BF3 lag?
Hello I've been having what I think is some sort of lag in BF3. This video will show you what's happening:https://www.dropbox.com/s/huxml4xsybtcpip/BF3%20Lag.avi I have lowered the Video qual...
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In relation to the punkbuster error, this normally appears when something is modifying data in the games memory, like tweaking programs or overlays for VoIP services. Below is the general fix for this problem:
1. Open Origin and Right Click on the Battlefield 3 and Choose "Repair Install"
2. Once repaired, go to this location: \Origin Games\Battlefield 3\__Installer\punkbuster\redist
3. Reinstall PB services
4. Reinstall PB with PBsetup.exe http://www.evenbalance.com/?page=pbsetup.php
I think the repair could also make a difference to the lag/stuttering you have been encountering. If it does not, I would also like to suggest to try running the game after performing a clean boot of your system. The instructions for this are found in this article:https://help.ea.com/article/how-to-clean-boot-your-pc
This will rule out the possibility of something on your system being the cause of this issue.
~Rick.
Repaired the installation then reinstalled PB services and PB; Origin said there were no missing/corrupted files. Played for 15 minutes and the delay/freezes kept happening.
Did the clean boot and played for an hour. The delays and freezes kept happening.
It's really frustrating playing like this...
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Just to clear it up has the Punkbuster error stopped?
Also can you clarify that we are still referring to the exact same issue as per the video at the start. I only ask because you have added the term "freezing" and want to make sure nothing else is happening.
I do know that part of this delay comes from the way the multiplayer system works. It use a hybrid system that uses information from both the client side and server side fo the game, that's why you will see some of the stuff you mentioned earlier (reloading/shooting eneny etc) but some of the steps I have suggested have helped others that encountered this slight delay in the past. There may be some other steps we can try.
By any chance have you overclocked any aspects of your system?
~Rick.
Yes the Punkbuster was a one time error so far.
Yes, that video captures the delays. The freezes also occur since the beginning but they don't happen as often. In fact, the delay is always present while the freezes may happen sometimes during the game (it's rare for it not to happen at least once per game). When I started this thread I forgot to mention the freezes, but I reported them somewhere in this thread earlier.
Yes, some delay is to be expected, but the thing that seems off is that comparing with previous FPS games that I played in the last 10 years (CS Source, BF 2142, Halo Combat Evolved, Urban Terror, BF Heroes, FEAR, Team Fortress 2, L4D, L4D2, Borderlands 1 and 2, BFBC2...) this never happened. As I said previously, I jumped right from BF Bad Company 2 to BF3 (just had to wait for Origin to download BF3) and I noticed this awful delay. The even more surprising thing, to me, is that BFBC2 as less servers than BF3 (as it is expected) and with worse ping and the delay I noticed there was the "normal" delay everyone would expect (there is always some delay except in LAN parties).
Also I tend to play in different servers and different maps (to complete assignments).
No, I have thought about OCing, but never done it.
Thanks again for your support!
UPDATE: I was currently using the 13.4 Catalyst and thought that maybe rollback to 13.1 could solve my problem. However it did not solve my problem, the delays kept happening.Bump
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Sorry for the delay. No need to worry about bumping the thread. I get a notification when you reply so I will come back to you, it just can take some time as I am looking through every possible option when it comes to this problem.
So I got have gotten a few of my colleagues to have a look at this as well, just to get some input on the issue and I have a few more suggestions to try out.
We need to make sure that your system is fully up to date, have you downloaded all of the latest windows updates? Going back to one of my earlier posts regarding the user.cfg file, could you change the framerate on this to 59.95 and from the in-game menu turn vsync on (I know that it is not normally a good idea to have it on but I would like you to test it).
I also gave some network troubleshooting to try just in case. Can you make sure that your modem/router has been updated with the latest firmware/software? When you are playing I'd like you to run a UOtrace and post the results here. This article will explain how to do it: https://help.ea.com/article/how-to-uo-trace
Thanks.
~Rick.
Okay, thanks for telling me 🙂
Yes my Windows 7 has the latest important updates; I don't always install the optional ones, unless I have something to gain from them.
I never updated my router firmware, since it's a router that the ISP gave me and they are the ones that do the firmware updates automatically. That's how it works in my country.
Here you have the UOTrace results: http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/2506/bsrd.png
Update: Trying that new change in the user.cfg and turning Vsync on didn't stop the problem.Bump
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Sorry for the delay echorium, I was not around for the last few days. I have to say I am pretty stumped, so I went looking through Battlelog to see if there were any other possible suggestions. I found this thread: http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf3/forum/threadview/2832654625422234341/1/
It seems pretty helpful, and the player that posted this even recommends the order to try these steps. I would say you can ignore step 10 as you have done this very recently.
Hope this helps.
~Rick
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