stevea Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 Does anyone know the relevance of the 30 fps cap for multiplayer games? Does it reduce lag or something? Thx, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YourBestFriend Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 You got it. I played on a 60fps server and it was awsome till more than 4 people joined... then it was lag city. I hope they can fix it though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efritz Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 For the life of me, how can I get 30 fps in a MP game? I am still at 20 fps online. Yes I have checked the "ticks per second" option to be 30 I have also downloaded Fraps to view my fps. I just want to be at least 30 since 20 is horrible. Erin It hurts even more knowing I have a GeForce 6800 GT with an Athlon 3000+ and 1 GB of Ram but am still locked at 20 FPS. Not only that but I get 60 fps in single player with the same options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alegis Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 yeah its a dissapointment. our ace machines are only a + point in SP the fps cap is decided by server efritz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevea Posted September 25, 2004 Author Share Posted September 25, 2004 To get 30fps in multi the server has to be set to allow 30 fps. I believe the default server setting is 20fps. I guess the network code is really bad if they have to CAP fps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decepticon Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 poor programming. shame pandemic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DF3377 Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 Second please! FPS frames per second and TPS ticks per second well the multiplayer servers arent reduced to 20 frames per second it would lame. If you have a bad comp look in the air at a game and you will have 60 fps i think. But w00t 20 fps standardly in a game? Is this real i sell my game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decepticon Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 yes it is real. and if a moderator here cant notice the difference between 30fps and 90 fps, what hope does this game have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DF3377 Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 What the fuuuuuuck. I cant believe this. The multiplayer is really locked to 20 frames per second, LOLOLOL! I just checked it with fraps. Oh man this game is so crap how can you play very good when you have only 20 fps? And why the **** do you standardly have 20 fps on multiplay matches? THIS SUX! can anyone here tell me why they are locking the fps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DF3377 Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 OK, first I thought this game would make much fun but if i see how they are cappin the fun with lag netcode... matches and 20 fps matches online...no pandemic thank you! AT LEAST THIS GAME SUX ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decepticon Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 careful man. i basically said this game sucked, but in a little more intelligent way (no offense) and looks like i was banned. noone here wants to hear the truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coca_monkey Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 It very much depends on the server side. I play on a server which increase the cap to 80fps and it is smooth and no lag when there are 32 players playing. However there is another server which everyone gets above 100 ping which is a uber laghouse. So like I said, try to find a good server. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efritz Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 I played on a server with the description "... FPS - fixed" The ... is the part of the server name I forgot. But anyway, the frames per second were 60 and it was silky smooth!!! So this tells me that the 15, 20, 30 ticks per second doesn't correlate to the fps since I was at 60 fps on that server. The bummer is this: 1) No one else was playing on that server. 2) It's hard to get into vehicles since you keep getting kicked out of the vehicle. Other than that, I would seriously like to see server administrators 1) fix their settings or 2) The developers put out a server patch that sets the game to AT LEAST 30 FPS as the default server setting!!! Come on, I like the game but let's fix this FPS problem. Erin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decepticon Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 i cant quote exactly what one of the devs said, but basically they said the the fps IS NOT a priority. um hello......? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevea Posted September 26, 2004 Author Share Posted September 26, 2004 Originally posted by Decepticon2 careful man. i basically said this game sucked, but in a little more intelligent way (no offense) and looks like i was banned. noone here wants to hear the truth. Well it's good to know what I heard was wrong - I heard 30 was the absolute max for multi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DF3377 Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 plzzzz lucasarts fix it! Where do you get the fps extender for a server? Did you checked your fps on the ''fps fixed'' server with fraps? 60 is good. but still the question why are they locking the fps what does it have with mutliplayer connection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawaJoey Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 No offense DF3377, but is english your first language? I can interpret what you're saying, but you don't seem to know a whole lot about grammar or any helping words at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesnake Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 Fixing the fps should be a main priorty it is ruining my gameplay experience If it is to be fixed make the server side TPS 60 by default at least because many of these servers are quick shake and bake jobs and they don't care much for the hidden settings to change it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efritz Posted October 2, 2004 Share Posted October 2, 2004 Has anyone noticed if the 20 FPS cap is fixed with the new patch? It still seems like it's 20 FPS but then I dont know which servers have applied the patch or not. Erin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman_IX Posted October 2, 2004 Share Posted October 2, 2004 It's not fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthBelan Posted October 2, 2004 Share Posted October 2, 2004 Personally 30 fps isn't all that bad. Why do you need 60 fps or 100 for that matter? Your eyesight is limited to seeing at 40 fps. Have you asked your creator to lift the fps cap on your eyes? It is physically impossible to see a difference in fps's beyond 40. The only way you can tell if your fps is over 40 is by having the game tell you it's over 40. If having a cap improves gameplay over the net then I say, "Cap away!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Bob Posted October 2, 2004 Share Posted October 2, 2004 Are you serious Belan. Having it higher helps especially in a heavy fire fight. Example: You go out of a building and there are 25 guys firing at your team, plus all your teamates firing. All those textures and polygons filling the screen, do you think you'll even get 5 fps with all that going on. If you have it above 60, and in that scenario, it might hit below 30. If they uncap the FPS it should be fine, also the netcode. LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S31 Apoc Posted October 3, 2004 Share Posted October 3, 2004 i can tell anything less than 100. years of BF & BFV... that cant see less then 30 or 40 is only for TV & is BS when it comes to games.. if you morons cant tell a differance... then you or your comp SUCK real bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efritz Posted October 3, 2004 Share Posted October 3, 2004 First of all the whole human perception thing of 30 fps is junk science. Whatever the human eye is set to I can still notice when a game is at 60 fps or 100 fps or 20 fps. There is a big difference. Maybe I am not registering this in my brain exactly to the frame but the OVERALL EXPERIENCE is that the game runs smoother at higher frames per second. Second, the game is not capped at 30 FPS. It's capped at 20 FPS!!! Most servers still have a 20 fps maximum. So when you ask if I care if it's over 30 FPS then my answer is: Well, lets get it to at least 30 FPS then we'll talk!!! I only get some servers to be at 30 FPS. Like 10 % of the ones I play. And yes, 30 FPS is VERY NOTICEABLE versus 20 FPS even to the HUMAN EYE! Erin Yes, I meant to put those words in CAPS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thekze Posted October 3, 2004 Share Posted October 3, 2004 fps is kinda important in any shooter game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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