In-Game Lag

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Well, I was wondering what I could do to make my game run a little faster and smoother.
If I eliminated some internet programs from the side bar/quick bar, whatever you wanna call it at the bottom left of your screen, would that help? Or uninstalling some programs, I'm not really computer smart, so if some people could help me it would be great.

Thanks a lot,
Romp.
 
Closing other background programs would help, but if you don't know how to adjust your game settings to meet your hardware's ability, then download OmniTweaker and let it do everything for ya ;)

OmniTweaker has 3 pre-sets if you choose that route, so if you have crappy hardware then go for Ultra FPS or High FPS.

Without knowing your hardware and how much loss or choke your getting it's kinda hard to offer settings. Try OmniTeaker, might do the trick for ya.
 
Colonel- I downloaded omnitweaker. Nice program! Oh, and does it automatically change the settings after you make a config? Or do you have to do that manually. I assume it is automatic since I can't find an option to set the config manually.


~Simba
 
Delete your Adult Rated Material.
and Close unneeded Programs in the background
and then go into console and go into Options>Video Settings>Advanced>And Lower them to Low or Medium
 
Simba:
When ya click save it should open up a save menu to save direct to your dod config....just double check that it's directed to the appropiate folder.

Romp:
The program changes pretty much all of your settings for what your needing....much more than whats available in the video settings in the games options menu. You'll be amazed at what you can change once you see all of it mentioned in the program. Using the preset choices is the way to go though and it's the only way I've used it. You will also need to know your upload & download speeds of your internet connection.

Anyhow, it's a quick download and simple to use so you should check it out. The other route you can take is to lower all your video settings like Killz mentioned, but then you still need to play with your Rate, Cmdrate, updaterate settings and if you don't know what your doing with these then your better off using OmniTweaker cuz it sets the optimal Rate, Cmdrat, Updaterate settings for you, among other things.

Even in the beta days of DoD there was software like this....but this is the only Source version one that I've heard of. I used them both now, and have been very happy with the results overall. If you're runnin a low to middle range graphics card and a Pentium chip then it should make a big difference for ya especially an increase in fps & lag issues.

I have a good graphics card Nvidia 7900GT, but a bad processor (for DoD anyways) 3.0Ghz Pentium D and definitely see the benefits after using OmniTweaker.

Good luck!
 
the easiest way is to check with your ISP....even their website should say what it is...if not call 'em
 
lol..
I did the Ultra FPS setting in the program for Doom 3....not a good idea.
There were absolutely no lights on at all; even the light from my flashlight was removed. :|
 
LOL magnum! ya i've only used high fps before with DoD:S and it gets rid of all the pretty stuff, but not as drastic as your Doom experience
 
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how do i find the upload and download speeds of my internet connecton?
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or [link=http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest?flash=1]http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest?flash=1[/link]
 
Just tried Ultra FPS on CS:S now. Didn't seem to do anything, in fact I actually got about 10-15 fps less with Ultra FPS setting -_-
so i switched it back to normal and now all the player models are shiny :P
oh well, I hardly ever play cs:s anymore now

:)
 
So, do I have to run OmniTweaker while I'm playing? Because after I chose Ultra FPS, I closed the window and started playing, but my game was being really....choppy? I'm not sure what its called, but whenever I moved my mouse, the screen would like slowly move to wherever I pointed...

Not sure if its OmniTweaker doing that or maybe its the server, but I'll try it again once I get back home...
 
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So, do I have to run OmniTweaker while I'm playing? Because after I chose Ultra FPS, I closed the window and started playing, but my game was being really....choppy? I'm not sure what its called, but whenever I moved my mouse, the screen would like slowly move to wherever I pointed...

Not sure if its OmniTweaker doing that or maybe its the server, but I'll try it again once I get back home...
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No you don't have to leave OmniTweaker open...........but you do have to make sure you save the settings to your cfg file in your DoD folder.

Fellas, OmniTweaker just changes your config for you, that's all. It's for guys that don't know how to adjust their settings.
 
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