[?] Increase in stuttering/lag with .800/.802

[Random Peasant]

Firstly I'd like to say I've never had stuttering/latency issues with Warband until now.
Secondly, I play with all video settings on low/off and in DX7 with a constant 100 FPS. So no, it's not a hardware issue.
Thirdly I'd like to apologise if this has been mentioned/posted about before, but it's eaten my nerves to the core at this point.

With these latest patches, the first 15 or so seconds of joining a server is lag hell. I can barely even move the camera around while it's loading things. What things, I'm not sure. I've noticed it being connected with people spawning/dying. After running through every person dying/spawning once, the freezing/stuttering stops.

While on horseback, I rubber-band everywhere if I ride in circles. Whether around an opponent (thanks to my cavalry style, I do this a lot) or while maneuvering. I can safely say I've never rubber-banded while doing this in older patches.

I've been cursed to roam in the US Deathmatch server because I cannot effectively play in Battle or Siege because of these problems.

Am I alone with this?

 

[Halcyon]

With these latest patches, the first 15 or so seconds of joining a server is lag hell. I can barely even move the camera around while it's loading things. What things, I'm not sure. I've noticed it being connected with people spawning/dying. After running through every person dying/spawning once, the freezing/stuttering stops.

i experience this too, in fact when the map changes it is near impossible for me to spawn in the first round.

Also it is either a turn limitation or mouse lag, but its really hard to turn the character at all. This must be removed soon. either the camera or the character cant follow the turn and its really annoying. makes it damn hard to fight multiple opponents.

 

[Reapy]

Yeah this version I notice it is back with force. I remember it appeared in the .7's then after they did that 'performance' pass it was noticably reduced, and now that opening round where everyone loads in is back to being super choppy.

 

[Sarejo]

I bet that the first seconds of a server-lag is because generating faces on demand was disabled, then all faces are generated when the server starts.

The cav thing, I have not experienced.

 

[touareg]

Good, a thread where I can complain a bit, because Warband matches almost constantly suffer from lags. It is quite frustrating being killed so often due to lag that disables to hit/block and makes you glitch for a second. After facing so many deaths by lag, I got the impression that they might be caused by something that has to do with collision. The lag most often happens when touching/getting close to enemies.
(To clarify: my system specs are O.K. to run more demanding games than Warband and I play several other games online without any lag issues.)

I recorded a video of one severe lag, most of the time they are not that big, more like little stutterings that spoil your fight. This one happened while facing cavalry, but these kind of lags occur for infantry and cavalry alike.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1QVQYf3JZQ

 

[del_diablo]

What you got posted in that video tends to happen to me when I am climbing something, and it usually managed to pull me off the ladders and i fall

 

[Sarejo]

Yes, that video seems to be because of the elevation you were on, it seems you got stuck or something. Had it been lag, you wouldn't have hit the horseman in the first place because you wouldn't actually be next to it.

 

[touareg]

Whatever it is or what you call it, my movement gets stuck the same way, I can't lower the weapon or anything and that is - as said - frustrating when it happens that often. I saw it happen on flat plains and slopes likewise, doesn't matter, it happens almost everywhere, what matters is that when I am in a fight I can't move, and that isn't very nice. :s

 

[crazycracka]

Yep I get a bit of lag at the start of each round, but I'd much rather it happen when only your teammates are around. Before it would do that same lag whenever you would get close to an enemy.

 

[Random Peasant]

I'm glad to know I'm not the only one being tormented with this.

I've never had problems with face generation before, as I said I've never had lag issues with Warband until now. But no, it's not just the first round, it happens to me every time a new person joins the server and spawns. And in a busy Battle server, this is almost every round. And sometimes even in the middle of the round. These cases are the worst because its not just stuttering, the game completely stops, mouse cursor included, for a good 5-10 seconds.

As for the cavalry issues, I suppose that one only happens occasionally. But it's still really annoying. If someone could go ride around a person to test if it happens to anyone else, I'd be very grateful.

 

[Manitas]

Started happening for me too, since .800

Looks like occasionally, a single frame lasts for 1-2 seconds. It's worst in the first minutes of a match, things seem to get better with time.

 

[Random Peasant]

It's really hard to play like this. ):

 

[touareg]

Just wanted to bump this and make clear that this problem persists even in the released version 1102. And actually it is even worse than before.

And no (once again @trolls) it is not an underpowered pc, nor is it a crappy internet that is causing this. I don't know what the reason is, but it is there in every of my WB matches, it is annoying and frustrating and I hope this in going to be fixed anytime soon. I start to regret that I put money into this ...