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Started by GEOFFREY PALFREMAN
Thu, 28 Jan 1999 00:00
quake 3
Author: GEOFFREY PALFREMAN
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 00:00
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 00:00
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Just seen those screen shots at big kims site,looks lovely.One thing with all those gorgous visuals will there be big lag problems as i had heard it was gonna be a mostly internet multiplayer game??
Re: quake 3
Author: arga... Arganoid
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 00:00
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 00:00
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In alt.games.quake3, GEOFFREY PALFREMAN wrote: > Just seen those screen shots at big kims site,looks lovely.One thing with > all those gorgous visuals will there be big lag problems as i had heard it > was gonna be a mostly internet multiplayer game?? Because it's going to be a mostly internet multiplayer game, id are focusing on reducing lag. There will be much more client-side prediction than in Quake II. -- Andrew Gillett http://argnet.fatal-design.com/ ICQ: See homepage "Well, as you know Stew, I love my God, my Queen, AND my fellow countrymen. And I can tell you, It's a bugger trying to juggle it so they don't find out about each other." - Richard Herring
Re: quake 3
Author: peen
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 00:00
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 00:00
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I don't think the graphics will be a source of lag since they will be handled by the required accelerator cards. GEOFFREY PALFREMAN skrev i meddelelsen <78qrqg$6kg$1...@plug.news.pipex.net>... >Just seen those screen shots at big kims site,looks lovely.One thing with >all those gorgous visuals will there be big lag problems as i had heard it >was gonna be a mostly internet multiplayer game?? > > >
Re: quake 3
Author: Chris
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 00:00
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 00:00
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GEOFFREY PALFREMAN wrote in message <78qrqg$6kg$1...@plug.news.pipex.net>... >Just seen those screen shots at big kims site,looks lovely.One thing with >all those gorgous visuals will there be big lag problems as i had heard it >was gonna be a mostly internet multiplayer game?? It isn't amazing visuals which cause lag - that's up to your cpu. Lag is caused by not having enough bandwidth to send all the info to you over the phone line or whatever. Quake3 IS going to need more bandwidth than Q2, (id has admitted that), but there are going to be lots of lag-reducing tricks used to make online gaming even better. These include things like not having to wait for the server to tell your computer which player animation frame to do next - it just tells it to do the "jump" animation, and your computer will do it. That should cut bandwidth, and make a bit more room for the extra bandwidth-hungry features they're adding. BTW, I think I read somewhere that they are going to TRY and support 28.8k, but it wasn't looking great at this stage. Personally, given that Quake2 is SUPPOSED to support 28.8k, but is pretty shocking online in a big fight, I wouldn't get too optimistic... :( Mr M
Re: quake 3
Author: C.J.Alexander
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 00:00
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 00:00
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Hello
Lag due to graphics will only be an issue if your pc can't handle it. Your
computer handles graphics, they are not transmitted over your connection.
GEOFFREY PALFREMAN wrote:
> Just seen those screen shots at big kims site,looks lovely.One thing with
> all those gorgous visuals will there be big lag problems as i had heard it
> was gonna be a mostly internet multiplayer game??
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