LochnarITB,Nov 6 2005, 04:01 AM Wrote:I would guess you're not running many, if any, mods.
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In the past I have run a few mods like lootlink, enchantrix, and recap. Since the last patch I've just been running with none of them at all though. Since the lag is mainly in crowded areas (or for a few seconds when somebody comes around us while out questing) its not too bad for normal play. Just expect lag when hitting places like ORG, UC, IF, SW, Gadget, BB, XR, and Menthil. Those are the main offenders that come to mind. Adding mods doesn't really seem to hurt much which I figure is because no matter if I have mods or not, loading things will have to hit my harddrive and so slow me down. So since it happens either way, the mods don't change much. Its kind of like I hit rock bottom in performance and so can't go much lower. : )
I did try the "-notnl" setting and then went into a WSG game. When I tried that with my shaman, I pretty much couldn't leave the home base or else get hit with lag until I was dead and of course if more than 3 people (estimate) came on offence I lagged too hard as well. Now it seems that I can wonder the map more and actually get some hits in on guys, though I still lag too much to really try and get the flag. At least I now feel I'm usefully able to kill guys. This may be attributed to one of the patches where I recall it said that they improved performance in groups or it may have to do with the "-notnl" setting. Its a welcome change though.
I may have to look into the mod you suggested. See if it helps any as well.