Hello sorry to make a new thread, but I need help.
Anyway, so tf 2 can run at a good 50-120 fps on my computer. But while I was watching a tf2 stream, it seemed way smoother, even though it was only 60 fps
What I'm saying is in game it shows 120fps, but doesn't look as smooth as a60fps stream. How can I make my game smoother?
Hopefully you understand what I am saying, and can help.
Thanks!
[QUOTE=1112e;39686253]Hello sorry to make a new thread, but I need help.
Anyway, so tf 2 can run at a good 50-120 fps on my computer. But while I was watching a tf2 stream, it seemed way smoother, even though it was only 60 fps
What I'm saying is in game it shows 120fps, but doesn't look as smooth as a60fps stream. How can I make my game smoother?
Hopefully you understand what I am saying, and can help.
Thanks![/QUOTE]
Ingame FPS can is only as good as how fast your monitor supports. If you can run tf2 at 1000 fps, what does it matter if your monitor maxes out at 250fps? If your monitor isn't the problem, try setting an FPS cap, so your frames are steady, and don't fluctuate as much.
cap your fps at 66 minimum (cause that's the server tickrate). if you get screen tearing use borderless windowed mode
sometimes it's actually the specs the server is hosted on that can result in jerky performance
it's not always your fault
It's not jerky per say,
It just doesn't have that "smooth" look/feel.how would I be able to assess server performance? I can use net_graph
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Also how can I keep my frame rate more consistent?
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And how can I know my monitor rate?
[QUOTE=1112e;39719634]It's not jerky per say,
It just doesn't have that "smooth" look/feel.how would I be able to assess server performance? I can use net_graph
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Also how can I keep my frame rate more consistent?
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And how can I know my monitor rate?[/QUOTE]
Try hitting those little buttons on it. One of them should bring up an eye-stabbing bright colored menu. Somewhere in that menu should be some numbers like 60Hz or 75Hz or 9001Hz or 1337Hz or such. This is your monitor's refresh rate.
You can tell your computer what refresh rate to use in your operating system's control panel.
if you enable Vsync it will lock your FPS at your refreshrate. although i'm not sure if vsync works correctly in TF2 anymore, so use it at own risk.
[QUOTE=Roger Waters;39721502]if you enable Vsync it will lock your FPS at your refreshrate. although i'm not sure if vsync works correctly in TF2 anymore, so use it at own risk.[/QUOTE]
vsync works correctly with tf2 and that's the problem. vsync makes your inputs (keyboard, mouse) lag and the game will probably feel a lot more jerky. do not ever use vsync is my recommendation.
question to OP: is your game "not smooth" on every server? can you get a picture of your net_graph (set it to 4) when you experience the jerkyness?
also, what monitor do you have?
Ok, my monitor is 60 Hz refresh rate..
I'm just confused.
In game, even in a local server getting like 120 fps, it doesn't feel smooth
Hopefully this explains what I mean my smooth
[url]http://www.twitch.tv/mangachu_/b/371416239[/url]
Wow, that is hella smooth. I dunno, is there motion interpolation or something like that on the stream?
[QUOTE=1112e;39727873]Ok, my monitor is 60 Hz refresh rate..
I'm just confused.
In game, even in a local server getting like 120 fps, it doesn't feel smooth
Hopefully this explains what I mean my smooth
[url]http://www.twitch.tv/mangachu_/b/371416239[/url][/QUOTE]
okay...
1. it seems that having ridiculous amounts of fps (like 300-500) makes the game smoother and it doesn't have anything to do with the monitor's refresh rate. don't have a good computer so i can't personally confirm this, but perhaps the streamer has a really good computer that can put out those kind of framerates while streaming.
2. if you only have 120 fps on a listen server i doubt you can keep a framerate above your monitor's refresh rate on servers with 12+ players. perhaps the jerkiness you experience is because you drop in fps.
3. do you use a custom netcode? perhaps your netcode is obsolete or your connection can't handle the netcode. gonna need a picture of your net_graph (set it to 4) to decide this. additionally, you may feel jerkiness if your fps drops below your cl_cmdrate (controls the amount of updates SENT to the server per second, so if your fps drops below this the game may feel jerky because the amount of updates is sent at a irregular rate)
4. a slightly cognitive psychologic theory: maybe you feel that the stream is smooth because your brain thinks you're watching a youtube video (which are capped at 30 fps), and since you can't interact (e.g. move him around, fight etc.) you can't prove your brain "wrong", so to speak.
That video doesn't look much different from when I get 60FPS, except the part when payload explodes, but that's caused by framerate drop.
I also use chris' maxquality config, so that may be behind it as well.
I always found my FPS to look fairly damn smooth, but not on actual online servers unless they are insanely close to my region
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