How to improve your rates

TekBubs

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FIXING YOUR RATES​

Alright, since I'm new to this server I might as well start off with a tutorial.

Are you have a problem with Lag spikes or ping? Are you getting the the "warping" effect where you walk a couple steps and "warp" back a couple steps? Fear not, TekBubs is here! (keep in mind I'm not a professional, I'm only doing this to help people who have no idea about rate)

Console Commands:


Here are some of the basic console commands to improving your rates.

cl_updaterate 101
cl_cmdrate 101
rate 20000

If you are still experiencing choke issues lower your updaterate by 30.
NOTE: The above commands are to fix choke rates and ping rates.


How to find your rates:


(I know, this should be first but I'm lazy). This is for people who want to find their rates.

Alright, start off by going to the console, and typing net_graph 3, some text and numbers should appear at the bottom right hand corner of your screen, it should look like this
net_graph_3.jpg

A decent choke rate should be about 0-2, up to 5 isn't that bad but once you start getting high you will experience a type of spike lag that gets really annoying.

A decent FPS rate is about 50, however if you average 25+ you're ok, all source needs is 25. (I'll be posting a tutorial on how to improve your FPS.)

A decent ping rate is anything between 15-70, anything lower than 10 usually means you have messed up rates and anything higher means 1. you're either far away from the server or 2. you have a bad internet connection.


Ill update this topic soon, it's not finished.
 
Thanks for the information, but just one (and silly) question. Does it work for any source based game? (TF2, CS:S, DoD:S)
 
I did net_graph 3 before and didn't know how to remove it. You have to open the config file and either change the value to 0 or remove the line that says net_graph 3.
 
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