Hall Of Mirrors Effect When Joining A Game

CheesyPeteza

My problem is best explained with pictures:

<img src='http://www.holcroft.net/~cheesy/hom_bast.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'>

<img src='http://www.holcroft.net/~cheesy/hom_origin.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'>

This sort of screen lag occurs when I first join a team. It goes away after about 10 seconds most of the time, it can take a bit longer for the hud to display sometimes.

It used to happen on 1.0x on a few maps caged/hera/bast & tanith I think. In 2.0 it seems to happen every map.

The problem doesn't occur with low player numbers, it's when the server is full of 18 players that it happens. I think it's something to do with my connection.

56k
GeForce 2 MX400
Athlon XP 1.4 Ghz
768Mb DDR
80 Gb HD
Sound Blaster Live

Latest drivers for everything (including motherboard drivers). I'm using detonator drivers. The problem occurs only in NS, not in CS/DOD/Monkey Strike.

It's really annoying as it makes it hard to go comm as someone nearly always gets in before that 10 seconds is up. I have a feeling it's something that can't be fixed and is down to how much information NS is sending players when the game starts. I hope I'm wrong and it can be fixed. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

Umbraed_Monkey

yes, yes me too.

my specs are:
-athlon 1.2ghz
-radeon 7000/ve
-256mb sdram
-56k modem
-yamaha audio

I dont remember this ever happening on 1.0x's.

VeNeM

I get it too, and yes im on dialup (28.8) Its your cl_updaterate. Lower it and reconnect till you find an updaterate that stop it from happening. Sorry but thats basically it. Unless you want the typical jacktard cable/dsl user answer which would be "get broadband n00b, it r teh b3st!!" -_-

Beast

I've had this problem go worse, so much so the game wouldn't start on the sevrer - everyone had the hall of mirrors screen - I'm assuming it's a server problem?

CheesyPeteza

I use cl_updaterate 15, cl_cmdrate 20, rate 3200. I don't think it's acceptable to go any lower.

Immacolata

I saw this effect during beta, and it was caused by the server not the client. That's not saying it cannot be your rig. Have you tried joining different servers and noticed if the same happens?

VeNeM

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Too low, try updaterate 17 and cmdrate 30, and rate 3200? WTH.... thats the same rate I use.. but i connect at 31200...

Jabba_The_Hunt

I'm on cable and I get it for a split second at the start of most games, but yes it is worse on laggy servers, so I think its just a server side issue, maybe 2.01 will fix it.

Alcapwn

Im on cable too and i get it once in a while.

Its a lag issue...

Usually when the round starts it goes away...

As you can see it mostly affect 56ks

Raptor how can you play online with a 28.8??!??!?!?!!? <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->

Jasp

<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I get it too, and yes im on dialup (28.8) Its your cl_updaterate. Lower it and reconnect till you find an updaterate that stop it from happening. Sorry but thats basically it. Unless you want the typical jacktard cable/dsl user answer which would be "get broadband n00b, it r teh b3st!!" -_- <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

This prblem has nothing to do with your connection i had the same problem in 1.04 were the server does not know im on the server for a set amount of time till this time had passsed i could not type or talk, the same bug is thier in 2.0 but it now has the messed up screen problem.

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Seems to happen on all servers more players longer the server seems to take to figure out your thier and for the blur to go away.

Beast

To date I have not seen this problem on any 2.01x servers, so I assume it might have been fixed <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

Iced_Eagle

i saw this when 2.0 first came out... it has to do with lag and happens when you spawn in at times too.....

VeNeM

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Raptor how can you play online with a 28.8??!??!?!?!!? <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
no other choice

sk84zer0

I get this at the beginning of the matches, and when the match starts it goes away