Problem - BCS delay commands?

[Noob001]

Having a delayed command problem.... when I do a "follow me" or "mimic me" command, there is a random delay, anywhere between 30 secs to a whole minute before it executes. I tried to reboot, restart and update, but nothing is helping. Any other suggestions?

 

[Teichou]

how is it connect to the bcs server?

 

[Noob001]

Im not sure I understand the question....

I click on the little boxes "Follow Me" or "Mimic Me" and the command goes to the other characters in my group... some immediately and some with random delays

 

[Teichou]

eqbcs is the server that lets the accouts talk to each other and is how the commands are sent.

 

[Noob001]

that's what I assumed, so, is there anything I can do to fix the delay when the command is issued? beside reboot and restart I also made sure there were no plug-in or macros running.... do I need to re-install?

 

[eqtrader74]

One computer or multiple?

For a quick fix, close all open eqbcs windows and try starting one of alternate EQBCS versions inclued with Vanilla. The is the original, eqbcs2 and eqmule version.

 

[Noob001]

single computer, I tried starting EQBCS before launching VV/MQ2 and also after, same issue

I'll try EQBCS2 and report back in a bit

 

[Mikey02]

How I fix this issue is to send a broadcast to all clients to disconnect from eqbc and reconnect them. The important thing is to make sure all clients are disconnected before reconnecting. I use isboxer to broadcast the disconnect command so I don’t have to worry about the laggy clients lagging behind.
I have multiple computers and this method always fix the lag for me.

 

[eqtrader74]

/bccmd quit
/bccmd connect

I think those are the manual comands to leave/reconnect that you'd type in each toon.

 

[Noob001]

same results with eqbcs2. I thought it was fixed when I did a manual disconnect and reconnect.. but no

 

[eqtrader74]

Maybe @jimbob can help trouble shoot. Sounds like something in the server setup or something technical.

 

[wired420]

Use the eqbcs-eqmule.exe if you're having problems with the other two which are essentially the same, one just has a startup UI that allows you to perform certain windows based tasks at the click of a button.

I've previously had issues with lag on the other two, and while it doesn't happen now, there was never any information collected that confirmed a source for this lag.


Edit: One other possibility I've seen people do. When you're connecting to EQBCS you're using /bccmd connect 127.0.0.1 2112 correct? Using your external ip or 0.0.0.0 (can result in your external being used) will also cause this kind of lag.

 

[Noob001]

Well, looks like the issue is gone.... only thing I did different was I did not launch EQBCS from the launcher but right clicked MQ2 icon and launched from there

When you're connecting to EQBCS you're using /bccmd connect 127.0.0.1 2112 correct?

I dont use any ip at all... I simply type in /bccmd connect

 

[Sic]

Having a delayed command problem.... when I do a "follow me" or "mimic me" command, there is a random delay, anywhere between 30 secs to a whole minute before it executes. I tried to reboot, restart and update, but nothing is helping. Any other suggestions?

I had this same issue - always ended up being the 6th toon connecting to my eqbc - I was told to try eqbcs2 which clears it up for some folks (but not all). I was also told if you run eqbcs (the regular version) to run it in High-Priority Mode
so you would control-shift-escape to bring up task manager - then go to details, then go down to EQBCS.EXE right click and set priority to high-priority

 

[Noob001]

I had this same issue - always ended up being the 6th toon connecting to my eqbc - I was told to try eqbcs2 which clears it up for some folks (but not all). I was also told if you run eqbcs (the regular version) to run it in High-Priority Mode
so you would control-shift-escape to bring up task manager - then go to details, then go down to EQBCS.EXE right click and set priority to high-priority

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Thanks! I’ll give that a try as well