Game Mechanics: EJ / TT issues

[Enanon]

i have same problem, once i log on into TT, that's it. 5k ping and cant do anything.

Im running win 7
eq titanium, no textures.

it started to happend after i clicked the shadows at display options, but i turned it off and nothing

[Calabee]

instead of making a new thread (there's already tons about it) in tech discussion, cant we just move this one? it's the oldest one + one with more info...

Would the people experiencing this, posting dxdiag info help at all? to try and corner the problem

[Otur]

Trakanons Teeth is unplayable for me - I got the same issues. 5000ms+ with minute long spikes, its hard just to get to Sebilis - almost impossible to kill/kite anything in the zone.
Sometimes relogging helps for a little while.
I'm running titanium client, windows 8 on a pretty new (and awesome) comp with 200mbit internet connection - so I doubt its a "lousy computer" issue.

Edit-

Got this shit issue after the last patch when mobs started fighting eachother or something.

[xnolanx]

Confirmed is happening to me..

Has caused 2 deaths/loss of experience, missing out on 3 groups now, spent at least 2 hours stuck in the zone with no way in or out..

I have a corpse in TT right now that I won't be able to get, because even if I do get back to the zone, I won't be able to loot my corpse when I zone in..

[ozguy]

Hi this is also happening to me and I have tried everything suggested in this post as well as refreshing the trakanon zone files, different PCs, different client installations etc etc.

I appreciate the efforts of GMs who attempted to recreate the issue for themselves. We keep hearing that it is not server side. I tend to think it is more of an unknown interaction between client and server under certain network conditions. Like there is maybe some timeout on receiving of data and the timeout is not met so the packet is continuously re-sent and it snowballs. Or something that is negotiated upon zoning which causes everything to fall on its ass.

I am from Australia and found this recent thread where multiple Australians seem to be having the same issue.

http://www.project1999.org/forums/sh...d.php?p=882739

I notice upon entering TT my latency is normal, but I know straight away if there is a problem when I hit "track" and the tracking list doesn't populate immediately. After about 30 seconds the latency jumps to around 3000ms then continues to climb to stupid numbers like 12000ms. If I zone out quickly, within the first minute or so, I can successfully zone back into EJ otherwise will get booted to login screen with my character still in TT. I have to log back in and quickly zone to successfully escape the zone. If left alone in TT the client will eventually disconnect with "The server is not responding."

The VERY first time that I entered TT it was normal and I was tracking targets and pulling mobs. The second and all subsequent attempts to play in TT has resulted in this latency problem.

If you have not experienced this issue please do not come into the thread and talk about 'certain zones have always been laggy' suggesting to turn down settings or whatever. Please understand that this is unplayable and not just a 'bit of lag.'

This is an issue for me as I want to get my Sebilis key and at this stage it seems impossible unless I lend my account to someone (not likely to happen) or if a GM gives me a seb key.

[quido]

This has never happened to me on blue, but seems to happen 50+% of the time on red.

[Agatha]

you require additional supply depots.

[Calabee]

Would the people experiencing this, posting dxdiag info help at all? to try and corner the problem

[falkun]

Quote from BDA forums (Stinkyy (Btre)):

Hi

I think I might have a universal fix for people that crash in zones.
I had a nasty crash problem for the Zone ==> Trakanon's Teeth

My fix was to rename 3 files in the folder that you keep EQ
I renamed the files below

trakanon_chr.s3d to trakanon_chr.s3dx
trakanon_sndbnk.eff to trakanon_sndbnk.effx
trakanon_sounds.eff to trakanon_sounds.effx

The last 2 renames are most likely not required.

If you are crashing in the zone....try it.. see if that helps..

Is there a model the server is trying to call in TT that the Titanium trakanon_char.s3d client-side file does not contain?

I'm assuming by adding the 'x' at the end of the file, eqgame.exe is then unable to access the trakanon_char.s3d file. What (if any) are the repercussions of this?

Have any of the passed eqchanges_vXX.zip files contained updates for these 3 files (maybe someone only getting the newest update never got these updated file(s))?

Thanks again to Stinkyy and any others that look into this issue.

[Brocode]

Originally Posted by falkun [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Quote from BDA forums (Stinkyy (Btre)):


Is there a model the server is trying to call in TT that the Titanium trakanon_char.s3d client-side file does not contain?

I'm assuming by adding the 'x' at the end of the file, eqgame.exe is then unable to access the trakanon_char.s3d file. What (if any) are the repercussions of this?

Have any of the passed eqchanges_vXX.zip files contained updates for these 3 files (maybe someone only getting the newest update never got these updated file(s))?

Thanks again to Stinkyy and any others that look into this issue.

Has anyone tested this theory?

First theory OS:
Different Systems get the problem, Windows XP, Windows 7 and with many different specifics.

Second Theory Ping/Country:
Spain here with mainly ping 240 ms usually, happens to others like stated on this post and with diff pings.

Third Theory Files Installed:
This is a good one, where did you get your copy, can files be corrupted?

THIS ONLY HAPPENS IN TT FOR ME, NEVER IN EJ. Did happen once yesterday in OT.