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0 pointsvvanders8y ago0 comments

FYI most game network servers tick the network at 10-12Hz(although the internal sim may run higher).

We generally didn't go higher than 10Hz since you'd start saturating lower end connections and any well written game will be good at reconciling state via dead-reckoning. You have to handle 100ms+ spikes anyway so it doesn't make sense to run the network super-fast.

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AlphaSite8y ago· 4 in thread

Most competitive games go well above 10Hz ticks, OW does it, CSGO does it (I don't really know the tick-rates of other games but when it matters, so no comment there, but there is an important area for it).

OW just has a restricted rate option for low bandwidth connections (added when they went from 23 -> 61 Hz).

vvandersOP8y ago

So that might be the case for LAN games, generally internet tends to stay lower. Valve for instance recommends 13Hz[1] for Source(CSGO):

> // 60 for updaterate is LAN ONLY use 13 for internet

> // 20 is default but will cut the maxplayers you can handle in 1/2

> // for SRCDS Servers use 30 - you might be able to use 20

> // sv_maxupdaterate 60

> sv_maxupdaterate 13

Like I said, depending on how good your potential-vis code is you may be able to go higher but you risk saturating your client links and most game netcode doesn't handle congestion nicely. My info is a little out of date(2-3 years) but back then we had to keep data rates below 20kb/sec(and ideally 10kb/sec) if you wanted low jitter across the link.

[1] https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=5386-HMJ...

gsich8y ago

This information is very much outdated. (Windows XP is referenced in it)

CSGO matchmaking servers (run at 64 ticks) force you to use cl_updaterate 64.

Even in CS 1.6 days, most leagues and servers enforced updaterate 100 and rate 20000. Nearly every player could handle it. And those who couldn't, well, bad luck for them. Playing with 100ms+ is no fun for anybody.

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dvlsg8y ago

Strong disagree for the recommended tick rate for csgo. I played a decent amount of competitive cs, from 1.3 all the way to csgo. Lots of competitive server hosts will go up to 120 (ESEA comes to mind) , and the difference between 120 and 60 is certainly noticeable. Going down to 13 would be almost unplayable.

learc838y ago

>So that might be the case for LAN games

Overwatch has a 63Hz tick rate over the internet.

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gsich8y ago

Only PUBG and Fortnite have such shitty tickrates.

troncjb8y ago

What do you mean by "game network servers tick the network"? Like data going server -> client ?

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