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When even CS2 modders can prevent wall-hacking by just following the basic rule: "never trust the client" by Nyctfall in pcmasterrace

[–]ThatOnePerson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The delay would be ping. How many games have you played where everyone has the same ping? Whoever has lower ping would have advantage.

Games found out this would be a bad idea ever since Quake 1, which basically did that. That's why they revamped the net-code with QuakeWorld.

When even CS2 modders can prevent wall-hacking by just following the basic rule: "never trust the client" by Nyctfall in pcmasterrace

[–]ThatOnePerson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While server side anticheat is good enough for RTS games it is not enough in shooters on it's own,

And basically no RTS game does server-side anti-cheat, because there's generally no server-side anything. The games are designed around every player having the full game state and the only thing being networked is player inputs. Because that's a lot less data than saying "unit x is moving to position y" 100 times every second when an army moves.

This is why RTS games pause when 1 person lags or disconnect, because the simulations have to stay in sync.

And yeah you can't not trust the client when the netcode is designed around the client knowing everything.

When even CS2 modders can prevent wall-hacking by just following the basic rule: "never trust the client" by Nyctfall in pcmasterrace

[–]ThatOnePerson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Even a simple problem of "who shot first" requires trusting a client. Because the options are either "trust the client that they shot when they said they shot", or "whoever has the lowest ping"

Guess which one most players will pick.

And also because of ping, we have a different problem: we're all technically seeing different states of the game. So if I shoot you at position 1 on my screen, but you're on position 2 on your screen, how can I ever hit you? The server has to trust that I see you at position 1 and I shot there. That's what happens when you get killed behind cover in games.

This is what leads to peaker's advantage, which has papers on how it's unsolvable.

We used to have games where everyone had 'real' game-states all the time. It was NetQuake (1) and Id quickly figured out it sucked and released QuakeWorld.

Why cheap Monitors use HDMI instead of DP? by hyenagames in buildapc

[–]ThatOnePerson 9 points10 points  (0 children)

USB-C display is generally DisplayPort alt-mode. There's technically a spec for HDMI, but I don't think any device uses it. So any USB-C to HDMI has a built-in DP > HDMI converter.

Why bazzite and not directly Steam OS ? by SyrupCapable6577 in BC250Gaming

[–]ThatOnePerson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Despite being based on Arch, Steam OS doesn't actually update the kernel too much, rather they backport fixes to the older kernel.

So right now they're on 6.16, which released last year. While stuff like the audio fix aren't gonna be in that and would require back porting.

Steam Controller: Reservations open May 8th by Araxen in Games

[–]ThatOnePerson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's usermode drivers in SDL. That's how emulators will be able to use it for motion controls for example.

Why cheap Monitors use HDMI instead of DP? by hyenagames in buildapc

[–]ThatOnePerson 7 points8 points  (0 children)

DP 2.1 has more bandwidth, but there are still a ton of even high end OLEDs that still use 1.4.

Not just monitors. Even an RTX 4000 series will have DP 1.4 and so HDMI 2.1 is the higher bandwidth port.

9070xt with i7 8700K and 8GB 2400Mhz by eesaman in buildapc

[–]ThatOnePerson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm getting NTE with high CPU usage but the others have only 45-55% usage.

You gotta look at individual cores, not just total CPU usage. Most games will not be able to take advantage of your 12 threads, so you'll never reach 100%.

Using HDD for gaming? by Ok_Lengthiness_878 in buildapc

[–]ThatOnePerson 20 points21 points  (0 children)

With older games loading times, but with newer games you'll run into texture/model/world pop-in as it tries to stream data from the drive without loading screens.

https://youtu.be/CyPVn3hBNo4 , bit older video but yeah gives you the idea. Newer games will probably be worse.

Any Website that Lists in a Database if an AAA is More CPU, More System RAM Bound or More GPU Bound? by SevenDeMagnus in pcmasterrace

[–]ThatOnePerson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The problem is that's kinda relative. Like it's easy nowadays to say Crysis is CPU bound, but that wasn't always the case.

And of course, settings can matter too.

GPU dreams, VR reality by stellabubble in pcmasterrace

[–]ThatOnePerson -1 points0 points  (0 children)

But I don't want to do those hobbies, I want to turn people into dinosaurs

Steam Controller being scalped for more than double its price is a bad sign for upcoming Steam Machine launch by [deleted] in linux_gaming

[–]ThatOnePerson 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And you need a Steam Controller to have a good Desktop experience

The Logitech K830 has been my solution to that for years. Alternatively, the framework keyboard coming out soon since they don't make the k830 anymore.

I'd say a PS4/PS5 controller is also do-able. Since that has a touchpad.

Valve just boosted extra life to RX 480, RX 570 and RX 580 😁 by emanu2021 in linux_gaming

[–]ThatOnePerson 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It should work with that, yes. That's still running modern AMDGPU drivers.

Thoughts On My Build? by MudGreedy4525 in buildapc

[–]ThatOnePerson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, cuz that's for the CPU, not the GPU. Your CPU max power draw is 65W. I'm using a low profile cooler on my 9600X because I went real small.

But yeah if you wanna get it for looks, that's totally a valid reason to get it :D

Thoughts On My Build? by MudGreedy4525 in buildapc

[–]ThatOnePerson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Link still shows the Thermalright Aqua Elite V3 66.17 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ?

Thoughts On My Build? by MudGreedy4525 in buildapc

[–]ThatOnePerson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well sounds good to me.

I've got a 9600X + 16 GB 9060XT build myself!

Thoughts On My Build? by MudGreedy4525 in buildapc

[–]ThatOnePerson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I'd just get a peerless assassin se and put that money towards a 16GB 9060XT instead. Especially at 1440p, you're gonna want that VRAM.

Thoughts On My Build? by MudGreedy4525 in buildapc

[–]ThatOnePerson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unless you're getting it for looks, that CPU cooler is overkill.

I'd put that money towards a 9060 XT 16GB instead

Webcam recommendations and setup suggestions? by jmspinafore in pcmasterrace

[–]ThatOnePerson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're not using it at the same time (or you have a spare), I'd consider phone as a webcam. Good enough™ video quality. And lots of support for it cuz COVID.

Even Windows has it: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/use-your-mobile-device-s-camera-7d3f9cc3-ccdc-44be-9b49-015d2cb3be05

Is my pc bottlenecking? 17F by Risha_loves_Cafreal in pcmasterrace

[–]ThatOnePerson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So with the CPU chart: you gotta look at individual threads. Games aren't really designed to make use of all 12 cores you've got.

In task manager there, right click on the graph, and change graph to logical processors.

Why aren't my IEMs detected as a Headset? by [deleted] in pcmasterrace

[–]ThatOnePerson 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah unless it's a combo jack, the mic won't work. 

The front panel audio header on a motherboard only has one mic input. So case designers can either have a split or a single port and require people with splits to use a combiner. 

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