I have also seen a loading time increase in the last month or two. I have tried a lot of tweaks on my end to improve this, but have not come up with anything yet.
I haven't noticed any difference. Only the feature episode maps seen to take a little longer, but they thend to be a little more complex than standard maps.
If you got time just count when your loading a map and see how long it take to load. I know 30 secs is not a huge amount but its quite a lot when your changing maps quite often.
had a quick test transition from sector space to sector space or a mission to sector space are super fast, like 4 or 5 seconds.
i transferred into a star cluster mission map and that was about 30 seconds. i then went from mission space to misison ground and that took a huge 1 minute. which is much more than ive seen in ages.
then did another normal misison and it was about 25 seconds.
so that horror minute may have been a one off but the others are a little slower than normal. maybe by 10 seconds or so. nothing critical but perhaps could use a tweak.
Loading Times are indeed far longer after cryptic installed the foundry on the game server.
And not only loading times also timed out servers are far more.
Last night I played I timed Out 24 times it was so irritating that I stopped the game, and no its not my Internet that's perfectly fine I have no problems at all.
So I think they really have to take a good look at it !!!
Does anyone else find the time between loading screens seem to take a lot longer than they used too? Just timed it and its 30 secs between each screen
Cryptic can you try and improve this please
Thanks
Lee
Consistently that long?
I rarely see any over 10-15 seconds, although they have already taken that long. Really surprising if you're not seeing any rubberbanding while playing because it would seem to be a connection issue. Or do you just have a connection that works really consistently but is very slow.
On the Foundry and explorations (that's it I think) they've been feeding required maps on the fly for a while now, so they can take longer to load the first time you do that one. But 30 seconds still seems long.
while the loading times for the game may or may not be different... ever since the one year anniversary, going from Earth Spack Dock (space) to it's interior ALWAYS takes at least five minutes or so... and that's only on the 'maneuvering thrusters' thing (the 'dock' function takes twice as long usually )
now my computer is decently-aged, and all the other technical specs are in order, so i'm sure it's not a problem on my end
while the loading times for the game may or may not be different... ever since the one year anniversary, going from Earth Spack Dock (space) to it's interior ALWAYS takes at least five minutes or so... and that's only on the 'maneuvering thrusters' thing (the 'dock' function takes twice as long usually )
now my computer is decently-aged, and all the other technical specs are in order, so i'm sure it's not a problem on my end
Five minutes? I just can't even fathom how it can just sit there loading for that long and not disconnect you, which would indicate there's actually an active connection between you and Cryptic the whole time. I mean, if I ever got even close to a minute I'd exit and reload the game figuring that would be faster. Unless your not on a broadband connection or maybe even on a satelite connection. :eek:
Anyway, if you haven't already, you need to put in a support ticket and see if they can help.
I rarely see any over 10-15 seconds, although they have already taken that long. Really surprising if you're not seeing any rubberbanding while playing because it would seem to be a connection issue. Or do you just have a connection that works really consistently but is very slow.
On the Foundry and explorations (that's it I think) they've been feeding required maps on the fly for a while now, so they can take longer to load the first time you do that one. But 30 seconds still seems long.
Yeah seems to be between 30 and 40 secs, Sometime i get the rubberbanding thing but not often. My internet connection is fine, so I dont understand why its taking so long. never used to take this long.
I dont know if its because of all the updates we have had or something like that! it takes just as long if am enitering a foundry missions or ESD, everything which requires me to change maps all take between 30-40 secs
Five minutes? I just can't even fathom how it can just sit there loading for that long and not disconnect you, which would indicate there's actually an active connection between you and Cryptic the whole time. I mean, if I ever got even close to a minute I'd exit and reload the game figuring that would be faster. Unless your not on a broadband connection or maybe even on a satelite connection. :eek:
Anyway, if you haven't already, you need to put in a support ticket and see if they can help.
well... there have been a few disconnects during that time, but the way i've seen, it's not so much an active connection as a seriously slowed-down struggling connection... or is that called lag?
as for satellite connection, no, my family got rid of that years ago ( my computer is one of those 2-3 year old vista computers)
I'll nudge this into the Tech forums. Without knowing more details however it will be tricky to comment on what may be the root cause.
If you feel there is a problem, please try to provide such things as tech specks and possibly drivers ( for example using the directxdiag.txt ); trace routes and similar. Also: Where and when does this happen? Since it does not seem to happen to all users, it's not a global thing I can easily pounce on.
I'll nudge this into the Tech forums. Without knowing more details however it will be tricky to comment on what may be the root cause.
If you feel there is a problem, please try to provide such things as tech specks and possibly drivers ( for example using the directxdiag.txt ); trace routes and similar. Also: Where and when does this happen? Since it does not seem to happen to all users, it's not a global thing I can easily pounce on.
This is what my computer system has:
Syste:
Microsoft Windows XP Poffessional Version 2002
Service pack 3
The problem occurs every single time I change instance, I.e to ESD every sector space like sirius etc, pvp, foundry, DSE. Every time I chance instance or maps loading missions etc.
dont know what this is: directxdiag.txt so cannot find out. Also drivers not sure but I know they have not changed much so should not be that. If you need the details of drivers I can try and find them
The problem occurs every single time I change instance, I.e to ESD every sector space like sirius etc, pvp, foundry, DSE. Every time I chance instance or maps loading missions etc.
dont know what this is: directxdiag.txt so cannot find out. Also drivers not sure but I know they have not changed much so should not be that. If you need the details of drivers I can try and find them
running a dxdiag.exe report will show system info including drivers.
running a tracert patchserver.crypticstudios.com and a nettest will provide data on your connections
For good connections, column 1 and 3 have values around 500 kb/sec (outgoing/incoming), column 2 has values around 20 kb/sec (transfer rate). If the values in these columns is less than what is expected you may have filtering or blocked ports either on your personal network or from your ISP.
Ok below is a copy of the nettest I did, had to write it out in microsoft word:
Does it look right to you????
Contracting nettest server..
Local IP:
Ping 107.5 msec
Port 80: 266 KB/sec 6 KB/sec 282 KB/sec 500
Port 80: 261 KB/sec 6 KB/sec 274 KB/sec 500
Port 443: 159 KB/sec 6 KB/sec 168 KB/sec 500
Port 443: 159 KB/sec 5 KB/sec 168 KB/sec 500
Port 7255: 180 KB/sec 7 KB/sec 190 KB/sec 500
Port 7255: 163 KB/sec 6 KB/sec 172 KB/sec 500
Port 7003: 170 KB/sec 6 KB/sec 180 KB/sec 500
Port 7003: 152 KB/sec 6 KB/sec 162 KB/sec 500
Port 7202: 164 KB/sec 6 KB/sec 174 KB/sec 500
Port 7202: 163 KB/sec 6 KB/sec 173 KB/sec 500
Port 7499: 168 KB/sec 6 KB/sec 177 KB/sec 500
Port 7499: 200 KB/sec 7 KB/sec 211 KB/sec 500
Port 80: 342 KB/sec 8 KB/sec 359 KB/sec 500
Idle NIC bandwidth Sent: 0 KB/sec Recv: 0KB/ sec
Hit return to exit
the game ports are showing filtering. anytime you are less than 250 in columns 1 and 3 and less than 14 in column 2 you will have problems with lag and disconnects.
post the tracert incase there a routing problem otherwise your ISP traffic managment software may be affecting the game packets.
there been a recurring problem in routing for oversea user at cogentco.com router. using the proxy options in the launcher may help if that is the case.
post the dxdiag for others to check sometime the littlest thing in the dxdiag can point to possible source of the problem
Before the foundry went live on holodeck, I never had issues with disconnects and long load times. Now, I experience it fairly frequently. I have noticed that several of the updates since then have included "stability" and "performance" enhancements, which leads me to think they have noticed something. These updates seem to have made things better, but it is still occurring. I am thinking their disk space is getting full or other resources are being eaten up with all the new content people are publishing. Tests for speed, ping, hardware, etc. have not changed on my end, so I am pretty sure it is not me.
Well its still the same for me surly there is something that cryptic can do about it? We dont all understand how computers work.
I know how to turn it on and the normal things but anything tecnical I have no idea. Please if there is a way you could fix this via a patch for us all would help greatly so its kinda frustrating waiting so long between map loading
Comments
Aye, I've noticed long loading times for foundry missions too.
My loading times are temperemenatal but I dont often have exceptionally long times like 30 secs often.
i transferred into a star cluster mission map and that was about 30 seconds. i then went from mission space to misison ground and that took a huge 1 minute. which is much more than ive seen in ages.
then did another normal misison and it was about 25 seconds.
so that horror minute may have been a one off but the others are a little slower than normal. maybe by 10 seconds or so. nothing critical but perhaps could use a tweak.
Z
And not only loading times also timed out servers are far more.
Last night I played I timed Out 24 times it was so irritating that I stopped the game, and no its not my Internet that's perfectly fine I have no problems at all.
So I think they really have to take a good look at it !!!
Greets
Consistently that long?
I rarely see any over 10-15 seconds, although they have already taken that long. Really surprising if you're not seeing any rubberbanding while playing because it would seem to be a connection issue. Or do you just have a connection that works really consistently but is very slow.
On the Foundry and explorations (that's it I think) they've been feeding required maps on the fly for a while now, so they can take longer to load the first time you do that one. But 30 seconds still seems long.
now my computer is decently-aged, and all the other technical specs are in order, so i'm sure it's not a problem on my end
Five minutes? I just can't even fathom how it can just sit there loading for that long and not disconnect you, which would indicate there's actually an active connection between you and Cryptic the whole time. I mean, if I ever got even close to a minute I'd exit and reload the game figuring that would be faster. Unless your not on a broadband connection or maybe even on a satelite connection. :eek:
Anyway, if you haven't already, you need to put in a support ticket and see if they can help.
Yeah seems to be between 30 and 40 secs, Sometime i get the rubberbanding thing but not often. My internet connection is fine, so I dont understand why its taking so long. never used to take this long.
I dont know if its because of all the updates we have had or something like that! it takes just as long if am enitering a foundry missions or ESD, everything which requires me to change maps all take between 30-40 secs
as for satellite connection, no, my family got rid of that years ago ( my computer is one of those 2-3 year old vista computers)
If you feel there is a problem, please try to provide such things as tech specks and possibly drivers ( for example using the directxdiag.txt ); trace routes and similar. Also: Where and when does this happen? Since it does not seem to happen to all users, it's not a global thing I can easily pounce on.
This is what my computer system has:
Syste:
Microsoft Windows XP Poffessional Version 2002
Service pack 3
Computer:
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Prossessor 4000+
2.11 GHz, 3.00 GB of ram
Sorry if the info above is not what up meant.
The problem occurs every single time I change instance, I.e to ESD every sector space like sirius etc, pvp, foundry, DSE. Every time I chance instance or maps loading missions etc.
dont know what this is: directxdiag.txt so cannot find out. Also drivers not sure but I know they have not changed much so should not be that. If you need the details of drivers I can try and find them
running a dxdiag.exe report will show system info including drivers.
running a tracert patchserver.crypticstudios.com and a nettest will provide data on your connections
Nettest:
Go to http://files.champions-online.com/nettest.exe
Download this file and run it
A command prompt should appear running the test automatically
For good connections, column 1 and 3 have values around 500 kb/sec (outgoing/incoming), column 2 has values around 20 kb/sec (transfer rate). If the values in these columns is less than what is expected you may have filtering or blocked ports either on your personal network or from your ISP.
without data it is all guess work.
Does it look right to you????
Contracting nettest server..
Local IP:
Ping 107.5 msec
Port 80: 266 KB/sec 6 KB/sec 282 KB/sec 500
Port 80: 261 KB/sec 6 KB/sec 274 KB/sec 500
Port 443: 159 KB/sec 6 KB/sec 168 KB/sec 500
Port 443: 159 KB/sec 5 KB/sec 168 KB/sec 500
Port 7255: 180 KB/sec 7 KB/sec 190 KB/sec 500
Port 7255: 163 KB/sec 6 KB/sec 172 KB/sec 500
Port 7003: 170 KB/sec 6 KB/sec 180 KB/sec 500
Port 7003: 152 KB/sec 6 KB/sec 162 KB/sec 500
Port 7202: 164 KB/sec 6 KB/sec 174 KB/sec 500
Port 7202: 163 KB/sec 6 KB/sec 173 KB/sec 500
Port 7499: 168 KB/sec 6 KB/sec 177 KB/sec 500
Port 7499: 200 KB/sec 7 KB/sec 211 KB/sec 500
Port 80: 342 KB/sec 8 KB/sec 359 KB/sec 500
Idle NIC bandwidth Sent: 0 KB/sec Recv: 0KB/ sec
Hit return to exit
the game ports are showing filtering. anytime you are less than 250 in columns 1 and 3 and less than 14 in column 2 you will have problems with lag and disconnects.
post the tracert incase there a routing problem otherwise your ISP traffic managment software may be affecting the game packets.
there been a recurring problem in routing for oversea user at cogentco.com router. using the proxy options in the launcher may help if that is the case.
post the dxdiag for others to check sometime the littlest thing in the dxdiag can point to possible source of the problem
I guess I will just have to try and live with it the best that I can, coz we have no idea what to do!!!
Crandall out
Yes. Foundry is even worse. In my case, the problem is related to Cryptic's dynamic map server being too overloaded to efficiently serve map requests.
I know how to turn it on and the normal things but anything tecnical I have no idea. Please if there is a way you could fix this via a patch for us all would help greatly so its kinda frustrating waiting so long between map loading