High ping on 169 version

[neo_deus]

Hi guys. Ever since I installed the 160 version I can't play due to high ping. Been playing this for over a decade and never had this problem.

Anyone experiencing the same? Any tips on how to solve it?

[Crimson Goth]

i have the same problem. no luck fixing it either

[CCalp]

Do you have a high ping constantly or do you experience ping spikes (jumping from 50 to over 1000 or similar)? AFAIK we don't have any reports on constantly high pings but if it is the latter, you aren't alone.

There were other guys who reported this problem already. I myself had the same problem first. So we know about this problem but don't have a sure way to fix it yet. I changed quite a few settings in soldat setup & soldat.ini and somehow fixed it. I cannot assure you which specific setting fixed the issue but I tend to believe that it was activating the FPS timer setting it equivalent to monitor's refresh rate (my display has 60 Hz so I chose 60 FPS).

This solution does not work for everyone, though. You should try some other settings too, as orientation you may use my soldat.ini file:

@m11chu: This probably will not help you, however, it's worth a try: Try out my settings from soldat.ini ->

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[GAME]
Fullscreen=1
Debug_Mode=0
Console_Show=1
Console_Deaths=1
Respawn_Time=300
MinWaveRespawn_Time=120
MaxWaveRespawn_Time=240
Mouse_Sensitivity=15
Play_Music=0
Deathmatch_Limit=10
Pointmatch_Limit=30
Teammatch_Limit=60
Capture_Limit=10
Rambomatch_Limit=30
Infiltration_Limit=90
Hold_Limit=80
GameStyle=3
Friendly_Fire=0
Guns_Collide=1
Kits_Collide=1
Play_Intro=0
Loop_Maps=0
Bonus_Frequency=2
Bonus_FlameGod=1
Bonus_Predator=1
Bonus_Berserker=1
Bonus_Vest=1
Bonus_Cluster=1
Time_Limit=15
Survival_Mode=0
Survival_Clear_Weapons=0
Realistic_Mode=0
Weapons_Mode=0
Weapon_1=1
Weapon_2=1
Weapon_3=1
Weapon_4=1
Weapon_5=1
Weapon_6=1
Weapon_7=1
Weapon_8=1
Weapon_9=1
Weapon_10=1
Weapon_11=1
Weapon_12=1
Weapon_13=1
Weapon_14=1
Max_Grenades=4
Random_Bots=0
Random_Bots_1=5
Random_Bots_2=7
Random_Bots_3=0
Random_Bots_4=0
Runs=14
Profile_Default=0
Logging=0
Stationary_Guns=1
End_Screenshot=0
Auto_Record=0
Bullet_Time=1
NoSniperLine=0
KillConsole_Length=15
MainConsole_Length=6
Advance_Amount=1
Blue_Points_Time=5
Red_Points_Capture=30
HTF_Points_Time=5
MiniMap_Pos_X=285
MiniMap_Pos_Y=5
ActionSnap=0
OldScoreBoard=0
AntiSpy_Chat=0
[GRAPHICS]
Adapter=1
Color_Depth=16
Refresh_Rate=High
Dithering=0
Swap_Effect=1
BackBuffers=3
Interface_Status_Alpha=200
Gradient_Background=0
Compatibility=0
Antialiasing=0
Texture_Filter=3
Software=0
Bonus_Colors=1
Max_Particles=258
Bullet_Trails=1
Player_Indicator=0
Sniper_Line=0
Weather=0
Interface=Noname
Smooth_Edges=0
Window_Resize=0
Screen_Width=854
Screen_Height=480
Resize_Filter=3
Gamma=100
MiniMap_Transparency=230
Enable_Animations=0
Render_Background=0
Max_Framerate=60
Scale_Interface=1
High_Resolution_Timer=0
Fps_Limit=1
Map_Background_Color1=clBlack
Map_Background_Color2=clBlack
Force_Background_Color=0
[SOUND]
Volume=50
Music_Volume=50
Max_Channels=64
Bit_Rate=44100
Output=0
Driver=0
Effect1=0
Effect2=0
MusicList=0
[NETWORK]
Port=23073
JoinPort=23002
Max_Players=8
Default_Remote_Host=178.62.22.123
Game_Password=
Admin_Password=
Join_Password=535
Connection=LAN
Lobby_Register=0
ASE_Register=0
Lobby_IP=
Server_Name=Soldat Server
Dedicated=0
Clanmatch=0
Internet_Connection=3
Greeting_Message=If it bleeds we can kill it
Greeting_Message2=
Greeting_Message3=
Server_Info=
ShowRealLag=1
Min_Ping=0
Max_Ping=1000
Filter_Players=0
Filter_Gametype=0
Filter_Dedicated=0
Filter_NoPassword=0
Filter_NoBots=0
Filter_Survival=0
Filter_Realistic=0
Filter_NoBonuses=0
Filter_Weapons=0
Filter_WeaponsMod=0
Balance_Teams=1
Dont_Forward=0
Vote_Percent=60
Compression=1
Spectator=0
Max_Spectators=3
Spectator_Chat=1
Allow_Download=1
MaxConnections=8
Flooding_Packets_LAN=80
Flooding_Packets_Internet=42
Vote_Cheat_Warnings=8
Max_KnifeCheat_Warnings=14
Disable_AntiCheat_Kick=0
LogFilesUpdate=3600
Max_Flood_Warnings=4
Max_Ping_Warnings=10
T1_Snapshot=40
T1_MajorSnapshot=20
T1_DeadSnapshot=50
T1_Heartbeat=139
T1_Delta=4
T1_Ping=21
T1_ThingSnapshot=29
PacketRate_Adjusting=1
ClientPort=0
External_Anti_Cheat=0
Disable_Minimap=0
Advanced_Spectate=1
Filter_AC=0

Watch out: Don't replace your whole soldat.ini with it but only the sections [GAME], [NETWORK] and [GRAPHICS]

Let us know your results! Good luck.

[brefoda]

Here in Brazil we are several players with this problem, it is a bug , because the connection here and 30 megs and is giving much lag , I'm sorry you can not play if several players go on like iram give up playing soldat .

Thank you

[Furai]

Hello,

Developers are aware of the issue and they are working on the fix.

[CCalp]

Can someone who is affected by this issue please try the following:
Open Soldat Setup -> "More" and change both the "Texture filters" and "Resolution filters" to "Anisotropic".

Please let us know if this fixed your problem!

If it didn't, then please give us screenshots of "Graphics" and "More" settings you use.

[Mojonized]

^
Still the same lags.
Not on climbing servers though.



Running on Dell Inspiron 7537
Win 8.1 / i7-4500U / 8GB RAM / Intel HD 4400 + Geforce GT 750M

[CCalp]

Thank you for your feedback. I am sorry it didn't fix your problem. If you want, you can also try:
- my config:

- open soldat.ini and change Max_Particles to "64"
.. and see if that helps in any way.

It's also interesting to know on which servers you experience the issue and which servers are OK for you.

Edit:

i only have high ping in full screen. windowed mode is fine though.

So you may want to try out windowed mode, too!

[Bonecrusher]

For me simply choosing any other number of particles than default fixes it

[CheeSeMan.]

im getting this also ping jumps going over 2000 so just get kicked, seems to be worse on servers with more players and completely random but was happening to me on NA and EU servers. Fiddling with settings did not solve anything & I do not think it is my ISP as no issues with any of the 1.7 alpha versions.

[CheeSeMan.]

Anyone figure out a fix for this one?

[CCalp]

Anyone figure out a fix for this one?

Latest news I have on this issue:

<1> 1.6.9 is so messed up wtf lol.
<1> i'm glad that didnt carry over to 1.7 thank fucking god
<1> 1100 ping every server, closes randomly lol
<XX> the fun part is that nobody fixed that for 1.7 yet
<1> 1.7 doesnt do that for me
<1> or anyone that i know of
<XX> i heard some people complain a bit about it, but seems like it happens a lot less
<XX> and random
<XX> we really need that fixed for good
<XX> if its still a thing in 1.7
<1> agreed
*I changed the user names since I didn't ask these guys for permission to post it here :3

I agree with that: It seems like almost nobody still has that problem with 1.7 - however, I have heard of one (or maybe two) guy(s) still complaining about lag spikes with latest beta version...

[Petterkowski]

This bug is still not fixed in 1.7. Why would it be? There were no significant code changes between 1.6 and 1.7 that would make this issue gone. It's just due to the lesser amount of players on the beta release it occurs less often. 90% of community is still at 1.6.9 so if you move all of them to the beta release it's gonna be the same issue im afraid. There are also a variety of hacks that can already be found on the beta.

[Akinaro]

Because how people could know about beta?
There is no way how normal player could check it. More than half of people on public servers dont even know about this forum...

Dont get me wrong, but beside graphic changes Soldat need better management in terms of keeping players active beside playing(beta/adverts/community) but that is what cant be fixed, its was long term damage that is to deep to fix.

Its cool that you put SCTFL banner(and didnt even remove "Sponsor advertisement" tag from it/after all its not sponsor) But maybe its would be nice to add popup/info on launcher about news and testing... or at least You could advertising forum more...
And dont give me speech how hard it is to put simple box with info or forum link on the game start... Jesus Christ Im not programmer and I could make launcher like that with could replace current "Unregistered" popup that would show all this info AND news about beta tests... I could even color it to fit soldat style... and It would take less than day to make it, test it and polish it...

Of course now it doesnt matter, there were time when it should be done but no one wanted/care.

Now you can just pray that after 1.7.0 release there will be still more than 20 active players on public and they would still play it even with that lags.

[Ussocom]

Yeah 1.6.9 is super messed up, thankfully we've been running all of the beta servers  @ #gather.eu and I have yet to have anyone have that ping spike issue.  *crosses fingers*

[Merach]

Just confirm that after merging soldat.ini from CCalp my problems are quite fixed. I mean, I got high ping from time to time, mainly on little maps and crowded servers, but the average is enough to be able to play on good servers.
At least I can play on-line again, not getting ping-kicked, and no need to play local against bots (quite boring and frustrating).

Thanks