Hi,
I'm developing a racing multiplayer realtime game in C++ with cocos2d-x and box2d. Also, i'm using Nakama for server-logic. The problem that i've is i'm seeing the opponent's car lagged despite of both clients and server are in localhost. I'm sure that the problem is mine, i mean, i'm not hiding correctly the lag in each client.
This is what i'm doing:
- The game is working with 60 FPS (1/60 updates).
- ticks to the server are every 0.05 seg.
- I'm sending opponent's car updates every 1/10 (0.1) seconds to the server (x, y, angle).
Also, i'm using interpolation method for predictions and for "hide" the lag:
void Interpolator::update(float dt)
{
float difference = _remoteValue - _localValue;
if (difference <= _threshold)
_localValue = _remoteValue;
else
{
float k = dt * _interpolation_constant;
if (k > 1.f)
k = 1.f;
_localValue += difference * k;
}
}(In Game::update i'm calling Inteporlator::update and after that i'm setting setPosition(localValue) with the localValue updated).
_localValue is the current position of the opponent's car in my client. And _remoteValue is the last position that i received of the opponent's car. _threshould is a constant (0.1f). And _interpolation_constant is a constant that could be [1....60]. It means how many time i will delay for interpolate from position A (localValue) to position B (remoteValue).
So, what's my problem? Currently, i think i have two “extremes”:
Test 1) If i use _interpolation_constant = 1.0f
Opponent’s car works fluid, but with lag. For example, if both cars are accelerating at the same velocity (same position Y in both cars), in my iPhone i see opponent’s car behind of my car, despite of both cars are in the same Y position. That i mean with “lag”. But opponent’s car works fluid. It seems that it hasn’t lag, but it have lag.
It’s fluid because i’m dividing difference in 60 parts (k = 1/60). So, because of i’ve a lot of “parts”, each setPosition is small. I mean, small jumps.
Why i see the opponent’s car with lag? because each 1/10 updates i’m delaying 1 second until remoteValue = localValue. Is too much 1 second. So, my car is in the “present” and the opponent’s car is in the “past”.
Test 2) If i use _interpolation_constant = 10.0f
Opponent’s car works without lag, but not fluid. For example, if both cars are accelerating at the same velocity (same position Y in both cars), in my iPhone i see both cars in the same position Y, that’s good. But opponent’s car isn’t fluid.
It’s NOT fluid because i’m dividing difference in 6 parts: k = 1/60 * 10 . So, i’ve few parts. Each setPosition is more big. I mean, big jumps.
Why i see the opponent’s car without lag? because each 1/10 updates i’m delaying 0,1 seconds until remoteValue = localValue. Is the same time that i receives updates.
The question is, how to solve this problem? I can't make it work properly.
P.S.: Box2d / physics logic is in each client (i mean, in my car). And about the opponent's car: for move it i'm using only setPosition, without physics, trying to make it work with interpolation method.
