Reason for lag found; Attempting to fix

Admin Posts : 15 Join date : 2010-03-14

Wondering why you've been lagging so horribly?
No, it's not you, and
No, it's not our hoster.

It's the notorious Memory Leaks.

Update 3/15:
Started searching through map and monstermap files. It is possibly caused by a bad connection.

Update 3/16:
Found the memory leaks, and a fix.
Attempting to patch most of them.

Memory leaks fixed. Lag should be removed.

Subject: Re: Reason for lag found; Attempting to fix Mon Mar 15, 2010 12:52 pm

You sure its the memory leaks? Only some people lag and some people don't. People with slower internet lag and people with faster internet don't lag according to the speedtest results?

If it is a memory leak where could it be coming from?

Senior Member Posts : 127 Join date : 2010-01-04

recvops...
im guessin

Subject: Re: Reason for lag found; Attempting to fix Mon Mar 15, 2010 4:09 pm

oldskool, do you even know what your talking about?

Begginer Posts : 2 Join date : 2010-03-15

I'm only lagging when there monsters in the map, if there are only npc's I have no lagg.

thought maybe it would help Smile

Admin Posts : 15 Join date : 2010-03-14

Shootsource uses a unique monstermap.
I am assuming it is built as an array list, instead of a linked list.
Therefore, the server is overwhelmed, and some memory is leaked.

Subject: Re: Reason for lag found; Attempting to fix Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:51 pm

If you think you did anything that triggered a memory leak for example:

"something you did or typed that made it suddently lag, dc or etc" Please report it below

Begginer Posts : 6 Join date : 2010-02-19

Yeah i only lagg with monsters on map with npc's im fine

Admin Posts : 15 Join date : 2010-03-14

Updated first post.

Subject: Re: Reason for lag found; Attempting to fix Wed Mar 17, 2010 12:16 am

good job

Last edited by Mike on Wed Mar 17, 2010 12:52 am; edited 1 time in total

Server Up

Lag should stop now, If you still experience lag post below with speedtest results.
www.speedtest.net

Senior Member Posts : 127 Join date : 2010-01-04

its fixed... never was a problem with me tho!

Subject: Re: Reason for lag found; Attempting to fix Wed Mar 17, 2010 12:52 am

Yeah, but for some people it was.

Begginer Posts : 2 Join date : 2010-03-15

still lagging... Sad

Reason for lag found; Attempting to fix 751624401

Begginer Posts : 11 Join date : 2010-03-07

I never used to lag in towns or fm but now, I can't go to Henesys without lagging and I don't lag in fm's ;[ :/

Hope it helped - somehow D:

Admin Posts : 15 Join date : 2010-03-14

Where is your current location?

Begginer Posts : 6 Join date : 2010-02-19

http://www.speedtest.net/result/753352956.png

thats not very good is it?

Subject: Re: Reason for lag found; Attempting to fix Thu Mar 18, 2010 6:08 pm

Its not bad?

Junior Member Posts : 80 Join date : 2009-12-28

I'm still lagging o-o

test result in some other thrend you made about the lag+I'm from Ireland, Dublin.

Admin Posts : 15 Join date : 2010-03-14

Yeah, this should have reduced the lag slightly.
After all, i don't lag anymore.
But we're about do do a massive source switch, which in theory, remove the lag.

Subject: Re: Reason for lag found; Attempting to fix Fri Mar 19, 2010 9:34 pm

Yep, This source "Should" have the leak fixed.