Kristian Posted April 18, 2002 Share Posted April 18, 2002 I'm just wondering if anyone else has this problem. It only appears to occur when a player connects to the server, and from what I can tell it only affects me... I run a dedicated net server, but I connect to my own server locally (gotta love that 5 ping ). The game is smooth as butter for the most part, but whenever a player connects, I'll lock up for a second or two. It gets highly annoying when you are in mid-fight and lock up only to find yourself dead when you recover At first I wondered if my gaming computer was the problem, figuring it was hardware lag, but it didn't take long for me to notice the connection between people joining the server and me lagging. I suspect that this is some sort of coding glitch that only causes a problem for local players on a net server - a possibility that is reinforced by the fact that none of my regulars have ever complained of this kind of thing. I'm going to try forcing the client to connect me over the net tonight (out to my gateway and back again effectively) to see if that makes a difference. Until then I'd love to hear of any similar issues people have been having. -C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novus Posted April 18, 2002 Share Posted April 18, 2002 It's a client side setting. You can delay the model loading until you die or look at the scoreboard. I can't remember it off hand, and I can't seem to find it. It's a cg_ cvar. You should be able to find it in the cvarlist. It'll be like cg_delayload or something similiar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatrixCPA Posted April 18, 2002 Share Posted April 18, 2002 The cvar you are referring to is called: cg_deferPlayers "1" // (0/1 Off/On) The loading of player models will not take place until the next map, or when you die, or toggle the scoreboard (tab) this prevents the "hitch" effect when a player using a new model or skin joins the game after you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristian Posted April 18, 2002 Author Share Posted April 18, 2002 Ok, you both own. I'll try that out this evening -Cris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dashel Posted April 19, 2002 Share Posted April 19, 2002 Ahhh...so that is why I 'lag' when I show the scoreboard. Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristian Posted April 19, 2002 Author Share Posted April 19, 2002 Cool, that fixed it. Of course now I have to get out of the habit of thumbing tab every few seconds to check the score -C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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