AREZ God of War
The Crazy BeastMaster
I noticed alot of people love UMK3 and are very great players but tend to frown on Mame and feel it is laggy. I have learned alot about Mame and CPUs since I started playing on Mame and it is definitely NOT the EMU itself. I have many lag-less games with people on a fairly regular basis, and I have also noticed that alot of the people who hate lag and complain about it are the very individuals who bring the lag to the game, so I'd like to share this info with others in hopes that they can follow this advice be able to enjoy UMK3's best port as much as i do in a BYOC environment. Let us begin:
1.) NO wireless internet. Wireless will not yield a smooth gameplay to any extent despite your internet speed. My best friend has over 20 MB and has no choice but wireless and it's LAGGY even w/ 20 Megs. Even a 50 foot....no even 100 foot cable will be 20X better than ANY wireless connection. This is the #1 culprit for preventing people from enjoying ggs on Mame. UMK3 simply can NOT be played properly on a wireless connection, regardless of how many people disagree. If the game is not playing at 53.5 FPS, it's not being run properly.
2.) Have a good solid internet, perferably cable. A game like UMK3 that was never made for online and still has a shitty net-code should not be played w/ a few MB of DSL. Instead, use high-speed, with a good fast Upload. Even if u have a good connection, say 15 MB D/L, .5 MB U/L....it will not be suitable enough - an Upload of 2-3 MB is minimal standard to keep it running properly. Mame also uses alot of PC-power, up to 80% of your PC's overall capacity, use the option for power-conserve in your UMK3 menu which will remove much of the strain from the CPU itself.
3.) Don't run any applications or other programs during gameplay. Absolutely nothing should should be on when Mame/UMK3 is playing. No phone jacks, no MSN, No AIM, no Browser, nothing at all. This includes sharing bandwidth with another person in the house and internal recording/streaming devices.
4.) Find out who has the fastest Upload and have them be the host. Ensuring the person with the fastest Upload speed host the match will make everything smoother and faster.
5.) For the most part, "excellent" will provide the closest to offline play. "LAN" (Local Area Network) is not good for higher pings and even when you are very close geographically will drop inputs if both connections are not great. Unless you are actually ON a LAN, using it is absolutely pointless. The inputs don't reach the server often as a result of the constant packet-dropping on LAN, which results in numerous lag-outs and more annoyingly, missed combos. From what i can tell "good" simply has far too much input delay for playing the game remotely close to 53.5 FPS.
6.) Avoid in-game chat. Chatting has a tendency to lag up the game and makes unnecessary spikes. If chatting becomes excessive, simply type "/muteall" to prevent it from ruining the game.
This is mostly all I can think of at the moment, but please be sure to follow these guidelines for your own enjoyment, as well as not to ruin the enjoyment of others. You absolutely can NOT make a judgement call of how good an EMU Mame is unless you are sticking to there guidelines. Follow this guide and soon you will also see Mame is very good EMU for anyone that has enough power to run it properly.
1.) NO wireless internet. Wireless will not yield a smooth gameplay to any extent despite your internet speed. My best friend has over 20 MB and has no choice but wireless and it's LAGGY even w/ 20 Megs. Even a 50 foot....no even 100 foot cable will be 20X better than ANY wireless connection. This is the #1 culprit for preventing people from enjoying ggs on Mame. UMK3 simply can NOT be played properly on a wireless connection, regardless of how many people disagree. If the game is not playing at 53.5 FPS, it's not being run properly.
2.) Have a good solid internet, perferably cable. A game like UMK3 that was never made for online and still has a shitty net-code should not be played w/ a few MB of DSL. Instead, use high-speed, with a good fast Upload. Even if u have a good connection, say 15 MB D/L, .5 MB U/L....it will not be suitable enough - an Upload of 2-3 MB is minimal standard to keep it running properly. Mame also uses alot of PC-power, up to 80% of your PC's overall capacity, use the option for power-conserve in your UMK3 menu which will remove much of the strain from the CPU itself.
3.) Don't run any applications or other programs during gameplay. Absolutely nothing should should be on when Mame/UMK3 is playing. No phone jacks, no MSN, No AIM, no Browser, nothing at all. This includes sharing bandwidth with another person in the house and internal recording/streaming devices.
4.) Find out who has the fastest Upload and have them be the host. Ensuring the person with the fastest Upload speed host the match will make everything smoother and faster.
5.) For the most part, "excellent" will provide the closest to offline play. "LAN" (Local Area Network) is not good for higher pings and even when you are very close geographically will drop inputs if both connections are not great. Unless you are actually ON a LAN, using it is absolutely pointless. The inputs don't reach the server often as a result of the constant packet-dropping on LAN, which results in numerous lag-outs and more annoyingly, missed combos. From what i can tell "good" simply has far too much input delay for playing the game remotely close to 53.5 FPS.
6.) Avoid in-game chat. Chatting has a tendency to lag up the game and makes unnecessary spikes. If chatting becomes excessive, simply type "/muteall" to prevent it from ruining the game.
This is mostly all I can think of at the moment, but please be sure to follow these guidelines for your own enjoyment, as well as not to ruin the enjoyment of others. You absolutely can NOT make a judgement call of how good an EMU Mame is unless you are sticking to there guidelines. Follow this guide and soon you will also see Mame is very good EMU for anyone that has enough power to run it properly.
If you are following the guide, it should be close to perfect. We should give it a test-run. You vouching for this would mean a LOT in this community considering the icon you have become, possibly enough to bring back Mame, UMK3 and lag-less gameplay.
You have my WORD, I wont allow anyone in the room that doesnt have a hard-wired, cable connection....believe me if there were a competition for "people who hate UMK3 online lag", I'd probably beat you by a cunt-hair 
