Why the lag ?

[Boudiboudi]

Even if we play with moderns computers (1,4 Ghz), with fast adsl connections (512 kbits or 1024 kbits), we know that hoi lag during multi games.

We must play in below normal speed, or in slow speed.

When the lag is too important, we must pause, and waiting that the date is the same that the date of the host.

Just a simple question : Why ?

A lot of RTS game does'nt lag like HOI... (The conquerors, for exemple, and there are 200 units on the map, by players, with 6, 7 or 8 players, if i remember.)

It is because HOI must calculate a lot of operations in the same time ? Of corse, there is a lot of units in the world, and many are fighting, beetwen 1940 and 1943...

Thanks...


Sorry... I wanted to write it in the HOI1 forum... Does a moderator can move my post ?

Thanks... and sorry...

 

[Steel]

*waves magic wand*

 

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Even if we play with moderns computers (1,4 Ghz), with fast adsl connections (512 kbits or 1024 kbits), we know that hoi lag during multi games.
We must play in below normal speed, or in slow speed.
When the lag is too important, we must pause, and waiting that the date is the same that the date of the host.
Just a simple question : Why?

Your experience seems to be worse than most. In my experience, HoI can run at normal speed without significant lag with any number of players provided that all of them have broadband and the host has a good connection (comparable with yours). But the game isn't usually run this quickly - below normal or slow are the usual speed settings for players playing major countries like Germany or the UK.

Try pinging the other players in your game to see what your network latency is (the time taken for a packet to reach the other person). Maybe there is a a bottleneck or delay on the internet route between you?

Andrew

 

[Citizen_X]

It s posible play in above normal in a lot games, and in some in fast. But the true is that comparing wich EU2 this is a lot more lagger

 

[Boudiboudi]

Below normal, ok...

But we must play in slow, and it's long, very long, beetween two hours...

I'm playing Japan, and when my army move to a chinese mountain territory, the time is long, very long...two or three weeks... During this displacement, i can go to my kitchen for drinking a bier, I do not risk anything!

Poor US player !!! he must wait end of 1941 for figthing !!! Maybe 1942...

 

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Below normal, ok...
But we must play in slow, and it's long, very long, beetween two hours...
I'm playing Japan, and when my army move to a chinese mountain territory, the time is long, very long...two or three weeks... During this displacement, i can go to my kitchen for drinking a bier, I do not risk anything!
Poor US player !!! he must wait end of 1941 for figthing !!! Maybe 1942...

And how is it bad that you have time to drink beer too?

My preferred speed for the game is slow. Anything faster and I find I don't have enough time to attend to everything. But that's when I'm at war. Prolonged periods of peace are not much fun. One of the biggest problems with the MP game is that people will keep trying to start in 36 and that long period of peace from 36 to 39 is awful. And picking the USA to play in this scenario is crazy. I recommend starting in 1939 and urging the would-be USA player to spend some time in France or China first.

Andrew