Full-Screen Game Mode -- Control Lag
- Thread starter hhspiny
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There is a big difference between normal/desktop mode and game mode. In game mode the framerate is constant (even for desktop). Since the framerate is constant the bitrate will be higher all the time. If it is a lag the packets are delivered but many of them are "out of order". When packets are dropped stuttering will happen.
Does only the input lag and video is ok?
Dropping 50% of UDP is a LOT.
Does only the input lag and video is ok?
Dropping 50% of UDP is a LOT.
input lags. video is ok.
many/most of the problems I am having might have to do with the router. gl.inet GL-x3000, based on openwrt, costs $400 (with cell 5G). I have two of them, both drop 50% UDP, not sure why, can't find any info googling. previous one was also from gl.inet, their top mode w/o cell. also tested on two of their low end routers (all my routers are from them due to openwrt), they all drop 30%-50% UDP packet.
TCP throughput is not affected, can hit 800 mbps (max 1Gbps). UDP throughput is about half (hence 50% loss).
if this is indeed the issue, then sorry about the false alert. but probably also good as serving as a battle-field test ground for remotly. strangely Parsec is not affected in any way that I can notice.
many/most of the problems I am having might have to do with the router. gl.inet GL-x3000, based on openwrt, costs $400 (with cell 5G). I have two of them, both drop 50% UDP, not sure why, can't find any info googling. previous one was also from gl.inet, their top mode w/o cell. also tested on two of their low end routers (all my routers are from them due to openwrt), they all drop 30%-50% UDP packet.
TCP throughput is not affected, can hit 800 mbps (max 1Gbps). UDP throughput is about half (hence 50% loss).
if this is indeed the issue, then sorry about the false alert. but probably also good as serving as a battle-field test ground for remotly. strangely Parsec is not affected in any way that I can notice.
No false alert here. If video is ok than input must also work. The input (mouse/keyboard/gamepads etc.) is only a fraction of the video data.
UDP is not buffered. If it's dropped than there is no lag, just stuttering as the input is not "smooth" after losing some packets (dropping 50% would make 60fps look like 30fps since every second input would be lost).
Lag can only happen due to some kind of buffering (either on router or in software). I still don't understand how UDP can lag/delay so much.
This doesn't make any sense.
If you change to normal mode (from game mode) everything works ok in this setup?
UDP is not buffered. If it's dropped than there is no lag, just stuttering as the input is not "smooth" after losing some packets (dropping 50% would make 60fps look like 30fps since every second input would be lost).
Lag can only happen due to some kind of buffering (either on router or in software). I still don't understand how UDP can lag/delay so much.
This doesn't make any sense.
If you change to normal mode (from game mode) everything works ok in this setup?
Fixed in v1.19.0:
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BTW. The default hotkey to exit game mode is CTRL+M (can be changed in Settings->Hotkeys section).
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BTW. The default hotkey to exit game mode is CTRL+M (can be changed in Settings->Hotkeys section).