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Screen skipping fix - what is it?
Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2021 6:45 pm
by Lambert
Someone gave it to me in the past. Few years ago. But I forgot. How do I fix the screen skipping of death effect?
Lam
Re: Screen skipping fix - what is it?
Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2021 10:01 pm
by Maecius
Do you mean the rubber-banding effect, where your avatar jumps back or forward a few steps and so on on you?
If you're using the Client Extension, try typing "/mpredict" to fix that.
Re: Screen skipping fix - what is it?
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2021 3:44 am
by EasternCheesE
Lambert wrote: ↑Tue Jun 22, 2021 6:45 pm
Someone gave it to me in the past. Few years ago. But I forgot. How do I fix the screen skipping of death effect?
Lam
Could you please describe it more detailed (if that's not what Maecius told about)? From this brief explanation, it's hard to understand what exactly you are talking about

Re: Screen skipping fix - what is it?
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2021 7:13 am
by Lambert
The character does not move smoothly across the screen but skips frames.
Re: Screen skipping fix - what is it?
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2021 7:17 am
by EasternCheesE
Yeah, then, if you use client extension, type in /mpredict to make sure it is disabled.
That's the only solution to it. Using wasd movement around hard object will still produce rubber-banding and wonky behavior though.
Re: Screen skipping fix - what is it?
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2021 1:21 pm
by Pimple
If that does help, to run the command automatically so you don't have to every time you start the game, create a file called autocmds.txt in the NWN2 directory and put /mpredict in it.
Re: Screen skipping fix - what is it?
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2021 1:54 pm
by Planehopper
I believe the jumpiness they are describing is different than the rubber banding that is fixed with /mpredict.
It is more of a jittery walk, especially noticeable with floating text.
If thats the case the only way I've been able to fix it is a computer restart, and that doesn't work the first time, 100% of the time. It does, however, always go away eventually.
Sorry I can't be more helpful. It does suck.
Re: Screen skipping fix - what is it?
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2021 1:57 pm
by Xorena
Yes, I have had to restart every time this happens. Usually once per day if I play regularly.
Re: Screen skipping fix - what is it?
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2021 3:18 pm
by Heretic
I don't know of this is the same (or related) effect described but although my char is a ranged attacker she tends to 'jump' to the location of her last kill. That's if I immediately try to move her after a kill. Although the game engine assumes she'll still in her original location and eventually 'jumps' her back, it's still mildly annoying.
Re: Screen skipping fix - what is it?
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2021 3:52 pm
by Planehopper
Heretic wrote: ↑Thu Jun 24, 2021 3:18 pm
I don't know of this is the same (or related) effect described but although my char is a ranged attacker she tends to 'jump' to the location of her last kill. That's if I immediately try to move her after a kill. Although the game engine assumes she'll still in her original location and eventually 'jumps' her back, it's still mildly annoying.
Thats the /mpredict issue.
From the OP description, this is a different issue.