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Barely Responsive Keyboard and Mouse

Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:40 pm
by cg49me
I have this problem quite frequently.

I join a multiplayer game. The game runs smoothly, nice frame rates, no lag, everything fine, except it won't pick up mouse clicks (left or right) or the space bar or tab unless I click/hit it about 50 times. The camera follows mouse movement just fine, and the WASD keys move the camera without a hitch as well.

Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:57 pm
by bert_the_turtle
That is lag and/or packet loss. All commands you give require a round trip to the host and back before you see the results, and unfortunately, if they get lost on the way from you to the server, they're lost.

Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 11:56 pm
by Pox
Yup, sounds like packet loss... do you have other activity (downloading, streaming, etc) occuring on your internet connection at the same time? If so, turning that off could help a lot.

Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 8:49 pm
by cg49me
It's probably my connection. The apartment I'm living in is brand new, and the internet can be wonky at times. I think it's just one of those weeks.

Thanks!