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Worms: Armageddon => Tech Support => Topic started by: OrangE on December 19, 2012, 04:37 AM

Title: my lag
Post by: OrangE on December 19, 2012, 04:37 AM
This is my lag:



really can't figure out what it is. I've tried everything, every single test u can do.

Can't play worms anymore until my pc lag is fixed, it lags even if i surf the web... it's all f@#!ed up god damnit.

PORCODIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Title: Re: my lag
Post by: ShyGuy on December 19, 2012, 09:11 AM
That is almost exactly what my lag looks like and I have been trying to fix it for the past year and a half... I say almost because my freezes aren't as long as yours.. no solution has worked.. my internet doesn't lag like yours does. if you find a solution let me know
Title: Re: my lag
Post by: OrangE on December 19, 2012, 11:24 AM
The problem is that i've never had this huge lag.
Well, some time ago i think i had a VERY little lag like this, it caused me playing like shit, ask avirex i kept blaming my pc for my fails and i honestly can't tell for sure if it was me or these lags. After i uninstalled px and rubberworm the situation was better tho.

Now it's incredible huge, i'm afraid i'm having some hardware problems, probably the hard disk or the mobo. Today i will format everything and if this doesn't help ill just bring my pc to assistance.
Title: Re: my lag
Post by: HusH on December 19, 2012, 12:14 PM
Ive had screenlags for the past couple of months now - mainly in rope and bungee games. My lags are might caused by px which i installed just about a week before the lag started. I tried deleting px, but the game still lags (not sure if i had deleted it all right tho). I made a copy of worms folder before installing px, but the lags are the same. Maybe i have hardware problems too, but for now ive only noticed problems with worms.
 
Title: Re: my lag
Post by: Crazy on December 19, 2012, 12:30 PM
Formating the harddisk and downloading less porn should help you out
Title: Re: my lag
Post by: StepS on December 19, 2012, 03:59 PM
installing the 3.7.0.0 update should help you out
Title: Re: my lag
Post by: avirex on December 19, 2012, 05:23 PM
If that's true, it will be great to have shy, and o back!
Title: Re: my lag
Post by: ShyGuy on December 20, 2012, 06:03 AM
there's a new update out?

edit: installed. will try eventually, didn't bring my external kb from college with me on break :X
Title: Re: my lag
Post by: barman on December 20, 2012, 06:06 AM
there's a new update out?
https://www.tus-wa.com/forums/announcements/wa-v3-7-0-0-released-18662/
Title: Re: my lag
Post by: ShyGuy on December 20, 2012, 07:16 AM
Didn't fix the lags.
Title: Re: my lag
Post by: OrangE on December 20, 2012, 12:16 PM
it seems i'm having problems with my hard disk.

shyguy try "hdtune", run the benchmark then take a look in the "health" section. if the health satatus is "warning" you probably have my same problem: need to change hard disk.
Title: Re: my lag
Post by: avirex on December 20, 2012, 01:01 PM
shy has a brand new laptop...

the only thing he needs to change is the laptop...

i told him what to do, but too puto.
Title: Re: my lag
Post by: StepS on December 20, 2012, 01:02 PM
Didn't fix the lags.
what renderer do you use from Advanced Settings?
your post is not informative.
Title: Re: my lag
Post by: avirex on December 20, 2012, 01:25 PM
yeah shy, you f@#!in dink, in the options (advanced options i believe) screen before you sign onto wnet, there are things you can change, and mess around with that can help improve your gameplay, i would bet in your case you need to tweak your directx stuff... 


wtf did you think, you just update this patch and your ready to go? you lazy f@#!!! start putting in effort to come back!! i dont even think you want it!! I need you to want it!! i need you back to w:a!! i need to drive you f@#!ing bat shit crazy in a game of elite like the old days!! come on baby!!
Title: Re: my lag
Post by: Anubis on December 20, 2012, 01:59 PM
Yeah, the new renderer are awesome, made my already smooth w:a even more smooth. Feels perfect now to rope.
Title: Re: my lag
Post by: ShyGuy on December 20, 2012, 09:01 PM
I don't see these render options and hdtune things.. I went to the advanced options after clicking the bottom left square in the opening menu, correct?  I'm a computer noob.. where do I look?
Title: Re: my lag
Post by: OrangE on December 20, 2012, 09:14 PM
hdtune is just a software you can download to check your hard disk health. nothing related to worms.

by the way: i've bougth a SSD disk (made myself a christmas gift) and now everything is so f@#!ing smooth i can play 3 games in the same time without having lags.

ill be back soon, i just need to install wa.
Title: Re: my lag
Post by: StepS on December 20, 2012, 10:28 PM
I don't see these render options and hdtune things.. I went to the advanced options after clicking the bottom left square in the opening menu, correct?  I'm a computer noob.. where do I look?
???

(http://puu.sh/1DgYR)
Title: Re: my lag
Post by: ShyGuy on December 21, 2012, 12:05 AM
slowfront end workaround is checked..
graphics i have the 32 option thing
Title: Re: my lag
Post by: Muzer on December 21, 2012, 12:15 AM
slowfront end workaround is checked..
graphics i have the 32 option thing

Try some of the others for the renderer, like Direct3D 9 (shader)
Title: Re: my lag
Post by: ShyGuy on December 21, 2012, 01:19 AM
tried every drop down option, the lags remain for them all
Title: Re: my lag
Post by: ShyGuy on December 21, 2012, 01:23 AM
it seems i'm having problems with my hard disk.

shyguy try "hdtune", run the benchmark then take a look in the "health" section. if the health satatus is "warning" you probably have my same problem: need to change hard disk.

I have warning as well. what should I do?
Title: Re: my lag
Post by: Anubis on December 21, 2012, 02:12 AM
I guess your HD was damaged when it was delivered to you/shop/manufactor, it happens quite often and you should try to get a refund/replacement. It's a new one right? Damaged HD sectors is #1 problem in the shop I used to visit. :)
Title: Re: my lag
Post by: Perfect on December 21, 2012, 03:33 AM
I have warning as well. what should I do?
*You may ask you to restart. **edit, forgot some steps; fixed.

Also, if you an Intel processor, have you tried disabling Intel SpeedStep and/or C-States in the bios?  If someone already suggested this then nvm, I couldn't find Shy's old thread.

Title: Re: my lag
Post by: StepS on December 21, 2012, 07:08 AM
chkdsk C: /R /F to fix bad clusters
or there's software such as hdd regenerator
Title: Re: my lag
Post by: barman on December 21, 2012, 10:13 AM
Perhaps running WA (CD image and installation) on a RAM disk could remove the lags up as well?
Just a suggestion, please correct me if I'm wrong... but I used to have much success in speeding up some programs by running them on a RAM disk. Never tried it on WA though
Title: Re: my lag
Post by: nino on December 21, 2012, 12:05 PM
shy, do like me, buy a SSD and it is all good, it is really a nice stuff, makes ur computer much faster, everything runs faster.

and dont come to say u dont have money for that,  u f@#!ing american slave.
Title: Re: my lag
Post by: Anubis on December 21, 2012, 02:50 PM
I think his Laptop is a new one so he should get a replacement/refund, warranty of like 2 years I guess?
Title: Re: my lag
Post by: ShyGuy on December 21, 2012, 07:40 PM
it's a year and a half old.

I did the disk cleanup. 

I don't know what an SSD is.. i dont wanna go out and buy one.. i'm scared!
Title: Re: my lag
Post by: nino on December 21, 2012, 08:01 PM
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Ocz+Technology+-+Agility+3+AGT3-25SAT3-240G+240+GB+Internal+Solid+State+Drive/3771932.p?id=1218431619093&skuId=3771932&st=SSD&cp=1&lp=3
Title: Re: my lag
Post by: ShyGuy on December 21, 2012, 10:11 PM
no way, im already getting a terabyte external for christmas.. can I do anything with an external?
Title: Re: my lag
Post by: Anubis on December 21, 2012, 11:50 PM
You can try and install W:A on the external, could maybe fix it if your W:A installment on the internal is in the bad sectors.
Btw, would be cool to play with you sometime again, I am back *gasp*!
Title: Re: my lag
Post by: StepS on December 22, 2012, 10:20 AM
hopefully, because it's unclear how it would work while the other HDD is getting fails.
it's always that when a HDD meets a bad cluster, it gets stuck in it until it goes out. Which means the HDD cannot perform multiple operations anymore while it's dealing with a bad sector. Which means system hang-ups at worst. Which can affect W:A even on an external HDD
Title: Re: my lag
Post by: ShyGuy on December 28, 2012, 03:28 PM
Barman actually fixed my lags after a long and frustrating journey.  I'm using some kind of virtual harddrive with worms on it.. problem is, worms gets deleted every time I turn off my computer and I need to install it on the virtual HD every time.  I may just try installing worms on the external terabyte I got for christmas?
Title: Re: my lag
Post by: OrangE on December 28, 2012, 03:48 PM
Barman actually fixed my lags after a long and frustrating journey.  I'm using some kind of virtual harddrive with worms on it.. problem is, worms gets deleted every time I turn off my computer and I need to install it on the virtual HD every time.  I may just try installing worms on the external terabyte I got for christmas?

of course. try that, i installed on my USB external 500 gb drive and it works great.