Lagging and stuttering opponents during spectate

[sanjozko]

Hi, when i am spectating my opponents in multiplayer they are often lagging and stuttering, sometimes they even occur out of map or drive through wall. My internet connection is perfect. It is not possible to watch their ride therefore spectate is useless for me. Is there some workaround? Some solution? thx.

[banjee]

I regularly have this problem and I BELIEVE that it is cause by the server host, but I am not 100% sure. Please correct me if I am wrong.

[MetsaneXIII]

Almost every time, if it's not you, it's them.
Since many people don't have the same internet connection, it's very likely they're lagging, and if it's bad enough for you to see the jumps, then everybody else to them is doing the very same.
It can, like banjee said, also be the host, and where they're located. I've played games before where the lag was entirely from the server's location, in comparison to me, in the US... I think it was somewhere in Western Europe. Not sure.
That's my understanding on it all. Ciao!

[sanjozko]

I regularly have this problem and I BELIEVE that it is cause by the server host, but I am not 100% sure. Please correct me if I am wrong.

yes you are probably right, because it is not possible that veryone on the server has bad connection except me. But i dont know if it is caused by server quality or by some bug in trackamnia server application or by trackmania itself as a client.

[zootie]

It's most likely the host, but you can check stats (latency etc.) by pressing '-' twice. If the latency (ping) is bad you can probably assume that is the problem.

[serujio]

isn't it because you are downloading skins, avatars and horns from the other players?

go to the config menu and unchek these options.

to see if you are downloading stuff from players during the race press "-" twice when racing.

[sanjozko]

ok, thanks for tips, i will try it evening and i will post here what i will find out.