HLDJ makes CS:S lag

[lamperouge]

I searched for the problem but couldn't find it on the forums.

1) Does HLDJ launch the game correctly for you? yes
2) Does "HLDJ Loaded Successfully" appear in console on starting the game (with no errors)? yes except somewhere is the middle it says that it does not know the command "hldjsf"

3) What is the console output after selecting a song, or issuing other HLDJ commands such as "hldj_next"? Normal
4) After loading one of the sample audio files, perform a search of your Steam directory (without stopping HLDJ) for the file "voice_input.wav" - does it show up, and if so, where? Yes, where it is supposed to be
5) Does voice normally work for you? If not, or you do not have a mic, have you remembered to set up any applicable options in your operating system and/or the game? Yes, everything is proper


Anyway, HLDJ, being a wonderful program, works perfectly well doing all of its functions. I can load and play sound files perfectly fine without skipping or any other nasty problems. However, when I load CS:S with HLDJ every server has a ping around 200-300 ms higher than when I load CS:S without HLDJ. When I refresh the server list every server is at 250+ ping. When I join a server that I normally get 20-30 without HLDJ, it will start at around 275 (and display that on the server list before I join) and very slowly drop until it gets to be reasonable again (although 99% of the time I get ping kicked before it can drop all the way anyway). I don't need to actually DO anything with HLDJ, just the fact that it is loading is what seems to be causing the ping. My update rate and everything are set to default. It's an odd problem, I know :/ which is why I can't figure it out.

Sorry if any of it was confusing >_< thanks!

ps: every other source game that I have (LFD2, TF2) does not exhibit this issue

[lamperouge]

I've found that just letting the game sit for a couple of minutes after I open it with HLDJ gets rid of the lag, so it really isn't a problem more than a slight annoyance now. I'm still puzzled as to why it is occurring Oo I don't see how it can make any sense

[Renegade]

It's very unlikely this is caused by HLDJ, the only impact it can have on your network is if you enable Network Optimizations in Options, and even then it shouldn't affect your ping. If you wanted to be absolutely certain, you could keep removing lines from hldj_init.cfg before starting the game until you noticed a difference or the file became empty. You can also try closing HLDJ mid-game to see the impact. Even after all that, you'd have to do it multiple times before you could be certain it wasn't being caused by something else (which is most likely the case).