, and high-frequency logic such as AI, damage-over-time, background logic, or event dispatching.
• Cleaner Architecture: Avoids bloating MonoBehaviour with Update() methods. Keeps tick logic encapsulated and modular.
• Flexible Timing Control: Set custom intervals, start delays, and one-shot execution for precise scheduling of any logic.
• Central Debugging: Includes an editor window to inspect, pause, resume, and unregister ticks during playmode.
• Scales Easily: Supports thousands of concurrent ticks without frame drops or memory churn.

Use Cases

• Periodic AI decisions or sensory checks
• Damage-over-time and timed effects
• Background data polling or syncing
• Cooldowns and scheduled actions
• Procedural generation steps
• Lightweight job scheduling in gameplay systems

Whether you're building a real-time strategy game, action RPG, simulation, or any system with repeating logic, offering a fast, GC-safe, and easy-to-maintain alternative to traditional update loops or coroutine-based ticking.