Cl_cmdrate and updaterate

[TC HEAT]

Ok huys ive been seeing this alot lately (not going to say names) But people are suing cl_cmdrate 5 and updaterate 5 to make there ping look good..but you must realize that when you use thses commands that way you glitch everywere making it hard o be killed..It doesnt look glitchy to you but it does other people..So please stop using thos commands...If you use them set them at

cl_cmdrate 85
cl_updaterate 100

This needs to be a rule.......

[Nsane]

Well heat when your RAM runs slow and you can't play with normal cmdrate I'll remeber to hassle you. My RAM is only running @ 133MHz and with normal cmdrates it plays like a slideshow on medium quality. So untill I upgrade my CPU I will be playing with my cmdrate at 10.

[Kev Kanos]

If you need to use the cmdrate 10 that is fine but if you use it to make your ping 5 so you can say how cool you are that is not fine.

[Nsane]

no I have a RAM problem and I have to use it avoid slide showing

[Saur]

It's just capping his communication to the server. It doesn't cap it at the exact value for some reason, always a little less -- he's effectively playing at less than 10 FPS because of these commands.

They're not really beneficial. I don't think its harder to hit people with these settings, I never have a problem with it -- that's because my cmdrate and updaterate allow for the server's cap of 33.

Whose in the better position? 33 FPS or <10 FPS?

You can try it for yourself. Set cl_cmdrate and cl_updaterate to 10 and put cl_interpolate to 0. Then you'll see. Try it again with cl_cmdrate and cl_updaterate 100, and you'll notice a huge difference.

How would you prefer to play?

I'm sure he doesn't much like it, probably getting prefired left 'n right. I think it's about as subjective as the phenomen concerning high ping players supposedly "lagging" the server.

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[Nsane]

well i still get 20-30 fps with the cmdrate set to 10 with it set to 100 or something it starts slideshowing on me and i get about 9-12 fps

[Saur]

Lol, talking communication packets here bro. Real FPS. Not what your vcard can handle. You're getting less than 10 because that's the max your computer is willing to process.

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[marcusforealius]

This post coming from someone who cant play the game fresh out of the box like the majority of us :jerkit:

What ever we have to do to make your game playing more enjoyable let us know :D

[SoReal]

This post coming from someone who cant play the game fresh out of the box like the majority of us :jerkit:

What ever we have to do to make your game playing more enjoyable let us know :D

People always argue this... until you actually try the tweaks. It's a slight disadvantage for those who don't use it, but that's their choice. The game, out of the box, should have came with better hitboxes IMO.

[D]

oh man...

no wonder why all of you are so good...

the only one i use was cl_smooth 0

i only use it cauz saur told me about it and i gotta use it to fix the choppy problem since the recent update

=(

[Saur]

Rofl D, I had no clue. Try some of these cvar tweaks and let me know if it helps with your hit registration any:



rate "25000"
cl_cmdrate "100"
cl_updaterate "100"
cl_smooth "0"
cl_interp ".0298"
cl_lagcomp_errorcheck "1"


Try'em out. If you want, I'll drop you a PM explaining what each of these does, how to create an autoexec, and proper interp values.

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[Bonez]

shouldn't need to tweak a game to make it work right, it should work right the first time when it comes down to the main game dynamics.

[Saur]

You're absolutely right!

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[D]

oh saur plz do

i dont understand what each command does =(

i dont even know what cl_smooth 0 does i just use it cauz saur said it can fix the choppy problem =D

i am such a noob...

=(

[kem$]

I'd like that PM too.

[Saur]

Done 'n done.

I'm thinking about just typing up a guide and having it stickied in the Gaming Guides section :X

What do you guys think?

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[kem$]

^ Sounds like a plan.

I'm gettin round to reading the PM

Thanks.

[The_Professor]

Please do Saur. Or PM me!

[Monochrome]

actually i wouldn't mind an explaination of what exactly those things are either.

[Saur]

Alrighties, ya'll should have received'em. I just C&Pd them from the other PMs.

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