Optimize Your Windows and Serious Sam for better game performance

[Ostap]

One more method i've found to make ping & connection better.
This time it seems that it might improve only TCP connection - thus SE only?

The method is actually to disable the Nagle's algorithm that is enabled by default on all windows starting from XP
Nagle algorithm simply waits until there is "enough" data to send over network ....thus - it will just stall until it collects block large enough to send.

So - to improve the ping / connection - we'll need to disable this nice feature
To do that follow those steps:

1. Open Regedit
2. Navigate to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces\"
3. Select from the list of all interfaces one that corresponds to the external connection (internet) - it will be in form of GUID - "{8FBA6DCA-FFE8-4002-A28F-4D2B57AE8383}" name format.
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. Inside that interface - add new parameter (DWORD) named: "TcpAckFrequency" and set value to 1
5. Navigate to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSMQ\Paramet ers"
6. Add new parameter "TCPNoDelay", set value to 1
   
   
   
   
   
7. Reboot.
   

On the other site there were nice explanation in a form of a dialog between server and client - how this change will work:

Before TcpAckFrequency

Server: "Ok computer, I just sent a data packet over to you, got it?"
Your computer: …
Server: "Come on, answer me! I don't have all day! Stop wasting time!"
Your computer: …
Server: "Ok, forget it, I've waited long enough, sending another one over! Got it?"
Your computer: "Yep, got that one, also got the one you sent before, thanks."
Server: "Well, why didn't you acknowledge the first one when I sent it? I was waiting ages!"
Your computer: "Sorry, I'm just trying to make the network more efficient by bundling the acknowledgements together in pairs. This is how I'm setup by default."

After TcpAckFrequency

Server: "Ok computer, I just sent a data packet over, got it?"
Your computer: "Yep, send the next!"
Server: "That was fast! Ok, here's another, got that?"
Your computer: "Yep, send the next!"
Server: "Wow! What an improvement! Now that's more like it!"
Your computer: "Yep, it's certainly keeping me on my toes, thanks!"

Before TCPNoDelay

I have this packet I want to send to the server, but it's really small and I'm going to have another packet here in a few milliseconds, so I'll wait and just lump them together.

After TCPNoDelay
I got a packet to send
I send a packet
Ain't nobody got time to check dat size of dat data.

I got another packet to send
Time to send that good stuff

[Marco]

Network and Graphics are tide up together ...

You said it right. I have noticed that game lags much more when I have framerate drops. When FPS go down, ping raises and I'm unable to aim well (especially with Colt, Double Shotgun, Sniper) and also I have to repeat a click for shooting or to press a key for moving/selecting any weapon...

Sorry dudes if you think i posted wrong tip - but i've pretty nice graphic card and network ....
those settings work better than the old.

You know, it is strange: I have a netbook (that means the worst architecture ever in terms of CPU and integrated graphic card) and I can play fine, without frame drops for a bit. The framerate starts to drop after 15-20 mins.

I have to study a solution for this. Maybe it also depends on cache, who knows? The same happens when I play FIFA 98. When I boot this game after I turn on my netbook, it works a bit fine. When I try running it after using browser or programs such as Excel, Notepad++, etc, it does even have worser frame rate than Serious Sam, even if I closed all the previous processes before! Also, Serious Sam becomes "stable" again when I do F9.

Note: FIFA 98 must be run ONLY at "Single Process Affinity" or it will crash!

My specs:

Acer Aspire One D270-26Dkk

CPU: Intel Atom N2800 (all sites wrote that this processor is the worst Intel could do, even if it is "Quad" core), 1.86 GHz speed - no turbo boost;
GPU: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3600 (integrated card...);
RAM: 2 GB DDR3 (it is expanded: I had 1GB before).
OS: I now have Windows 7 - Home Premium 32-bit (I had Starter by default, but I upgraded it with Windows Anytime Upgrade, since I still have the case of an old Samsung RV-520 I bought in 2011 and then I still had an unused OEM license of Home Premium - that Samsung died in 2013).

However, I hope to change my laptop in december (after 5+ years). Let's say some stuff like Acer ASPIRE 5 A515-41G-T2CL or something like that.

Anyway, with my current architecture I can run Quake 3 quite fine, even with multiple bots.

Both ...


this is contents of NVidia ini file (NV40+.ini)

include "Scripts\GLSettings\Default.ini";


if( iQualityIndex>7) { iQualityIndex = 7; }
if( sam_iVideoSetup==2) { iQualityIndex = iQualityIndex +1; }
if( sam_iVideoSetup==0) { iQualityIndex = iQualityIndex -1; }


include "Scripts\GLSettings\RAM.ini";


ogl_bAlternateClipPlane = 1; // faster mirrors


if( sam_iVideoSetup==2) {
gap_iTextureAnisotropy = 8;
gap_fTextureLODBias = -0.25;
}


that includes RAM.ini:



// determine texture and shadowmap quality/size
// (depends on ammount of video memory)


if( iQualityIndex>8) { iQualityIndex = 8; }


if( iQualityIndex==8) // 512MB video
{
Echo("DEBUG: Assumed Video Memory:\n >512 MB\n");
tex_iNormalQuality = 0; // Optimal
tex_iAnimationQuality = 0; // Optimal?
tex_iNormalSize = 9; // Large
tex_iAnimationSize = 8; // Large
tex_iEffectSize = 8; // Large
shd_iStaticSize = 8; // Large
shd_iDynamicSize = 8;
shd_bFineQuality = 1; // 32-bit
shd_fCacheSize = 24; // Huge
shd_tmFlushDelay = 70;
mdl_bFineQuality = 1; // Normal *Removed in 1.50 Patch*
gfx_tmProbeDecay = 600;
gfx_fProbeRatio = 3.5; // Only exists in First Encounter
gfx_iProbeSize = 1792; // Only exists in Second Encounter
}


else if( iQualityIndex==7) // 256MB video
{
Echo("DEBUG: Assumed Video Memory:\n >256 MB\n");
tex_iNormalQuality = 0; // Optimal
tex_iAnimationQuality = 0; // Optimal?
tex_iNormalSize = 9; // Large
tex_iAnimationSize = 8; // Large
tex_iEffectSize = 8; // Large
shd_iStaticSize = 8; // Large
shd_iDynamicSize = 8;
shd_bFineQuality = 1; // 32-bit
shd_fCacheSize = 24; // Huge
shd_tmFlushDelay = 60;
mdl_bFineQuality = 1; // Normal *Removed in 1.50 Patch*
gfx_tmProbeDecay = 500;
gfx_fProbeRatio = 3.0; // Only exists in First Encounter
gfx_iProbeSize = 1536; // Only exists in Second Encounter
}


else if( iQualityIndex==6) // 128MB video
{
Echo("DEBUG: Assumed Video Memory:\n >128 MB\n");
tex_iNormalQuality = 0; // Optimal
tex_iAnimationQuality = 0; // Optimal?
tex_iNormalSize = 9; // Large
tex_iAnimationSize = 8; // Large
tex_iEffectSize = 8; // Large
shd_iStaticSize = 8; // Large
shd_iDynamicSize = 8;
shd_bFineQuality = 1; // 32-bit
shd_fCacheSize = 24; // Huge
shd_tmFlushDelay = 50;
mdl_bFineQuality = 1; // Normal *Removed in 1.50 Patch*
gfx_tmProbeDecay = 400;
gfx_fProbeRatio = 2.5; // Only exists in First Encounter
gfx_iProbeSize = 1280; // Only exists in Second Encounter
}


else if( iQualityIndex==5) // 64MB video
{
Echo("DEBUG: Assumed Video Memory:\n >64 MB\n");
tex_iNormalQuality = 0; // Optimal
tex_iAnimationQuality = 0; // Optimal?
tex_iNormalSize = 9; // Large
tex_iAnimationSize = 7; // Normal
tex_iEffectSize = 8; // Large
shd_iStaticSize = 8; // Large
shd_iDynamicSize = 8;
shd_bFineQuality = 1; // 32-bit
shd_fCacheSize = 24; // Huge
shd_tmFlushDelay = 40;
mdl_bFineQuality = 1; // Normal *Removed in 1.50 Patch*
gfx_tmProbeDecay = 300;
gfx_fProbeRatio = 2.0; // Only exists in First Encounter
gfx_iProbeSize = 1024; // Only exists in Second Encounter
}


else if( iQualityIndex==4) // 32MB video
{
Echo("DEBUG: Assumed Video Memory:\n >32 MB\n");
tex_iNormalQuality = 0; // Optimal
tex_iAnimationQuality = 11; // 16-bit?
tex_iNormalSize = 9; // Large
tex_iAnimationSize = 6; // Small
tex_iEffectSize = 7; // Normal
shd_iStaticSize = 8; // Large
shd_iDynamicSize = 8;
shd_bFineQuality = 1; // 32-bit
shd_fCacheSize = 16; // Large
shd_tmFlushDelay = 30;
mdl_bFineQuality = 1; // Normal *Removed in 1.50 Patch*
gfx_tmProbeDecay = 200;
gfx_fProbeRatio = 1.5; // Only exists in First Encounter
gfx_iProbeSize = 768; // Only exists in Second Encounter
}


else if( iQualityIndex==3) // 16 MB video
{
Echo("DEBUG: Assumed Video Memory:\n >16 MB\n");
tex_iNormalQuality = 0; // Optimal
tex_iAnimationQuality = 11; // 16-bit?
tex_iNormalSize = 8; // Normal
tex_iAnimationSize = 6; // Small
tex_iEffectSize = 7; // Normal
shd_iStaticSize = 7; // Normal
shd_iDynamicSize = 7;
shd_bFineQuality = 1; // 32-bit
shd_fCacheSize = 8; // Normal
shd_tmFlushDelay = 20;
mdl_bFineQuality = 1; // Normal *Removed in 1.50 Patch*
gfx_tmProbeDecay = 100;
gfx_fProbeRatio = 1.0; // Only exists in First Encounter
gfx_iProbeSize = 512; // Only exists in Second Encounter
}


else if( iQualityIndex==2) // 4-8 MB video
{
Echo("DEBUG: Assumed Video Memory:\n >4 MB\n");
tex_iNormalQuality = 0; // Optimal
tex_iAnimationQuality = 11; // 16-bit?
tex_iNormalSize = 7; // Small
tex_iAnimationSize = 5; // Tiny
tex_iEffectSize = 6; // Small
shd_iStaticSize = 6; // Small
shd_iDynamicSize = 6;
shd_bFineQuality = 0; // 16-bit
shd_fCacheSize = 4; // Small
shd_tmFlushDelay = 10;
mdl_bFineQuality = 0; // Low *Removed in 1.50 Patch*
gfx_tmProbeDecay = 50;
gfx_fProbeRatio = 0.5; // Only exists in First Encounter
gfx_iProbeSize = 256; // Only exists in Second Encounter
}


else if( iQualityIndex==1) // <4 MB video
{
Echo("DEBUG: Assumed Video Memory:\n <4 MB\n");
tex_iNormalQuality = 11; // 16-bit
tex_iAnimationQuality = 11; // 16-bit?
tex_iNormalSize = 6; // Tiny
tex_iAnimationSize = 5; // Tiny
tex_iEffectSize = 5; // Tiny
shd_iStaticSize = 5; // Tiny
shd_iDynamicSize = 5;
shd_bFineQuality = 0; // 16-bit
shd_fCacheSize = 2; // Tiny
shd_tmFlushDelay = 5;
mdl_bFineQuality = 0; // Low *Removed in 1.50 Patch*
gfx_tmProbeDecay = 25;
gfx_fProbeRatio = 0.25; // Only exists in First Encounter
gfx_iProbeSize = 128; // Only exists in Second Encounter
}

I'll check for these settings, they could help me writing a GPU script for keeping stable framerate even on a netbook. For example, I read somewhere that Serious Sam needs "only" 512 MB of RAM.

Because this game is pretty old and it doesn't require the same architecture needed for DOOM 2016 or Battlefield 1.

[Ostap]

You said it right. I have noticed that game lags much more when I have framerate drops. When FPS go down, ping raises and I'm unable to aim well (especially with Colt, Double Shotgun, Sniper) and also I have to repeat a click for shooting or to press a key for moving/selecting any weapon...

Maybe rephrase it a bit ....
You have frame drops when you have lags - not the other way around

But i'm still puzzled by the fact that you don't have bad syncs with Fix42....(me neither btw). - as i said before - there were no changes to networking in that mod.

All i could think of - is the VS6 (Visual Studio 6) the one with which Sam was build originally.
My mod is also build with it. (not the new VS 10,12,15....etc) - to keep it as close as possible to the original code.

[Marco]

Maybe rephrase it a bit ....
You have frame drops when you have lags - not the other way around

No, I would say: FPS drops cause a lag increase. When frame rate drops, ping also increases. Those drops occur at some points in coop/deathmatch maps or when in coop there is a huge amount of monsters. Sometimes they also occur against certain deathmatch opponents (and this is also a Serious Sam HD issue).

But i'm still puzzled by the fact that you don't have bad syncs with Fix42....(me neither btw). - as i said before - there were no changes to networking in that mod.

All i could think of - is the VS6 (Visual Studio 6) the one with which Sam was build originally.
My mod is also build with it. (not the new VS 10,12,15....etc) - to keep it as close as possible to the original code.

I experienced bad syncs for the first time at the beginning of this month! I always save logs; and the talk we had yesterday reminded me I had bad syncs (with Fix42Mod) at Valley of The Jaguar.

I dug a bit in the archive, it was 1/10:



the log I saved:

Joining session at: '138.201.82.138'
Sending statedelta request
Sending CRC request
joined
Adding player: '^o^i^cffffff^f4Mar^f2co^cffff00^f5-^f3_^f5-^f3-^f2-^c80ff00^f4>^f3>^f4>^c53ff00^f2"^f4I ^f3ha^f4ve ^f4Go^f2od ^f4Sy^f3nc ^f2[^f30 ^f4/ ^f360]^f4"^r'
done.

^cFFFFFF^bSAM BOT: ^o^cFFFFFF ^r

^cFF0000: ^o^cFFFFFF^cFFFF00^cccccffWelcome to 42Amsterdam Server^r

^cFF0000: ^o^cFFFFFF^cFFFF00^r

^cFF0000: ^o^cFFFFFF^cFFFF00Type ^cFFFFFF@info^cFFFF00 for SAM BOT commands
^r
^cFFFFFF^bSAM BOT: ^o^cFFFFFF ^r

^cFF0000: ^o^cFFFFFF^cFFFF00^c53ff00You Have Good Sync [0 / 60]
^r
Not precached: (0x0001360E)'Models\Effects\Debris\Fruits\LollyPop .mdl'
Not precached: (0x0001360F)'Models\Effects\Debris\Fruits\Orange.m dl'

* START NEW DISPLAY MODE ...
Starting display mode: 1024x768x32 (fullscreen)

* Direct3D context created: *----------------------------------
(MS DirectX 8, Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator 3600 Series, 8.14.8.1096)

All textures reloaded.

Automatic 3D-board preferences adjustment...
Detected: MS DirectX 8 - Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator 3600 Series - 8.14.8.1096
Matching: *Intel(R)*3600* (Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator 3600 Series)
Similar to last, keeping same preferences.

* START NEW DISPLAY MODE ...
Starting display mode: 1024x768x32 (fullscreen)

* Direct3D context created: *----------------------------------
(MS DirectX 8, Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator 3600 Series, 8.14.8.1096)

All textures reloaded.

Automatic 3D-board preferences adjustment...
Detected: MS DirectX 8 - Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator 3600 Series - 8.14.8.1096
Matching: *Intel(R)*3600* (Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator 3600 Series)
Similar to last, keeping same preferences.
^cFFFFFF^bSAM BOT: ^o^cFFFFFF ^r

^c00FF00: ^o^cFFFFFF^cFFFFFF^bSERVER NOTE^r

^c00FF00: ^o^cFFFFFF^cFFFF00^cf6ff00To change the map^r

^c00FF00: ^o^cFFFFFF^cFFFF00^cf6ff00Type: ^cffffff@map "number"
^r
^cFFFFFF^bSAM BOT: ^o^cFFFFFF ^r

^c00FF00: ^o^cFFFFFF^cFFFFFF^bSERVER NOTE^r

^c00FF00: ^o^cFFFFFF^cFFFF00^cf6ff00To change the map^r

^c00FF00: ^o^cFFFFFF^cFFFF00^cf6ff00Type: ^cffffff@map "number"
^r
^oTim^r joined
^cFFFFFF^bSAM BOT: ^o^cFFFFFF ^r

^c00FF00: ^o^cFFFFFF^cFFFF00Player: ^cFB9802Tim^r

^c00FF00: ^o^cFFFFFF^cFFFF00From ^cFB9802Germany^cFFFF00 connected
^r
^oTim^r burst into flames
^oTim^r blew himself away
^oTim^r blew himself away
^oTim^r blew himself away
^oTim^r blew himself away
^o^i^cffffff^f4Mar^f2co^cffff00^f5-^f3_^f5-^f3-^f2-^c80ff00^f4>^f3>^f4>^c53ff00^f2"^f4I ^f3ha^f4ve ^f4Go^f2od ^f4Sy^f3nc ^f2[^f30 ^f4/ ^f360]^f4"^r was ripped apart by a Kleer
^oTim^r blew himself away
^oTim^r blew himself away
^oTim^r blew himself away
^oTik ^r joined
^cFFFFFF^bSAM BOT: ^o^cFFFFFF ^r

^c00FF00: ^o^cFFFFFF^cFFFF00Player: ^cFB9802Tik^r

^c00FF00: ^o^cFFFFFF^cFFFF00From ^cFB9802Russia^cFFFF00 connected
^r
Chainsaw freak dismembered ^oTik ^r
^oTim^r blew himself away
^cFFFFFF^oTim^r - Gold jaguar^r
^cFFFFFF^bSAM BOT: ^o^cFFFFFF ^r

^c00FF00: ^o^cFFFFFF^cFFFF00Tim - Took the key
^r
^oTim^r blew himself away
^oTim^r blew himself away
^o^i^cffffff^f4Mar^f2co^cffff00^f5-^f3_^f5-^f3-^f2-^c80ff00^f4>^f3>^f4>^c53ff00^f2"^f4I ^f3ha^f4ve ^f4Go^f2od ^f4Sy^f3nc ^f2[^f30 ^f4/ ^f360]^f4"^r blew himself away
^o^i^cffffff^f4Mar^f2co^cffff00^f5-^f3_^f5-^f3-^f2-^c80ff00^f4>^f3>^f4>^c53ff00^f2"^f4I ^f3ha^f4ve ^f4Go^f2od ^f4Sy^f3nc ^f2[^f30 ^f4/ ^f360]^f4"^r blew himself away
^cFFFFFF^oTik ^r - Gold jaguar^r
^cFFFFFF^bSAM BOT: ^o^cFFFFFF ^r

^c00FF00: ^o^cFFFFFF^cFFFF00Tik - Took the key
^r
Sirian werebull sent ^oTim^r flying
A Reptiloid killed ^oTim^r
^oTim^r fell victim of a Kamikaze
^oTim^r fell victim of a Kamikaze

^cFF0000: ^o^cFFFFFF^cFFFF00^cFF0000You Have Bad Sync [10 / 60]
^r
^cFFFFFF^bSAM BOT: ^o^cFFFFFF ^r

^c00FF00: ^o^cFFFFFF^cFFFFFF^bSERVER NOTE^r

^c00FF00: ^o^cFFFFFF^cFFFF00^cf6ff00To change the map^r

^c00FF00: ^o^cFFFFFF^cFFFF00^cf6ff00Type: ^cffffff@map "number"
^r
^oTik ^r was ripped apart by a Kleer

^cFF0000: ^o^cFFFFFF^cFFFF00^cFF0000You Have Bad Sync [20 / 60]
^r

^cFF0000: ^o^cFFFFFF^cFFFF00^cFF0000You Have Bad Sync [30 / 60]
^r
^oTik ^r left

^cFF0000: ^o^cFFFFFF^cFFFF00^cFF0000You Have Bad Sync [40 / 60]
^r
^oTim^r fell victim of a Kamikaze

^cFF0000: ^o^cFFFFFF^cFFFF00^cFF0000You Have Bad Sync [50 / 60]
^r
stopping game.

Btw, this was the first test of the edited scripts Default.ini, Initial.ini, I-GMA3600.ini (personal, made for the GPU from my netbook; basically it is not that different from Default.ini but I added some edited parameters from Initial.ini after reading ShellSymbols.txt); it made OpenGL impossible to set, then I was playing in Direct3D with very low frame rate. This links to what we said previously about bad syncs caused by lag (even in other threads).

On the next days I have to publish screenshots taken last night about bigger text issue on screen.


PS: Look at the demo blocks on the screenshot. Tim and Tik are present until I leave. If you watch the demo, Tim leaves the game right after me. Did the server crash? This could explain bad syncing.

[Marco]

On the next days I have to publish screenshots taken last night about bigger text issue on screen.

Finally I had the time to convert the tga's into png's:





I activated hud_bShowResolution from console in order to show that I didn't set a lower resolution:





The right size of the text should be this (from an older screen):

My specs:

Acer Aspire One D270-26Dkk

CPU: Intel Atom N2800 (all sites wrote that this processor is the worst Intel could do, even if it is "Quad" core), 1.86 GHz speed - no turbo boost;
GPU: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3600 (integrated card...);

Uhm, as directdxdiag says, CPU has a little over clock up to 1.9 GHz and the video card properties tell me I have GMA 3650, not 3600 (not so much difference, though); its shared memory is estimated around 762-768 MB.

Anyway I'm going to stop the develop of a GPU script since my netbook really sucks because of its architecture...

The last opportunity could be a strange software called DxWnd, which was made for Red Storm Entertainment games. It allowed me to make "Force 21" work on Windows 7, but in windowed mode only. This software is mostly used for "Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear" which was made, again, by Red Storm and with the same engine.

One more method i've found to make ping & connection better.
This time it seems that it might improve only TCP connection - thus SE only?

The method is actually to disable the Nagle's algorithm that is enabled by default on all windows starting from XP
Nagle algorithm simply waits until there is "enough" data to send over network ....thus - it will just stall until it collects block large enough to send.

So - to improve the ping / connection - we'll need to disable this nice feature
To do that follow those steps:

1. Open Regedit
2. Navigate to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces\"
3. Select from the list of all interfaces one that corresponds to the external connection (internet) - it will be in form of GUID - "{8FBA6DCA-FFE8-4002-A28F-4D2B57AE8383}" name format.
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. Inside that interface - add new parameter (DWORD) named: "TcpAckFrequency" and set value to 1
5. Navigate to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSMQ\Paramet ers"
6. Add new parameter "TCPNoDelay", set value to 1
   
   
   
   
   
7. Reboot.
   

On the other site there were nice explanation in a form of a dialog between server and client - how this change will work:

I think these settings are generic, in fact I didn't gain a significative advantage. Maybe I should put more specific values.

On my modem, which now is a TP-Link AC1200 I set the QoS priorities. For my netbook's MAC address, which is referred to ethernet cable connection I set 65% high priority; for medium 35% (set with no specific address) and the remaining 5% for low (set with no specific address). The problem is I have to set a percentage for ALL of these priorities (I would like to set only 70-30, as it was on my previous modem: Sitecom X6-N900).

I have to find, on the net, and post a diagram I saw a while ago, showing how internet connections work with and without QoS.

Btw: if you talk about TCP connection that improves SE only, how is FE supposed to work? UDP only?

[Ostap]

Nice steady ping you got there ....!

I think these settings are generic, in fact I didn't gain a significative advantage. Maybe I should put more specific values.

Those are just a tweak ...might or might not have any effect ...There many knots on the net way....your PC, router...etc...that might negate any changes you've made.

Btw: if you talk about TCP connection that improves SE only, how is FE supposed to work? UDP only?

UDP protocol implemented in a bit different way than TCP ....
UDP packages are not guaranteed to reach destination ....thats why there is that QoS to prioritize them ...or at least try to ...an incorrectly setup router might rewrite any priorities set on client computer.

[Marco]

Nice steady ping you got there ....!

The problem is: .... ........

...... ................. ............................ I should ping 77 ms from home to Amsterdam. Or, at least, speedtest on a random Amsterdam server and Sam' server list tell me I have that ping. Also, I usually ping 125 ms from russian servers (Sam's list).

Here at Ziggurat it was a bit strange, and it is the demonstration of ping raised by low frame rate even with /cli_iBufferActions=1. The city I'm at on those screens is another point where I got bad syncs before installing Fix42Mod (the most usual point remains the fishes room with Zorg Commander).

When I'm on coop or frag servers, my ping can decrease until 105-110 ms, but after 10-15 seconds it raises at 135-140 with BufferActions=1. The unstability occurs as I mentioned in the previous posts above.
Also, in deathmatch I also have lag when aiming. Last night I experienced a terrible lagmatch. But my brother and his girlfriend were on facebook (I wonder how a smartphone from another room can use more packets than a netbook directly connected to the modem...) and at midnight the weather was rainy and windy.

Those are just a tweak ...might or might not have any effect ...There many knots on the net way....your PC, router...etc...that might negate any changes you've made.

Yes, I know the example of the the neighbour's microwave oven!

I know I have a bad line, since I live in the countryside, about 3 kms far from cabinet and my house is where phone/internet line ends. I think these are some knots. And: it is ADSL. But Serious Sam is strange: I read somewhere it adds by default 50 ms and let's not forget about the CPU-GPU performance tied together with the netcode. Maybe on the next months I could have one more evidence about this.

However, in Quake Live it is different.

UDP protocol implemented in a bit different way than TCP ....
UDP packages are not guaranteed to reach destination ....thats why there is that QoS to prioritize them ...or at least try to ...an incorrectly setup router might rewrite any priorities set on client computer.

I have to check settings again, then. Also, I remember modem control panel has different options: you can prioritize TCP only, UDP only or both TCP/UDP.

But then: do both FE and SE work on TCP only?


Anyway, here is the QoS diagram I was looking for:



The second diagram is the result I'd like to obtain.

[Marco]

Listen to this: I edited QoS settings on modem control panel, edited those registry values from hexadecimal to decimal and now the game loads faster when I'm connecting to servers but it still has bottle necks and hiccups while playing...

Also, I think the "upstream" speed panel is referred to is not the same as the upload speed. TP-Link panel says 478 Kpbs, speedtest says 0.38 Mbps. But the panel says the speed I could obtain is 912 Kbps...


Are there any other prompt commands on Windows, as well as ipconfig /all?

[Ostap]

Listen to this: I edited QoS settings on modem control panel, edited those registry values from hexadecimal to decimal and now the game loads faster when I'm connecting to servers but it still has bottle necks and hiccups while playing...

hex ? ... the value should be 63 ...decimal ..max priority if you wish

Also, I think the "upstream" speed panel is referred to is not the same as the upload speed. TP-Link panel says 478 Kpbs, speedtest says 0.38 Mbps. But the panel says the speed I could obtain is 912 Kbps...

not sure what you mean here .... speed varies constantly ...different tools report different values...
if you want to compare something - use same tools

Are there any other prompt commands on Windows, as well as ipconfig /all?

tracert ?

[Ostap]

here is how i've set it up on 42 server



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TCP traffic set only to all SE executables









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UDP - everything set to high priority










you could specify the serioussam.exe ...or just for specific ports either way is good

[Supersniper98]

TCP traffic set only to all SE executables

SE_1.07/Help/changes.txt:

v1.05-v1.07
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1.07 is not net-game compatible with older versions. everyone need to upgrade - both servers and clients
save games and demos are retained from older versions to 1.07
NOTE: Installing this patch will reset your video, audio, network and game settings. This is needed to reapply new fixed settings for some configurations. Player settings, demos, save games and any scripts that you wrote will remain. (I.e., PersistentSymbols.ini is reset to all defaults.).

+ network connection recoded to use only UDP protocol, what should fix problems with some users that couldn't connect

[Marco]

here is how i've set it up on 42 server



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TCP traffic set only to all SE executables









----------------------------------------------------------

UDP - everything set to high priority










you could specify the serioussam.exe ...or just for specific ports either way is good

hex ? ... the value should be 63 ...decimal ..max priority if you wish

But... I already set up this. The point is on registry keys: TcpAckFrequency and TcpNoDelay from regedit. That "1" value should be hex or dec? I set 1 dec and reboot. But when I open regedit again to check it again, it stands selected on hex..

not sure what you mean here .... speed varies constantly ...different tools report different values...
if you want to compare something - use same tools

I mean: if my TP-Link says I could obtain 912 Kbps of upload speed, then that legend of ISPs who castrate users connection speed is true...

Anyway, I edited the QoS speed on modem control panel based on my speedtest. Since TP-Link is very strange, it allows me to put only Mbps value for Download. I can set 3 Mbps, but not 3000 Kbps. But... I can set 3 Kbps by mistake! This is how this panel works.

Back to the topic, I set 380 Kbps for Upload and 3 Mbps for download (speedtest values: around 3.25 Mbps in Download and 0.38 in Upload). Well, with this new policy I've got much more stability than before, even with 5 clients (laptops and smartphones) connected! The ping is the same as the previous screenshots or 150 ms or even lower until 110-120 ms. But the average is 150-160 ms. But, I repeat: it is stable now, except a little delay when trying to hit frag opponents (but I could get rid of that in calculating time and opponents moves...).

Conclusion: speedtest is more reliable and I wrote my netsettings (with all predictions disabled) script based on that speed, converted in Bytes per second (iMaxBPS).

tracert ?

I read about it here.

Here is my result; sorry, it's italian:

SE_1.07/Help/changes.txt:

I also added a policy for UDP, both in gpedit and regedit.

Btw, the changes.txt also talks about bend-over cheat... What was that???

[Supersniper98]

Btw, the changes.txt also talks about bend-over cheat... What was that???

Some bug where you could mess around with the custom axis settings (in Advanced Joystick Settings in Players & Controls -> Customize Controls) and bend your entire torso, and place it in your legs, so you are less visible and harder target to hit because your hitbox is like on a crouched player but you move 2x faster or something like that... i remember this bug but don't know how to exactly make it)

[Ostap]

Some bug where you could mess around with the custom axis settings (in Advanced Joystick Settings in Players & Controls -> Customize Controls) and bend your entire torso, and place it in your legs, so you are less visible and harder target to hit because your hitbox is like on a crouched player but you move 2x faster or something like that... i remember this bug but don't know how to exactly make it)

wouldn't that be a cheat by definition ?
I would strongly advice against posting such things here - you have GZ where it is appropriate.

[Marco]

Some bug where you could mess around with the custom axis settings (in Advanced Joystick Settings in Players & Controls -> Customize Controls) and bend your entire torso, and place it in your legs, so you are less visible and harder target to hit because your hitbox is like on a crouched player but you move 2x faster or something like that... i remember this bug but don't know how to exactly make it)

No matter "how" to activate it, just got curious what it was about. I don't get why it "reappeared" (like changes.txt says) and they (CroTeam) didn't remove it again..

wouldn't that be a cheat by definition ?
I would strongly advice against posting such things here - you have GZ where it is appropriate.

Sorry, it was my fault.

I was asking what that stuff was about, just for the information. I'm proud to say I've never used cheats nor got banned for cheating in almost 6 years I play arena FPSs online. Plus, I'm not interested in cheating.

We are talking about a change you can find on "changes.txt" from Serious Sam "Help" folder:

+ bend-over cheat has reappeared in SS:SE

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If those dumbo-faggots from CroTeam didn't remove this bug/cheat, that's not a fault of Supersniper.....