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    Pixie in the Playground
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    how can i reduce lag in game ?

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    Ask the people in Mad Science and Grumpy Technology!
    What I do is sit near the router. There are harder, more effective methods, like improving the computer or looking for a better deal from the ISP.


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    If it's spiky rather than consistent, the simplest, yet often overlooked reason could be that you're gaming on WiFi, instead of through an ethernet cable.

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    Depends on what exactly is causing the 'lag'.

    If it's because your computer can't keep up: turn down the graphical settings; tweak your background programs to free up more resources; buy a better graphics card; plug in more/better RAM; upgrade your CPU; increase your swap file.

    If it's due to poor connection speed and it's on your end: buy a better network card; buy a better router; switch to a wired connection; sit closer to the router; kick everybody else off the router to give you more bandwidth; upgrade your internet package; switch to fibre optic; stop torrenting stuff while you're playing.

    If it's due to poor connection speed and it's not on your end: run a tracert to find out where the slowest point is and check whether that's having problems - if that's on an intermediate junction, you're out of luck. If it's on the target server, it's probably being DDOSed/down for maintenance so you'll have to wait until they fix the issue.


    This is the layman's list - there are more technical things you can do, but you're better off asking in the Mad Science and Grumpy Technology forum for that.
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    Aside from the above, ditch your ISP modem/router if you have one. They're invariably low quality and just a simple upgrade can greatly increase your general internet quality.

    The other thing you might need, depending on what you're doing exactly, is to use a VPN. They can provide speed and reliability increases, in addition to keeping your browsing data private.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Elanasaurus View Post
    What I do is sit near the router.
    While this can be good, note that it's the cable length that matters, more bends in a long cable won't make a noticable difference.
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    Quote Originally Posted by halfeye View Post
    While this can be good, note that it's the cable length that matters, more bends in a long cable won't make a noticable difference.
    I think Elanasaurus was referring to a WiFi connection where physical proximity to the router can make a difference to your connection quality.

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    Yup. My home only has so many cables, and if I can't get one, so be it.

    I usually play mobile games anyway.


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    A thing I noticed the other day due to terrible lag during a video chat: maybe don't stack giant crates full of books between you and the wireless. Was only a problem because I'm in the middle of a move.
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