Q: When I play a game, I can move my mouse but I can't click any windows!
A: Make sure you do not have any Mouse binds in your input configuration, if you are really confused on what this means, just clear your controller settings and rebind them. (Original question: heeheex2)
Q: What is a MKR/ST?
A: Mupen64K Recording, and savestate respectively. One is to load the memory data, and the other contains controller info, you need them both to watch a movie. (Original question: vex)
Information about NetPlay:
Delay is calculated by connection settings, and ping. (for EmuLinker it is calculated by the worst ping)
The reason DI is harder online is because of timing, but it is in theory easier to do when a game lags.
Keyboard DI seems easier because you can easily press a direction at full force and quickly rotate in the cardinal 8.
Another thing to consider is the size of the data being sent, and the speed of the emulator.
For comparison MAME sends 2 bytes a message, Mupen64K send 4 bytes a message, PJ64K sends a whopping 24 bytes a message. (per player)
4 Players on MAME: 480 bytes a second. (0.46875KB/s)
4 Players on Mupen64K: 960 bytes a second. (0.9375KB/s)
4 Players on Project64K: 5760 bytes a second. (5.625KB/s)
Modem Speed Comparison
56kbps will max out at 7KB/s
However, due to level restrictions, phone line quality and other factors, obtaining this theoretical maximum throughput for a dial up modem is technically impossible.
DSL between 32KB/s to 3000KB/s (Depending on the type of modem)
Cable Modem between 250KB/s to 6250KB/s (Depending on type of modem)
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Another thing to consider is the constant flow of overhead information coming into/out of the server, you have lobby chat, join/quit notifcations, server notifications, and game create/close notifcations.
On top of that you have external programs: AIM, MSN, mIRC, etc.
The last thing to consider in all of this is that not only must you send information to the server, you need to wait until the server recieves it, plus all other players information then sends it back to all clients, which ends up looping so all players recieve information.
If you have any questions about anything please post them here!
A: Make sure you do not have any Mouse binds in your input configuration, if you are really confused on what this means, just clear your controller settings and rebind them. (Original question: heeheex2)
Q: What is a MKR/ST?
A: Mupen64K Recording, and savestate respectively. One is to load the memory data, and the other contains controller info, you need them both to watch a movie. (Original question: vex)
Information about NetPlay:
Kaillera/EmuLinker a tad different in the way they handle delay, and lag. However in a nutshell. No actions are limited to a specific number; You should be sending X actions a second, X being the number of times a game needs input. This number is dependent on the ROM itself. (For N64)Dash_Fox said:
Delay is calculated by connection settings, and ping. (for EmuLinker it is calculated by the worst ping)
The reason DI is harder online is because of timing, but it is in theory easier to do when a game lags.
Keyboard DI seems easier because you can easily press a direction at full force and quickly rotate in the cardinal 8.
Another thing to consider is the size of the data being sent, and the speed of the emulator.
For comparison MAME sends 2 bytes a message, Mupen64K send 4 bytes a message, PJ64K sends a whopping 24 bytes a message. (per player)
4 Players on MAME: 480 bytes a second. (0.46875KB/s)
4 Players on Mupen64K: 960 bytes a second. (0.9375KB/s)
4 Players on Project64K: 5760 bytes a second. (5.625KB/s)
Modem Speed Comparison
56kbps will max out at 7KB/s
However, due to level restrictions, phone line quality and other factors, obtaining this theoretical maximum throughput for a dial up modem is technically impossible.
DSL between 32KB/s to 3000KB/s (Depending on the type of modem)
Cable Modem between 250KB/s to 6250KB/s (Depending on type of modem)
--
Another thing to consider is the constant flow of overhead information coming into/out of the server, you have lobby chat, join/quit notifcations, server notifications, and game create/close notifcations.
On top of that you have external programs: AIM, MSN, mIRC, etc.
The last thing to consider in all of this is that not only must you send information to the server, you need to wait until the server recieves it, plus all other players information then sends it back to all clients, which ends up looping so all players recieve information.
If you have any questions about anything please post them here!
