On Tue, Sep 07, 2004 at 06:19:30AM -0600, TJ Hilton wrote: > Mode "3" minimises the latency to the minimum possible level by > processing a frame EVERY time a packet arrives. This causes the lowest > possible latency, but can also cause extreme CPU usages (it does a > complete frame for every packet, with each player sending lots of > packets per second and 30 players this adds up to insane amounts of > frames). Use this mode at your own risk, it will consume all available > CPU. In a future release this mode will be tweaked to let the admin > balance latencies agains CPU usage (by processing a frame every N > packets). "
I think this is outdated, when using -pingboost 3 it is possible to change the number of frames per second using sys_ticrate. So unless you set that too high it will not use all CPU time. Maarten -- A: Because it fouls the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail? _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
