JakeTheCat Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 OK. This doesn't happen often, but it's happening now. When I play, the screen momentarily freezes (perhaps for 0.2 seconds) at regular intervals (just under 1 second). It doesn't matter if I run or walk, it happens for both. It doesn't matter if I'm reloading map info or not. I can walk/run back and forth within the same map area, and it still happens. It even happens during cut scenes. It happened to me once before, when I didn't have MSN messenger on. When I turned it on, the problem went away. (Apparently, even when off, messenger was trying to access the internet or something.) This time MSN messenger is on. I've got a pretty beafy Dell, and a 1.5 Mbps DLS connection. I don't have any background tasks going on (that I know of), like virus scans, downloads, whatever. Many times, I can even watch a DVD movie and play RS at the same time without having this problem. Any ideas what's causing it, and how I can fix it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercifull Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Have you read and followed the instructions for SUN java in the sticky? Mercifull <3 Suzi "We don't want players to be able to buy their way to success in RuneScape. If we let players start doing this, it devalues RuneScape for others. We feel your status in real-life shouldn't affect your ability to be successful in RuneScape" Jagex 01/04/01 - 02/03/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeTheCat Posted February 23, 2006 Author Share Posted February 23, 2006 Um... :oops: ... I have now. Turns out, that all my settings match those in the sticky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_k0m0d0_ Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 Is your Java Applet or Java Center updated? Better get the latest version ~komodo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leoak Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 I'm having the exact same problem. I've followed the sticky on sun java, scaned for adware, spyware, viruses, worms and trojens, but I still have the lagg. It doesn't matter what world I log in to or if I have something else running in the background. The lag gets really bad when every I move my character to an area that has other player or npc. I've been dealing with this for about a week and I'm starting to think its something with rs and not my comp because there isn't much else I can do. Cogito Ergo Sum (I think, therefore I am) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z0mg_pk Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 Its actually becuase your computer is too fast for the server ( or when they go out of time with each other) this can somtimes happen when the server is under hardly any strain. To help this, try and actually cause lag. E.g detail high, music on loop, or a server that is futher away from your computer. Hope this helps :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammy316 Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 Its actually becuase your computer is too fast for the server ( or when they go out of time with each other) this can somtimes happen when the server is under hardly any strain. To help this, try and actually cause lag. E.g detail high, music on loop, or a server that is futher away from your computer. Hope this helps :wink: Dude don't post bollocks here.. please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeTheCat Posted March 25, 2006 Author Share Posted March 25, 2006 Actually, his recommendation is on track. Turning on RS music always solves the problem. (Though it's a solution I don't like, since I'd rather not listen to those tunes all the time.) I also found that, if I start a movie in my DVD drive, then pause it (and minimize the video player), the extra load on my computer works too, and RS smooths out. And I just tried the "more distant server" approach, loading up Sydney. (I'm in Denver), and that worked too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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