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Victoria Blum

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Join date: 25 Sep 2006

Posts: 28

10-09-2006 21:36

How many users can be online before things get laggy? I've noticed when the number of useres signed into SL is aout 10,000 thats when things become laggy for me and I experince frequent stalls and crashes, sometimes can't even get in cause the network is down (not the grid itself but the connection to the grid). As i type this out my avi is taking a non-stop walk through a blue viod baceue of the lag.

Jessica Elytis

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Join date: 7 Oct 2005

Posts: 1,783

10-10-2006 05:20

Hiya,

The total population has very little effect on overall lag. For every 4 sims, there is one server (on average. Some have less based on system performance).

Lag is affected by many things, with an extremely large amount of variables.

40 avatars in one place, with no attachments will lag up an area a fair amount. 40 avatars with custom prim-jewlery, prim-armor, prim-cloths, prim-hair, with particle emitters and scripted everything would bring the sim to a crawl.

One bad texture can kill lag in the area. A bad build can too. Interpoliation of certain prims has some very bad effects. Texture "flickering" form prims sharing the same plane is very bad on client lag. Scanner scripts, the lightng changes from night/day and day/night are extremely ahrd on some graphics cards.

The time when the world population increases is also prim-time for RL. Work getting out and people logging in. While SL does have a lot of lag and issues, I'd suggest looking at your own ISP. How many are on it in your area during these times? It may not be a problem at all, but it one of the things you may be able to correct with a call to your ISP office. If they clear it, it's one thing you cna scratch off the list of what's causing it.

~Jessy

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SuezanneC Baskerville

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10-10-2006 06:30

I often find that the lag starts to appear somewhere around a population level of one.

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House Market

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Join date: 10 Sep 2006

Posts: 78

10-10-2006 06:55

From: SuezanneC Baskerville

I often find that the lag starts to appear somewhere around a population level of one.

I blame women.

SL would be much better without women and their medusa like hairstyles.

Medusa was known for freezing people when they looked at her. Well believe it or not, but it was actually lag from all the twisted tori on her head.

Ban women!

Angela Ge

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Join date: 2 Jul 2006

Posts: 60

10-10-2006 07:19

From: House Market

I blame women.

Ban women!

Ban the future creation of male accounts is more like it

that way, it'll be female domination in sl.. and we could auction the guys about! some guys*

..i would suppose population limit to depend on the sim itself... and the number of live error-ridden scripts munching their way around!

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Johan Durant

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Join date: 7 Aug 2006

Posts: 1,657

10-10-2006 09:35

From: House Market

Medusa was known for freezing people when they looked at her. Well believe it or not, but it was actually lag from all the twisted tori on her head.

Man, I haven't been in SL all that long, but I found that hilarious. How sad am I?

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Whats the population limit before things get all laggy
Victoria Blum Registered User Join date: 25 Sep 2006 Posts: 28	10-09-2006 21:36 How many users can be online before things get laggy? I've noticed when the number of useres signed into SL is aout 10,000 thats when things become laggy for me and I experince frequent stalls and crashes, sometimes can't even get in cause the network is down (not the grid itself but the connection to the grid). As i type this out my avi is taking a non-stop walk through a blue viod baceue of the lag.
Jessica Elytis Goddess Join date: 7 Oct 2005 Posts: 1,783	10-10-2006 05:20 Hiya, The total population has very little effect on overall lag. For every 4 sims, there is one server (on average. Some have less based on system performance). Lag is affected by many things, with an extremely large amount of variables. 40 avatars in one place, with no attachments will lag up an area a fair amount. 40 avatars with custom prim-jewlery, prim-armor, prim-cloths, prim-hair, with particle emitters and scripted everything would bring the sim to a crawl. One bad texture can kill lag in the area. A bad build can too. Interpoliation of certain prims has some very bad effects. Texture "flickering" form prims sharing the same plane is very bad on client lag. Scanner scripts, the lightng changes from night/day and day/night are extremely ahrd on some graphics cards. The time when the world population increases is also prim-time for RL. Work getting out and people logging in. While SL does have a lot of lag and issues, I'd suggest looking at your own ISP. How many are on it in your area during these times? It may not be a problem at all, but it one of the things you may be able to correct with a call to your ISP office. If they clear it, it's one thing you cna scratch off the list of what's causing it. ~Jessy _____________________ When your friend does somethign stupid: From: Aldo Stern Dude, you are a true and good friend, and I love you like the brother that my mom claims she never had, but you are in fact acting like a flaming douche on white toast with a side order of dickknob salsa..maybe you should reconsider this course of action and we go find something else to do.
SuezanneC Baskerville Forums Rock! Join date: 22 Dec 2003 Posts: 14,229	10-10-2006 06:30 I often find that the lag starts to appear somewhere around a population level of one. _____________________ - So long to these forums, the vBulletin forums that used to be at forums.secondlife.com. I will miss them. I can be found on the web by searching for "SuezanneC Baskerville", or go to http://www.google.com/profiles/suezanne - http://lindenlab.tribe.net/ created on 11/19/03. Members: Ben, Catherine, Colin, Cory, Dan, Doug, Jim, Philip, Phoenix, Richard, Robin, and Ryan -
House Market Registered User Join date: 10 Sep 2006 Posts: 78	10-10-2006 06:55 From: SuezanneC Baskerville I often find that the lag starts to appear somewhere around a population level of one. I blame women. SL would be much better without women and their medusa like hairstyles. Medusa was known for freezing people when they looked at her. Well believe it or not, but it was actually lag from all the twisted tori on her head. Ban women!
Angela Ge Tranquility Join date: 2 Jul 2006 Posts: 60	10-10-2006 07:19 From: House Market I blame women. Ban women! Ban the future creation of male accounts is more like it that way, it'll be female domination in sl.. and we could auction the guys about! some guys* ..i would suppose population limit to depend on the sim itself... and the number of live error-ridden scripts munching their way around! _____________________ "Use me, abuse me & reuse me" Recycling is such fun! you'd find me hanging out @ forumbdsm.com & cruising the friendfinder @ my-sl.com
Johan Durant Registered User Join date: 7 Aug 2006 Posts: 1,657	10-10-2006 09:35 From: House Market Medusa was known for freezing people when they looked at her. Well believe it or not, but it was actually lag from all the twisted tori on her head. Man, I haven't been in SL all that long, but I found that hilarious. How sad am I? _____________________ (Aelin 184,194,22) The Motion Merchant - an animation store specializing in two-person interactions

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