Damn Lag!

swixbladeswixblade Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8704Members
edited November 2002 in Tech Support
<div class="IPBDescription">not what u think - please dont skip</div> I have been playing NS for about a week now, and its one of the most fun HL mods I have ever played. This is what makes it frustrating for me that I will probably give up playing this mod, because I don't think its worth playing at 500 ping, however much fun it has the potential to be.
I am getting lagged to hell in just about every game of NS I play. 500 is probably my average latency, sometimes it is 400, sometimes it goes as high as 700 for long periods (not just random lag spikes). I have read about he problems with the first release, but I'm pretty sure this is not my problem. For one thing, most servers should have upgraded by now, and my ping is not always over 1000 as was reported.
The game is not completely unplayable for me, but its not much fun either when you get killed by enemies you can't see half the time (or see in glimpses as they appear to flash in and out of existence). And shooting any moving targets becomes extremely hit and miss, let alone a fast moving skulk.
As I have said, I wish I could play this mod, but if nothing can be done about this lag I will have to go back to TFC/DM, where at least I can get a decent game with a ping of around 200-300. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

This is my system:

Athlon XP 1800
GF3 Ti200
256 Mb DDR RAM
56k modem

Thanx - swixblade
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  • zodazoda Join Date: 2002-11-05 Member: 7175Members
    edited November 2002
    go here:

    <a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/in...=ST&f=18&t=8100' target='_blank'>http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/in...=ST&f=18&t=8100</a>


    on page 2 I gave a lot of help... it applies for anyone on windows, not just peoiple with old PC's. Oh and that latency is fine with a 56k, I almost missed it
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  • swixbladeswixblade Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8704Members
    edited November 2002
    I have tried everything you suggested and its not my framerate thats the problem anyway its just the lag! I'm still getting 500-600 ping and on other mods its nowhere near that high, I have no chance whatever side I play, please help me I
    <i>REALLY</i> want to play this game!!!

    I repeat, THIS IS NOT AN FPS PROBLEM!
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  • AutumnTwilightAutumnTwilight Join Date: 2002-08-27 Member: 1244Members, Constellation
    Anybody else having problems like this? What kind of latency are moded users out there getting with NS? I use DSL myself, but I think most modem NS'ers are getting around 180-300, which is about what you'd expect with any other HL mod.

    Let's help this guy out as no one should have to play with that kind of ping...

    Twilight
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  • swixbladeswixblade Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8704Members
    Well at least someone has sympathy...
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  • absentabsent Join Date: 2002-11-13 Member: 8378Members
    Everyone is that because the code needs to be "zipped up". It's pretty "loose" at the moment. Might want to use the 'search' feature the next time.
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  • NecroNecro &lt;insert non-birthday-related title here&gt; Join Date: 2002-08-09 Member: 1118Members
    you ARE playing on 1.02 servers...right? i get 20 ping here in finland and 200 in america!
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  • swixbladeswixblade Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8704Members
    Well I have tried some 1.02 servers and luckily my ping has definitely improved (now averages between 350-400). Its still not excellent but just about playable if you don't mind dying a lot. Sometimes towards the end of games it shoots up to what it was before though (probably because of all the map entities, turrets etc).
    I'm still open to suggestions to improve it more tho,

    thanx...
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  • IronShirtTomIronShirtTom Join Date: 2002-11-20 Member: 9412Members
    56k and 4-500ping? Sounds about right for the current state of the game. Your computer isn't the problem (obviously): it's your crappy internet connection. Best solution: Get Cable or DSL.

    The way the game runs now is VERY CPU intensive for servers. That's one reason why your ping is high. I've had 3-500 ping before on servers because they just weren't fast enough to handle running NS, (even with only 12 playermax). Give the developers time and pings will go down more and more as they tighten the code. Even if you can't get broadband you should still be able to play decently with a 56k in the future.
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  • ArkaineArkaine Join Date: 2002-07-12 Member: 914Members
    Flayra's netcode is super!
    It takes LESS bandwidth to run a 12-player NS server than a 10-player CS server!
    It's probably your server's CPU.
    Try Vadakill's NS; most broadband users get sub-100 pings there.

    <a href='http://www.vadakill.com/' target='_blank'>http://www.vadakill.com/</a>
    208.28.184.222:27015

    This way, you can determine with certainty that the problem is or is not you.
    All you have to do to connect is type "connect vadakill.com" in the console. Of course, this server is quite popular, so you'll usually find yourself waiting to get in. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • tlarmontlarmon Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8701Members
    Most players on my server who have broadband, and have good routing to the server ping about 40ms IN GAME under the scoreboard.

    Fast CPU + tweaked out rig = low pings for all. Average for both teams is around 90-125ms.

    See sig.
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