PC apparent input lag/delay

RealGForce

RealGForce

Terrarian
My fellow Terrarians,

After quite a while of lurking at the forums and learning about all the amazing stuff Re-Logic and Engine Software are preparing for us, I came to the conclusion that I couldn't possibly wait for the 1.3 update till June and decided to start playing again.
New character, new map, a priceless feeling of excitement and adventure that only occurs when you make a fresh start after a long break.
And all went well from the beginning, or all seemed well should I say...
First I thought the reason was my Terrarian skills being a little rusty after 5+ months of not playing, but after I got myself a blowpipe it became obvious.
I couldn't aim for shìt because every keypress, every mouse movement was being delayed. Literally, when I press space, I jump after half a second, when I click to shoot, it happens after half a second. And the cursor moves like a rolling billiard ball.
Never before have I experience a problem like this in Terraria. I know possible input lag should appear when you turn frame-skip off, but I have it enabled.

Then I started researching and came across a couple of threads about this issue, dating from 2014 all the way back to 2011, but none provided a solution really. No matter what I tried, the delay remained an issue, which is why I'm writing this. I hope someone with a better insight than me will find out what's causing this input delay.
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TL;DR: I can't seem te fix the input lag/delay (mouse+keyboard) I'm recently experiencing with Terraria.
What I tried already:
  • turning frameskip on/off
  • switching between windowed/fullscreen
  • changing resolution, graphics quality and color modes
  • switching between multicore lighting set to off, 2,3 and 4
  • fiddling with my nvidia settings (turning VSync off, changing maximum pre-rendered frames, etc...)
  • messing with process priority and affinity settings through Task Manager
Some important notes:
  • I don't experience this issue with any other game
  • It's never been an issue until I started playing again after 5+ months
  • I'm 99% sure the problem doesn't lie with my hardware specs
  • I'm not running on Windows 8.1
 
Delete your config.dat file, and try again.

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Troubleshooting Your Problem with TerrariaServer.exe
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  4. Delete Config.dat file from this location.
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  9. Try running the game again.
Do the above for all of the following FOLDERS:

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_32:
Microsoft.Xna.Framework\v4.0_4.0.0.0__842cf8be1de50553
Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Game\v4.0_4.0.0.0__842cf8be1de50553
Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics\v4.0_4.0.0.0__842cf8be1de50553
Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Xact\v4.0_4.0.0.0__842cf8be1de50553

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL:
Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Avatar\v4.0_4.0.0.0__842cf8be1de50553
Microsoft.Xna.Framework.GamerServices\v4.0_4.0.0.0__842cf8be1de50553
Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Input.Touch\v4.0_4.0.0.0__842cf8be1de50553
Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Net\v4.0_4.0.0.0__842cf8be1de50553
Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Storage\v4.0_4.0.0.0__842cf8be1de50553
Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Video\v4.0_4.0.0.0__842cf8be1de50553

Q: Steam has reported that one (1) file has failed verification and was downloaded?
A: This file is known as the serverconfig.txt file. Originally this file shouldn't be packed with the game as Terraria should create this file automatically on launch if it is missing or out of date. Due to it being changed and updated by server owners, the file will constantly fail the verification process. This has no effect on playing the game, and can be ignored.
 
Marcus101RR said:
Delete your config.dat file, and try again. (...)
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Hi, thanks for the quick reply

I'll make this as efficient as possible for you to read through, and for simplicity's sake:
  • I have deleted my config.dat: as expected, it reset all my settings, but the input delay remains
  • I re-checked the current system requirements: nothing problematic there, but since you asked, here are my hardware specs:
- OS: Windows 7 Pro (x64)
- Processor: Intel i5 3570K @ 3.4 GHz
- Memory: 12 GB
- Hard disk space: 1.05 GB on the C drive (where also Terraria is installed on)
- Video card: NVidia GTX 660 with 2GB GDDR5 VRAM (pixel shader 5.0 support)
- DirectX®: 11​
  • Game dependencies: everything re-installed where possible; input delay still present
  • Troubleshooting: ran TerrariaServer.exe, loaded my world and all. No errors occured
  • Steam cache verification: "1 file failed to validate and will be reacquired.", everytime I run it, but FAQ says it can be ignored
That's about it.. hope I didn't miss anything
 
So,

From reading your posts, the issue is that any actions you put into the computer, are delayed and lagging behind from the actual activity that you expect to be executed in-game (EG: Shoot Arrow from Bow with mouse takes 2 Seconds instead of instantly). Is this about right?

What are your current version of .NET and XNA?
 
Just updated to 347.88; didn't help anything

I think I'm gonna call it a day and stop worrying about it. It's not that bad either so I can live with it.
My conclusion is that there's no solution to this unless:
- some kind of 'raw input' is implemented in the source code
- the rendering engine is adjusted in such a way that it's not bound to VSync for proper rendering​
but I don't have a clue about the possibilities of any of these in XNA

Anyway, thanks for the continuing support, Marcus
 
I have the same problem as you but i can`t find solution how to fix input lag in terraria 1.4(P.S.i had it in 1.3 too)Can enyone help me?And also i had done everything

RealGForce had done:(​

 
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