Why has SL become extremely laggy for everyone over the past 10-12 days?

[Padraic Sands]

I have not seen any reasons explaining the abrupt change to SL over the past 10-12 days.  I am not talking about a few places that have lag but rather... a global problem for all.  I have 16 gigs or ram and quad processors and have watched my frames per second go from 80-100 (on high with draw distance of 200) down as low as 2.5 to 3.5 then gradually rise again.  This continues to happen to other people as well. Has Linden Labs changed major system options that have caused this effect?

[Rolig Loon]

Has it really?  I haven't noticed any such change myself and haven't heard the people around me complaining any more than usual.  Check your router and modem.  A simple reboot may help.

[Padraic Sands]

Thank you for a response however it not relevant in this case. Over 20 people at numerous sims have all had the same problem and continue to have them regardless of where they tp to. On initial arrival to anywhere, the fps drop to almost nothing. Even when trying to lock out of SL, it is taking anywhere from 3 to 10 seconds for the log out.

[Madelaine McMasters]

Hi Padraic,

Like Rolig, I haven't noticed anything unusual recently (though I don't get in-world much, when I do it's fine). FPS is usually a viewer side thing. Lag is usually a server side thing. So it's odd that you and others are seeing FPS issues across the grid.

[Theresa Tennyson]

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Padraic Sands wrote:

I have not seen any reasons explaining the abrupt change to SL over the past 10-12 days.  I am not talking about a few places that have lag but rather... a global problem for all.  I have 16 gigs or ram and quad processors and have watched my frames per second go from 80-100 (on high with draw distance of 200) down as low as 2.5 to 3.5 then gradually rise again.  This continues to happen to other people as well. Has Linden Labs changed major system options that have caused this effect?

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Are you running Windows 10 and did it update recently? There are reports of FPS problems with a recent Windows 10 update. Details in this Firestorm JIRA:

http://jira.phoenixviewer.com/browse/FIRE-20034