Re: Quake 2 and modem support comments.

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From: t... Tim Smith
Date: Fri, 04 Jul 1997 00:00

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Adam Williamson <ad...@spamfree.org> wrote:
>Yeah, there is :). That's how modem to modem works in Quake. However,
>that's also why modem to modem is shite in Quake - 100+ms lag for the
>client, no lag for the server. Check Brian Hook's latest .plan - he
>basically says exactly what I said, but he has a hell of a lot more
>authority :)

They could fix the lag problem by introducing an artificial 100 ms lag
for the player playing on the server.

--Tim Smith

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From: t...@halcyon.com (Tim Smith)
Subject: Re: Quake 2 and modem support comments.
Date: 1997/07/04
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