i think ive found a lagger

[onca]

@Korrd: Nope, because it only happens in asteroid environments sometimes, and only in MP.

Ok, I think we're confusing two things here: frame rate lag (where the screen goes jerky), as opposed to comms lag (where the yellow/red computer icon flashes on the HUD).

The first one will happen if your PC is not go-fast enough or has a crappy graphics card. It will happen the same under the same circumstances each time, and equally in SP as MP.

The second one happens because your PC is not receiving updates to the objects in Freelencer quickly enough. This can be result of either slow comms (long ping, maxed bandwidth, etc), or because the server is maxed out and cannot perform the necessary object updates quickly enough. On your PC the frame rate appears smooth as you fly around, but the other ships will appear to jerk all over the place. It will also cause delays in docking and tractoring loot. It will never happen in SP, because your own client is the "server' in that case.

I assume this thread (and all the others dealing with lag) are referring to the second cause.

As for asteroids, I'm also assuming that the server must take care of all asteroid updates, (at least those close by), because all PC and NPC in the vicinity will be affected by them equally. (ie. bounce off them, shoot into them, etc).

Anyway I'm surmising here.... Korrd you'd know more about this stuff than I :D But I'm pretty sure its not my machine.

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