Clientside Lag Scan

Tyhm · #1 02-17-2009, 06:47 AM

Is there a quick and easy way to tell how bad the client's currently lagging? I mean, is there something like player.framerate(); //returns the player's framerate? I don't imagine it'd be that hard to make a script that counts up and compares to the timevar every 5 seconds, but if there's an easier way I'd rather use that...

DustyPorViva · #2 02-17-2009, 07:41 AM

No. Apparently Stefan said Graal "always runs at 20fps", when I requested a way to show your fps. I don't believe it though, because Graal can obviously slow down.

Tyhm · #3 02-17-2009, 08:51 AM

Man, what was that old feature that showed your lag at the bottom-right corner? Control F, Shift F, Alt F, something. Sometimes I wonder how much is the language barrier and how much is just an excuse to get out of a conversation. ;-D

DustyPorViva · #4 02-17-2009, 08:58 AM

alt+4 shows bitrate(IE data transfer outgoing/incoming, I believe). I don't think he had a problem understand because Graal does ideally run at 20fps(hence the 0.05 timeout, 1s/20frames=0.05). The problem is he thinks Graal always runs at 20fps. While it is programmed to run 20fps, it will vary depending on how it's actually running. I'm not a programmer so I don't know for sure, but I do know Graal can slow down.

Inverness · #5 02-17-2009, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by DustyPorViva

The problem is he thinks Graal always runs at 20fps.

Stefan is not as stupid as you seem to think.

RozenMaiden · #6 02-17-2009, 12:39 PM

20 fps? wow now i know why graal feels laggy all the time

Tyhm · #7 02-17-2009, 02:21 PM

Piffle, most animation's 24fps. Honestly...

Admins · #8 02-17-2009, 02:23 PM

In the next Graal version there is a command "/clientstats accountname" which can be used to see where the game is slow or which scripts are slow.

Tyhm · #9 02-17-2009, 02:48 PM

Hmm, that'll be handy from RC, but I guess I'll have to code the timeout - versus - timevar thing. The good news is I can just have it run the check in a system NPC which is running a timeout anyway to cut down on the overhead, and set a client.var when the client's lagging to tell all the other clientside scripts to switch to lowres.
Still, thanks for the heads up! I appreciate knowing that my work won't be rendered obsolete in the next edition. :-D

DustyPorViva · #10 02-17-2009, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Inverness

Stefan is not as stupid as you seem to think.

I know he's not stupid? I already said I could be wrong. Anyways, slap 100 particles in a level and tell me it's still running at 20fps.

Switch · #11 02-17-2009, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by DustyPorViva

I know he's not stupid? I already said I could be wrong. Anyways, slap 100 particles in a level and tell me it's still running at 20fps.

Or 1000 bombs

Chompy · #12 02-17-2009, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by DustyPorViva

Anyways, slap 100 particles in a level and tell me it's still running at 20fps.

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Originally Posted by Switch

Or 1000 bombs

CPU is the keyword in those cases.

DustyPorViva · #13 02-17-2009, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Chompy

CPU is the keyword in those cases.

Point? If I run a 3D game and my processor can't handle whatever AI or other calculations are going on, my FPS will suffer, even if my graphics card can handle it all. Point is, in those cases Graal is not displaying 20 frames per second, regardless of what the cause is.

Chompy · #14 02-17-2009, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by DustyPorViva

Point? If I run a 3D game and my processor can't handle whatever AI or other calculations are going on, my FPS will suffer, even if my graphics card can handle it all. Point is, in those cases Graal is not displaying 20 frames per second, regardless of what the cause is.

According to some program I have, Graal start at around.. 8 FPS and goes up to 20 FPS when loading. Then it will go between 20 and 21 FPS sometimes. When moving the window around, the FPS will drop to 15 and go up to 20 FPS.

There are just some stuff I've noticed.

DustyPorViva · #15 02-17-2009, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Chompy

According to some program I have, Graal start at around.. 8 FPS and goes up to 20 FPS when loading. Then it will go between 20 and 21 FPS sometimes. When moving the window around, the FPS will drop to 15 and go up to 20 FPS.

There are just some stuff I've noticed.

So Graal isn't always at 20fps?