massive down/upload ingame

[Triggerodee 0]

Hi everyone,

I recently purchased Arma 2 and downloaded DayZ mod, all working great BUT while playing the game uses roughly 100MB/hour and I`m on a 2.5GB download limit... :( Is there any way this can be cut down, I`ve never had an online Game use soo much traffic. Or am I out of options and just gotta wait for the standalone version, that hopefully uses traffic within "normal" gaming range...

[applejaxc 2500]

Well, make sure you're laying just DayZ (not Origins or whatever, because the more "Content" loading means more bandwidth being used). Make sure the server you join has a green ping number (anything under 100 ping I believe).

Other than that? I don't know. It sounds like your router isn't really built for... much of anything.

[Triggerodee 0]

My router is definitely not built for it as I`m using my phone`s wifi, however that shouldn`t make the bandwith go insane, just cause lagging etc. I do start the game with dayzcommander or sixlauncher but even if I switch those off the game still up/downloads a massive amount of data. So you`re saying this is not normal? How much bandwith should it use in average?

[facoptere 180]

100MB/hour = 27kB/sec, which is a bit higher than average, but quite normal.

Try to find a server where netcode parameters are optimized (big datagrams, less fragmentation)

[Triggerodee 0]

Thanks, I guess I should get a fixed connection anyway :)