Sean Findlay 1165616 Posted November 14, 2011 at 03:14 AM Posted November 14, 2011 at 03:14 AM This is probably discussed already numerous times, but here goes: On Vatsim, when I am on approach into a busy field/ busy night (like KDEN or LAX, etc) and there are a dozen aircraft preparing for dep, I get a whole lot of lag on final (slow down). I have cable Broadband (very fast), running Vista 32bit dual proc. (nothing else running), and usually no isses during moderate to light days, except when lots of traffic on the ground. If you have some tweeks I havent tried, I would appreciate them (tweeked FSInn settings a little i.e. peer to peer off, visible planes down to 5 and lowered some other options in FS). Would be nice to actually land problem free into busy airports instead of crossing fingers and hoping my wheels find the strip. All suggestions appreciated. Thanks and see ya up there! Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Tyndall 1087023 Posted November 14, 2011 at 02:38 PM Posted November 14, 2011 at 02:38 PM Sean, It's probably a combination of many different variables so, as you probably already know, there is no one definitive setting. For instance, I can fly the PMDG 737NG for FS9 in and out of Denver all day long with zero lag regardless of the number of planes on the ground. Fly into JFK in the same weather conditions and every time a pilot logs in (AAA123 has joined your session, etc) my system will freeze for about 3 or 4 seconds. Fly into Houston Hobby (KHOU - a freeware addon scenery) with absolutely no one within 60 miles of me and I still get lag, sometimes to the point that I can walk out and have a smoke as I wait for FS9 to catch up. It's all related to settings, aircraft, scenery, weather, number of other virtual pilots in the area, ping rate of server you connected to, etc, etc. One thing I have tried that seems to help is a game boosting program...little reluctant to name a specific one here so no one thinks I'm "endorsing" a product...that shuts down unnecessary applications on your computer so you have more "resource" for FS9 and your add-ons to access. Just google "game boosting programs" and I'm sure a ton of apps will pop up. Cheers Randy Tyndall - KBOI ZLA I-11/vACC Portugal P4 “A ship is always safe in the harbor. But that’s not why they build ships” --Michael Bevington ID 814931, Former VATSIM Board of Governors Vice President of Pilot Training Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Findlay 1165616 Posted November 14, 2011 at 03:40 PM Author Posted November 14, 2011 at 03:40 PM Thanks Randy. Your response was right on the money. Since I have had the very same things happen to me, the "it depends" answer appears to be the correct answer. I will try your suggestions. Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Ramsey 810181 Posted November 14, 2011 at 04:05 PM Posted November 14, 2011 at 04:05 PM Reducing your viz range can help a lot too. Do you really need to see aircraft 40 nm away while on final? The system has to render and update each one every few seconds. Kyle Ramsey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Findlay 1165616 Posted November 14, 2011 at 04:16 PM Author Posted November 14, 2011 at 04:16 PM I believe I lowered that as much as possible within FS settings (FS9), as well as in my FSInn. You are correct. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fuller 973577 Posted November 14, 2011 at 08:30 PM Posted November 14, 2011 at 08:30 PM Someone can chime in, but I don't think Server Ping would affect this at all, this, to me, would appear to be all server side client performance. I would [Mod - Happy Thoughts]ume that the Server only keeps track of who is where and nothing more. It shouldn't hold or push any type of livery or something big. I would guess you just get their CID, code of their aircraft, and their position. This should not affect anyone in any way unless that information was seriously delayed for whatever reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Kolin Posted November 14, 2011 at 08:47 PM Posted November 14, 2011 at 08:47 PM Reducing your viz range can help a lot too. Do you really need to see aircraft 40 nm away while on final? The system has to render and update each one every few seconds. FS9 won't render MP traffic more than 10 miles away IIRC. Cheers! Luke ... I spawn hundreds of children a day. They are daemons because they are easier to kill. The first four remain stubbornly alive despite my (and their) best efforts. ... Normal in my household makes you a member of a visible minority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erhan Atesoglu 1050499 Posted November 15, 2011 at 01:07 AM Posted November 15, 2011 at 01:07 AM The most important thing is to have models that use less that 50 polygons when you are far away and more when you are closer. If the models don't scale LOD you are going to have trouble. But setting the visual range should help at least in FSInn because you end up using less threads. http://www.pond64.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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