New Techie Tool for Users

Gaile Gray

Gaile Gray

ArenaNet

Join Date: Feb 2005

We wanted to let you know that we now have a network and graphic diagnostic tool built into GW. If you press Shift-F10, it brings up a graph window, and TAB will cycle through the various graphs that are available to users. The network graph shows how much data is being sent over the wire, and the frame time graph shows how many milliseconds it takes to draw a frame.

That might be helpful for those of a technical nature as they do some diagnostics on their systems in the event of troubles.

Hope you guys find this of help! And we should have word on a new means of getting diagnostics from the game in the very near future. It'll make everyone's life easier.

Yanman.be

Yanman.be

Banned

Join Date: Dec 2005

Belgium

[ROSE]

A/

Woohoo! Thank you Gaile!

Omega X

Omega X

Ninja Unveiler

Join Date: Jun 2005

Louisiana, USA

Boston Guild[BG]

W/Me

Finally. Anet gets to fix their messes quicker.

Manic Smile

Manic Smile

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

Hawaii

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i don't get what it's representing really

some info on it would be nice

Yanman.be

Yanman.be

Banned

Join Date: Dec 2005

Belgium

[ROSE]

A/

FPS, and input/output

Refyused

Refyused

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2005

What about adding a /fps emote like Diablo II had to show the frames per second stuff & details related to that, and maybe a /debug emote for the more complex stuff? Just a thought.

Numa Pompilius

Numa Pompilius

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

At an Insit.. Intis... a house.

Live Forever Or Die Trying [GLHF]

W/Me

Mods! STICKY!

Refyused: exists, although not as an emote. Check the threads (or guildwiki) for info on switches you can add to the game; the one you're looking for is called "-perf".

Relambrien

Relambrien

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

Delaware, USA

Error Seven Operators [Call]

W/

Thanks! This oughta help a lot, really!

kaya

kaya

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

NBK

really nice, and very helpful.

*request to add this to the options/interface so we can resize, and relocate this as needed and wanted*

Big Thanks!

EF2NYD

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

Isn't really that helpful. The netgraph could detail packet loss to really see when problems occur. As far as I can tell, the tool does not report fps and is mainly a simple network diagnostic with a sound graph thrown in.

Bane of Worlds

Bane of Worlds

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2006

Meadow

Rt/

you could do that by messing with property's of the game client.
something like -perf

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=94814

EF2NYD

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

I already do. Fraps is a better option for FPS measuring though.

N8DOGG

N8DOGG

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2005

here

Modified Soul Society [SOUL]

W/Mo

Anyone have a screen shot yet? I'm not at home and I'd like to see the update.

Refyused

Refyused

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Numa Pompilius
Mods! STICKY!

Refyused: exists, although not as an emote. Check the threads (or guildwiki) for info on switches you can add to the game; the one you're looking for is called "-perf".
I already know about the '-perf' switch. I was suggesting something that didn't require closing your game, then re-opening with the new switch in the shortcut. Something for a quick glance at how things are doing that can be turned off by typing in the same command.

kaya

kaya

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2005

NBK




There's a screen shot. I had to take off the compass and party box so you could see the legend, but other than that it's not to shabby.

Numa Pompilius

Numa Pompilius

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

At an Insit.. Intis... a house.

Live Forever Or Die Trying [GLHF]

W/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by EF2NYD
The netgraph could detail packet loss to really see when problems occur.
True, although possibly it does?
Quote:
As far as I can tell, the tool does not report fps
Press TAB. It reports how long it takes to draw one frame in milliseconds (normally you'd see framerate given as frames per second, as the -perf switch does, but it's the same metric really, e.g. 100 frames/second = 10 milliseconds/frame). The really cool thing about the graph is that it allows you to see immediately the effect of e.g. turning on anti-aliasing. For me, turning on 4x anti-aliasing slowed me from 8 ms/frame (what's that, 120 fps?) to 12.5 ms/frame (80 fps), so I now have 4xAA enabled.
Quote:
and is mainly a simple network diagnostic with a sound graph thrown in.
Sound graph? Did I miss something?

EternalTempest

EternalTempest

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

United States

Dark Side Ofthe Moon [DSM]

E/

This is awesome and I've not seen a better way to be able to take a screen shot and submit info to tech support like this in the many many games I've played. Great job.

jurrit

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2005

Amsterdam

Bubblegum Dragons [GUM]

When I read this post I was really exited. I hoped for a latency graph, or something similar. Hopefully this option will be added soon.

kvndoom

kvndoom

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

Communistwealth of Virginia

Uninstalled

W/Mo

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Kaguya

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

Moon

Mo/

Now if there was a resizeable version that we could stuff into corner of the screen, it could be useful more often.

icedragon981

icedragon981

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2006

At my computer

Teh Nine [lll]

N/

Ah, I'll just keep using Fraps for measuring my FPS. Good idea though.

tridge

tridge

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Aug 2006

Michigan

Elite of Elites

Mo/R

Cool!

Alias_X

Alias_X

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2005

Awesome!!