Hiccups

Enforcer17Enforcer17 Join Date: 2003-06-09 Member: 17135Members
in Tech Support
My computer:

AMD Athlon XP 2400+
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro
1 Gig DDR RAM
Sound Blaster Audigy Gamer
Cable

I can run so many high end games just fine, but whenever I play NS, every 15 seconds or so I get a 1 second freeze. The framerate is extremely smooth always, I can even run very good a framerate will AA on, but this occasional hiccup can really hamper the game during key firefights when every second counts. Any thoughts on what I can do to fix this? I have all background programs closed when I play (including Virus software) and I am not downloading anything, what could it be?
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  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    use netgraph 3 to tel us exactly what happens to ping choke and FPS at these points <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • XerosyteXerosyte Join Date: 2003-08-13 Member: 19625Members
    Hey, i'm having the exact same problem. I used net_graph 3 and found that everytime this problem occurs, the choke shoots to 15 and then quickly goes back down to 0 when the game unfreezes. I really like NS, but if this problem keeps coming up, i think i'm going to have to go back to DoD. Please help!!
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  • pielemuispielemuis Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 72Members, NS1 Playtester
    choke usually means you have to tweak your rate settings
    <!--c1--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>CODE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='CODE'><!--ec1-->
    Modem, etc. speed                 Suggested "rate"
    14.4 Kb/sec                               1500 to 2500
    28.8 Kb/sec                               2500 to 3500
    33.6 Kb/sec                               2500 to 4000
    56 Kb/sec                                  3500 to 5500
    64 Kb/sec                                  3500 to 6000
    128 Kb/sec                                5000 to 8000
    256 Kb/sec                                7500 to 10000
    T1                                             10000+
    A/DSL                                       10000+
    Cable                                        10000+
    Anything faster than 1 Mb/sec      10000+
    <!--c2--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--ec2-->
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  • XerosyteXerosyte Join Date: 2003-08-13 Member: 19625Members
    Thanks for the advice! I actually had my rate set too high, at 20000. Anyway, i lowered it to 10000 and now i'm playing hiccup free. Thanks!
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