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Title: Killing Floor Ping Issue
Post by: Ashes Relandi on July 11, 2012, 03:26:16 AM
Ok well i'm hoping you guys have some solutions cause tripwire is useless, and so is steam and google searches.


Here is my issue:
Ever since i reformatted my computer and reinstalled KF, i've been experiencing lag/ping spikes. When i check the scoreboard my ping is around 30-60 and spikes to 900's and drops for a split second. It gets even worse when anyone or i even use a mic.

Basically, it will keep doing it the ENTIRE game which is anoyying and i can't even play the game properly without having zombies go through walls.

So any ideas?
Title: Re: Killing Floor Ping Issue
Post by: Boxman on July 11, 2012, 03:36:23 AM
i can't even play the game properly without having zombies go through walls.

Well there's your problem... You're playing L4D2.



>Playing Killing Floor
>Calls Experiments "Zombies"
>Expects me to not troll you



Serious note, is it like that in any other games where your ping spikes?
Title: Re: Killing Floor Ping Issue
Post by: Ashes Relandi on July 11, 2012, 03:39:00 AM
Zeds, zombies whatever same dam thing

back on topic: It only occurs on Killing floor, i'm connected to a modem so wireless is not an issue.

Tf 2, hl2dm, etc are all fine.
Title: Re: Killing Floor Ping Issue
Post by: Finniespin on July 11, 2012, 04:25:14 AM
Do you have dual monitors?

I couldn't run fullscreen due to dual screen.
Title: Re: Killing Floor Ping Issue
Post by: Ashes Relandi on July 11, 2012, 05:07:10 AM
No Dual Monitors, just a single monitor
Title: Re: Killing Floor Ping Issue
Post by: Finniespin on July 11, 2012, 05:17:28 AM
Have you made a google seach for the past month - week -24 hours?

Do you know how to used google, advanced?
Title: Re: Killing Floor Ping Issue
Post by: Ashes Relandi on July 11, 2012, 05:37:27 AM
Yes i know how to use google, and i did a google search this month and last month, and today etc


still didn't help
Title: Re: Killing Floor Ping Issue
Post by: Liam Neeson on July 11, 2012, 07:54:35 AM
Sounds like faulty wiring you could contact your internet provider otherwise it might be something running in the background that is causing your ping to spike
Title: Re: Killing Floor Ping Issue
Post by: Boxman on July 11, 2012, 12:15:33 PM
Sounds like faulty wiring you could contact your internet provider otherwise it might be something running in the background that is causing your ping to spike
Yes, faulty wiring that specifically decides his ping is going to spike in a single game /sarcasm/. No other games are bothered by it therefore it can't be something with the wiring.

I also doubt it's a program in the background because like I said, if it were taking up bandwidth, he'd experience lag in other games. Unless SOMEHOW his computer decides Killing Floor eats more CPU/RAM than any other game he has played. I think it's probably an incompatibility with the game somehow.

Could also just be tripwire's servers.
Title: Re: Killing Floor Ping Issue
Post by: Old Crow on July 11, 2012, 12:46:02 PM
Graphic card overheating? Make sure the fan is kicking on. I've had the same thing happen, where the fan wouldn't kick on, and some of my games would rub fine, while others would crash or have huge spikes.
Title: Re: Killing Floor Ping Issue
Post by: Finniespin on July 11, 2012, 04:41:41 PM
Nah, cant be vidcard overheating.

Otherwise you have issues with other games aswell. And possible a BSOD.
Title: Re: Killing Floor Ping Issue
Post by: Old Crow on July 11, 2012, 04:58:12 PM
Nah, cant be vidcard overheating.

Otherwise you have issues with other games aswell. And possible a BSOD.

Depends. When my fan died on my old card, I could play TF2, L4D2 and other games fine, if I played something like Just Cause 2 or something with better graphics it would black out the screen.
Title: Re: Killing Floor Ping Issue
Post by: Finniespin on July 11, 2012, 05:05:34 PM
KF isn't that stressing for your vidcard.
Title: Re: Killing Floor Ping Issue
Post by: Cortez (Mr. T. FOO!) on July 11, 2012, 05:11:50 PM
My computer gets as hot as hell whenever I play KF but my framerate is usually pretty good.
Title: Re: Killing Floor Ping Issue
Post by: Finniespin on July 11, 2012, 05:14:46 PM
Also ping=/= frame rate.

Ping is the delay from server/client peer-2-peer <---> your computer.
Title: Re: Killing Floor Ping Issue
Post by: Blackllama on July 11, 2012, 05:40:43 PM
Also ping=/= frame rate.

Ping is the delay from server/client peer-2-peer <---> your computer.
Yes, if this was an issue with any form of hardware, it would probably be you the modem.

Seeing as it only happens in one game, it is more then likely not hardware causing this issue.

One thing I'm wondering: If you reformatted your computer, you probably lost all of your drivers.  Not sure which ones could possibly cause this, but you should make sure you've got all the drivers you're supposed to have.
Title: Re: Killing Floor Ping Issue
Post by: Ashes Relandi on July 11, 2012, 05:43:03 PM
I've updated all my drivers thing is, most of the drivers i had before the reformat i don't even remember.

I only downloaded all the important drivers

Windows, video card etc. and all gaming drivers, direct X
Title: Re: Killing Floor Ping Issue
Post by: Finniespin on July 11, 2012, 06:06:37 PM
Can be your ISP out of coincidence.
Or you family using torrents
Title: Re: Killing Floor Ping Issue
Post by: Blackllama on July 11, 2012, 06:44:45 PM
Try googling around 'my computer lags during games after reformatting.'

Make sure you're game is running on the GPU instead of your integrated graphics, check your bios.

This is how to check your bios. (http://pcsupport.about.com/b/2006/11/15/find-your-bios-version-the-really-easy-way.htm)

Also, while experiencing the issue, take a look at your CPU usage.  Open task manager and hit performance.  See if it's high.  If it is, I wouldn't be surprised if it's running integrated graphics.  (Assuming it isn't usually high)
Title: Re: Killing Floor Ping Issue
Post by: Finniespin on July 11, 2012, 10:18:03 PM
Killing floor ping issues lag

Try to exclude stupid searches for example
-mw3 -call -duty
Title: Re: Killing Floor Ping Issue
Post by: Ashes Relandi on July 11, 2012, 11:05:50 PM
just did a connection test ingame on KF

Ping is still jumping

noticed that # of packs in differs from # packets out

perhaps packet loss? (despite i'm connected directly to the modem)
Title: Re: Killing Floor Ping Issue
Post by: Blackllama on July 11, 2012, 11:10:15 PM
just did a connection test ingame on KF

Ping is still jumping

noticed that # of packs in differs from # packets out

perhaps packet loss? (despite i'm connected directly to the modem)
I'm no expert, but I don't think it's out of the ordinary for those two numbers to be different.
Title: Re: Killing Floor Ping Issue
Post by: Ashes Relandi on July 11, 2012, 11:55:58 PM
done some google searches, some had 1 or 2 things similar but arn't the same.

Solutions given for them never worked or they never replied back
Title: Re: Killing Floor Ping Issue
Post by: Finniespin on July 12, 2012, 12:21:58 AM
You can try a month?
Title: Re: Killing Floor Ping Issue
Post by: Ashes Relandi on July 13, 2012, 02:06:27 AM
You can try a month?
What? o.o
Title: Re: Killing Floor Ping Issue
Post by: Finniespin on July 13, 2012, 03:04:04 AM
Search for anything between now and a month
Title: Re: Killing Floor Ping Issue
Post by: Ashes Relandi on July 13, 2012, 03:12:37 AM
did a search, all i could find were MY topics i started on tripwire and steam

Seems like i'm only one having this issue -.-
Title: Re: Killing Floor Ping Issue
Post by: Finniespin on July 13, 2012, 03:20:09 AM
Assuming the devs of trip haven't contacted you yet?
Title: Re: Killing Floor Ping Issue
Post by: Ashes Relandi on July 13, 2012, 03:55:03 AM
Been checking daily, trying to rebump but its just getting pushed down and ignored :/
Title: Re: Killing Floor Ping Issue
Post by: Finniespin on July 13, 2012, 03:58:05 AM
Been checking daily, trying to rebump but its just getting pushed down and ignored :/
Link please?
Title: Re: Killing Floor Ping Issue
Post by: Ashes Relandi on July 13, 2012, 04:22:23 AM
http://forums.tripwireinteractive.com/showthread.php?t=80828

and

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2794481
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