PlaneShift

Gameplay => General Discussion => Topic started by: theonlyjimbob on August 05, 2003, 06:51:38 pm

Title: Lag oh my god the LAG
Post by: theonlyjimbob on August 05, 2003, 06:51:38 pm

Damn this lag is killing me. I\'m sorry but I\'m going to restrict myself to the forum\'s until the next edition comes out. I just can deal with all that lag.

Oh and also the pssetup.exe file thingy just doesn\'t want to work. I get a \"operation non conforme\" some type of real bad error.

Is there a way to fix any of my two problems?

I run Win98 2nd edition and that\'s all I know bout my computer.

Thanks alot,
  Thomas

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Post by: Half_Pint on August 05, 2003, 07:16:16 pm

If you\'ve got win98 your computer probably isn\'t very fast.  Chances are the next release won\'t be any better unless you get a new computer.  Sorry to have to give you bad news...  :(

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Post by: Drilixer on August 05, 2003, 08:46:02 pm

dont get a new computer to play the game :)  Planeshift is notorious for lagging high end systems pretty badly -> that\'s why I don\'t play ;)

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Post by: Matt Man on August 05, 2003, 09:22:56 pm

Also, right click on your psclient and select properties, then go to compatibilty and where it says \'Run this program for compatibily for:\' select Windows 98/ME . That might help

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Post by: zabeal on August 06, 2003, 02:56:10 am

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Originally posted by Matt Man
Also, right click on your psclient and select properties, then go to compatibilty and where it says \'Run this program for compatibily for:\' select Windows 98/ME . That might help

Or maybe not, cause he is running win98. :P
You might want to post the error with setup in the tech forum, or send a bug report. I\'ve never heard of it... then again, I don\'t have a high opinion of that setup program to begin with.

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Post by: tuver on August 06, 2003, 03:11:45 am

simple reason for LAG; to do the 3-D graphics they use takes lots of memory and processing power. THe more people the more to render. They are still in Alpha testing so I can imagine their hardware is also underdeveloped. Give the poor people at Planeshift a bit of a break on the lag. I\'m sure there are working on it.

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Post by: Drilixer on August 06, 2003, 05:13:24 am

yeah, it is in pre-alpha, the lag will be dealt with later - until then get comfortable and help out on the forums -> or play a different game and come back later

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Post by: theonlyjimbob on August 06, 2003, 02:46:01 pm

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to do the 3-D graphics they use takes lots of memory and processing power.

 I don\'t even know if I have a 3-D card. When I run the client in the top left corner it tells me \"no hardware accelaration found\" not that I have a clue what that means.

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yeah, it is in pre-alpha, the lag will be dealt with later - until then get comfortable and help out on the forums

ANd Drilixer, that\'s exactly what I intend to do. Thanks alot guys.

   Thomas

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Post by: NikonX on August 10, 2003, 03:45:38 am

If it makes some feel better, a good pc won\'t help at all

i dont know what\'s wrong with the game but the lag is unbearable and i cant blame it on my pc or my conection.

I can\'t deal with that kind of lag anymore so i\'ll do what others do simply wait for the next version to star playin.

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Post by: Drilixer on August 10, 2003, 03:51:21 am

the problem seems to be that the game trys to render large environments at once... that is why there is alot more lag outdoors than inside the library for example... the lag is also particualarly bad when you are near the statue and the front of the temple...

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Post by: Evanchild on August 10, 2003, 05:33:03 am

i got the problem right here:
somebody donate servers please god damnit!!! 1 server cannot host for 60 people. no matter how good it is. it can\'t be done without lag.

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Post by: Vengeance on August 10, 2003, 07:16:29 am

Servers have nothing to do with lag.  It is your machine.

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Post by: Evanchild on August 10, 2003, 07:17:20 am

so it is all client based? that\'s awesome :)

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Post by: NikonX on August 10, 2003, 07:35:47 am

Well if its the machine\'s problem how come the game lags so bad when u have a 2.4ghz pentium 512ddr and a Gforce 4 MX????

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Post by: Bashka on August 10, 2003, 07:50:31 am

Hey NikonX I think he has nothing to say to that lol it probally is the game but i think extra servers may help.... And also the game is in Alpha...

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Post by: NikonX on August 10, 2003, 09:48:02 am

I think if the devs say it\'s not the server we should listen to them, but it is wrong to say that the problem is in the user\'s machine cause a lot of people in the forums complai about the lag an some say that the game tends to lag a lot in fast PCs so they should try to fix that problem for the next version

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Post by: Drilixer on August 10, 2003, 06:20:52 pm

there are obviously some problems with the client that causes lag - but don\'t worry about it! this is pre-alpha and before the devs start addressing that they are trying to get the content and interfaces etc etc into the game - I think

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Post by: Evanchild on August 10, 2003, 06:28:25 pm

lag is in the engine most likely, they want to fix the engine before anything else

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Post by: Drilixer on August 10, 2003, 06:57:30 pm

hehe, well the engine is for the most part being designed by a different set of devs... although our Planeshift devs do help sometimes

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Post by: yoopoo on August 10, 2003, 07:59:23 pm

i was reading some of your post, but you don\'t need to buy a new computer unless your present computer is unable to update then i guess you do have to get a new computer, and you can also change window like xp, ME, etc.

oh by the way 3D graphic isn\'t that hard to find you can find it in the store, assuming that you don\'t have one, i reccoment radeon, they are cool.

also you might not want to stick to forum, (no action):)

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Post by: NikonX on August 10, 2003, 08:37:19 pm

Well i guess i\'m gonna have to wait for the next version to start playin anyway. Until then i\'ll just stick around in the forums

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Post by: icosiel on August 16, 2003, 02:28:44 pm

The lag is a tad gnarly, yet I can\'t refrain from popping in evy now and again, the good ol\' trick of looking towards the floor works pretty well for the mo\', so i\'m assuming part of the problem is gfx related.

Ah well, new fx5600 soon :D

Oh yeah!, try defragging your hard disk, that can help in some instances, I think XP performs a tad worse when files are fragmented all over the shop, but that\'s kinda obvious though ;)

Title: Thanks
Post by: soldermanme on August 19, 2003, 02:10:22 am

Yall who is making planeshift thxs so much.
    i had some truble but after reading all your advice
    i was able to make it work
    but i just wanted to thank you all for making it

            -a thankful fan