ETF2L – Latest activity in “Valve on server FPS”

ETF2L – Latest activity in “Valve on server FPS” https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-17350/ Reply by Dr. Chris https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-17350/page-1/?recent=320068#post=320068 Quoted from Dr-GimpfeN

sorry but i cant play on servers <1000 FPS only pubnoobs will not notice the difference between 500 FPS and 1000 FPS

http://fakkelbrigade.eu/chris/images/notsureiftrollorjustverystupid.jpg]]> generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=general&topic=17350&post=320068 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:18:36 +0200 Reply by Dr-Gimpfen https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-17350/page-1/?recent=320068#post=320066 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=general&topic=17350&post=320066 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:15:55 +0200 Reply by Dr. Chris https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-17350/page-1/?recent=320068#post=320054 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=general&topic=17350&post=320054 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:35:22 +0200 Reply by SiTeHBu0mB https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-17350/page-1/?recent=320068#post=320050 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=general&topic=17350&post=320050 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:13:23 +0200 Reply by quadua https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-17350/page-1/?recent=320068#post=320020 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=general&topic=17350&post=320020 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 03:43:08 +0200 Reply by Koeitje https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-17350/page-1/?recent=320068#post=320012 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=general&topic=17350&post=320012 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 02:30:06 +0200 Reply by AnAkIn_ https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-17350/page-1/?recent=320068#post=320009 Hi all, a heads up to TF2 and CS:S server operators - A near-future update (not necessarily the next one) will change the way that framerate is handled in the dedicated server. All users, especially those with very low pings, should receive a smoother gameplay experience with less jitter and more consistent-feeling latency. Another effect of these changes is that all Orange Box (TF2, CS:S, etc) dedicated servers will run with a locked framerate, similar to L4D/L4D2. The fps_max convar will not have any effect on servers. (It remains as a client option since limiting your FPS can reduce GPU heat and overall power consumption.) Although we don't normally give notice before updates, this is a potentially disruptive change for the server rental market, so those who currently charge premiums for "higher framerates" should probably start considering their options now. Henry G.]]> generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=general&topic=17350&post=320009 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 02:17:40 +0200 Reply by Dekken https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-17350/page-1/?recent=320068#post=314688 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=general&topic=17350&post=314688 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:10:15 +0200 Reply by Luzik https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-17350/page-1/?recent=320068#post=314684 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=general&topic=17350&post=314684 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:59:42 +0200 Reply by Animal https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-17350/page-1/?recent=320068#post=314681 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=general&topic=17350&post=314681 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:54:52 +0200 Reply by atmo https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-17350/page-1/?recent=320068#post=314667 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=general&topic=17350&post=314667 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:55:32 +0200 Reply by Netsky https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-17350/page-1/?recent=320068#post=314660 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=general&topic=17350&post=314660 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:24:08 +0200 Created by AnAkIn_ https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-17350/page-1/?recent=320068#post=314659 Hi all - Free to Play brought a huge influx of new users to Team Fortress. To help server counts scale up to match the demand, we are reworking the dedicated server for performance. We want to improve player responsiveness as well as to reduce CPU usage so that hosts can run more servers per physical server. Some of those changes addressing CPU usage went out last night. Server operators should see a big decrease in CPU load and can potentially run more instances per physical box now. However, a side effect that many of you have noticed is that server FPS has an effective cap of 500 instead of the previous 1000, or possibly even lower than 500 depending on your Linux kernel HZ setting. This should not have a noticeable impact on gameplay as the tick rate is still locked (well, mostly locked) at 66 updates per second and the frames that are being dropped are "empty" frames that do not actually run a server tick. We're going to address this further in another set of performance improvements. Sorry for the temporary confusion, but we wanted to get these CPU load reduction changes out quickly to help with the Free to Play user crush. Longer term, we want to move away from FPS as a measure of performance and instead show actual load and responsiveness (jitter/latency) statistics. The difference between a tick and a frame is complicated, and fps_max sometimes affects performance in counter-intuitive ways. We would like to retire fps_max for servers and replace it with a more obvious server performance setting. We'll give you all a heads up before we do so. Henry G. Inb4 GSPs still sell 1000 to 30000 FPS servers to scam even more people. EDIT:

Hi all, a heads up to TF2 and CS:S server operators - A near-future update (not necessarily the next one) will change the way that framerate is handled in the dedicated server. All users, especially those with very low pings, should receive a smoother gameplay experience with less jitter and more consistent-feeling latency. Another effect of these changes is that all Orange Box (TF2, CS:S, etc) dedicated servers will run with a locked framerate, similar to L4D/L4D2. The fps_max convar will not have any effect on servers. (It remains as a client option since limiting your FPS can reduce GPU heat and overall power consumption.) Although we don't normally give notice before updates, this is a potentially disruptive change for the server rental market, so those who currently charge premiums for "higher framerates" should probably start considering their options now. Henry G.

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