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IDProjectCategoryLast Update
0007171Valley 1Graphical BugApr 19, 2012 5:37 pm
ReporterToll Assigned ToChris_McElligottPark  
Status closedResolutionnot fixable 
Product Version0.932 
Summary0007171: Server console not limiting FPS
DescriptionI've long suspected something was up with the server console (it's murder when I'm using a remote desktop), but I haven't seen why until now. It seems to not have any kind of limit on FPS, even with the "target framerate" down to a minimum of 20FPS.
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Internal WeightFix Before Major Release

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Toll

Apr 19, 2012 3:01 am

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Chris_McElligottPark

Apr 19, 2012 4:50 pm

administrator   ~0022392

Yeah, unfortunately the polling rate is tied to the framerate, as is the general simulation rate. Therefore it's locked at 100fps on the server intentionally, so that you get good multiplayer performance.

If you actually had managed to turn it down to 20fps, the performance quality degradation in the game would be enormous

Toll

Apr 19, 2012 5:32 pm

reporter   ~0022399

Is it a concern that I can cap it to 60 by turning on V-Sync (60 being the refresh-rate of my monitor)? Or is 60 "good enough"?

Chris_McElligottPark

Apr 19, 2012 5:37 pm

administrator   ~0022403

60 is essentially good enough -- for Internet in particular. If you were playing on LAN, you'd want to crank it as high as you could. 60 is 16ms cycles, so honestly that's not bad at all. We could probably go as low as 20 and not have it actually impact a fairly-distant Internet connection, but even 60 would be a noticeable impact on a LAN.

It's just one of those features that folks can shoot themselves in the foot with and then wonder why the networking performance is bad. ;)

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
Apr 19, 2012 3:01 am Toll New Issue
Apr 19, 2012 3:01 am Toll File Added: Screenshot_2012_04_19_08_56_25.png
Apr 19, 2012 9:30 am tigersfan Internal Weight => Fix Before Major Release
Apr 19, 2012 9:30 am tigersfan Assigned To => Chris_McElligottPark
Apr 19, 2012 9:30 am tigersfan Status new => assigned
Apr 19, 2012 4:50 pm Chris_McElligottPark Note Added: 0022392
Apr 19, 2012 4:50 pm Chris_McElligottPark Status assigned => closed
Apr 19, 2012 4:50 pm Chris_McElligottPark Resolution open => not fixable
Apr 19, 2012 5:32 pm Toll Note Added: 0022399
Apr 19, 2012 5:37 pm Chris_McElligottPark Note Added: 0022403
Apr 14, 2014 9:29 am Chris_McElligottPark Category Bug - Graphical Issue => Graphical Bug