Please help! Test the nexuiz hotfix!

[LordHavoc]

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.

This is clearly a case of overloading your outgoing connection speed, please try changing cl_netfps in the console, the default value of 20 seems pretty harmless though, you can try 10 if you want (it will still send your input immediately when you fire).

You can also try changing the rate variable in the console, but there is no separate upload speed variable so this isn't very useful for this case.

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.

99-100% cpu usage is normal for a game.

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!

cl_netfps is the only setting I can think of that could have an effect, other than capping your FPS (cl_maxfps and/or vid_vsync 1).

I recommend playing with vid_vsync 1 because it makes aiming a little smoother.

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I don't hear any new flag sounds. I thought someone said there would be sounds with team color names.

[morfar]

I don't hear any new flag sounds. I thought someone said there would be sounds with team color names.

That requires the server+client to use latest svn/hotfix (or future builds).

[Urmel]

That requires the server+client to use latest svn/hotfix (or future builds).

Wouldn't generally all serious testing require hotfixed servers? When I tried all the 2.4 prereleases, everything went fine, and when 2.4 final was out and the servers were updated, so many things were just different, while the best playable servers for the 2.4 clients are still the ones that run 2.3

[morfar]

Wouldn't generally all serious testing require hotfixed servers?

Yes.

When I tried all the 2.4 prereleases, everything went fine, and when 2.4 final was out and the servers were updated, so many things were just different, while the best playable servers for the 2.4 clients are still the ones that run 2.3

I don't have any problems with 2.4 servers

[HarryButt]

There's this thing, that during Player Setup the colors are swapped.
Pants Color is in fact Shirt Color and Shirt Color is Pants Color. You can see this with chase_active 1. Just a minor bug, I suppose.

[Urmel]

I don't have any problems with 2.4 servers

And even if you had some, I wouldn't give just one lousy single fuck of care

[GreEn`mArine]

@Urmel: pn.de:26501 runs v2.4.1 ... not the very very latest, but quite up 2 date

[esteel]

There's this thing, that during Player Setup the colors are swapped.
Pants Color is in fact Shirt Color and Shirt Color is Pants Color. You can see this with chase_active 1. Just a minor bug, I suppose.

Not a menu bug, but a model bug.. try different models and you will see.

Thought if you have time to test all models and report which ones have it the wrong way currently we could correct them

@ Urmel: Do you still have those problems with the 2.4.1 client??

[Urmel]

I don't know esteel. Generally no, sometimes yes. I've got 4 Nexuiz 2.4x directories on my rig, and I lost my overview which one is hotfixed and which not and with which hotfix exactly. After all no 2.4 server is as good as the 2.3 servers who disappear one by one.

I have to confess I don't care too much about it anymore. atm I don't play ladder matches (why should I? If it goes on like it is, I'll become #1 by just staying there) and wait for the next version to be released. Caused by the lack of hotfixed servers, I stopped all testing about a month ago. Sry. I started several threads and nobody (or hardly anybody) cared or answered. I accept that - no offences - but - How could I help you if I'm not helped to help you?