Server slowed down?

[Lump Lorry]

You don't need the IP in the shortcut anymore, after update 3 was released.

In short, Discovery has 3 ways of finding the servers on the net :

1) The IP/URLS that are included with the mod, and located in the Discovery mod specific configuration file dsupdate.cfg.
2) Passing of the IP/Url via the commandline, by adding the -s parameter to the freelancer shortcut.
3) Using a GUN server, in this case the community provided one, since Microsoft shut theirs down some years ago.

Update 3 enabled the third option, which by default was disabled previously. Somehow that interferes in some cases. These cases are happening relative to the position of the moon related to what color of underwear Hoodlum wears and how much beer Cannon has had in the last 24 hours. In other words, theres no way to predict when, for who and why these cases happens, without invading Hoodlums and Cannons privacysphere.

By disabling option 3, with the fix that Cannon provided, and Caelum + Vladimir refers to in this thread, options 1 and 2 are still in effect. If you aren't passing any -s parameter from your freelancer shortcut, then option 1 takes effect.

Just make sure that you apply the fix mentioned by Caelum and Vladimir. That should take care of the "frame lag" that appears sometimes when at the main menu, or in game right after having started the game.

Thanks for the explanation,:D. I applied the Cannon-Fix. Apparently the problem seems to be solved but... since it's quite random, I'll wait a bit before saying: "everything fixed"; I want to check it for a while.

and...

I'm a bit scared by the idea that somebody could be willing to enter Hodloom or Cannon privatesphere... just for the sake of curiosity... does the position of the moon affect in any way the lever of radioactivity of Hoodlum underwear?

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(Reunion 4.85 chars)
-- The new Lorry Family --
Lump Lorry free trader. chief of the Lorrys | [RM] Hg. M(anfred) Von Lorryhofen Rheinwer's Obergefreiter
[HF] Cesare Lorry Hellfire Legion member | Kuger - Jack "Deep" Hole Kruger Minerals worker

(Former chars on Disco 4.82) -- The old Lorry Family --
Lump Lorry freelancer trader. chief of the Lorrys | Manta Lorry freelancer pilot | [HF] Cesare Lorry
fighter pilot, HF member | sso|Ace Wolverine Lorry bounty hunter | [RM] M(anfred) Von Lorryhofen
Rheinland Military pilot | [AEGIS] GB 303 Ticonderoga AEGIS artificial intelligence gunboat | (secret
member) In charge of keeping the family's secrets