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The Ready Room => General => Topic started by: Lito on March 18, 2004, 01:48:52 PM

Title: Lag...
Post by: Lito on March 18, 2004, 01:48:52 PM
When i first came to Lunixmonster, my lag was mid 80s to high 90s.  That lag has constantly risen to the point of 150...where playability is hindered now.

150 ping means that circle straifing is now extremely deadly.  Before you could track which way a marine circlestraifed you, but now, i jump at one, and he disappears after i give him a bite.

this kind of high ping also means that, due to HL's lag compensation, skulks are biting me from some 45 centimetres away.  I always thought that this was due to its bite radius, but it has become clear to me that lag compensation is screwing me over royally, not to mention that i can't follow skulks around anymore, and i end up shooting exactly behind them, but never hit them.

This kind of lag prevents me from comming, as when one comms, the lag shoots up even more at times.

Several calls to my ISP (Bell Sympatico) have come up with no answer.

Any suggestions on how to tweak?
Title: Lag...
Post by: Lightning Blue on March 18, 2004, 01:52:08 PM
Run a traceroute to lunixmonster.org and post your results here:

Tracing route to lunixmonster.org [69.93.5.186]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1    50 ms    60 ms    50 ms  216.52.35.254
  2    70 ms    70 ms    70 ms  border6.a6-0-5.montrose-1.den.pnap.net [216.52.42.161]
  3    60 ms    70 ms    90 ms  core4.ge3-0-bbnet2.den.pnap.net [216.52.40.70]
  4    80 ms    60 ms    80 ms  so-0-0-3.ar2.DEN2.gblx.net [67.17.211.165]
  5    60 ms    70 ms    80 ms  pos0-2-622M.cr1.DEN2.gblx.net [67.17.71.125]
  6    90 ms    90 ms    90 ms  pos5-2-622M.cr2.CHI1.gblx.net [67.17.94.34]
  7    80 ms   110 ms    90 ms  so1-0-0-2488M.ar1.CHI2.gblx.net [67.17.67.94]
  8   140 ms   120 ms   130 ms  NLayer-Communications-NLayer-Chicago-Equinix.ge-0-3-1.ar1.CHI2.gblx.net [208.48.250.174]
  9   120 ms   130 ms   130 ms  so-2-1-0.cr1.dfw1.nlayer.net [69.22.142.82]
 10     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 11   141 ms   150 ms   130 ms  car2-4-v2.dllstx2.theplanet.com [12.96.160.52]
 12   130 ms   140 ms   131 ms  186.69-93-5.reverse.theplanet.com [69.93.5.186]


Trace complete.
Title: Lag...
Post by: Lito on March 18, 2004, 01:58:25 PM
Tracing route to lunixmonster.org [69.93.5.186]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1    58 ms    55 ms    51 ms  Toronto-HSE-ppp3689822.sympatico.ca [65.95.68.1]

  2    54 ms    55 ms    51 ms  64.230.244.65
  3    59 ms    54 ms    59 ms  core3-toronto63-Gigabite4-0.in.bellnexxia.net [206.108.107.169]
  4    68 ms    63 ms    71 ms  core2-chicago23-pos0-0.in.bellnexxia.net [206.108.103.114]
  5    67 ms    71 ms    71 ms  bx1-chicago23-pos11-0.in.bellnexxia.net [206.108.103.125]
  6    62 ms    63 ms    63 ms  206.108.108.250
  7    67 ms    71 ms    71 ms  ord10-core1-so-7-1-0.atlas.algx.net [165.117.192.117]
  8    92 ms    87 ms    91 ms  dfw10-core2-so-7-1-0-0.atlas.algx.net [165.117.200.37]
  9    93 ms    88 ms    90 ms  dfw10-core10-pos7-0.atlas.algx.net [165.117.192.74]
 10    91 ms    91 ms    87 ms  dfw5-core2-pos5-0.atlas.algx.net [165.117.69.129]
 11    88 ms    90 ms    87 ms  dfw5-edge1-pos7-0.atlas.algx.net [165.117.53.2]

 12   124 ms   127 ms   123 ms  theplanet-gw.customer.algx.net [206.181.190.10]

 13   123 ms   127 ms   123 ms  car2-4-v2.dllstx2.theplanet.com [12.96.160.52]
 14   126 ms   127 ms   123 ms  186.69-93-5.reverse.theplanet.com [69.93.5.186]


Trace complete.
Title: Lag...
Post by: Sancho on March 18, 2004, 10:09:07 PM
I get about 150 ping from my apartment.  Its not too bad.
Title: Lag...
Post by: kyliegirl on March 18, 2004, 11:04:42 PM
i get about average 200-300 ping .im in aus tho.. so of course itd lag a bit for me.  :(


  1     1 ms     7 ms     9 ms  192.168.0.1
  2    67 ms    69 ms    69 ms  203.55.228.88
  3    60 ms    69 ms    67 ms  203.55.228.19
  4    65 ms    69 ms    69 ms  203.55.228.30
  5    66 ms    69 ms    69 ms  GigabitEthernet2-1.cha23.Brisbane.telstra.net [1
39.130.130.37]
  6    67 ms    68 ms    69 ms  GigabitEthernet5-0.cha-core4.Brisbane.telstra.ne
t [203.50.44.9]
  7    76 ms    89 ms    89 ms  Pos4-0.chw-core2.Sydney.telstra.net [203.50.6.22
5]
  8    92 ms    88 ms    79 ms  10GigabitEthernet3-0.pad-core5.Sydney.telstra.ne
t [203.50.6.90]
  9    76 ms    78 ms    89 ms  GigabitEthernet1-2.syd-core02.Sydney.net.reach.c
om [203.50.13.230]
 10   231 ms   239 ms   239 ms  i-12-3.wil-core02.net.reach.com [202.84.144.193]

 11   232 ms   239 ms   248 ms  i-3-1.wil03.net.reach.com [202.84.251.182]
 12   221 ms   221 ms   229 ms  so-1-0.core2.LosAngeles1.Level3.net [64.152.193.
65]
 13   235 ms   239 ms   229 ms  4.68.113.173
 14   266 ms   269 ms   269 ms  so-0-2-0.bbr2.Dallas1.Level3.net [64.159.0.245]

 15   261 ms   279 ms   265 ms  so-6-0.ipcolo2.Dallas1.Level3.net [4.68.112.186]

 16   263 ms   269 ms   279 ms  unknown.Level3.net [63.209.48.110]
 17   277 ms   279 ms   279 ms  car2-4-v2.dllstx2.theplanet.com [12.96.160.52]
 18   277 ms   279 ms   279 ms  186.69-93-5.reverse.theplanet.com [69.93.5.186]
Title: Lag...
Post by: Isamil on March 19, 2004, 05:28:13 AM
Tracing route to www.lunixmonster.org [69.93.5.186]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1    17 ms    16 ms    16 ms  adsl-61-144-1.rdu.bellsouth.net [208.61.144.1]
  2    17 ms    16 ms    16 ms  adsl-61-144-1.rdu.bellsouth.net [208.61.144.1]
  3    18 ms    17 ms    18 ms  adsl-215-14-65.rdu.bellsouth.net [209.215.14.65]

  4    17 ms    18 ms    18 ms  205.152.244.248
  5    28 ms    28 ms    29 ms  axr00asm-7-1-0-0.bellsouth.net [65.83.237.36]
  6    29 ms    27 ms    28 ms  pxr00asm-0-0-0.bellsouth.net [65.83.236.0]
  7    30 ms    35 ms    30 ms  so-7-0-0-0.gar1.Atlanta1.Level3.net [67.72.8.41]

  8    30 ms    30 ms    30 ms  so-6-0-0.gar2.Atlanta1.Level3.net [209.247.9.161
]
  9    31 ms    30 ms    30 ms  so-0-3-0.bbr2.Atlanta1.Level3.net [209.247.11.22
5]
 10    50 ms    51 ms    51 ms  unknown.Level3.net [209.247.8.9]
 11    51 ms    50 ms    51 ms  so-6-0.ipcolo2.Dallas1.Level3.net [4.68.112.186]

 12    52 ms    51 ms    51 ms  unknown.Level3.net [63.209.48.110]
 13    51 ms    51 ms    50 ms  car2-4-v2.dllstx2.theplanet.com [12.96.160.52]
 14    54 ms    52 ms    62 ms  186.69-93-5.reverse.theplanet.com [69.93.5.186]


Trace complete.
Title: Lag...
Post by: Mwift on March 21, 2004, 12:41:37 AM
I get 100Ping, at allmost all times.


TraceRoute to 69.93.5.186 [lunixmonster.org]

Hop (ms) (ms) (ms)  IP Address Host name
1 16 0 0  66.46.176.3 -
2 0 0 0  216.191.97.41 pos5-3.core1-mtl.bb.allstream.net
3 0 16 0  216.191.65.173 pos2-1.core2-tor.bb.allstream.net
4 15 16 15  216.191.65.198 pos9-0.gwy1-chi.bb.allstream.net
5 16 15 32  206.220.243.179 -
6 16 15 16  165.117.192.117 ord10-core1-so-7-1-0.atlas.algx.net
7 47 31 47  165.117.200.37 dfw10-core2-so-7-1-0-0.atlas.algx.net
8 32 46 32  165.117.192.74 dfw10-core10-pos7-0.atlas.algx.net
9 47 31 47  165.117.69.129 dfw5-core2-pos5-0.atlas.algx.net
10 31 47 31  165.117.53.2 dfw5-edge1-pos7-0.atlas.algx.net
11 47 31 47  206.181.190.10 theplanet-gw.customer.algx.net
12 46 250 219  12.96.160.52 car2-4-v2.dllstx2.theplanet.com
13 47 47 47  69.93.5.186 186.69-93-5.reverse.theplanet.com

Trace complete
Title: Lag...
Post by: BobTheJanitor on March 21, 2004, 01:12:57 AM
1     *        *        *     Request timed out.
  2     *        *        *     Request timed out.
  3    13 ms     9 ms    10 ms  mtc3dsrc01-gew0304.rd.ok.cox.net [68.12.14.9]
  4    10 ms    11 ms    10 ms  mtc3bbrc01-pos0101.rd.ok.cox.net [68.1.0.104]
  5    16 ms    16 ms    21 ms  dllsbbrc02-pos0103.rd.dl.cox.net [68.1.0.107]
  6    17 ms    16 ms    17 ms  ge-0-3-0.cr1.dfw1.nlayer.net [206.223.118.61]
  7    20 ms    18 ms    17 ms  theplanet.ge-0-2-1-101.cr1.dfw1.nlayer.net [69.31.63.2]
  8    17 ms    17 ms   119 ms  car2-4-v2.dllstx2.theplanet.com [12.96.160.52]
  9    16 ms    18 ms    21 ms  186.69-93-5.reverse.theplanet.com [69.93.5.186]

I think I win. Oklahoma --> Texas is not a very long way. Gotta love that constant 20-30ms ping I always get.  <3
Title: Lag...
Post by: Leaderz0rz on March 21, 2004, 03:14:18 AM
hmm yell at your isp more seems there is a slow down on a specific reroute
Title: Lag...
Post by: Jefe on March 21, 2004, 09:27:18 AM
er, how do you traced route?
Title: Lag...
Post by: devicenull on March 21, 2004, 11:25:20 AM
Start> Run > Cmd> tracert lunixmonster.org

Tracing route to lunixmonster.org [69.93.5.186]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1    36 ms    30 ms    30 ms  254.111.252.64.snet.net [64.252.111.254]
  2     *       31 ms    30 ms  dist1-vlan50.mrdnct.sbcglobal.net [66.159.184.19
4]
  3    31 ms    30 ms    30 ms  bb2-g6-0.mrdnct.sbcglobal.net [66.159.184.116]
  4    47 ms    46 ms    46 ms  bb1-p9-0.hrndva.sbcglobal.net [151.164.188.241]

  5    46 ms    46 ms     *     ex1-p5-0.eqabva.sbcglobal.net [151.164.191.134]

  6    46 ms    46 ms    46 ms  iad3-peer11-pos4-3.atlas.algx.net [165.117.201.8
9]
  7    78 ms    77 ms    77 ms  iad3-core3-pos6-0.atlas.algx.net [165.117.64.10]

  8    47 ms    46 ms    46 ms  dca10-core1-so-7-3-0.atlas.algx.net [165.117.67.
61]
  9     *       78 ms    77 ms  atl10-core2-so-0-2-0-0.atlas.algx.net [165.117.2
00.5]
 10    78 ms    77 ms    77 ms  atl10-core1-so-0-1-0-0.atlas.algx.net [165.117.1
92.1]
 11    78 ms   124 ms    77 ms  dfw10-core2-so-0-2-0-0.atlas.algx.net [165.117.2
00.2]
 12    78 ms    77 ms    78 ms  dfw10-core10-pos7-0.atlas.algx.net [165.117.192.
74]
 13    78 ms    77 ms    76 ms  dfw5-core2-pos5-0.atlas.algx.net [165.117.69.129
]
 14    78 ms    77 ms    77 ms  dfw5-edge1-pos7-0.atlas.algx.net [165.117.53.2]

 15     *       78 ms    77 ms  theplanet-gw.customer.algx.net [206.181.190.10]

 16    78 ms    93 ms    77 ms  car2-4-v2.dllstx2.theplanet.com [12.96.160.52]
 17    67 ms    65 ms    66 ms  186.69-93-5.reverse.theplanet.com [69.93.5.186]

I get ~100 ping
Title: Lag...
Post by: DiscoZombie on March 21, 2004, 12:32:53 PM
13 hops/50 avg. ping from New Jersey, I'm satisfied. :)
Title: Lag...
Post by: Nuketheplace on March 21, 2004, 01:43:22 PM
My ping just kept going up from 40, the most I got was around 108.  Now that I know how good I can get it, I want my low ping back.  Does anyone have any ideas?
Title: Lag...
Post by: Satiagraha on March 21, 2004, 02:57:18 PM
Tracing route to lunixmonster.org [69.93.5.186]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1     8 ms    11 ms     8 ms  10.45.192.1
  2     8 ms    21 ms     7 ms  gig2-3.rlghncj-rtr2.nc.rr.com [24.25.1.81]
  3     9 ms     9 ms     7 ms  srp4-0.rlghnca-rtr1.nc.rr.com [24.25.2.145]
  4    10 ms     8 ms    10 ms  srp13-0.rlghncrdc-rtr1.nc.rr.com [66.26.33.177]
  5    10 ms    17 ms    10 ms  so0-1-1.rlghncrdc-rtr3.nc.rr.com [24.93.64.9]
  6    15 ms    14 ms    13 ms  son0-0-1.chrlncsa-rtr6.carolina.rr.com [24.93.64.53]
  7    16 ms    16 ms    15 ms  pop1-cha-P0-3.atdn.net [66.185.132.33]
  8    14 ms    17 ms    14 ms  bb1-cha-P0-0.atdn.net [66.185.138.64]
  9    20 ms    19 ms    20 ms  bb1-atm-P6-0.atdn.net [66.185.152.182]
 10    18 ms    22 ms    22 ms  pop1-atm-P4-0.atdn.net [66.185.150.1]
 11    20 ms    20 ms    19 ms  sl-bb23-atl-10-2.sprintlink.net [144.232.8.209]
 12    21 ms    20 ms    20 ms  sl-bb21-atl-8-0.sprintlink.net [144.232.12.25]
 13    43 ms    43 ms    44 ms  sl-bb20-fw-10-1.sprintlink.net [144.232.18.214]
 14    43 ms    42 ms    43 ms  sl-st21-dal-1-0.sprintlink.net [144.232.20.17]
 15    43 ms    51 ms    43 ms  144.232.29.97
 16    45 ms    43 ms    44 ms  sl-theplanet-2-0.sprintlink.net [144.228.250.126]
 17    44 ms    44 ms    44 ms  car2-4-v2.dllstx2.theplanet.com [12.96.160.52]
 18    43 ms    44 ms    43 ms  186.69-93-5.reverse.theplanet.com [69.93.5.186]


Trace complete.


I always get 18 hops...
Title: Lag...
Post by: Dark on March 21, 2004, 04:01:14 PM
Tracing route to lunixmonster.org [69.93.5.186]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1    <1 ms    <1 ms    <1 ms  dunc-2-well-nb-e-6.net.tamu.edu [128.194.54.1]
  2    <1 ms    <1 ms    <1 ms  evan-4-dunc-ci-e-1.net.tamu.edu [165.91.1.5]
  3     1 ms     1 ms     1 ms  csce-1-campus-ci-e-1.net.tamu.edu [128.194.1.26]

  4     1 ms     1 ms     1 ms  csce-7--rngm-ci-e-3.net.tamu.edu [165.91.2.3]
  5     2 ms     1 ms     2 ms  tamu-gw-f1-1-0.tx-bb.net [165.91.254.6]
  6     6 ms     6 ms     6 ms  p5-1.ipcolo1.dal1.bbnplanet.net [4.25.100.1]
  7     5 ms     5 ms     5 ms  so-7-0.ipcolo2.Dallas1.Level3.net [4.68.112.182]

  8     5 ms     6 ms     5 ms  unknown.Level3.net [63.209.48.110]
  9     6 ms     6 ms     6 ms  car2-4-v2.dllstx2.theplanet.com [12.96.160.52]
 10     7 ms     8 ms     5 ms  186.69-93-5.reverse.theplanet.com [69.93.5.186]


Trace complete.

 clearly i win since i live in texas and only need 10 hops but look at the 1 digit
Title: Lag...
Post by: X-S-Z on March 21, 2004, 04:04:39 PM
Hmm...

Tracing route to lunixmonster.org [69.93.5.186]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1     8 ms     5 ms     5 ms  10.120.144.1
  2     7 ms     7 ms     6 ms  172.30.62.145
  3     7 ms     8 ms     7 ms  172.30.62.186
  4     9 ms    10 ms     9 ms  12.118.183.21
  5    10 ms    10 ms    12 ms  gbr6-p90.cgcil.ip.att.net [12.123.6.6]
  6    10 ms     9 ms    12 ms  ggr2-p3120.cgcil.ip.att.net [12.123.6.69]
  7    11 ms    12 ms    48 ms  so-1-1-0.BR6.CHI2.ALTER.NET [204.255.174.9]
  8    12 ms    11 ms    11 ms  0.so-3-1-0.XL1.CHI2.ALTER.NET [152.63.71.93]
  9    11 ms    11 ms    11 ms  0.so-0-0-0.TL1.CHI2.ALTER.NET [152.63.68.82]
 10    33 ms    31 ms    31 ms  0.so-2-0-0.TL1.DFW9.ALTER.NET [152.63.0.46]
 11    32 ms    34 ms    34 ms  0.so-7-0-0.CL1.DFW13.ALTER.NET [152.63.103.218]

 12    33 ms    34 ms    33 ms  POS6-0.GW1.DFW13.ALTER.NET [152.63.103.85]
 13    33 ms    33 ms    34 ms  theplanet-gw.customer.alter.net [157.130.143.226
]
 14    35 ms    33 ms    34 ms  car2-4-v1.dllstx2.theplanet.com [12.96.160.20]
 15    34 ms    39 ms    36 ms  186.69-93-5.reverse.theplanet.com [69.93.5.186]


Trace complete.

Dark wins  <_<
Title: Lag...
Post by: Lito on March 21, 2004, 04:12:09 PM
well, seeing as how i pretty much can't do anything about the lag...how about fps?
Title: Lag...
Post by: Ulatoh on March 22, 2004, 07:45:52 AM
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
© Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\hslab19>cd\

C:\>tracert lunixmonster.org

Tracing route to lunixmonster.org [69.93.5.186]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1     1 ms     1 ms     1 ms  164.58.159.193
  2     5 ms    11 ms     3 ms  164.58.5.125
  3     5 ms    20 ms     5 ms  onenethub-okc6.onenet.net [164.58.10.6]
  4     5 ms     5 ms    24 ms  164.58.0.45
  5     5 ms     5 ms     5 ms  164.58.10.158
  6    14 ms     7 ms     7 ms  tulsok6wcx2-pos2-0.wcg.net [64.200.227.105]
  7    60 ms    60 ms    14 ms  dllstx1wcx3-oc48.wcg.net [64.200.240.81]
  8    13 ms    13 ms    13 ms  dllstx9lcx1-pos9-0.wcg.net [64.200.232.210]
  9    67 ms    30 ms    42 ms  so-2-2-0.edge1.Dallas1.Level3.net [4.68.127.21]

 10    13 ms    14 ms    13 ms  so-1-2-0.bbr2.Dallas1.Level3.net [209.244.15.165
]
 11    16 ms    13 ms    13 ms  so-6-0.ipcolo2.Dallas1.Level3.net [4.68.112.186]

 12    14 ms    14 ms    14 ms  unknown.Level3.net [63.209.48.110]
 13    13 ms    13 ms    14 ms  car2-4-v2.dllstx2.theplanet.com [12.96.160.52]
 14    13 ms    23 ms    13 ms  186.69-93-5.reverse.theplanet.com [69.93.5.186]
Title: Lag...
Post by: That Annoying Kid on March 22, 2004, 11:11:21 AM
what up x-s-z!

I tried to tracert on this comp and it timed out.


gg
Title: Lag...
Post by: Anarki3x6 on March 22, 2004, 11:15:26 AM
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
© Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>tracert lunixmonster.org

Tracing route to lunixmonster.org [69.93.5.186]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

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from chicago its pretty good ping  ^_^
Title: Lag...
Post by: Dark on March 22, 2004, 11:20:06 AM
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well, seeing as how i pretty much can't do anything about the lag...how about fps?
you can start by turning off vsync in opengl for your video card by right clicking the desktop going to properties and then to setting advanced and then click on your video card tab and turn off vsync.  also well there if you want you can change the refresh rate on your monitor.  if you've done all this you can now get over 100 fps, yes even windows xp even though i know someone will say it isn't possible but hey i did all of that and i can

hope this helps Lito and anyone else that wishes to up their fps in game
Title: Lag...
Post by: BobTheJanitor on March 22, 2004, 11:42:44 AM
Turning off vsync, however, will make your graphics look like crap. If you like your screen to jaggy up every time you move and don't mind dealing with lines across it, by all means turn it off. Otherwise you might consider getting a fix for winxp. XP has some stupid built in thing that drops your refresh rate to 60hz whenever you start a game. Ugh.

If you've got an nvidia card, there's a built in fix in the latest drivers, just go into the video properties and the advanced area and look around and you'll find it. For ATI, I forget where it's at, but it's probably in a similar location. Set the fix refresh to whatever your monitor can handle. (I'm not taking responsibility if you try and go over and your monitor explodes) Mine's set to 75hz, so I get a max of 75 fps and it still looks good. Turning off vsync so you can up the fps is just a bad idea, this way works much better.
Title: Lag...
Post by: Uranium - 235 on March 22, 2004, 11:46:20 AM
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Turning off vsync, however, will make your graphics look like crap. If you like your screen to jaggy up every time you move and don't mind dealing with lines across it, by all means turn it off. Otherwise you might consider getting a fix for winxp. XP has some stupid built in thing that drops your refresh rate to 60hz whenever you start a game. Ugh.

If you've got an nvidia card, there's a built in fix in the latest drivers, just go into the video properties and the advanced area and look around and you'll find it. For ATI, I forget where it's at, but it's probably in a similar location. Set the fix refresh to whatever your monitor can handle. (I'm not taking responsibility if you try and go over and your monitor explodes) Mine's set to 75hz, so I get a max of 75 fps and it still looks good. Turning off vsync so you can up the fps is just a bad idea, this way works much better.
You learn well young grasshopper.


Try to boost your refresh rate over 60. 60 FPS is awfully hard on your eyes.
Title: Lag...
Post by: Dark on March 22, 2004, 01:11:39 PM
eh the jagged screen doesn't bother me heck i don't really see it half the time
Title: Lag...
Post by: devicenull on March 22, 2004, 01:17:16 PM
Find "RefreshLock" - it locks your refresh rate at a certain level - regardless of what your doing
Title: Lag...
Post by: Lito on March 22, 2004, 08:23:57 PM
i always have vsync off, and i have ns running at 16 bit, 1024x840 (i think, i'm too lazy to check) yet i'm getting 20 fps in most areas, and even lower when i'm shooting (hard to track skulks when you're shooting at 10 fps).

I'm running a pentium 3, 1 ghz with nvidia TNT2 16 MB with the latest drivers
Title: Lag...
Post by: Black Mage on March 22, 2004, 09:37:45 PM
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nvidia TNT2 16 MB with the latest drivers
that's your problem, it has no video memory and using system memory (or worse, swap space) as video memory
try go to at least 64mb
Title: Lag...
Post by: BobTheJanitor on March 22, 2004, 09:37:47 PM
It's probably the tnt2. Time to admit that the old girl's seen better days. I have a gf4 ti 4200, and I still get fps drops down to 20 or 30 in heavily detailed areas or in heated combat. I'm planning on upgrading even that when I ever get the cash together. NS just isn't your grampa's half life, and it shows in the performance hit on your vid card.
Title: Lag...
Post by: Lito on March 23, 2004, 01:51:05 PM
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nvidia TNT2 16 MB with the latest drivers
that's your problem, it has no video memory and using system memory (or worse, swap space) as video memory
try go to at least 64mb
how about virtual memory?

i don't have any plans to buy a new videocard.  In truth, this gaming computer isn't mine, and i have to give it back this year.  As for a replacement, My brother will probably give/sell his to me once he gets a new one, but until then, i'll have to wait until i get lucky, play on my older computer (unlikely), or give up gaming for a while until i get into university, when my dad says he'll probably get me a new computer if I get into Waterloo.

Otherwise, i would have gotten a new video card ages ago.
Title: Lag...
Post by: Magmatron on March 23, 2004, 05:57:13 PM
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Title: Lag...
Post by: Majin on March 24, 2004, 07:02:03 AM
AHHHH
I had 19 traces
 that would explain why I have a ping that jumps from 80 to 100 most games