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Support => Technical Help: Problems BEFORE entering the game => Topic started by: Delinara on September 30, 2003, 10:44:45 pm

Title: Very laggy!
Post by: Delinara on September 30, 2003, 10:44:45 pm

My system info:

Time of this report: 9/30/2003, 16:30:37
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 1 (2600.xpsp2.030422-1633)                    
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 1.50GHz
Memory: 768MB RAM
Page File: 114MB used, 1762MB available
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0a (4.09.0000.0901)

Video card:
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX 400
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce2 MX/MX 400
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\\PCI\\VEN_10DE&DEV_0110&SUBSYS_88371462&REV_B2
Display Memory: 64.0 MB
Current Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.4523 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)

When I get connected, the game is incredibly slooooowww.  If I hit the arrow key to turn my character, it takes it a full minute or longer to make the movement.  Any suggestions will be appreciated!

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Post by: Xalthar on September 30, 2003, 11:08:51 pm

Most systems have lag in this version of the game, since it\'s very early in development (no more than a pre-alpha tech demo actually)

but If I was to take a guess, I\'d blame it on your graphics card.. :P

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Post by: Moogie on September 30, 2003, 11:18:43 pm

Try lowering the resolution and colourdepth you use. Also run the Updater.exe program for PS and see if performance increases.

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Post by: Kiern on September 30, 2003, 11:41:49 pm

You\'ll lag no matter what you do on MB, at least at certain points...if you want it to be lag-free you will just have to wait

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Post by: Xalthar on September 30, 2003, 11:43:27 pm

I\'ve had the best experience with full screen, res: 1024*768...

but that might also differ from machine to machine,...

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Post by: flashmaster on October 05, 2003, 06:40:18 am

Lag is inescapable in the current version, if it will make you feel better, my char cannot move at all currently. :)

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Post by: kalog on October 05, 2003, 09:00:44 am

yeah, it\'s still at the very early stages of the making.  programmers are still trying to solve the problems and improve the game.

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Post by: talones on October 05, 2003, 09:35:05 am

Maybe this will help.

I\'m currently getting between 0-4 fps. I have sound turned off and game resolution set at 800x600 with 16bit color. Running in Open GL mode.
My system is a Athlon 1100mhz
512 DDR Ram
Geforce2 Ti 64 DDR video
7200 ATA/100 HD

I have Cable broadband Highspeed internet.

Here is a trace route to the planshift server.

Tracing route to rincewind.fragnetics.com [203.81.47.74]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1     1 ms     1 ms     1 ms  ip68-3-4-21.ph.ph.cox.net [68.3.4.21]
  2     8 ms     7 ms    11 ms  10.112.64.1
  3     8 ms     7 ms     7 ms  ip68-2-6-133.ph.ph.cox.net [68.2.6.133]
  4    10 ms    10 ms     9 ms  ip68-2-0-81.ph.ph.cox.net [68.2.0.81]
  5    11 ms     9 ms    12 ms  chnddsrc02-gew0602.rd.ph.cox.net [68.2.14.33]
  6    10 ms     9 ms    10 ms  chndbbrc01-pos0203.rd.ph.cox.net [68.1.0.160]
  7    19 ms    21 ms    44 ms  lvxxbbrc01-pos0103.rd.lv.cox.net [68.1.0.88]
  8    39 ms    41 ms    40 ms  paltbbrj01-pos010000.r2.pt.cox.net [68.1.0.95]
  9    39 ms    40 ms    39 ms  198.32.176.64
 10    39 ms    39 ms    39 ms  i-11-0.paix-core01.net.reach.com [202.84.251.21]

 11    52 ms    51 ms    54 ms  i-13-0.wil-core01.net.reach.com [202.84.143.61]

 12   218 ms   219 ms   219 ms  i-3-3.tmhstcbr01.net.reach.com [202.84.143.214]

 13   250 ms   250 ms   251 ms  i-6-2.ntp-core01.net.reach.com [202.84.144.70]
 14   250 ms   239 ms   249 ms  i-1-1.ntp02.net.reach.com [202.84.180.146]
 15   238 ms   246 ms   239 ms  202.84.180.153
 16   240 ms   242 ms   241 ms  i-2-0.istt01.net.reach.com [202.84.180.162]
 17   292 ms   245 ms   244 ms  134.159.124.22
 18   244 ms   244 ms   276 ms  scipk012-vl12.pacific.net.sg [203.120.91.140]
 19   247 ms     *        *     ge-idc.pacific.net.sg [192.169.32.18]
 20     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 21     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 22     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 23   244 ms     *        *     rincewind.fragnetics.com [203.81.47.74]
 24     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 25     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 26   244 ms     *        *     rincewind.fragnetics.com [203.81.47.74]
 27     *      245 ms     *     rincewind.fragnetics.com [203.81.47.74]
 28     *      243 ms   244 ms  rincewind.fragnetics.com [203.81.47.74]

Trace complete.