Multiplayer Lag Issues

[awdf]

I have a server that my friends and I play on, and everything works fine, except for one thing. If I enter an area that a friend is in when they have entered before me, I experience a delay between things like opening a chest, opening a door, or hitting/blocking or taking damage. I've tried modifying the assembly_valheim.dll for my server, but the delay is still there. Just to make sure that it wasn't just my server, I used a free trial from another server hosting website and I still had the same issue. All of my friends I play with on my server have low fps, (usually around 9-30 fps) which I am pointing out just in case that it is relevant to the issues I am facing. Yesterday, I walked over to an area my friend was in that he had entered first, and suddenly he tabbed out of Valheim. when he tabs out, this causes him a lot of lag, and I could definitely tell. I literally could not even interact with anything at that point, and it took 30 seconds for everything to go back to normal so I could at least interact with objects. I have had this issue ever since I started my Valheim server back in late February, but it was perfectly fine on my brothers server which I played on before I got my own. Anyway, hopefully someone has a fix to this since I could not find anything that helped on google.
I apologize if anything is worded really terribly, I found it difficult to describe some stuff.

[GinsengSamurai]

- What are the specs of your server?
- Are you hosting other games at the same time?
- Does your brother share the same internet connection as you?
- What are the specs of your internet connection?
- What is the brand and model of the router/modem your server is connected to?
- What and how many other apps are you using at the same time, when you host Valheim? Eg: Netflix, Prime, Disney, etc.
- What are some of the things you've tried to do to resolve this issue?

[awdf]

Originally posted by GinsengSamurai:

- What are the specs of your server?
- Are you hosting other games at the same time?
- Does your brother share the same internet connection as you?
- What are the specs of your internet connection?
- What is the brand and model of the router/modem your server is connected to?
- What and how many other apps are you using at the same time, when you host Valheim? Eg: Netflix, Prime, Disney, etc.
- What are some of the things you've tried to do to resolve this issue?

1. I'm using a server hosting website (1gserverhost.com) for my server, so I don't know all the details, but I do know that my server has 4 gigabytes of memory.
2. Valheim is the only game I'm using my server to host.
3. My brother does share my same internet connection.
4. I don't know if this is what you meant by the specs of my internet connection, but I used speedtest.net to test it and for ping I had 22, for download I had 244.7 Mbps, and for upload I had 249.81 Mbps.
5. I don't think there is a way I can get info on what router or modem the company uses for their servers
6. When I'm playing Valheim, I usually just have Discord, Steam, and Opera GX open.
7. So far I've tried editing the assembly_valheim.dll that my server uses using a tutorial, and it didn't do anything. Pretty much all fixes I've tried looking up are very very similar if not the same fix in the tutorial. I also used a free trial server from another company to see if the problem occurred there too, and it did. (link to that tutorial here )

Hopefully that answers your questions, sorry if I misunderstood something you asked or missed something obvious, I'm not the best when it comes to technical stuff.

[GinsengSamurai]

Please stop apologizing. You're doing fine with your explanations. ^_^

Is your brother's server using the same hardware specs as yours? Meaning, he is also using 1gserverhost.com?

[awdf]

Originally posted by GinsengSamurai:

Please stop apologizing. You're doing fine with your explanations. ^_^ :bloodyrose: :Diamond_big:

Is your brother's server using the same hardware specs as yours? Meaning, he is also using 1gserverhost.com?

Thank you.
My brother's server used 4netplayers.com for hosting. I am not using that website due to the fact that I had a Terraria server on there once, and all progress was randomly wiped, same with backups. Also, after my brother started a new world on his Valheim server, every time he would restart his server, that current world would be deleted. That kept happening for a month or two, but not anymore. That's why I am not using that website just so you know.

[GinsengSamurai]

I understand, but I was hoping that if your brother is using the same hosting service as you, at least then we can work on the possibility it's a software issue, rather than a hardware issue.

Since you have a good internet connection, I was going to alternatively suggest you try hosting a dedicated server at home, if you're playing with up to 3-4 other people. The only issue with this, is whether your Internet Service Provider (ISP) permits port forwarding. In Canada, Telus and Shaw allows this, but Bell requires an add-on to their service plans.

To clarify, I host two Valheim games at home for 4-10 players on one, 1-3 players on the other, and a V Rising game for 2 all at the same time. I do it on a mini-PC with 8GB DDR4 RAM, 240GB SSD, Intel Celeron J4125 4 Cores CPU, on-board graphics, through a 150Mb up 150Mb down fibre connection.

What do you think? There is no monthly cost and you can use almost any kind of old company. Only thing is you need to be a bit tech savvy. My wife created a guide for this exact thing. Give it a peek and see if it's too much.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2813551062

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Regardless, can you paste the link of the guide you used that said to edit the assembly_valheim.dll file?

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PS: If anyone else has possible solutions/ideas for Paper's lag issue, please chime in! Mharr? ElectricDawn? Lil Puppy? Guns? ;)

[awdf]

Originally posted by GinsengSamurai:

I understand, but I was hoping that if your brother is using the same hosting service as you, at least then we can work on the possibility it's a software issue, rather than a hardware issue.

Since you have a good internet connection, I was going to alternatively suggest you try hosting a dedicated server at home, if you're playing with up to 3-4 other people. The only issue with this, is whether your Internet Service Provider (ISP) permits port forwarding. In Canada, Telus and Shaw allows this, but Bell requires an add-on to their service plans.

To clarify, I host two Valheim games at home for 4-10 players on one, 1-3 players on the other, and a V Rising game for 2 all at the same time. I do it on a mini-PC with 8GB DDR4 RAM, 240GB SSD, Intel Celeron J4125 4 Cores CPU, on-board graphics, through a 150Mb up 150Mb down fibre connection.

What do you think? There is no monthly cost and you can use almost any kind of old company. Only thing is you need to be a bit tech savvy. My wife created a guide for this exact thing. Give it a peek and see if it's too much.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2813551062

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Regardless, can you paste the link of the guide you used that said to edit the assembly_valheim.dll file?

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PS: If anyone else has possible solutions/ideas for Paper's lag issue, please chime in! Mharr? ElectricDawn? Lil Puppy? Guns? ;)

I haven't looked at the guide you sent me yet, but here is the guide I used.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS2svB0ZaxA

[awdf]

I think I'm gonna pass on making my own dedicated server, but thank you for trying to help out with that. I don't believe I have a spare computer, and I am terrible when it comes to complicated tech stuff. Just in case it helps, I'll record a video of the problem I am having and send the link to it when I get the chance.

[awdf]

Hey, just got back from a trip and I got a friend to get on the server. I have recorded the video, and I have shown the delay when opening doors or chests. The problem persists with combat and getting hit or hitting, but I didn't have time to show that part.
Video link: https://youtu.be/dBS63K9Drvg

[awdf]

(The delay in the video is pretty tame since only one person is online by the way.)