lag server

the serverload is low so it doesnt seem to be reason for it

me not, and the PC I usually use for it is very low performance, the connection is good tho.

My ping is usually aound 60 0 0. Last night, during Smuggler Hunt, there was constant lag icon, both red and yellow... And ping was 62 0 1, and it still lagged like hell. Especially in Omega 5 (with all the asteroids and hemorrhoids... )

same here, while the event my ping was minimal higher than usual but I had a lot of lag.

i also experience this problem. It seems every time i log into crossfire i get this horrific Lag where i can hardly type.i undock and everything is laggy as heck.my solution to this problem is pushing F1 and relogging with that same character,then the laggy problem is clean again..This to me is very wierd since this isnt a low performance machine i run on.This lag problem i have found everywhere.Like i said its normally right when i log in.

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i also experience this problem. It seems every time i log into crossfire i get this horrific Lag where i can hardly type.i undock and everything is laggy as heck.my solution to this problem is pushing F1 and relogging with that same character,then the laggy problem is clean again..This to me is very wierd since this isnt a low performance machine i run on.This lag problem i have found everywhere.Like i said its normally right when i log in.

Ahh i had that problem half year ago... it was not lag but frames breaks like slow motion. Many players had that problem in the past
After i buy my new Graphic card the problem was fixed.
Try first to lower your settings

Ohh, that lag isn't caused by the server, even PX Shockwave was talkign about real lag, but if you're the only in having lag, or LATER others have lag too, be sure oyu don't have corrupted files, by the AV, or some other mods over CF Any file that is a bit different makes the server re-read it all the times to use it in situations that file is used, which provokes a bit of lagg, if there are more files different, mroe lagg and even general red lag symbol. Be sure the AntiVirus didn't deleted or changed some of the dll files... or that it's well installed.

In the Screen lagg situation, when you have a normal ping but your image jumps more or less like hell, press CTRL+ALT+DEL and you will see freelancer.exe at 99 % of your CPU, close that one then restart the game, it will work the next time. When it makes a certain error, it gets into a bucle (you know, that infinite thing that keeps your CPU busy) but now it don't make the game crash, just go slower.
Getting performance to min not always help you, as sometimes you could still have that screen lagg, but jsut sometimes

In that issue in Omega 5, we all pretty much lagged... I can understand if Kyle.Katarn lagged (being connected from Argentina), but I had great ping, as did lots of others. Dunno.

More people from more places together could make the server wait for each one's signal/data, and make the rest lag the same way as the one from Argentina in there... but I didn't really tested this yet to be something real... so it's just an idea for now.

the server load is constantly low

We can do tests! Omega 5, Sol asteroid field. Pvp!

Also, starflier event will show too - California has 2 asteroid and 2 ice fields!

Right, make some calls on the server to announce the Starflier event

Then I have a plan to see if the 'lagg' is from general agroupments, from the server, or from 'some' people from distant zones or maybe with their AV scanning the data transfer, or similar...

Shocky, you could call every PX to that event
SA call theirs
CFPD mines
and all call freelancers

After the event, we can test the same thing but with normal fighters with missiles and your own fighters... to see if there is a difference counting ships, or counting projectiles in space.

Because I never saw general lagg in a Starfleir battle, even counting with 9 participants and some viewer.

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Right, make some calls on the server to announce the Starflier event
Shocky, you could call every PX to that event
SA call theirs
CFPD mines
and all call freelancers

Wrong topic, and I could, but won't. You did the forum post and calendar event, enough people see that, plus invite people in the game. I do that, everyone individually.

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Then I have a plan to see if the 'lagg' is from general agroupments, from the server, or from 'some' people from distant zones or maybe with their AV scanning the data transfer, or similar...
After the event, we can test the same thing but with normal fighters with missiles and your own fighters... to see if there is a difference counting ships, or counting projectiles in space.

TDM and Top Gun worked very well. But that was in Arena.
Smuggler Hunt lagged enough, it was across many systems.
Yesterday, big group and many people, most of which in New York - also no lag (at least for me).

Like I said, our best shot is in asteroid fields.

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i also experience this problem. It seems every time i log into crossfire i get this horrific Lag where i can hardly type.i undock and everything is laggy as heck.my solution to this problem is pushing F1 and relogging with that same character,then the laggy problem is clean again..This to me is very wierd since this isnt a low performance machine i run on.This lag problem i have found everywhere.Like i said its normally right when i log in.

This usually happens when server crash and ur char stay in place, or u log off in space, but yes the same thing happen even u was properly logged off.F1 and reload is the best cure.

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In the Screen lagg situation, when you have a normal ping but your image jumps more or less like hell, press CTRL+ALT+DEL and you will see freelancer.exe at 99 % of your CPU, close that one then restart the game, it will work the next time. When it makes a certain error, it gets into a bucle (you know, that infinite thing that keeps your CPU busy) but now it don't make the game crash, just go slower.
Getting performance to min not always help you, as sometimes you could still have that screen lagg, but jsut sometimes

yes and also there is a small but useful software in our downloads section.

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In the Screen lagg situation, when you have a normal ping but your image jumps more or less like hell, press CTRL+ALT+DEL and you will see freelancer.exe at 99 % of your CPU, close that one then restart the game, it will work the next time. When it makes a certain error, it gets into a bucle (you know, that infinite thing that keeps your CPU busy) but now it don't make the game crash, just go slower.
Getting performance to min not always help you, as sometimes you could still have that screen lagg, but jsut sometimes

Yes, and also ur AV can "catch" and block any file in the background, do not need to just delete files.

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Ahh i had that problem half year ago... it was not lag but frames breaks like slow motion. Many players had that problem in the past
After i buy my new Graphic card the problem was fixed.
Try first to lower your settings

Lower of settings will do in many situations

And common problem persist, ppl do not restart their games when server crash, ppl use bunch of internet relative software working in the background, while playing the game...so when i play the game with well-behaved ppl server runs smooth most of the time (except when OP testing and updating)

EDIT:

And yes Shock is right, i had the red lag yesterday during Smuggler hunt, and few times in a past 2 weeks i think!

OP said there wasn't server load.

Knock it off, you guys! Serverload value is low and the server is running like a charm! :D:D

We should start again to push ppl. in checking their systems for malware. The Server isn´t perfect but as perfect as such a big mod can be (from my experience) - maybe the serverload command could be granted to the players infos of hook so everyone would be able to see how good it is.

And btw. Nooz what kind of rag are you using?

serverload will never be something that players can read out
it is simply not your business as you are not able to change something on it

next to that you might have noticed that our flhook coder had a car accident