Combatlag as alien?

CitronasCitronas Join Date: 2012-08-18 Member: 155742Members
in NS2 General Discussion
I just found out about NS2 and purchased it and played several rounds. (I played NS1 for some time, but that was long ago)

As an alien I'm experiencing something I'd like to call 'combat lag': The nearer I get to my opponent to attack, the more laggy it gets and I simply miss, almost all the time. Sure, my aim is probably still crap right now, but at least I shouldn't walk through my enemies?: Yesterday I was a skulk and tried to kill a marine on a hive. I climbed up the hive, straight to the marine and tried to bite. I just lagged, never hit and fell of the hive again. After 3 tries in a row, I just gave up. I this kind of lag normal?

I'm also having trouble biting a marine from behind: I can bite 6-7 times, just hitting one time.

This combat lag is really frustrating :-( Anyone else with this problem?
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  • DarkomicronDarkomicron Join Date: 2010-11-24 Member: 75256Members
    There are a few problems with this right now, partly because it's still beta and needs to be optimized. But the way you describe it appears to be heavy lag, and I don't have that problem myself. It might also be a server thing, make sure you grab one with low latency etc.

    I always have a few problems with lag just small performance drops, but nothing like you described.
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  • ImbalanxdImbalanxd Join Date: 2011-06-15 Member: 104581Members
    I also experience this, and have since just after alpha. It gets to the point where, as skulk and lerk, once I am within a certain range of my target, I essentially have to go in blind, as I know I won't be getting any useful frames any time soon.
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  • YuukiYuuki Join Date: 2010-11-20 Member: 75079Members
    I think it's mainly choke, it make your fps drop and your mouse lag.
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  • ellnicellnic Join Date: 2010-07-19 Member: 72559Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    Its the oposite for me, after playing for a while my FPS starts to drop so making marine play very hard so I tend to stick with aliens as its not that bad for me.
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  • TyphonTyphon Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 1899Members
    Yeah that sounds like heavy choke (inability to properly communicate with the server). Try a different sever.
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  • CitronasCitronas Join Date: 2012-08-18 Member: 155742Members
    I've found two things that reduce the combat lag:

    - lowest possible graphic settings
    - alien vision (big performance boost)

    Marines are still non playable :-(
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  • TimMcTimMc Join Date: 2012-02-06 Member: 143945Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1964685:date=Aug 18 2012, 07:42 AM:name=Typhon)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Typhon @ Aug 18 2012, 07:42 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1964685"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Yeah that sounds like heavy choke (inability to properly communicate with the server). Try a different sever.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Yeah I tend to get lag when I enter melee range. Its fine for most the time, makes JPs very tough to kill especially with the new skulk bite range/cone.
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  • TyphonTyphon Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 1899Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1964900:date=Aug 19 2012, 08:19 AM:name=Citronas)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Citronas @ Aug 19 2012, 08:19 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1964900"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I've found two things that reduce the combat lag:

    - lowest possible graphic settings
    - alien vision (big performance boost)

    Marines are still non playable :-(<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    The problem isn't choke then. What are your system specs?
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  • zumbledumzumbledum Join Date: 2012-08-04 Member: 154788Members
    edited August 2012
    i have exactly the same problem op , the games simply not playable for me in its current state its far too frustrating. ive done all the checks they list here have graphics all turned off and at half my usual resolution. playing on good servers with near 30 tick rate. and have a 3.2ghs amd quad core, 2gb nvidia 560 , 8gb ram . seen peopel with lower systems specs claim it runs smooth and people with better having as many problems.

    basically the engine in its current form is very hit and miss and for some of us its just doesn't work.
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  • _Necro__Necro_ Join Date: 2011-02-15 Member: 81895Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    Can you please check the server tick rate and your fps when this happens?
    The console commands for showing this are:
    tick rate -> net_stats
    fps -> r_stats
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  • ScardyBobScardyBob ScardyBob Join Date: 2009-11-25 Member: 69528Forum Admins, Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow
    Sounds like server tickrate bug + choke issues. If you type net_stats into the console, check the server rate and choke lines. I bet the server rate will be stuck at 32 or 28.444444 and the choke will periodically spike to 100% during combat.
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  • 1dominator11dominator1 Join Date: 2010-11-19 Member: 75011Members
    This also happens to me on occasion.
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