Is it just me or......

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Is this game completely unplayed online.

Ive played on a LAN and its worked perfectly. But the lag while playing on Valkrynet with my friend (we both have similar computers) made the game unplayable. My comp (the host) was running about 3 times quicker than his!!!!

Why is this so? is it really that hard to calibrate the two machines? Why doesnt the host comp just run at the same speed as the client comps?

Its so frustrating because its such a fantastic game.

 

[Tzare]

I would say that mostly the problem lies in your uploadspeeds, you need 1-2 Mb for it to work without any bigger problems at normal speed. You could get away with less if you only are 2 who plays tho. I noticed increased preformance in my hostings when i got some extra ram into my computer so ofcourse the hosts computer specs count in too.

Location is a factor to, if your friend is on a different continent its more likely to lag. But if its the same guy you played over LAN with and are in the same countrie then i have no clue

But a simple solution would be to slow down your games. In our Monday Group sessions we almost exclusevly go at B.Normal prior to war and Slow during wars. Theres almost always an issue due to locations, connections etc for it to run smoothly if played faster.

Hope i answered atleast some of your questions.