generic image
Processing...
  • Games
  • Catalog
  • Develop
  • Robux
  • Search in Players
  • Search in Games
  • Search in Catalog
  • Search in Groups
  • Search in Library
  • Log In
  • Sign Up
  • Games
  • Catalog
  • Develop
  • Robux
   
ROBLOX Forum » Club Houses » ROBLOX Talk
Home Search
 

Re: GUIDE - Making ROBLOX Lag Less

Previous Thread :: Next Thread 
FleskhjertaOwns is not online. FleskhjertaOwns
Joined: 15 Sep 2008
Total Posts: 18913
28 Jul 2011 12:35 PM
I've been hearing many complaints about this, so I just want to get this through everyone's heads so they know. For you veterans, you may like the changes, because it may look like you're in 2007 again. Anything not stated in the Settings Section of ROBLOX Studio, DO NOT TOUCH.

The Key to this guide:

[ ] - Leave this unchecked.
[X] - Check this box.
[?] - YOU decide!
[???] - May or may not refuse to work.
~ - Around
? - Don't really know about this one.

Terms:

Automatic - Letting the game decide which is best for running itself
Never - Disabling this function(s)
CharacterOnly - Only parts with humanoids in them recieve this function(s)
All - every part recieves this function
Direct3D - the main graphics engine ROBLOX runs on
OpenGL - a secondary graphics engine for ROBLOX: the original graphics engine, to be exact
No Graphics - most likely impossible to set this for ANYTHING

Anyways, making ROBLOX lag less, how DO you do it?

First let's talk about what lag is.

Lag is a common word meaning to fail to keep up or to fall behind. In real-time applications, the term is used when the application fails to respond in a timely fashion to inputs. The most common use regards online gaming when the game doesn't respond in sync with the player's controls, usually due to a slow internet connection, server latency or overworked hardware.
Lag is also often used in reference to video games to describe to the delay ( or latency ) between an action by a player and the reaction of the game.

Good, now we know that.

Some scenarios of lag occuring:

-You lose connection in a game ( not seeing people move; only seeing yourself move, no animations, etc. )
-Your character and other characters are slow in game, along with the physics of other bricks, meshes, etc.
-ROBLOX is updating glitch happening: your game fails to load due to your network lagging

Now, let's talk about how to reduce lag, or making is at least close to never lagging.

-Always make sure your network is enabled: you might experience when you can go on the web, but not play games.
-Make sure your processor(s) is running fine. Clean the inside of your computer at least every 1-2 months. Dual, Quad, or 8 processors reccommended for virtually no lag in-game. EVER.
-Make sure your video card can support Pixel Shader 2.0, DirectX 9.0+, and OpenGL. ROBLOX runs on these types of engines. If you want more from your video card, make sure to download the latest graphic and performance drivers. I have an NVIDIA Quadro FX 540, it runs ROBLOX well with Bevels, high texture quality, and shadows. I always check for drivers so I can get the most out of my experience.

And now, what to DO to reduce lag ( READ THIS IF YOU'RE GONNA TL;DR )

Follow these steps:

Start Menu > All Programs > ROBLOX > ROBLOX Studio

When ROBLOX Studio opens, follow these steps:

Tools > Settings...

Press OK for the prompt it gives you ( warning you that if you don't understand, DON'T CHANGE ANYTHING ), and then you will want to go to these 3 areas:

>Game Options
>Rendering
>Physics

Let's start with Game Options first.

SoftwareSound - [ ] == To be honest, this should be disabled already. I have never tried ROBLOX with this, but knowing as it probably does take some performance out of your gameplay, leave this unchecked.

ImageUploadPromptBehaviour - Never - Let's say you're at SFOTHIV and want to play without any disturbance. Let's also say you want to take some pictures to show your friends how great you are. Do you want to be bothered EVERY TIME YOU PRESS PrintScrn / Screenshot to be interrupted by another window popping up, telling you if you want to save it? Of COURSE you want to save the picture! ( if vice-versa, then you can just delete it after... :S ) Set this to Never so you are not prompted.

VideoCaptureEnabled - [?] - Unless you are a YT video maker, uncheck this box. If not either way, you decide how you want this box to be. VideoCaptureResolution goes along with this, unchecking will disable that as well.

And now on to Physics.

AllowSleep - [X] - AllowSleep technically makes all bricks not in motion have relatively no physics. This can cut down a moderate amount of lag. This should be pre-checked. If not, turn it on.

Is30FpsThrottleEnabled - [???] - This has a hidden name. It's called a FrameRateCap. It sets how many frames you can get max, varying on how many details are there in the game you're in. You may be asking "Why 30?" Well, in order to get virtually no lag, ROBLOX needs to run at a framerate of at LEAST 30. This is because 30 will enable shadows ( which disable automatically if your video card is not well enough and your frames drop under ~25 ), bevels, and other textures. If you are able to set this off, then you may feel a small increase in performance. Note that most likely it won't turn off. EVER.

ParallelPhysics - ? - To be honest, I don't really know about this one. I'm thinking it involves vertical sync, then again, I most likely am wrong. BUT. Whenever I turn this off, I get a good boost of performance. I reccommend you turn this off, but you can leave it on, if you want.

And now, here comes the big boost: Rendering.

EagerBulkExecution - [X] - Turn this on. This will make it so if you are zoomed out or far away from certain parts, their textures will fade away, gaining a lot of performance.

IsSyncronizedWithPhysics - [ ] - Unless you want to be moving at the same speed your bricks are lagging you, leave this on. No, seriously. Turn this off. Save a lot of FPS for yourself.

QualityLevel - [?] - Depending if your video card(s), and processor(s) can handle Level 21 quality, either leave it at Automatic ( letting the game decide which is best ), set it to the lowest, or put it at 21. ( If your computer is completely no-lag material, there MAY be an option to set ROBLOX into SUPER-HIGH quality. Not reccommended if you do get this option without the requirements. )

AntiAliasing - [?] - UNLESS YOUR PROCESSOR HAS AT LEAST A SPEED OF 3.00GHz+, LEAVE THIS OFF. This is the process of removing the stairing effect on bricks, thus making the game's image much more smoother.

Bevels - [?] - This is the function in which bricks will have a 45-degree rounded edge. This can make certain games *OBBIES* much more easy. However, turn this off for a huge performance boost. Leave this on if you're in for the best quality.

AluminumQuality to WoodQuality - Set these ALL TO LOW if you want your game to make everything look like the main material: plastic. This is reccommended for veterans, because everyone knows classic is cool, amirite?

FrameRateManager - [X] - First, let me say something about this. WHOEVER SAYS TO TURN THIS OFF, DOES NOT, REPEAT: *DOES NOT* KNOW WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT. TURN THIS ON. This is because the FrameRateManager removes parts ingame: in short, it's trying to keep your framerate close to 30. DON'T. TURN. THIS. OFF.

graphicsMode - Direct3D / Automatic - If your video card does not support any of the 2 shown, but it supports OpenGL, so be it. Or just let ROBLOX decide what's best for you.

Shadow - CharacterOnly / Off / Automatic / [?] - Shadows take a lot out of your performance. CharacterOnly is most likely the best for you ( unless some dumb person decides to mess with you and puts humanoids in all the bricks, then you might wanna turn these off.. ). If you want some really nice images, set this to All. However, quality comes at a cost for a decrease in performance. You be the judge.

Resolution - Automatic / 720x526 - Most likely you'd pick 720x526. Small windows save a lot of performance; don't ask me, ask Windows. They made that idea. :p

The guide is stopping here now. I've told you all the secrets and tips on how to make ROBLOX virtually have no lag at all. For more info, send me a FR, and PM me. One more thing, however. If you know what video card you have, and it has a control panel to configure it, you can find a video on how to tweak it for the best performance possible.

Thanks for reading, and I wish you luck in your future ROBLOX games.
Report Abuse
ReflectionOmEgA is not online. ReflectionOmEgA
Joined: 21 Sep 2010
Total Posts: 1143
28 Jul 2011 12:36 PM
I WIN!
Report Abuse
FleskhjertaOwns is not online. FleskhjertaOwns
Joined: 15 Sep 2008
Total Posts: 18913
28 Jul 2011 12:36 PM
Make sure you track this for future reference.
Report Abuse
FleskhjertaOwns is not online. FleskhjertaOwns
Joined: 15 Sep 2008
Total Posts: 18913
28 Jul 2011 12:37 PM
Bump.
Report Abuse
SuperBlockMan64 is not online. SuperBlockMan64
Joined: 13 Jun 2009
Total Posts: 3183
28 Jul 2011 12:42 PM
>Reserved for future references
Report Abuse
FleskhjertaOwns is not online. FleskhjertaOwns
Joined: 15 Sep 2008
Total Posts: 18913
28 Jul 2011 12:43 PM
C:
Report Abuse
rocketman1998 is not online. rocketman1998
Joined: 05 Jan 2010
Total Posts: 1755
28 Jul 2011 12:46 PM
TL;DR
Report Abuse
FleskhjertaOwns is not online. FleskhjertaOwns
Joined: 15 Sep 2008
Total Posts: 18913
28 Jul 2011 12:46 PM
you would too

I even put a spot just for TL;DRers

just to get to the point
Report Abuse
DavidTheNewKid is not online. DavidTheNewKid
Joined: 25 Dec 2010
Total Posts: 3161
28 Jul 2011 12:48 PM
Already did dat.
Report Abuse
FleskhjertaOwns is not online. FleskhjertaOwns
Joined: 15 Sep 2008
Total Posts: 18913
28 Jul 2011 12:48 PM
lolk
Report Abuse
Hi891 is not online. Hi891
Joined: 26 May 2009
Total Posts: 23237
28 Jul 2011 12:49 PM
[ Content Deleted ]
Report Abuse
FleskhjertaOwns is not online. FleskhjertaOwns
Joined: 15 Sep 2008
Total Posts: 18913
28 Jul 2011 12:49 PM
Thanks.
Report Abuse
FleskhjertaOwns is not online. FleskhjertaOwns
Joined: 15 Sep 2008
Total Posts: 18913
28 Jul 2011 12:53 PM
Bump
Report Abuse
Atm111 is not online. Atm111
Joined: 14 Aug 2009
Total Posts: 2221
28 Jul 2011 12:55 PM
Nice.
Report Abuse
iBlocker is not online. iBlocker
Joined: 15 Jul 2011
Total Posts: 620
28 Jul 2011 12:56 PM
Are you sure that will work?
Report Abuse
FleskhjertaOwns is not online. FleskhjertaOwns
Joined: 15 Sep 2008
Total Posts: 18913
28 Jul 2011 12:57 PM
I'm absolutely positive.

If you have the mental capacity to understand, then yes, this will make ROBLOX not lag.
Report Abuse
Litemare is not online. Litemare
Joined: 10 Jul 2011
Total Posts: 50666
28 Jul 2011 12:58 PM
[ Content Deleted ]
Report Abuse
RandyOrtonRkoU is not online. RandyOrtonRkoU
Joined: 04 Sep 2010
Total Posts: 254
28 Jul 2011 12:59 PM
My game lags whenever someone has like 300000 bricks. (Sarcasm) but it lags when there is a lot.
Report Abuse
Joonas08Joonas is not online. Joonas08Joonas
Joined: 21 Oct 2010
Total Posts: 2251
28 Jul 2011 12:59 PM
How to make roblox lag less: Buy a new video card, a new graphics card OR a new computer. Solved if your computer system is higher than your current system. Aka, If I had a Windows XP that lagged, I would buy a Windows 7.
Report Abuse
FleskhjertaOwns is not online. FleskhjertaOwns
Joined: 15 Sep 2008
Total Posts: 18913
28 Jul 2011 01:00 PM
Oh, another thing.

If you have 2K+ US Dollars, buy an Alienware computer. You will never say the word lag again if you do.
Report Abuse
FleskhjertaOwns is not online. FleskhjertaOwns
Joined: 15 Sep 2008
Total Posts: 18913
28 Jul 2011 01:07 PM
bump...
Report Abuse
awesomemariomaster is not online. awesomemariomaster
Joined: 26 Nov 2009
Total Posts: 2838
28 Jul 2011 01:08 PM
It looks bad, but It's worth it, making roblox not lag/look like old times. I even got backt he old leaderboard! :D
Report Abuse
awesomemariomaster is not online. awesomemariomaster
Joined: 26 Nov 2009
Total Posts: 2838
28 Jul 2011 01:09 PM
back*
Report Abuse
FleskhjertaOwns is not online. FleskhjertaOwns
Joined: 15 Sep 2008
Total Posts: 18913
28 Jul 2011 01:25 PM
bump..
Report Abuse
IL0LZ is not online. IL0LZ
Joined: 08 Mar 2011
Total Posts: 188
28 Jul 2011 01:26 PM
Why the heck you need to put all this? you just put what you need to do, and done.
Report Abuse
Previous Thread :: Next Thread 
Page 1 of 1
 
 
ROBLOX Forum » Club Houses » ROBLOX Talk
   
 
   
  • About Us
  • Jobs
  • Blog
  • Parents
  • Help
  • Terms
  • Privacy

©2017 Roblox Corporation. Roblox, the Roblox logo, Robux, Bloxy, and Powering Imagination are among our registered and unregistered trademarks in the U.S. and other countries.



Progress
Starting Roblox...
Connecting to Players...
R R

Roblox is now loading. Get ready to play!

R R

You're moments away from getting into the game!

Click here for help

Check Remember my choice and click Launch Application in the dialog box above to join games faster in the future!

Gameplay sponsored by:
Loading 0% - Starting game...
Get more with Builders Club! Join Builders Club
Choose Your Avatar
I have an account
generic image