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i have random lag ocurring some minutes into a game and it keeps coming back. never had this issues before 0.9 versions. i've tried on 2 of my computers with total different setups, same recurring lag. will this be looked into in future? anyone else having random lag since 0.9?

cheers

Same here, just got a brand new rig and getting the exact same as you, recurring lag every 15-30 minutes. It's getting on my nerves as I can't fly transports and I fall over cliffs because it has to lag right there...

Is it on any specific maps?

Every map. Can't be the computer as it happens on both computers.

Playing on a wireless network?
I've read windows by default will try to find a better connection every 2 to 3 minutes.This can cause a lag spike.

Try bringing up the console in game (that weird key under esc, or it may be tab I can't remember) and type pb_sleep 500. This will make punkbuster scan your computer less often thereby reducing the lag that PB causes.

Alt-Tabbing to Desktop and then back to the game can also reduce or remove the lag. For temporarily at least.

biscuit123 wrote:Try bringing up the console in game (that weird key under esc, or it may be tab I can't remember) and type pb_sleep 500. This will make punkbuster scan your computer less often thereby reducing the lag that PB causes.

i have to type it every time or only once and forever ?

If you still have trouble run battlefield cleaner to flush out your video cards cache files

Still no joy?

Trash your BF2 cache files
Path:
C:\Users\'your user name here'\Documents\Battlefield 2\mods\bf2\cache

Throw EVERYTHING inside the folder named cache away.
don't worry the files will be replaced with new ones when the game restarts.

'mordred[BG wrote:;1347249']i have to type it every time or only once and forever ?

You can add it to the file below. It's where PunkBuster settings are stored:
%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\PunkBuster\BF2\pb\pbcl.cfg

It's a text file that can be opened with Notepad.