Hi All, you have probably seen me on the server for freon recently - I started gaming many many years ago - for fps it was the original unreal - then through all the versions mainly ut2004. I was <<RzR>>DarkRage & <<RzR>>Reality, I was with RaZor for a few years before moving on to eXs then Fatz as ^o^. So for those that remember me please leave a comment and see if I remember you.
Its good to see many names on the servers I play on that I recognise - even Piglet =)
My biggest issue now that Im old is my kids stealing my bandwidth and leaving me with packet loss - really buggers up my k/d ratio.
I think i have had one or two matches with perfect stable internet which enabled me to hitscan and score top 30 odd kills but usually mid on the scores when im pl spiking.
anyway hello again - I left UT in 2007 and returned a few months ago during lockdown good to know i can still play =)
Welcome.
Wait until the kids are in bed to play...or by that time are you too knackered?
I work shifts - so when im home they are home most of the time especially with all these lockdowns =)
Hi and welcome :)
Get a router than allows you to set bandwidth limits, that way you can leave enough overhead in the connection perhaps
Hi matey, name sounds familiar RzR on the old titan servers maybe? Wish I still had all my old screenshots, but only have 6 I can find from the olden days.
Most routers allow for specific application priorities, I forget what the technical name for it is; if you find others are hogging the bandwidth in your household.
im on sky - unfortunately u can not prioritise
Quote from: Rage on November 08, 2020, 11:25
im on sky - unfortunately u can not prioritise
yep, put a router between the 'problem computers' and the i'net connection,. you can limit bandwidth
ok will look at that =) thx
The search term you're looking for is "QOS" - you can get it on switches and routers. Just give your PC priority...
Welcome mate, long time no see!
hey Thor, hows u - u got a family now?
TP LINK TL WR940N Wireless N300 Home Router 300Mpbs 3 External Antennas IP QoS WPS Button
Quote from: THOR` on November 08, 2020, 17:17
Welcome mate, long time no see!
There he is. I think it is alright that I blame you for being to busy to join the game recently (or playing incognito) :D
Hello Rage. I share your story sort of, stopped playing somewhere in 07, found an old laptop with 2k4 installed a while back and got remembered that this game was fun. Also got kids messing with my time and bandwidth. =) Usually play for 15 mins after the last one have napped..
Welcome to the boards old pal. :-)
Quote from: Rage on November 08, 2020, 17:30
hey Thor, hows u - u got a family now?
I'm not too bad good to see you around again, been a long time, and nah, no family.
Quote from: Blub on November 08, 2020, 20:22
Quote from: THOR` on November 08, 2020, 17:17
Welcome mate, long time no see!
There he is. I think it is alright that I blame you for being to busy to join the game recently (or playing incognito) :D
I work shifts and the servers usually pretty dead when I have time to play :(
What times do you usually check the servers? There might not be around for a full round of freon, but maybe some 1 vs 1 DM is possible.
Are you still doing the semiconductor business stuff (supplies for it, iirc)?
He's growing them.
Quote from: Blub on November 10, 2020, 19:54
What times do you usually check the servers? There might not be around for a full round of freon, but maybe some 1 vs 1 DM is possible.
Are you still doing the semiconductor business stuff (supplies for it, iirc)?
Yeah I grow Semiconductor Crystals, I rotate across 3 shifts weekly so it kills me a bit.
Yeah I grow Semiconductor Crystals, I rotate across 3 shifts weekly so it kills me a bit.
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Every week is a new shift? That's just wrong. They're just trying to off you before they have to pay retirement benefits.
Quote from: [MiA]Dave on November 11, 2020, 14:50
Every week is a new shift? That's just wrong. They're just trying to off you before they have to pay retirement benefits.
It's not the greatest shift rotation in the world that's for sure, I work 11pm - 7am, then 3pm - 11pm and finally 7am - 3pm before heading back on to nights.
Is it worth it? That's seriously going to be messing up your body.
Quote from: THOR` on November 11, 2020, 21:12
Quote from: [MiA]Dave on November 11, 2020, 14:50
Every week is a new shift? That's just wrong. They're just trying to off you before they have to pay retirement benefits.
It's not the greatest shift rotation in the world that's for sure, I work 11pm - 7am, then 3pm - 11pm and finally 7am - 3pm before heading back on to nights.
But weekly or does that happen within a week?
its a 3 shift rotation weekly - same as i do - but mines 2200-0600 then 1400-2200 then 0600-1400
U could of waited until full year was over, until the reply m8... :D
Hello all, I've finally bought another pc. Waited far too long, anyone know where I can dl a digital version of UT2k4? Hoping to try out the game on the new system.
maybe:
https://www.reddit.com/r/unrealtournament/comments/106z3du/where_to_find_ut_99_or_2004_now/
Can you copy over the directories from your old PC? That's what I've done each time I've upgraded, then updated the registry with the key (copied from old registry or from the install disks I still have).
I found I had a portable disk drive lying around so installed from that i just need a hand setting up for an RTX. tried last night with DX9 and some other bits buts its very clunky not smooth at all. any help would be appreciated.
You might fare better using OpenGL.
This, and other stuf here: https://miasma.rocks/index.php?topic=1076.0
I've tried it with both 32 & 64 bit versions of UT2004 and find it performs better than D3D.
I also find the 64 bit version of Ut2004 runs better than 32, but it loses the text to voice chat function.
Cheers grim - will try in a bit
There's also some very useful info here: https://miasma.rocks/index.php/topic,1485.msg17632.html#msg17632
Apologies @Piglet, I was a bit of an ass O:-)
And here: https://miasma.rocks/index.php?topic=1477.0
I'd recommend saving a pristine copy of your install folder to a safe place in case it all goes wrong. A copy and paste of the folder has saved my sanity more than once :)
I also keep a backup copy of a good working System folder, and a separate copy of User.ini, UT2004.ini, and ut2004-win64.ini file in case a change stops the game from running. Again, speaking from experience.
No problem!
When on any of the MiA servers you don't need to (are probably best not to) change netspeed unless you have a very very low bandwidth connection. On the servers here now they default you to a netspeed of 50,000 - which is really helpful to both client and server in high-spam situations.
The reason for this is that on high player count games there is a lot of activity. That activity needs to be known by the game client (i.e. your computer).
The netspeed is the client/server communication bandwidth. Where the netspeed is less than needed by the server to give your client the information it needs this causes problems to both you and the game server:
1. The server has to spend precious time deciding what is most important to you that fits within the bandwidth available. This is processor intensive and can result in the server CPU usage increasing massively.
2. The act of culling by the server means that your computer doesn't know everything that is going on that could impact you. Your game on your computer donesn't get all the relevant information and so can't show you on the screen everything you need to know. It doesn't know about things that may matter. You may start getting hit by rockets the server know about and is tracking that wasn't able to fit into the message to your computer. You may lose visibility of the rotation of things and start getting hit by things you can't see or aren't pointing on your screen where the server knows they are pointing.
So - where possible, on the servers here, don't change the netspeed. It's already going to be about right.
its the fps that i have a problem with - i cant get it to stay @ 300 it keeps reverting back to 85 - i have an rtx so it shouldnt be an issue upping the fps. when i go back into ini after chging and trying out its reverted to +90.0. im so confused
Tell me about it! I've spent more time than is considered healthy trying to achieve a high (and stable) fps rate.
The screenshots are from a few min's ago from the same map with around 6 people playing.
Sometimes my fps shows a long string of red numbers, but goes back to normal on next launch.
Quote from: Rage on April 10, 2024, 19:59
when i go back into ini after chging and trying out its reverted to +90.0.
I'm not sure if this is linked to Dynamic Netspeed or not, but this should be unchecked (Settings -> Game tab)
(https://i.ibb.co/GcHg5Xg/fps.jpg)
Make sure the game isn't running when you make changes to your INI files.
Be sure to check: https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Unreal_Tournament_2004
and: https://github.com/crosire/d3d8to9/releases
...and if you still have problems, come back and tell us. It shouldn't be difficult or stop working.
Still have some small issues around settings but more what im comfortable playing ie input speed of mouse - i want it how i used to have it where my movement matched the other players for quick reaction snap shots but its not right - maybe i just need to find a setting and stick with it and get my muscle memory back.
I used to play on a very small desk space, so had a 360 degree of movement in-game for 7cm of mouse movement. I played like that for years and it made spectators feel sick...
These days I have bigger desk and a less responsive confgiuration. Some of the better gamers have huge mouse mats and get very accurate as they have very low sensitivity - they move a long way to turn a bit and have a lot more control over aiming.
I do this weird thing where if I need small quick adjustments I twist my mouse rather than move it... Not sure what my sensitivity is regarding degrees in-game vs mouse distance travelled, will report back if I feel like measuring
It's about 5cm per 360
Quote from: Piglet on May 17, 2024, 20:28
I used to play on a very small desk space, so had a 360 degree of movement in-game for 7cm of mouse movement. I played like that for years and it made spectators feel sick...
These days I have bigger desk and a less responsive confgiuration. Some of the better gamers have huge mouse mats and get very accurate as they have very low sensitivity - they move a long way to turn a bit and have a lot more control over aiming.
I had exactly that with spectators as well Piglet - I mainly just used my record of achievement to make rollies on and mini mouse mat.
Yeah, I can never be bothered to move my arm that much for close quarters + the more accurate the mouse setup the more it highlights my slightly b'llcks aim :'( :))
I have the same problem as before - I still make rollies on my mousemat - I do find I have good aim after hoovering the mousemat for about an hour 8)
Think my fps flips between 88-89. I'm only running the 32bit as I got the steam version, haven't actually checked dir for 64.exe
Quote from: Veica on May 17, 2024, 22:06
I do this weird thing where if I need small quick adjustments I twist my mouse rather than move it.
My technique is terrible.
In normal PC mode I rest my palm on the mouse and move my arm to navigate around the screen (35").
In gaming mode, I adopt a claw grip and my wrist stays put, and even though I have a 120cm x 60cm full sized desk mat, my mouse barely moves outside a 3" x 1" box (I'm conversant in both metric and imperial) :)
Quote from: Stealer on May 30, 2024, 17:07
I still make rollies on my mousemat - I do find I have good aim after hoovering the mousemat for about an hour 8)
I'd recommend going down the vape route rather than combustion. Your lungs will thank you for it, and there's very little smell.
My weapon of choice when vaping is a Storz & Bickel Volcano. I've been using the Hybrid for years, and before that I had a classic and a few other sub-par devices.
For portability I use an Arizer Solo II. I also have a S&B Mighty, but prefer the Solo as it's a cooler draw and just feels better in the hand.
You can buy attachments for micro-dosing 0.15g per session. I tend to do this for a while before removing it and packing the bowl to the gunwales :)
You can also carry a balloon full of vaped material from room to room.
Here's one I prepared earlier :)
(https://i.ibb.co/gjcsv3g/20240530-220815.jpg)
Ty Grim. It's one of those things I've been meaning to get round to for years, like trying shatter and wax etc. Just found a pic of my old setup with tiny mouse mat. I'll dump it on the discord channel, saves me hassle.