I was looking for some info on rates to tweak mine because I noticed some problems. I found this website with a guide on rates. Three new rates came up that I hadn't heard of: cl_lc, cl_lw and cl_lb.

Originally Posted by savageuk.com

cl_lc
To use this setting the server and modification must support lag compensation. On servers that have lag compensation enabled this setting toggles its use of lag compensation for the client, 1 to enable, 0 to disable. When set to 1 the server will take into account your ping when deciding if you hit your target or not. If you have a very low ping or wish the older style of play then set this to 0.

cl_lw This setting determines how weapons fire is controlled, for example with regard to sounds and animation. When set to 0 the client will perform as it used to prior to 1.1.0.0, the server returns/confirms weapon related sounds and animation fire information.

If you set this to 1 the clients weapon sound and animation will all happen client side as soon as you press fire. It should be noted that when set to 1 the animations and marks displayed are determined client side, as a result they may not be an accurate representation of where you are actually hitting.

It should be noted that the server always determines if you have hit your target or not, only weapon related sounds and animation are controlled by cl_lw.

You may find it useful to bind different settings of cl_lw and cl_lc for different weapons. It is very important to note that if you use a setting of 0 for cl_lw that the cl_lc setting should be set to 0. While cl_lc is supposed to be ignored when cl_lw is set to 0, some users have reported that manually setting to cl_lc to 0 was needed.

cl_lb
Very similar to cl_lw, however this setting determines how blood and damage trails are displayed. When set to 0 the client will perform as it used to prior to 1.1.0.0, It should be noted that when set to 1 the animations and marks displayed are determined client side, as a result they may not be an accurate representation of where you are actually hitting.

I found entries for cl_lw and cl_lc in my ns config. They were both "1" but I've set them to "0" for now as a test.

Basically my problem was that my client would draw models arund the corner before they got there (as I would frequently kill people after they exited my l.o.s.) and I would frequently succumb to these 'round the corner BS shots. I'm wondering if setting my cl_lc to zero will help more than adjusting the usual rates, or be more problematic?

cl_lb wasn't present in my config, and is only blood, which usually looks fine, so I don't think I should modify it.

cl_lw changes the gun sounds, and when I try to fire my pistol fast I usually don't hear all 10 shots so I'll see if the 0 setting helps.

I just thought, since rates come up here often, we should look at these "new" ones.