Client Optimization - Revision history

Complete lamer: snd_restart fix

2016-07-02T22:07:34Z

snd_restart fix

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	If all else fails you can edit the particles_manifest.txt file in \Empires\particles or you could simply delete several particle files such as vehicle dust.		If all else fails you can edit the particles_manifest.txt file in \Empires\particles or you could simply delete several particle files such as vehicle dust.

			== The same sound won't stop playing! ==
			Use the console command(~ key by default) '''snd_restart''' to fix this.

	== I fell under the map! ==		== I fell under the map! ==
	Open up the console (~ key by default) and use the emp_unstuck command.		Open up the console (~ key by default) and use the '''emp_unstuck''' command.

	If this does not work, attempt to suicide (using grenades) in the game when that happens, as it is considered "exploiting". Do not kill any enemies or enemy buildings while underground, because you may be (permanently) banned from the server if you do that. Another possibility is to go to spectator mode (default button is "n"), which will suicide you, and then to your faction again. If you enabled the console in the game options, you can also suicide by opening it (tilda ~ key by default,) typing "kill" (without quotes) and pressing Enter key.		If this does not work, attempt to suicide (using grenades) in the game when that happens, as it is considered "exploiting". Do not kill any enemies or enemy buildings while underground, because you may be (permanently) banned from the server if you do that. Another possibility is to go to spectator mode (default button is "n"), which will suicide you, and then to your faction again. If you enabled the console in the game options, you can also suicide by opening it (tilda ~ key by default,) typing '''kill''' (without quotes) and pressing Enter key.

	= Other commands =		= Other commands =

Administrator at 18:10, 3 April 2011

2011-04-03T18:10:32Z

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	Following is a list of various problems you may get when playing Empires:		Following is a list of various problems you may get when playing Empires:

			== Empires does not start! ==

			Empires requires a minimum of DirectX9 and the SSE2 architecture. Pentium 4's, Athlon64's, and newer have this.

	== I'm playing on a resolution under 1024x768, and some parts of the HUD are wrong/broken! ==		== I'm playing on a resolution under 1024x768, and some parts of the HUD are wrong/broken! ==

Administrator at 18:01, 3 April 2011

2011-04-03T18:01:36Z

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	Following is a list of various problems you may get when playing Empires:		Following is a list of various problems you may get when playing Empires:



	== I'm playing on a resolution under 1024x768, and some parts of the HUD are wrong/broken! ==		== I'm playing on a resolution under 1024x768, and some parts of the HUD are wrong/broken! ==
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	+cl_forcepreload "1" (Preloads game assets at start of level too)		+cl_forcepreload "1" (Preloads game assets at start of level too)

	~~-novideo (Skips the introductory video)~~


	You can combine the commands, separating them by a space: ''-heapsize NUMBER +sv_forcepreload "1" +cl_forcepreload "1" -novideo''		You can combine the commands, separating them by a space: ''-heapsize NUMBER +sv_forcepreload "1" +cl_forcepreload "1" -novideo''
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	+mat_bumpmap "0" +mat_specular "0"		+mat_bumpmap "0" +mat_specular "0"

	~~It is~~ also ~~possible to further~~ increase ~~FPS~~ by ~~forcing the game to run in DirectX 8~~.~~1 - it still works fine - although this is probably not advised unless you have serious FPS issues as~~ the ~~advanced video settings are reset each time you restart~~ the ~~game.~~		You may also increase fps by disabling paralax shading. Type the following into the windowed box or autoexec:

	~~-dxlevel 81~~		+mat_paralax "0"

	If all else fails you can edit the particles_manifest.txt file in \Empires\particles or you could simply delete several particle files such as vehicle dust.		If all else fails you can edit the particles_manifest.txt file in \Empires\particles or you could simply delete several particle files such as vehicle dust.
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	Here are some more helpful commands to use either in the console or in the autoexec.cfg file to optimize the client:		Here are some more helpful commands to use either in the console or in the autoexec.cfg file to optimize the client:


			-windowed -noborder - ''Allows for easier alt-tabbing of game when playing in full screen resolutions.''

	cl_smooth 0 - ''Disables client-side smoothing.''		cl_smooth 0 - ''Disables client-side smoothing.''
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	mat_fastspecular 1 - ''Removes more advanced shading techniques from the game. Can give a large FPS increase.''		mat_fastspecular 1 - ''Removes more advanced shading techniques from the game. Can give a large FPS increase.''

			mat_paralax 0 - ''Removes paralax shading from the game.''

Administrator: /* I'm getting very low FPS! */

2010-05-05T04:28:03Z

I'm getting very low FPS!

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	It is also possible to further increase FPS by forcing the game to run in DirectX 8.1 - it still works fine - although this is probably not advised unless you have serious FPS issues as the advanced video settings are reset each time you restart the game.		It is also possible to further increase FPS by forcing the game to run in DirectX 8.1 - it still works fine - although this is probably not advised unless you have serious FPS issues as the advanced video settings are reset each time you restart the game.

	-dxlevel 81		-dxlevel 81

			If all else fails you can edit the particles_manifest.txt file in \Empires\particles or you could simply delete several particle files such as vehicle dust.

	== I fell under the map! ==		== I fell under the map! ==

Administrator at 15:58, 16 December 2008

2008-12-16T15:58:32Z

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	+mat_bumpmap "0" +mat_specular "0"		+mat_bumpmap "0" +mat_specular "0"

			It is also possible to further increase FPS by forcing the game to run in DirectX 8.1 - it still works fine - although this is probably not advised unless you have serious FPS issues as the advanced video settings are reset each time you restart the game.

			-dxlevel 81

	== I fell under the map! ==		== I fell under the map! ==

Catface: /* I put the model detail on "Low", and now some of the buildings are (partly) invisible! */

2008-01-04T21:48:32Z

I put the model detail on "Low", and now some of the buildings are (partly) invisible!

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	Following is a list of various problems you may get when playing Empires:		Following is a list of various problems you may get when playing Empires:

	~~== I put the model detail on "Low", and now some of the buildings are (partly) invisible! ==~~

	~~The game requires the model detail to be on "Medium" at the very least, as the "Low" setting has some missing textures.~~

	== I'm playing on a resolution under 1024x768, and some parts of the HUD are wrong/broken! ==		== I'm playing on a resolution under 1024x768, and some parts of the HUD are wrong/broken! ==

Gilmore110j: Superfluous commands

2007-09-15T00:31:54Z

Superfluous commands

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	rate 25000 - ''How fast your computer updates the packets that will be sent to the server.''		rate 25000 - ''How fast your computer updates the packets that will be sent to the server.''

	~~pp_bloom 0 - ''Removes the bloom from the game. Sometimes gives a tiny FPS increase.''~~

	~~mat_bloom 0 - ''Does not draw the bloom ingame. Sometimes gives a tiny FPS increase.''~~

	mat_bumpmap 0 - ''Removes more advanced textures from the game. Can give a large FPS increase.''		mat_bumpmap 0 - ''Removes more advanced textures from the game. Can give a large FPS increase.''

Reginald2710: /* The game takes incredibly long to load! */

2007-08-10T11:46:27Z

The game takes incredibly long to load!

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	+cl_forcepreload "1" (Preloads game assets at start of level too)		+cl_forcepreload "1" (Preloads game assets at start of level too)

	-novideo (Skips the ~~Valve~~ video)		-novideo (Skips the introductory video)

Gilmore110j: /* The game takes incredibly long to load! */

2007-08-09T22:08:46Z

The game takes incredibly long to load!

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	+sv_forcepreload "1" (Preloads game assets at start of level)		+sv_forcepreload "1" (Preloads game assets at start of level)

	cl_forcepreload "1" (Preloads game assets at start of level too)		+cl_forcepreload "1" (Preloads game assets at start of level too)

	-novideo (Skips the Valve video)		-novideo (Skips the Valve video)

Gilmore110j: /* I fell under the map! */ -Added previous suggestions, as emp_unstuck isn't a bug-free solution

2007-05-08T22:38:03Z

I fell under the map!: -Added previous suggestions, as emp_unstuck isn't a bug-free solution

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	== I fell under the map! ==		== I fell under the map! ==
	Open up the console (~ key by default) and use the emp_unstuck command.		Open up the console (~ key by default) and use the emp_unstuck command.

			If this does not work, attempt to suicide (using grenades) in the game when that happens, as it is considered "exploiting". Do not kill any enemies or enemy buildings while underground, because you may be (permanently) banned from the server if you do that. Another possibility is to go to spectator mode (default button is "n"), which will suicide you, and then to your faction again. If you enabled the console in the game options, you can also suicide by opening it (tilda ~ key by default,) typing "kill" (without quotes) and pressing Enter key.

	= Other commands =		= Other commands =