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  • rshadow8888
    FFR's Buizel
    FFR Simfile Author
    • Aug 2005
    • 3120

    #1

    FFR versus my internet

    I have high speed internet, yet playing FFR, I get these random pauses, that lead to unneeded misses. I have tried the following:

    - Clearing my cache
    - Turning my computer off and letting it rest for a few days
    - Increasing my browser speed
    - Taking every last program except for firefox (basically), putting a copy of all of them on a backup disk, then deleting them off my computer

    What else can I try?
  • Doug31
    Falcon Paaaauuuunch!!!!!!
    FFR Simfile Author
    • Jun 2004
    • 6811

    #2
    Re: FFR versus my internet

    Try making sure you don't have too many other programs running.

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    • Smok3y
      ∞+1
      • Feb 2006
      • 407

      #3
      Re: FFR versus my internet

      Lowering quality if you really haven't tried that yet, also the Firefox 3 Alpha 5 seems to play FFR much much smoother for me, so definitely try that.. (Firefox 2 current/stable plays FFR the slowest/worst out of all the other browsers I've tried)
      Last edited by Smok3y; 07-4-2007, 01:06 AM.


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      • rshadow8888
        FFR's Buizel
        FFR Simfile Author
        • Aug 2005
        • 3120

        #4
        Re: FFR versus my internet

        Originally posted by rshadow8888
        - Taking every last program except for firefox (basically), putting a copy of all of them on a backup disk, then deleting them off my computer
        I don't think that is a problem.

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        • rshadow8888
          FFR's Buizel
          FFR Simfile Author
          • Aug 2005
          • 3120

          #5
          Re: FFR versus my internet

          Originally posted by Smok3y
          Lowering quality if you really haven't tried that yet, also the Firefox 3 Alpha 5 seems to play FFR much much smoother for me, so definitely try that.. (Firefox 2 current/stable plays FFR the slowest/worst out of all the other browsers I've tried)
          I just updated it to the latest version and switched to low quality. Now it doesn't freeze, but random notes will stop a little before it reaches the top arrows and it looks like a mini freeze. I can still hit the note fine, but it looks kind of annoying and throws me off. I would take a ss of it, but for some reason if I don't the fake freeze note, it acts as multiple misses and fails the song.

          This is really awkward....

          Edit: Double post for the win... I guess.

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          • chunky_cheese
            FFR Player
            • Jul 2004
            • 1736

            #6
            Re: FFR versus my internet

            Originally posted by rshadow8888
            I just updated it to the latest version and switched to low quality. Now it doesn't freeze, but random notes will stop a little before it reaches the top arrows and it looks like a mini freeze. I can still hit the note fine, but it looks kind of annoying and throws me off. I would take a ss of it, but for some reason if I don't the fake freeze note, it acts as multiple misses and fails the song.

            This is really awkward....

            Edit: Double post for the win... I guess.
            It's called lag. Can you give us some specifications on your computer and your internet connection? If you don't know that, just look down at your tower, if the case is light grey and it has a sticker that reads: Pentium on it, chances are you need a better computer, if you have a piece of string in your ethernet port with the other end leading to your neighbours house, you should call your ISP.

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            • Smok3y
              ∞+1
              • Feb 2006
              • 407

              #7
              Re: FFR versus my internet

              Uh.. geez.. have you updated flash as well?
              How fast is your processor? lol

              edit:Also, does FF seem to be trying to load something when it lags like that? What you're describing happens to me if I try to play in Opera, and I can see "connecting to..." etc etc in the status bar when it happens, not that I would now how to fix that though ...
              Last edited by Smok3y; 07-4-2007, 01:17 AM.


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              • rshadow8888
                FFR's Buizel
                FFR Simfile Author
                • Aug 2005
                • 3120

                #8
                Re: FFR versus my internet

                I will look at a couple of these specifics and get back to you all tomorrow errrrrr.... later today. My mom took the light bulbs out of my room to force me to go to bed and I can't find a flashlight, thus I can't read anything on my tower.

                Thanks for all of your help everyone.

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                • Evascythe
                  evascythe
                  • Mar 2005
                  • 2909

                  #9
                  Re: FFR versus my internet

                  whichever one of you it was that said firefox 3.0 alpha 5
                  I LOVE YOU, FFR RUNS SO MUCH SMOOTHER ON HERE THAN IT DOES ON INTERNET EXPLORER. <33333333


                  Originally posted by moches
                  I love your avatar and you seem like a chill dude

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                  • Smok3y
                    ∞+1
                    • Feb 2006
                    • 407

                    #10
                    Re: FFR versus my internet

                    Originally posted by Evascythe
                    whichever one of you it was that said firefox 3.0 alpha 5
                    I LOVE YOU, FFR RUNS SO MUCH SMOOTHER ON HERE THAN IT DOES ON INTERNET EXPLORER. <33333333
                    lol
                    You're welcome, that new engine of theirs is really awesome, even this early in development.


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                    • rshadow8888
                      FFR's Buizel
                      FFR Simfile Author
                      • Aug 2005
                      • 3120

                      #11
                      Re: FFR versus my internet

                      Originally posted by chunky_cheese
                      It's called lag. Can you give us some specifications on your computer and your internet connection? If you don't know that, just look down at your tower, if the case is light grey and it has a sticker that reads: Pentium on it, chances are you need a better computer, if you have a piece of string in your ethernet port with the other end leading to your neighbours house, you should call your ISP.
                      Wow, I just re-read this and understood lol

                      But actually the whole internet sharing thing was the problem. I guess I will have to deal with the lag when my sister has her laptop running, and play normally when she has it shut off.

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                      • Coolboyrulez0
                        VICES
                        FFR Simfile Author
                        FFR Music Producer
                        • Aug 2006
                        • 10042

                        #12
                        Re: FFR versus my internet

                        Thank You for telling me that there is FF3.
                        FFR does run better on it.
                        I thumbs you up XD

                        cßr
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                        • hullmo717
                          FFR Player
                          • Jan 2007
                          • 235

                          #13
                          Re: FFR versus my internet

                          You shouldn't really need a flashlight to look at your computer's specs; chunky was kind of kidding around. If you're running XP the easiest way would be to right click my computer and go to properties; near the bottom of that you should be able to see your processor speed and ram. Those are arguably the two most important specs.

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                          • Xception704
                            FFR Veteran
                            • Jul 2006
                            • 3984

                            #14
                            Re: FFR versus my internet

                            And Firefox 3 is now in Alpha 6. =P

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                            • HeZe
                              FFR Veteran
                              • Jul 2006
                              • 556

                              #15
                              Re: FFR versus my internet

                              How about your cpu?

                              Originally posted by ilikexd
                              Your strengths and weaknesses may never change, but they will still get better as you do, albeit disproportionately of course. You're bad at jumpstream, so just play jumpstream files. Play them for hours. Play ones you have to struggle to SDG, and play ones hard enough to make your hands and arms burn. Then play them some more. Then, the day after the next, play them again. If you aren't already doing this, you can't say you're stuck. Plateauing doesn't really exist, if you aren't improving it means you haven't put in the effort needed to improve, or your effort has been misapplied. It's more of a problem at really high levels, but never totally concrete.

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