Tickrate/Ping Assistance

[HeadShot]

Basically I'm looking for an explanation of how this alters user ping and or/lag or of any ways I could increase speeds for people or reduce ping by any at all. Any information anyone has with this type of matter would be great. It's for a paid for TNN Pittsburgh Server, running Infiltration Standoff, if anyone wants to go take a look at it's current speed, etc. it's the }A{pocalypse server.

EDIT: I'm also using NPT, and I noticed "set ipdrv.tcpnetdriver maxtickspersecond" so would using npt affect this function? I'm what Bane would call a script kiddie so I know practically nothing about script but I can usually grasp a pretty good concept of what code does just by looking at it.

[Shambler]

It increases/decreases the tickrate (think of it like your framerate, higher tickrate = smoother gameplay) depending upon the number of players in the server.

I think Barend coded it in order to try and solve problems with high CPU usage when a lot of players are on the server; you could try disabling it and set the netdrivers MaxTicksPerSecond to the same value as iMaxTicks (or higher, if you like), but once it stats maxing out the CPU it gets very jerky.

[HeadShot]

So it's a test & repeat thing eh? so it'd have to be tested while full or close to full.

EDIT: Any suggestions as to what I should not go over?

EDIT: I've got the tickrate working fine now, what will MaxClientRate change?

[Shambler]

Not sure about MaxClientRate; possibly something to do with the clients netspeed or local tickrate.

[GreatEmerald]

http://www.utzone.de/include.php?path=content/articles.php&contentid=5668

Some tickrate explanations..

[HeadShot]

Thanks Emerald, that explained it very well.