More UMK3 actual arcade match footage!

UMK3 Casual Matches from 8 on the Break This is footage of myself and the Prophet.

Also played a bunch of games with Busta, Purp, and Krsx tonight, I'll see about getting some of those match vids up sometime but it's very annoying working with Kaillera replays.

Matt

That would be cool if u could.

Seconded!

Also I have a general question about Kaillera. What exactly is going on with the program when you get a de-sync? Like when you actually start a match, but then a de-sync occurs... I would logically assume that the other player would just stand there, since he isn't being controlled. But instead, the other guy carries on the match somehow. And then everyone gets confused because each player just saw themselves win, against an opponent that appeared to still be "active" since he was actually jumping around and stuff. So what exactly is going on there? Why doesn't a desync-ed opponent just sand still?

Desync means - the info being received on one end is not the same as the other at some point, even for a fraction of a second, it doesn't have to be command related, it could be as simple as random select not picking the same characters on both ends. So say the highlighter moves an extra box over and picks Sonya instead of Jax on my screen, on your screen it's Jax, or it could even take a completely different path, now not only are we different characters, but I am a split second behind in loading screens. The round starts on both sides, we both think we're who we see, we play the characters as the ones seen, but on my screen the characters couldn't move until like 1/8 of a second later. Both characters are still being controlled at both ends, but not the same characters. Another case of desync is mid round, if there is a sudden stutter in the gameplay, there's a good chance it'll desync, or if someone accidentally pauses the game it almost always desyncs.

Technically, it is theoretically possible to resync a game if you catch it, through methods that are kind of complicated to explain and chances are if it desynced at all, it will again. Your best bet is to have both players shut down mame, make sure nothing unnecessary is running in the background and restart mame, then reconnect to the server. Sometimes servers cause desync, but most of the time it's CPU related.

I would say Kaillera is pretty much the cell phone of fighting games. It's handy to have, but don't rely on it.

The situation where one character just stops moving is a lost connection or disconnection. That means no data is being sent from the other side, and it also automatically makes the game one player, removes all latency/lag/delay, and you can control both characters. This is the best time to judge the difference between your netplay quality and the real thing at the specific time, after playing for a couple hours to have the game be 100% normal instantly is a huge difference at times.

Matt

Man I got spanked by mikej119. I was mostly losing but sort of hanging with him... but when he got a flawless Friendship on me I had to just walk away in shame, lol. Nice work man, I shall brush on my my skills and we shall fight again!

Yeah Mike has really gotten up there as of late. Konqrr is a force to be wreckoned with now that he's on cable and gets better connections than with DSL.

Matt

Cool little clip from a match last night online:

www.darktemplarz.com/umk3/smokevskabal.wmv

Matt

I want to get in on this. When do you guys play? my kaillera name is sahartist.
Stephen

I am usually on Kaillera after midnight because any time before that netplay quality is too terrible.

Matt

http://www.darktemplarz.com/umk3matchvids/miscornew/cyrax(sin)vskano(sah).wmv

Some decent Cyrax playing on my part, lag was a steady 1/4 second and gameplay was choppy as well, not many Cyrax matches so enjoy.

Matt

cool cyrax playing. which server you play?

I don't remember which one it was, but it was terrible. I play in any server that is most agreeable for both people usually, tonight Konqrr couldn't get into GodWeapon because of a silly bug where if more than 50 people are in a server, sometimes people can't log in, so we played in another server.

Matt

can i ask for some IP's because i dont find them in servers list, thanks in advance.

64.34.162.170:6969
206.212.6.5
65.98.71.21
64.34.162.170

These are the top 4 on my list, I was in all of them last night at some point. Not all of them may still work, or work all day everyday, and IPs change from time to time.

Matt

i'll try to connect, thanks

anyone playing tonight or today?
Stephen

I'm doing price changes at work so I won't be home until about 2AM, we'll see.

Apparently they cannot delete or ban me so I guess you guys are stuck with me... same thing with TRMK, they cannot delete my account. I tried....Oh well.

Back on topic. Who wants to get whooped in MK?

omg... shut up.

I'm still waiting for you. It's June, time for you to get owned.

lol, try July 4th weekend for you to get owned really bad...

omg... shut up.

how did you know that im //NCStefan\\ on kaillera? Did you hacked me or something? I'd really want to know that please...


fatality sorry guys im a little konfused with the posting of replies lately.. now i found out that i posted a message a while ago... anyway later guyzz

Can someone explain to me how to properly switch controls over to other players when you host a game with 3+ people?

I know F5 switches the controls, but I don't know exactly which numbers go with which person...any help would be much appreciated.

1 is for the person who is hosting. 2 is for the first person that joined. 3 is the next person. 4 is the next person.

The numbers go in order by who is going to play. For example, I am the second person who joined. You hosted. I should be 1st player, and you need to be second. The numbers should be 3142 or 3124. That's the best I can explain it.