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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: Scherf on November 22, 2006, 03:43:19 PM

Title: Warpage at d200
Post by: Scherf on November 22, 2006, 03:43:19 PM

I thought it was the other guys (naturally) but it happens so consistently I think it must be me.

Cons track just fine, nice and smooth, at anything down to d400. When I get to d200, I get a gigantic back-and-forth warp: con backs up, then zooms away again. Sometimes it does this twice.

Last time it happened, the warp took my right through the con - collision, unhappiness, etc.

Anyone have any ideas? I run a Dell Latitude D610 (yeah, yeah) over ADSL. Ping's generally around 220 from here in Australia.

Title: Warpage at d200
Post by: richard_rd on November 22, 2006, 03:55:30 PM

Its being caused by your 220mSec pings.   In the US,where most players are from, we probably average 60-120mSec pings.  The extra 100mSec you are seeing is causing the warpage when you get inside D400.  

You may want to try a differant Internet supplier and see if you can get the ping times closer to 120mSec, but this may be impossible since "shrimp on the barbi" land is so far away. GoodLuck, and i love them shrimp!!!!!!


P.S. -  If it is any cosolation, the U.S. players are probably seeing you warping also when they try to shoot you down from your 6 and under D400.  Most of them are probably muttering under thier breath agusing you of being a cord puller!!!  You may want to change your handle to something that signifies you are from down under and then they will know what is causing the warping, RooMan soundsgood!!!!   :) :) :)

Title: Warpage at d200
Post by: Scherf on November 22, 2006, 08:29:03 PM

Heheheh:

Thanks mate.

Whaddaya mean, guys on my 6? Slander! Nobody EVAR gets on my six, as I am teh intardnet's bestest piolet!!!11!!!eleventyone!!

Title: Re: Warpage at d200
Post by: x0847Marine on November 23, 2006, 02:14:04 AM

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Originally posted by Scherf
I thought it was the other guys (naturally) but it happens so consistently I think it must be me.

Cons track just fine, nice and smooth, at anything down to d400. When I get to d200, I get a gigantic back-and-forth warp: con backs up, then zooms away again. Sometimes it does this twice.

Last time it happened, the warp took my right through the con - collision, unhappiness, etc.

Anyone have any ideas? I run a Dell Latitude D610 (yeah, yeah) over ADSL. Ping's generally around 220 from here in Australia.

If thats a notebook, disable the cpu power saving.. might have to go into the bios for that.

Title: Warpage at d200
Post by: Scherf on November 23, 2006, 03:34:51 AM

Thanks, hadn't thought about that.

Title: Warpage at d200
Post by: Schatzi on November 23, 2006, 04:57:51 AM

richard, a 220 ping is usually not a cause for warpings. That sounds like a pretty good connect from Australia.


In this case, i would much more suspect the skins display on other planes (that comes up at 400) being the problem. Details are raised a lot at that range.

See if disabling other planes skins and lowering the texture size a bit helps.



I had a similar problem once, not as severe though. Every time i opened fire at d200 on a con, he would warp a bit. turned out it was my sound card driver. (not sure thats the case here though, since you didnt say anything about shooting before warp).

Title: Warpage at d200
Post by: Scherf on November 24, 2006, 03:57:05 PM

Will do. Thanks again - that one about the texture sizes rings a bell somewhere....

Heheheh, glad I posted here, and not *here*: http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=192949

'Course, no-one was ever on my 6 to start with (see above, eleventyone etc.)