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Rocket League - How To Fix Network Lag, Packet Loss & Stuttering
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Open up Rocket League, and in your gameplay setting, set the “Client send rate”, “Server send rate” and “Bandwidth limit” options to High. If you are experiencing high server-side latency, the problem may not be with you, but with the server, you are playing on. Ensure the servers are working correctly by visiting this page: Click here to check for server outages and related problems.
Adjust the Rocket League Network Settings
Open up Rocket League, and in your gameplay setting, set the “Client send rate”, “Server send rate” and “Bandwidth limit” options to High.
Verify the Rocket League Server Status
If you are experiencing high server-side latency, the problem may not be with you, but with the server, you are playing on. Ensure the servers are working correctly by visiting this page: Click here to check for server outages and related problems.
Test & Improve your Network Connection
Click here to visit SpeedTest (dot) net and test your connection’s upload and download speed for free. Using Speed-Test services to preview the approximate up- & download speed of your connection and the latency to their server can help a lot in figuring out if network-related issues are caused by your connection or by the server you’re trying to connect to. On www.speedtest.net, ensure your latency (ping) averages below 100 ms. A connection with high latency will induce packet loss to the server and create lag and rubber banding while in-game To improve your network connection, use an ethernet cable to connect to your PC. In case you are forced to use a wireless connection, then restart your router (or modem) if you haven’t done this in a while and reduce the number of devices connected to the same network.
End Network-Intensive Processes
Access your Resource Monitor by opening up your Task Manager. Right-click your taskbar to open up your task manager. Under “Performance”, select Open Resource Monitor. On the new resource monitor window, open the Network tab, where you must open the Processes with network activity.
After a few seconds you will see every process using your network connection on y…
After a few seconds you will see every process using your network connection on your system. This might be your browser running in the background, Steam or a download bottlenecking your connection. We suggest you only end the processes you know won't break your operating system. In the tab below, you can preview your network utilization in percentage.
Command Prompt
Open up your command prompt by searching for CMD in your taskbar search. The next two commands will help you test and improve your latency and packet loss if your connection induces any lag. ping google.com This command will check your latency and packet loss to Google’s servers. You can also ping another server, but the ping google.com command has become somewhat of a benchmark in recent years. ipconfig /flushdns This command will reset your network connection by flushing its DNS resolver cache. This command will help improve your latency issues.
Change DNS Server Addresses
Your DNS server address connection can cause network-related issues. In this step, we will change it, as it should help many users with network problems. Use the shortcut Windows Key + R, and in the dialogue box enter Control and hit enter.
This will open up your control center
This will open up your control center. Navigate to Network & Internet, Network & Sharing Center, and select your connection. Navigate to Properties, and lastly, double-click the Internet Protocol Version 4, as you can preview on the screenshot below.
Select to Use the following DNS server addresses option, and as your preferred DN…
Select to Use the following DNS server addresses option, and as your preferred DNS server, use: 8.8.8.8. As your alternate DNS server, use: 8.8.4.4.
Malware & Other Applications
We suggest removing malware and preventing applications from running that could use up your available resources or change your game files.
Verify Connection to ISP
In case you still experience latency or lag issues, then make sure to verify your connection to your Internet Service Provider. You can troubleshoot this step by changing your connection to another network.
Delete Temporary Files
If you have issues loading maps or downloading other content, then make sure to delete your temporary files. Search for %temp% in your taskbar search to open up your temporary files folder. You can safely delete everything in the folder, some files might remain, so leave them there. This can help you reduce some clutter on your hard drive.
Video walkthrough
If it does not work
- If the current interface differs, compare it with the recorded video walkthrough.