How To Fix Team Fortress 2 Lag Problem
If you are experiencing the Team Fortress 2 lag issue on your Windows 10 computer then this is most likely caused by an internet connectivity issue. You will need to check the status of your internet connection. You should also make sure that the game does not have corrupted or missing files.
Team Fortress 2 is a multiplayer first person shooter game published by Valve and first released in 2007. Despite being an old title, it is consistently one of the top ten most played games on a daily basis on Steam today. It is popular due to its fast paced gameplay as well as its outstanding graphics.
Reduce lag when playing Team Fortress 2
One of the problems that you might encounter when playing this game is when you experience a delay between your keyboard or mouse input and the action of the character. Here’s what you need to do to fix this.
What to do first:
- Restart the computer and modem/router.
- Try using a wired connection to the router instead of a wireless connection.
Method 1: Check for network congestion
The first thing you need to do is to make sure that the problem is not caused by your internet connection. To do this you can do a speed test from https://www.speedtest.net/. You should take note of the ping, download, and upload results. If the ping is too high (more than 100ms) then this might be the reason why you are experiencing a game lag. To fix this try removing other devices from the network and stop any downloads in progress. If the issue persists then you should contact your ISP.
Method 2: Reinstall Team Fortress 2 to eliminate game delay
One of the common causes of lag is due to a lot of skins or others installed. You should check if the problem occurs with a clean install of the game. To do this you should uninstall then reinstall the game.
Time needed: 10 minutes.
Uninstall the game
- Open the Steam client.
You can do this by clicking on it from the Start menu list of applications.
- Click on Library.
This is the second tab on top of the client.
- Search for Team Fortress 2.
You can find this on the left pane.
- Right click on the game then click Manage then uninstall.
This will mark the game for uninstallation.
- Click Uninstall from the window that pops up.
This will proceed with the uninstall process.
Once the game has been uninstalled restart the computer then download and install it again. Try running the game and see if the issue still occurs.
After performing the steps listed above you will successfully fix the Team Fortress 2 lag issue.
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