Ns Loss.

zilla1

On certain maps or areas, I get a loss of about 20 at awkward times. Is this happening to anyone else?

Is there a fix to this?

semipsychotic

"At akward times"? The most akward time would be around when you start attacking the enemy, so I would first point to your computer.

If your frame rates are dropping like rocks after you spot an enemy, then your computer likely isn't able to handle the graphics under your settings. Slow frame rates can cause loss if your computer has to devote too much of its resources to putting the next frame on the screen.

I would reccommend changing your video card settings to OpenGL, and then fiddle with the resolution a bit. If you have replacement models, revert to the original models, which usually have a lower polygon count. If you have the original models in place and things are still going wrong, then consider finding low-poly models. If still nothing is working, then you either have a different problem, need a new video card, or need a new computer.

Daxx

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As psychotic suggested, try playing with your settings. If your already in OpenGL mode, try turning V-Sync on your video card off.

hawthorne

actually, i would try setting your rate higher

type "rate" in console, it should be set at 2500 or something

then type "rate 9999"

if that doesn't fix it then i don't know what i'm talking about

-hawthorne

brute_force

Actually, hawthorne, I had the same problem but after I changed my rate everything worked fine again. So... weeee.

Jabba_The_Hunt

I think rate is now locked at 9999 anyway.

weggy

cl_rate is locked, but i dont think rate is.

Malakai1

I've actually had like second long framerate drops happen twice on ns3b. I've never seen it in any NS except the beta.


Radeon 9700 Pro, 2ghz Athlon Barton, 1gig PC3200@200fsb.

It's not my PC, I just formatted and clean installed WinXP on thursday.

Alcapwn

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I only noticed fps drop with the last patch on one of the co maps....dont remeber which one, but its the one where near marine start theres a corridor thats lit blue with bunch of archs i think...

Malakai1

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Radeon 9700 Pro, 2ghz Athlon Barton, 1gig PC3200@200fsb.

It's not my PC, I just formatted and clean installed WinXP on thursday. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
it definetely aint your pc <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo-->

I only noticed fps drop with the last patch on one of the co maps....dont remeber which one, but its the one where near marine start theres a corridor thats lit blue with bunch of archs i think... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
I've experienced the drop on 2 different CO maps. It happened twice on co_ulysses in the corridor between alien start and marine start, and once in another map, but I can't remember which.

KaMiKaZe1

You probably have to tweak your rate, cl_cmdrate, and cl_updaterate.

Having any of these set too high or too low can cause muchos laggos.