What is NetDelay? And does it cause LAG?

[DevilDog#1]

The Netdelay command sets a delay on outgoing commands other than your position information. In theory setting it on your client could give you a disadvantage by making all of your commands go through more slowly.
A serve and play host could use it to give themselves a slight advantage over other players (by setting a high netdelay on the server), but that's about it. Otherwise it doesn't do anything.

Note that it has nothing to do with "lag" which is internet latency, this is just a delay on outgoing commands

[Desciple]

That's a better definition than I give it or did I in Panther's thread......

[Ian M]

As I understood it from the novalogic knowledge base, the net delay command should simulate lag on the hosts PC in so doing actually giving them a disadvantage when hosting.
What host needs more help after all?

[=SF= FlÅmé ߤ¥]

no no no, its definetly a host advantage thing. i was in a server before and the host was useing it, when u type "netdelay" in command people will see delay set to 0ms or something,

but this host was doing something and it said delay set to 632ms

[Scott]

That wouldnt affect you at all though. I just cant explain it very well, but then he would have a ping of 632 and you would still be the exact same.

[Scott]

Originally posted by Ian M
As I understood it from the novalogic knowledge base, the net delay command should simulate lag on the hosts PC in so doing actually giving them a disadvantage when hosting.
What host needs more help after all?

Thats what I was trying to say