Tribes2 Connection Tweaks
This information is from the UpsetChaps
Tribes2 Guide which includes other tweaks
such as Visual and FPS as well as game overview, tips and scripts.
The network code in Tribes2 is excellent and
you really should not need to use these settings unless you are an ISDN user, wish to
experiment or are having problems. There are very few settings available to adjust, I will
document them to the best of my knowledge here so you can experiment to see which is best
suited to your connection. To set the variables open the file clientPrefs.cs in
your Tribes2 base/prefs directory and manually edit the relevant $pref::Net::
entry or adjust via the network menu. |
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| PacketRateToClient | This setting has a range of 2 to 32. PacketRateToClient is used to calculate how many gameworld updates you receive from the server per second. Use this in combination with PacketSize to limit the maximum amount of bytes per second your client will receive from the server.The amount of bytes per second is calculated as follows, PacketRateToClient x PacketSize = Maximum bytes per second. Example if you are on an ISDN connection and using built in voice communication via microphone then try a PacketRateToClient of 20 with a PacketSize of 320 which results in 6400 bytes a second maximum. Note that too low a PacketRateToClient setting can result in redjacks, useful range is therefore 10 to 32. |
| PacketSize | This setting has a range of 100 to 450. PacketSize is the maximum data size for each packet, not maximum data per second. In combination with PacketRateToClient it controls network packets so that your connection bandwidth does not get saturated. Use this in combination with PacketRateToClient to tweak the maximum amount of bytes per second your client will receive from the server.The bandwidth is calculated as follows, PacketRateToClient x PacketSize = Maximum bytes per second. Example if you are on an ISDN connection and using built in voice communication via microphone then try a PacketRateToClient of 20 with a PacketSize of 320 which results in 6400 bytes a second maximum. |
| PacketRateToServer | This setting has a range of 8 to 32. In many games your FPS governs how many gameworld updates you send to the server, a high FPS gave an unfair advantage over those with lower FPS. In Tribes that is not the case, PacketRateToServer restricts the number of packets being sent to the server by your client and can be used to help connection bandwidth related problems for those with low upstream bandwidth. Range is 8 to In most cases set this to default or the maximum of 32, however lowering can help in some circumstances such as limited upstream bandwidth and fine tuning. You may wish to experiment by adjusting the setting so that it is a divisor of your framerate. Use the FPS figure displayed using show("framecounter()"); as a guideline for actual FPS. For example if your FPS is averaging 60 then try a value of 30. |
| simPacketLoss simPing |
If you wish to practice offline with latency, ping and packetloss emulation then adjust these settings as needed. Example, if you normally play online with 200 ping and 1% packet loss then adjust simPing to 200 and simPacketLoss to 1. Be sure to reset them to 0 when playing online. |
Suggested settings are in the table that follows. They are however guidelines, adjust them as needed by monitoring your connection in game and alter settings as needed. It is very important that you read the PacketRateToClient, PacketSize and PacketRateToServer notes before you use these settings. If you do not see an exact connection speed setting then use the closest. Example, perhaps you connect at 50000 or 52000 on modem, use the 48000 setting from the table. If you are using external voice communication programs such as RogerWilco, Battlecom, Teamsound etc. then please adjust settings accordingly. Allow 1024 bytes for downstream and 512 bytes for upstream usage by the voice communication program.. |
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| LAN | PacketRateToServer "32" |
| ADSL / Cable / Wireless | PacketRateToServer "32" |
| ISDN Bonded | PacketRateToServer "32" |
| ISDN Single | PacketRateToServer "32" |
| 56K Modem | PacketRateToServer "32" |
| V34 Modem |
PacketRateToServer "32" |
| 28.8 Modem | PacketRateToServer "25" |
| Minimum Bandwidth Settings - Testing purposes or temporary settings while lag settles. | PacketRateToServer "10" |
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