They actually calculate it in 2 different ways: They start off with returning the average network value for latency.
Scoreboard: latency = latency - ( 0.5 / cmdrate ) Net_graph: if ( cmdrate > 0.001 ) then subtract off that amount. What happens (most commonly) is somebody puts their cmdrate low, or does something like cl_cmdrate +20. When this variable gets evaluated it isn't a number so it returns 0. In the Scoreboard that means the latency is subtracted by 0.5 (cmdrate is set to 1 if it's 0 so you don't get a divide by 0 error). This throws the latency negative so they "clamp" it to 5. Anything < 5 gets put at 5. In the net_graph portion, the cmdrate isn't > 0.001 so it's left at the actual latency. At a correct cl_cmdrate setting these will be close, but in the scoreboard they do some additional math to "smooth" out the number for some dumb reason. I hope this clears it up somewhat....in our mod we're going to make them match. Plus we won't allow non numerical settings. _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
