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General => Troubleshooting => Topic started by: BALROG on August 09, 2006, 10:52:06 pm

Title: Malfunctioning game
Post by: BALROG on August 09, 2006, 10:52:06 pm

Ok so im playin on some server(i frgt which dont ask) and every time i move i get pulled back to where i started and then pushed forward again.
It makes the game totally unplayable  :evil: . Doesnt happen too often though, just once in a while.

Title: Malfunctioning game
Post by: David on August 09, 2006, 10:57:00 pm

its called lag.
dump the 56k modem, and get a real internet conection.
also read the manual.
play servers with a low ping (<100 is good)

Title: Malfunctioning game
Post by: DIGI_Byte on August 10, 2006, 12:00:14 am

it doesn't take much to realise that :P

Title: Malfunctioning game
Post by: Thorn on August 10, 2006, 12:07:47 am

Quote from: "DIGI_Byte"

it doesn't take much to realise that :P

it dont get anymore ironic

Title: Malfunctioning game
Post by: Basilisco on August 11, 2006, 07:29:45 pm

I had a friend trying tremulous for the first time (and he's not really a "computer person"), well, he was playing trem and downloading stuff with ares AND updating the antivirus. He was like "OMG, THIS THING IS SO SLOW, i'm going back to counter strike!" (oh yes, the pain..)

What did we learn today? people is stupid and tend to judge things early.

Btw, i think <150 ping is still good for playing (for starters, not hardcore proxxorz of course)

Title: Malfunctioning game
Post by: Stof on August 11, 2006, 09:19:56 pm

Wizard's first rule : People are stupid.

;)

Title: Malfunctioning game
Post by: Nux on August 11, 2006, 09:35:25 pm

Quote from: "Stof"

Wizard's first rule : People are stupid.

;)

I prefered his 'people is stupid' XD

But don't blame their braincell-count. They just aren't well informed, is all.

Title: Malfunctioning game
Post by: BALROG on August 12, 2006, 06:58:30 pm

there r other times when the screen just freezes not b/c of lag or anything
the screen shows 60 fps and evything just looks as if no body is moving But the gun stilll wavers a bit. I usually just quit out. Rly weird.



oh and i dont use a 56k modem

Title: Malfunctioning game
Post by: Aninhumer on August 13, 2006, 03:34:07 pm

If your gun is still moving, it's lag. People will stop moving because your client is no longer being told that they are moving. (Although they may flail their legs around)
You should be able to return to the main menu and connect to a different server, or perhaps reconnect to the same server.

I think if you set your connection speed correcttly in the options > system > net & sound menu it should help. (It's set to 33.3kbps by default)

EDIT: Removed reference to problems with dial-up