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Christopher Omega

Oxymoron

Join date: 28 Mar 2003

Posts: 1,828

11-27-2003 16:40

Anyone know what the best settings for playing SL on dialup are? (Yes, Im serious... I can only access internet via phone line atm).

Eggy Lippmann

Wiktator

Join date: 1 May 2003

Posts: 7,939

11-27-2003 17:06

Disable most graphics settings, turn most network settings down to 0, max out the cache and you will be fine. Keep some on land and objects so you will be able to get around.

James Miller

Village Idiot

Join date: 9 Jan 2003

Posts: 1,500

11-27-2003 20:03

Disable rendering some things, that seems to help a bit.

Hey, at least you're not on satellite dialup like I was

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Ezhar Fairlight

professional slacker

Join date: 30 Jun 2003

Posts: 310

11-28-2003 08:20

Turn the network settings to custom and set them so the overall bandwith is less than half of your real bandwith. If you still get flooded by the server (packetloss meter goes red), set it even lower.

Turn the view distance as low as possible, move as little as possible, don't go near sim borders, stay in the sim you're in, preferably in areas with a low number of prims. Don't rez anything that has alot of prims.

Good luck :)

Dan Linden

Linden Lab Employee

Join date: 31 Dec 1969

Posts: 66

12-02-2003 10:46

You can also mute the audio in the preferences. Sound will not be requested, and will save some bandwidth.

Ken Virgo

Fighting GURU

Join date: 19 Jun 2004

Posts: 62

DSL settings

08-05-2004 10:02

Does anyone know what the best settings are if you have DSL? 2.2ghz 1024mb RAM

Chosen Few

Alpha Channel Slave

Join date: 16 Jan 2004

Posts: 7,496

Re: DSL settings

08-05-2004 14:05

From: someone

Originally posted by Ken Virgo
Does anyone know what the best settings are if you have DSL? 2.2ghz 1024mb RAM

Not that I'm eager to contribute to a hijacked thread, but just so the question can die here and now, there is no best setting for DSL, as DSL performance varies incredibly, depending on your distance form the nearest hub, the amount of people on it, etc. When I first got Verizon DSL a year and a half ago, it was lightning fast. Now it's around a third of its former speed. I'm lucky to get 500K.

The best solution for you is to go to Cnet and do the bandwidth meter thingy so at least you know your actual speed, not just what the inflated number that was quoted to you by your ISP. From there, play around with your network settings and display settings until you reach what you consider to be the best performance/appearance happy medium.

Whatever you do, don't turn off shine/bump (or whatever they've changed the name to this week) to increase performance. Sacrifice anything else but that. You miss too much of the world without it. As someone who creates a lot of stuff, I hate it when people can't see it properly.

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Christopher Omega Oxymoron Join date: 28 Mar 2003 Posts: 1,828	11-27-2003 16:40 Anyone know what the best settings for playing SL on dialup are? (Yes, Im serious... I can only access internet via phone line atm).
Eggy Lippmann Wiktator Join date: 1 May 2003 Posts: 7,939	11-27-2003 17:06 Disable most graphics settings, turn most network settings down to 0, max out the cache and you will be fine. Keep some on land and objects so you will be able to get around.
James Miller Village Idiot Join date: 9 Jan 2003 Posts: 1,500	11-27-2003 20:03 Disable rendering some things, that seems to help a bit. Hey, at least you're not on satellite dialup like I was _____________________ George W. Bush hates America.
Ezhar Fairlight professional slacker Join date: 30 Jun 2003 Posts: 310	11-28-2003 08:20 Turn the network settings to custom and set them so the overall bandwith is less than half of your real bandwith. If you still get flooded by the server (packetloss meter goes red), set it even lower. Turn the view distance as low as possible, move as little as possible, don't go near sim borders, stay in the sim you're in, preferably in areas with a low number of prims. Don't rez anything that has alot of prims. Good luck :)
Dan Linden Linden Lab Employee Join date: 31 Dec 1969 Posts: 66	12-02-2003 10:46 You can also mute the audio in the preferences. Sound will not be requested, and will save some bandwidth.
Ken Virgo Fighting GURU Join date: 19 Jun 2004 Posts: 62	DSL settings 08-05-2004 10:02 Does anyone know what the best settings are if you have DSL? 2.2ghz 1024mb RAM
Chosen Few Alpha Channel Slave Join date: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 7,496	Re: DSL settings 08-05-2004 14:05 From: someone Originally posted by Ken Virgo Does anyone know what the best settings are if you have DSL? 2.2ghz 1024mb RAM Not that I'm eager to contribute to a hijacked thread, but just so the question can die here and now, there is no best setting for DSL, as DSL performance varies incredibly, depending on your distance form the nearest hub, the amount of people on it, etc. When I first got Verizon DSL a year and a half ago, it was lightning fast. Now it's around a third of its former speed. I'm lucky to get 500K. The best solution for you is to go to Cnet and do the bandwidth meter thingy so at least you know your actual speed, not just what the inflated number that was quoted to you by your ISP. From there, play around with your network settings and display settings until you reach what you consider to be the best performance/appearance happy medium. Whatever you do, don't turn off shine/bump (or whatever they've changed the name to this week) to increase performance. Sacrifice anything else but that. You miss too much of the world without it. As someone who creates a lot of stuff, I hate it when people can't see it properly.