[engine] input lag hurts game feel
AnimeLOL
Join Date: 2006-11-02 Member: 58275Members
Join Date: 2006-11-02 Member: 58275Members
First things first, the spark engine is beautiful. Awesome work Max&co. However, there are a few particular parts of spark that really hurt for action/twitch games like NS.
One of the most frustrating parts of the spark engine is input lag. Despite getting good, steady fps, if you swing the mouse, there is a perceptible delay before your direction changes. As compared to NS1/goldsrc engine, this is realllllly frustrating. It contributes a ton to the "floaty" feel of NS2 (along with the strange/glitchy jumping behavior).
Is this a known problem to the developers, something that is planned to be fixed, or not considered hi-pri enough to get fixed soon?
One of the most frustrating parts of the spark engine is input lag. Despite getting good, steady fps, if you swing the mouse, there is a perceptible delay before your direction changes. As compared to NS1/goldsrc engine, this is realllllly frustrating. It contributes a ton to the "floaty" feel of NS2 (along with the strange/glitchy jumping behavior).
Is this a known problem to the developers, something that is planned to be fixed, or not considered hi-pri enough to get fixed soon?