Posted by ^^o^^ BatCat on January 21, 1999 at 19:48:27:
In Reply to: Anyone has some help to prevent those pingspikes? posted by [ANI]MegaBlaff on January 19, 1999 at 03:25:40:
: This saturday, sneaking around as usual while getting some tips from one of the observing ^^devs^^ (don't remember who, thanx m8 :-) that hateful unplugged tp-socket showed up on my screen.
...that would be me and yer welcome. :)
: Since I (think I) have understood that this is not a server problem, but has something to do with the clients i popped the Q and asked what the problem might be. The dev guy said something about that it was the clients ping that determined the "crispiness" of flashlight. I didn't really get it so i just reply'ed "aha... oki.. thanks" (i was totally in the game you know...)
: Maybe someone could explain it some more, and perhaps suggest a solution or way to minimise the problem.
it goes like this..
You tell server you want to lite "this area".
Server then says "this is lit for all" like so.
so, the time between you say'n I want to lite that and when it actualy does get lit is the turn around time or ping in both directions between you and server.
In other Q2 mods its not quite so noticeable, in fact its exagerated in NH. In other mods with the lights on you only see the others move quirky and not your perception of the world going quirky. 8-(
: Thanks in advance for any help, and thanks for making another great MOD that keeps me from getting my M.Sc. in another year :-)
: /[ANI]MegaBlaff
Ah, yer welcome, I think. Or you gunna gib me? 8-)