Guide:ARevolvingDoor's Guide To Fix Lag In Combat Arms After a Patch

So you may have had this problem before: Serious lag after a patch. Well, here are some ways to try and fix it.

Be sure to go in the order of when these instructions come, because you may not need to reformat your computer right away, also, it may be your internet connection or a hardware issue; you may need an upgrade, or your IP could be having problems. If you are having general connection speed issues, reset your modem, and see what happens. If the lag persists, call your Internet Provider and inquire about the connection issues at your house.

Defrag your game
1. Go to the accessories folder in your start menu

2. If the disk defragmenter doesn't already show up, go to the system tools folder

3. Start up the disk defragmenter

Note: This method is fairly inefficient, and thus takes a while

ALTERNATE: If you have the program Game Booster, you can defrag the Combat Arms folder on its own.

1. Get Game Booster if you do not have it already.

2. Start it up, and click on the game defragmenter.

3. Find the Nexon folder in the directory

4. Enter that folder, click on the Combat Arms folder once, and select defrag.

Command Prompt
1. Start up the Command Prompt as an administrator first off (In Windows Vista / 7, right click the program and click run as an administrator, in Windows XP, just be sure that you are logged into an admin account).

2. Type in ipconfig /flushdns

3. If you are connected to the internet through a wire, type in ipconfig /release

4. If you are connected to the internet through a wire, type in ipconfig /renew

5. Type in netsh winsock reset

6. Restart your computer

Virus / Spyware Check
1. Scan for viruses and spyware on your computer

2. Remove it.

Reinstall Combat Arms
1. 'Nuff said. Uninstall the game, make sure EVERYTHING from Combat Arms is removed from your computer

2. Download and install it again

Registry Repairs
1. Get a program that can fix a potential registry problem with your computer. If the last time it was reformatted was a while ago, this is probably the case.

2. If you cannot fix or afford a registry repairs program, reinstall the operating system on your computer. MAKE SURE THAT YOU REMOVE ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON YOUR HARD DRIVE.

3. Reinstall the game.