Phoenix session now on

[machasm]

Session name machasm
password addict

[Tim Procter]

Having fun too.

[liambaker996]

nice pic cant wait to get phoneix

[DIJ]

Only bought Phoenix recently and I joined you guys for a while but the programme was too jerky (heli's hanging in the air for several seconds at a time).
I kepy getting an error message something like "error downloading redfade scheme, you may have to download from website" and wonder if thats the problem?

I've tried to look on their website but it appears to be down at the moment

any tip's or idea's on the above or how to improve online play?

[machasm]

The message you were getting was because you have to download a model or skin that someone was flying and you don't have.
The jerkyness is caused by lag. If you or the server you are connecting to has high ping times then this will cause the problem you were seeing.
Check your internet connection for ping times at www.speedtest.net.
Also are you using interleave or fast mode on your dsl router?
Adrian.

[DIJ]

Thanks for that, I will check out my connection and see if I can improve it. I guess if Phoenix kept trying to download the files and their site was down that might account for some of the lag.

[DIJ]

Just ran the speed test and got 6915 kb/s upstream. 226 kb/s downstream and ping was 57ms

I don't believe thats too bad, is it?

[Tim Procter]

Just ran the speed test and got 6915 kb/s upstream. 226 kb/s downstream and ping was 57ms

I don't believe thats too bad, is it?

Upstream and downstream should be the other way round but your connection downstream is twice as fast mine.

[DIJ]

Thanks, and your right I got them mixed up

[machasm]

Those speeds are OK though the upstream speed seams a little low (it should be around 448K).
Ping times are OK but not great. If you can get around 20 to 30ms then your laughing.
What mode is your ADSL connection set to? Fast or interleaved?
If it is interleaved then that will account for the ping time. Changing to FAST (normally done through your ISP if you tell them you are a gamer and need reduced ping times) will reduce your ping times by about half BUT at the expense of stability or download speed.
Who are you with? If its sky and you are using their LLU service then they have very likely put you on interleave mode.

Adrian.

[DIJ]

I am using BT ADSL and my connection can sometimes be pretty crap.
I have never heard of Fast or interleaved, so will do a little research on them.

I can usually play with the xbox 360 online ok so it is usable.

Thanks for the advice, its appreciated.

[chemicalbro]

I kepy getting an error message something like "error downloading redfade scheme, you may have to download from website" and wonder if thats the problem?

see here

http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/f83/ph...archive-18550/

[DIJ]

Cheers for the link, I'll get busy downloading them

[moonmanflyer]

session open, come and join me chaps

[mark Taylor]

whats the password james???