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Middenrat
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 7:00 am    Post subject: Mad Laps PRO Reply with quote

Most of this topic is covered in the 'Donate' thread, so I'll spare Belial's blushes by avoiding the story of exactly how come we have it, but there's a new Mad Laps server and it's professionally hosted and seviced by techbots!
Last night it debuted with a mixed bunch ot tracks from Classics to A2B to New Submissions from our team of trackbuilders, running in Rounds mode (limit 10pts) in order to avoid the glitchy patch some of us installed to cure Laps mode's CP issues. Rounds mode has its own faults for our purposes but DaMadman is on the trail of a cure for the absence of Lap Recs which may also limit all the Sector Recs it's awarding (about twelve for our tracks, though it would fill the screen if we ran 'old' GP 6).
Laps and Classic were barred from use while we attempted Destruction Testing on the new baby and we'd still like to give it the toughest workout, so please join in the session when you can and we'll see how many ppl we can squeeze into the nominal 32 slots.
Have Fun and give us your feedback.
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mad
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 11:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Server tonight was fantastic.

It moved from atlanta to amsterdam overnight. Caused me a massive headache this morning trying to rejig it and set it up but now its working and we got 36 on at one point... maybe more. Very smooth too.
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Ste-Unit



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 12:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

lots of late starts when there were lots on though
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Medi



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 6:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very true, I got 7+ seconds late one time and 2+ regularly. Still was very nice though to have so many people on one server!

Seeing how many people it can hold, will this server be used for GP's?
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mad
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 7:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Two things make the late starts worse....

Due to it being a new server your machine will recache the tracks. This will improve as people return.

Always check your computers processes. xfire, mediaplayer, msn, virus checkers, antispyware, spyware anything can make you latestart. If it's really bad then reboot and try again.
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Pepper
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 9:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

With a new computer, i've no late start and no lag on the server (playing in PC3 all high).
I wasn't there when more than 30 peeps were racing, but still... it helps a lot to have competitive hardware too.
Great experience of racing there Mad. Wink
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Ste-Unit



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 10:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Peter Starbuck wrote:
With a new computer, i've no late start and no lag on the server (playing in PC3 all high).


I'm on a new system too, but when there were 25+ people on I late started every race only by about 3 or 4 secs
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 10:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'll try to join again when there is as many players as last night...
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evil_homer
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 8:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

well done with the work so far on Mad Laps PRO, first few days its obviously going to have issues but i've been on today and WOW Very Happy

i like how theres loads of tracks i'd never even raced on, its top

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 10:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

*really need to sort that kicking/ban call vote thing on this server*
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Ste-Unit



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 10:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

lol, i callvoted to kick someone as they were being annoying, and it worked without anyone having to vote. Then I wondered whether it worked with banning...it did..

(damn you jawz Razz)
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 11:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

works with everything.
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Raikkonen



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 12:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This looks like great news, belial was talking about giving the server we dont use for COD4 anyway to mad gaming for TM.

cant wait to play on it tonight.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 1:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

it seems a quite a bunch of people are having trouble with late starting on the server. sunday night i was on for about 5 hours without a single late start, while last night i was on with 30+ people and late started every race by 11+ seconds. I came on later when there was 10ish on and had no problems.

I don't whether there is a fix, but its not nice coming on to RACE and starting 15secs behind, if it keeps doing this when alot of people are on then i'll probably lose interest very quickly and start going on other servers (i was actually enjoying the nadeo servers last night)
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 1:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i finds on servers with 20-30+ i might late start by few seconds quite regulary

i know on the popular time attack servers i late start cause by time im in server theres like 3 mins when there should be 4
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 3:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ste-Unit wrote:
I don't whether there is a fix, but its not nice coming on to RACE and starting 15secs behind, if it keeps doing this when alot of people are on then i'll probably lose interest very quickly and start going on other servers (i was actually enjoying the nadeo servers last night)


Is that a threat, because nobody makes you race here mate if you don't enjoy it theres not much anyone can do Confused
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Moldo
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 3:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ste-Unit wrote:
I don't whether there is a fix, but its not nice coming on to RACE and starting 15secs behind, if it keeps doing this when alot of people are on then i'll probably lose interest very quickly and start going on other servers (i was actually enjoying the nadeo servers last night)


Actually, the UF1R server (hosted by Roy (from Australia Laughing) kinda new RFR but you can drift there) kept making me late start by 15 seconds, but turns out, after 5 laps it's much closer then Mr. Green
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Middenrat
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 3:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This only seems to have been a problem since all the Classic tracks were dumped wholesale into the mix, am i right?
Just a hunch, but have the late starters correctly configured the Network Upload/Download options in the first box of the Configuration panel? Just don't max it out - like Ventrilo these datastreams work smoothly if the bandwidth is choked to the minimum necessary. For example mine are clocked at 350kbps UP and 3500kbps DOWN even though my connection is much faster.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 3:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Middenrat wrote:


Just a hunch, but have the late starters correctly configured the Network Upload/Download options in the first box of the Configuration panel? Just don't max it out - like Ventrilo these datastreams work smoothly if the bandwidth is choked to the minimum necessary. For example mine are clocked at 350kbps UP and 3500kbps DOWN even though my connection is much faster.


Hey i didn't know that, i though it was better when it was very high. Shocked
Thank you Middinho Wink
PS: i never had a late start on MadLaps Pro that said
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 4:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

thank you mid. I`ll try that i had mine way higher than those numbers Confused

Hope it works Wink
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