Counter-Strike

I was playing tonight 6/15 from 8:30pm till 9pm. I haven't changed any of my settings (cl_updaterate, rate, Cl_cmdrate, ect) since the last time I played (everything was fine then).
Tonight My choke was in the range of 45 - 75 at cl_updaterate 20. I lowered it to 10 and it was still in the 20s. Also my ping (as well as a few others) kept spiking from the mid 20s to 250+.
I'm not sure what the deal is, but I feel like I've spent the last two weeks trying to get my frame rate and ping in order...and it was for a bit. But my game was very choppy and shitty tonight....I had planned on playing for a few hours...instead I played for 30min.

I'm sad....I need comforting.....wft is going on?

You should stick to the settings that have been working for you. You kind of tailored them to the Punx server. If one night the fps goes to suck then try to hold off dicking with them and assume its the network. Who knows where it could be. Run a tracert to the the ip address of Punx and you will find out there are a whole shitload of servers that are routing your traffic. Any one of them could be causing your problem. Just write it off as a bad net night and try again tomorrow. If it continues a couple of nights in a row then we'll move the Punx server into your dorm.

I dont live in a dorm.. so can ya move it to my house? I already have a 20-30 ping but I'd love a <20 ping!

I would never use those settings first off. Also, your settings Hypnos are below defaults..
What's your rate?
If your connection is a dsl/cable or close to a t1 then your rate should be 9999-20000...Why do you think I can keep a number 1 all the time..Tweaking is vital, however I dont reccomend using default settings or under.Not on any server.. The random "player"'s who connect to the server are never on the top of the score list and I know 99% of them are most likely using default settings..Now ask yourself why would you..Every1's cpu is diff. so therefore do not copy someone elses tweaks..There are many things to take into consideration when customizing your settings for this game.
for ex: Setting your graphics quality high takes a toll on your ping..
ok, as far as connection commands go here is a few that will reduce your ping..

cl_allowdownload 0, cl_downloadingame 0, cl_allowupload 0.
This settings are to see new sprays and download new maps or w/e else..

You dont need these on all the time,Switch em every now and then when you do need them..

Let me know if u need anything -])!v!ne W!n])

Thanks for the info Divine. I think I've solved the problem for the most part. It really only happened that one night. But I will indeed contact you if I have any more troubles.

Np, I was meaning the random peeps that come to the server with the name "Player".. Sorry was typing fast. Hey, anytime tho just make sure you understand your commands for cs in order to adjust them to your liking..

-])!v!ne W!n])

These are my rates for source and czero..never choke:
Cl_cmdrate 30
Cl_updaterate 15
rate 25000

Anyone know a site that lists all the tweaks and what they are for?
I dont have any tweaks running at all and im sure im paying for it.

I don't know of any single site that covers it all. I went to one site that told me how to tweak Windows XP for best performance in Counterstrike and then another site for tweaking network settings (inside of XP) for Counterstrike, and then many sites that told me how to tweak Counterstrike for best performance. Some of the regulars in this forum have made some pretty extensive posts on this subject. I suggest you go to the search button at the top of this page and use FPS for a keyword. Check that stuff out first.

Wow, I had no idea you could configure your comp and/or CS itself to perform better. Where should I start? Search for fps like mentioned above? I'm running default settings right now. When I first started playing on the Punx server I was allways around a 50 ping or lower, but lately it's been 70-9x.

i would definitly check out http://steampowered.com and visit the forums for the tweaks there, they should help you alot

also here is my config.cfg and my userexec.cfg so you can kinda see waht im using

config.cfg

_cl_autowepswitch "1"
_snd_mixahead "0.1"
ati_npatch "1.0"
ati_subdiv "2.0"
bgmvolume "1.000000"
bottomcolor "6"
brightness "9"
cl_allowdownload "1"
cl_allowupload "1"
cl_backspeed "400"
cl_career_difficulty "0"
cl_cmdbackup "2"
cl_cmdrate "100"
cl_corpsestay "300.000000"
cl_crosshair_color "50 250 50"
cl_crosshair_size "small"
cl_crosshair_translucent "1"
cl_dlmax "128"
cl_download_ingame "1"
cl_dynamiccrosshair "1"
cl_forwardspeed "400"
cl_himodels "0"
cl_idealpitchscale "0.8"
cl_lc "1"
cl_logocolor "#Valve_Orange"
cl_logofile "lambda"
cl_lw "1"
cl_minmodels "0"
cl_radartype "1"
cl_righthand "1"
cl_shadows "0"
cl_timeout "300"
cl_updaterate "20"
cl_vsmoothing "0.05"
cl_weather "0"
con_color "255 180 30"
console "1.000000"
crosshair "1.000000"
fastsprites "0"
fps_max "100.0"
fps_modem "0.0"
gamma "9"
gl_dither "1"
gl_flipmatrix "0"
gl_fog "1"
gl_monolights "0"
gl_overbright "0"
gl_polyoffset "4"
hisound "1"
hpk_maxsize "4"
hud_capturemouse "1"
hud_centerid "1"
hud_draw "1"
hud_fastswitch "1"
hud_saytext_internal "1"
hud_takesshots "0"
joystick "0"
lookspring "0.000000"
lookstrafe "0.000000"
m_filter "1"
m_forward "1"
m_pitch "0.022"
m_side "0.8"
m_yaw "0.022"
model "gordon"
MP3FadeTime "2.0"
MP3Volume "0.800000"
mp_decals "150.000000"
name "[PuNx]-||-Casualty"
net_graph "1"
net_graphpos "1"
net_scale "5"
r_bmodelhighfrac "5.0"
r_detailtextures "1"
s_a3d "0"
s_automax_distance "30.0"
s_automin_distance "2.0"
s_bloat "2.0"
s_distance "60"
s_doppler "0.0"
s_eax "1"
s_leafnum "0"
s_max_distance "1000.0"
s_min_distance "8.0"
s_numpolys "200"
s_polykeep "1000000000"
s_polysize "10000000"
s_refdelay "4"
s_refgain "0.4"
s_rolloff "1.0"
s_verbwet "0.25"
sensitivity "8.000000"
skin ""
spec_autodirector_internal "1"
spec_drawcone_internal "1"
spec_drawnames_internal "1"
spec_drawstatus_internal "1"
spec_mode_internal "4"
spec_pip "0"
suitvolume "0.250000"
sv_aim "0"
sv_voiceenable "1"
team ""
topcolor "30"
tutor_enable "0"
viewsize "120.000000"
voice_enable "1"
voice_forcemicrecord "1"
voice_modenable "1"
voice_scale "0.890000"
volume "1.630000"
setinfo "_vgui_menus" "1"
setinfo "_ah" "0"
+mlook
exec userconfig.cfg




userconfig.cfg

alias "cas" "name [PuNx]-||-Casualty"
bind "[" "cas"
alias "swb" "name sw@b"
bind "]" "swb"
alias "pri" "slot1"
alias "sec" "slot2"
bind "mouse4" "pri"
echo "Userconfig Loaded"
bind "F3" "amxmodmenu"
bind "i" "vesthelm; vest; ak47; m4a1; primammo; hegren; flash; defuser; secammo"
bind "p" "vesthelm; vest; defender; famas; primammo; hegren; flash; defuser; secammo"
bind ";" "vesthelm; vest; mp5; primammo; hegren; flash; defuser; secammo"
bind "l" "vesthelm; vest; m3; primammo; hegren; flash; defuser; secammo"
bind "o" "vesthelm; vest; sg552; aug; primammo; hegren; flash; defuser; secammo"
bind "k" "vesthelm; vest; scout; primammo; hegren; flash; defuser; secammo"
bind "'" "vesthelm; vest; primammo; hegren; flash; defuser; secammo"

//FPS Tweaks

max_shells 0
max_smokepuffs 0
voice_dsound 1
r_mmx 1
s_a3d 0
s_eax 0
s_reverb 0
gl_lightholes 0
gl_max_size 256
cl_minmodels 1
cl_weather 0
cl_corpsestay 0.0
joystick 0
hisound 1
hpk_maxsize 0.5
r_detailtextures 0
gl_fog 0

this seems to work well with my comp

amd athlon xp 2400+
768MB pc2100
ati 9800 pro 128MB
40gb maxtor HD

as you can see its nothing specail but i can run cz perfectly

sometimes i do se a dip in FPS but its because of the server, not me

HA, my comp is a REAL POS. It's a super old Compaq with a 733mhz P3, I've upgraded to 384MB ram(sd though), 40GB HD, and a stupid ass geforce vid card that crashes my comp every 30 min.
Somehow it manages to run XP Pro fairly well.

Good post Casualty