How i can decrease internet speed required per player ???

[jacek2144]

Hello i have small problem :

My server can handle 6 players when 6th player joins then it start lag... I have very slow internet. Did there is any way to decrease internet speed required per player to make my server handle 10 players ???

sorry for noob question.

[Mike]

You can adjust the sv_maxrate and sv_minrate cvars.

[BehaartesEtwas]

you should also reduce sv_maxcmdrate (->corresponding to the download speed of your server) and sv_maxupdaterate (->upload), else you will get choke and a very bad hit recognition. probably you should keep both at the same value. and maybe you should also set fps_max to that same value. I would estimate that setting all to 33 should solve your problem (default is 66, 33 should also half the required bandwidth, 5 players are working well and 10 should approximately take twice the bandwidth). I do not think that lower values are feasible, as the server will get really bad then...

[Mike]

fps_max doesn't work anymore..

[Stinkyfax]

just for further reference: fps is now bound to tickrate and is 66 by default. a patch ~1 month age changed lots of logics in server code and fps is no longer sufficient but the ticks.

[TheseNrignsam]

No,there is not any problem in the layer.It can due to the cause of some of the following factors:They are Hardware,Wiring,Virus,Memory, etc..Some of the basic tips for better internet connection are,
* Check the Start up programs and remove the unwanted
* Maintain a Decent Space limit at Hard drive
* Check for Malware, Spyware and bots
* Clear cookies and temporary history files
* Close unwanted background tasks if any
* Reset the modem
* Browse with latest and updated browser
* Download using torrents
* Upgrade your hardware

To check your Internet speed visit the site Scanmyspeed.com .

[blaquicat]

(11-01-2011, 09:45 PM)Mike Wrote:  fps_max doesn't work anymore..

It still works.. you just cant change it anymore (without sourcemod)

[SM] Changed cvar "fps_max" to "100".
CPU In Out Uptime Users FPS Players
0.00 16387.47 60957.45 2202 195 99.71 8

[SM] Changed cvar "fps_max" to "500".
CPU In Out Uptime Users FPS Players
0.00 12972.89 52771.83 2203 195 489.11 9