how can i decrease my latency on counter strike 1.6?

Question

At counter strike 1.6, i have my latency is too big and and because of that some servers don't allow me to play on them...

Answer 1

"Ping" is roughly the time it takes for the electronic signals to go from your computers dialup or ethernet card thru the wire and any other modems or electronic equipment and over the internet to the game server's ethernet card.



"Latency" is similar to "ping", but includes the time it takes for your computer to send out the signal (calculation/processing time), plus the "ping time" it takes for the signal to travel over internet to the server's ethernet card, the time it takes for the game server to calculate and process the signal. Also, plus sometimes, send out a response to your computer, and then your computer to reprocess it. Most people use the terms "ping" and "latency" interchangeably, but almost always your latency is always higher than the ping times.



"Lag" is "extra delay time" that gets added to your latency time because of one or several reasons. "Lag" can be caused by the client computer, your ISP, the internet, the game servers ISP, or the game server.



Lag can be cause by many things on your computer : software programs loading your CPU while you are also playing games, software programs also using bandwidth over the internet during games (like ICQ, MSN, downloads, etc), not enough RAM in your computer (~128MB or more is needed), incorrect Window settings, incorrect modem settings, incorrect Firewall software settings, loose physical wire connections (causing packets to be re-sent), older/slower computer's CPU speed (MHZ or GHZ), your modem/modem settings, IRQ conflicts, etc, etc.



Lag can be cause by many things NOT on your computer : bad connections at your cable/phone company, your ISP might be over loaded at night during peak gaming times, routers at your ISP might be mis-set, other routers on the internet might be mis-set, the game server's ISP might be overloaded at peak times, the game server's ISP might have other problems, and the game server might be over loaded, etc, etc.





The more the bandwidth of your internet connection, the lesser wud b the latency...n play on only indian servers...the less the distance from the server, the lesser will b the lag...n while playing CS 1.6 try not to download anything simultaneously...



Change the following in your console:-

cl_updaterate 100

cl_cmdrate 100

rate 20000

fps_max 101

Answer 2

The best way is to download Ccleaner here http://bitly.com/UrALrK



Or you can go on Windows operating system locate the command prompt and go there to do the following:

Create a Recovery file of system and date it today.



Then begin by;

delete the 'Temp' folders..they have hidden subfolders so you need to set the attributes in order to bypass this. For each subfolder delete all cookies and rubbish left behnd after install-uninstalled programs. Do a 'dir' command to check your progress. Make sure the 'Temp' file is empty.



goto c:\windows\prefetch and delete everything in there..no exceptions



goto c:\windows folder and delete all the '$' files that have been installed by updates. They can all be succesfully deleted and just take up disk space.



Locate the Internet Temporary Files..Check to see how high the saving level is..some have it set at 30 days..but that stores faaaar tooo much data..though it slows down the system overal. Keep this to a minimum..suggest 2 or 5 at most.



Delete all 'cookies' all those you don't need.



Locate the windows directory and go through the folders you know and those you don't need. Check this once a week at least. Some programs will install under XP as NT and older systems where there is no check of systems weight.



Check to see that system files have not changed since last booting. Things like .ini files or .bat are important items.





Check for 'Hidden Directories' all over the disk...do this at the command prompt:



dir *.* /ah wil show these hidden directories



Check the 'dir' command for all parameters

Answer 3

I play CS:S it has the best graphics, before I even answer I advise you to buy it!



But I used to have high latency until my family upgraded to a better router. But the router was pretty annoying as it didnt work with many wireless adapters, this stopped my sister from constantly watching youtube videos...



To cut a long story short, check to see if anyone else in your house is using the internet for steaming videos / downloading etc. make sure you yourself arn't downloading anything or have anything running that uses the internet in the background. Also you could check for viruses? Lastly using an ethernet cable reduces my latency by around 20, found it great, although annoying as I don't really like cables running around the house. Oh or you could invest in a better internet provider or router / modem.



I hope this has helped =]

Answer 4

u should look for a server that has a low Ping

the lower the ping the smoother the game play

Answer 5

Play on servers in your country.



Don't download stuff while doing it

Answer 6

have your own server 6 ft away