punkbuster.

Mon Dec 15, 2003 8:39 am

oke this new feature of the ecgn beach server is killing my fps bad.
even when there are 20 players on it it still sucks big time.

and i do have a very good computer. but the new updates for pb are just a pain in the ass. i know its supposed to catch cheaters but the only thing it does is kick people that have a wrong punkbuster version.

what do you guys think of it and
do you have problems with punkbuster being on.

Tue Dec 23, 2003 8:29 am

i did.. till i upgraded my ram. it used to nail my fps. i thought it was a conflict with another program, but it was a ram issue. also on the pb webpage there is some trouble shooting guides that will help. try /pb_security 0 and /pb_sleep 500, in console, when u are connected and see if that helps any

Tue Dec 23, 2003 11:28 am

i have 256 ram so i think thats enouf.
ill try those console commands you gave me

thx for the help

Tue Dec 23, 2003 11:51 am

256 should be enough for rtcw.

but, good god man! thats not enough for ET!

Tue Dec 23, 2003 12:41 pm

hey silver, I have 512 and my fps were dropping too, what i did was just deal with it for the first few minutes, cause pb is checking everything, then it should be ok, playing peek time never helps tho

Wed Dec 24, 2003 12:13 pm

i had 256ddr runnin XP, i booted up to 512 and it runs great now, pb takes alot to run, they even admit it in their hlep section

Wed Dec 24, 2003 4:47 pm

i run ET and regualr wolf with 256ram, but im using some of my X-mas money on a 512 chip in a few days. My game runs smoothly on ET i don't see why you need 512 S.S. N

Thu Dec 25, 2003 1:44 am

Originally posted by Paul Hinrichsen
i run ET and regualr wolf with 256ram, but im using some of my X-mas money on a 512 chip in a few days. My game runs smoothly on ET i don't see why you need 512 S.S. N

that depends also on the Resolution you are using, but Et maps are basically bigger than RTCW maps and even more complex in design and arquitecture so that a good amount of RAM helps a lot handling thoses levels.
I use 1 Ghz RAM and everything runs very good

Thu Dec 25, 2003 12:40 pm

Originally posted by S.S. N
256 should be enough for rtcw.

but, good god man! thats not enough for ET!

me and my brother both have 256 N, never had any problems so far with et.

Thu Dec 25, 2003 12:57 pm

well paul, if and when you do pickup the extra 256...just remember what i said. its a world of difference. i upgraded the ram like a month or two ago, and i wouldnt play if i had to go back.

Thu Dec 25, 2003 3:05 pm

hmm im picking up a 512 chip next time i hit bestbuy or so. I don't see how it could improve it much, but ill see.