Please help! Test the nexuiz hotfix!

[Xanikseo]

I'm happy to say that I DON'T have the water problem any more with client side movement prediction with the 3rd May hotfix . In fact, I think gameplay is much smoother now (I found the releases between 22nd April and 3rd May (non-inclusive) much slower). Great work!

[Altobe]

Im sorry for my daftness, but how do I extract over my old file?

[esteel]

You open the .zip file and for extraction you choose the same path as its already installed into.. the zip tool should then ask if it shall overwrite the old files.. just say yes.

BTW the mac texture bug should be fixed now once and for all..

[rlgoddard]

Hi,

I am experiencing lag with the 05/05 hotfix. What steps should I try to reduce or eliminate the lag? I usually get 10-20 percent packet loss.

Thanks!

[esteel]

Are you sure that PL is caused by the hotfix? Maybe some download at the same time?

[rlgoddard]

Are you sure that PL is caused by the hotfix? Maybe some download at the same time?

Yep, I'm pretty sure. I don't have anything downloading at the same time.

EDIT: I turned off my anti-virus. A little better, but not quite enough. I kept getting bounced around like a pinball for a little bit, then I return to normal. Turning off client side movement prediction helped, but then I feel like I'm skating around on ice a little bit.

Are there any console commands for me to try?

[esteel]

Well more convincing would be 'i tried 2.4 and the hotfix in paralell and each time i tried the hotfix my ping/packetloss was bad' but so far i just can't belive thats the case..
Did anything else change? FPS? Or cpu usage? And actually i meant that maybe someone else was downloading on your line.

[rlgoddard]

Well more convincing would be 'i tried 2.4 and the hotfix in paralell and each time i tried the hotfix my ping/packetloss was bad' but so far i just can't belive thats the case..
Did anything else change? FPS? Or cpu usage? And actually i meant that maybe someone else was downloading on your line.

I got the same problem in 2.4 as I did in 2.4.1. Nothing else changed. I do notice that with packet loss, my FPS drops until it hits about 30 FPS, then shoots up to around 300 when back to normal.

EDIT: I checked the CPU usage with 2.4.1 (I don't have 2.4 anymore), and it's between 90-99 percent all the time. I did upgrade from the integrated GeForce 6100 to the PCI-E 8400GS. Not sure if that makes a difference. However, the FPS shot up tenfold with the new card.

[esteel]

Well having reread your posts.. Do you get PL 20-30 in general or JUST with Nexuiz 2.4 or the hotfix? Or is your connection that unstable in general?

Basicly try to ping the server in the shell and see if you also get such packetloss there. Basicly there is nothing any game can do about that kind of packetloss if its from the connection.
If its a bug it might be fixed though..

Then are you sure you installed the hotfix correctly? Do you see the right date in the console?

[rlgoddard]

Well having reread your posts.. Do you get PL 20-30 in general or JUST with Nexuiz 2.4 or the hotfix? Or is your connection that unstable in general?

Basicly try to ping the server in the shell and see if you also get such packetloss there. Basicly there is nothing any game can do about that kind of packetloss if its from the connection.
If its a bug it might be fixed though..

Then are you sure you installed the hotfix correctly? Do you see the right date in the console?

Hi,

A few notes and observations:

1) Noticeable packet loss has been happening since I got my new video card. This has never been a problem on my older, slower video card.
2) Increasing the level of detail actually decreases my problems with lag and bouncing around by decreasing the FPS output on my video card. I've never had that problem with my older and slower video card.
3) This problem only crops up when I am connected to a server. It does not happen in campaign mode.
4) No other games have this problem, nor did any other application have this problem.
5) Yes, the hotfix has been installed correctly. All modified files have May-05-2008 on them, and the console reports May-05-2008.
6) I installed the original 2.4 on another place on my HD, and I got the 90-99 percent CPU usage.

Now my question to you:

My observations led me to conclude that there may be something screwy about the inability of my computer to send packets to the server fast enough to keep things in sync. If I could get things in sync between my computer and the server, I would not have the lag, the bouncing around, or the feeling of being pinned in one place unable to move or fire. Should I be capping the FPS on my video card, or should I be modifying some network settings?

Thanks for your continuing help with this!