leon/eric, any chance of a beta server being released that sets the default rate etc settings to their max/optimal settings? I help run a decent sized lanparty, and am always amazed at there sometimes being choke in certain circumstances, esp in tourney situations..
kev -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Leon Hartwig Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 5:19 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Choke On Fri, 4 Oct 2002 21:17:53 -0500, "Eric (Deacon)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Actully, choke is a little bit different than this. Choke happens >> when the server would like to send data to a client but it cannot >> because the client is not yet ready for more data (based on the >> client's "rate" setting or the server's sv_maxrate). Some things are >> obvious causes for choke, such as the client's rate simply being too >> low for the number of players on a server. Other things might not be >> so obvious, such as a client raising their cl_updaterate value too >> high. > >So there can be times, then, when choke doesn't mean your game will >suffer or lag. Choke does not always equal bad? Or does it mean that >your standards must be lowered to match the result? Well, being chokeless is obviously better, but a little bit of choke here and there is probably not going to be that big of a deal, especially with HL's prediction, lag compensation, etc. There is only so much that can be overcome, though, so if there is a decent amount of continuous choke going on, it will be noticed. >> On a similar note, LAN server ops might not be aware of this, but for >> LAN servers (sv_lan = 1), client "rate" settings (and sv_min/maxrate) >> are totally ignored and 9999 is used for the rate of all clients. >> This will be increased to the max allowed rate, 20000, in the next >> major release, but it's something to keep in mind for now. > >Wow...how long has it been like this? At least since the very first patch to Half-Life and perhaps in the original shipping version as well. _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
