I have a software that limits my fps (I set it to 20). I got it for AoM EE because it was terribly optimized and burned my gpu.
On DE I now had some players complaining that they have only “around 20 fps” when playing me.
Is it because of that software or just a coincidence?
The game simulation on your system runs at the same frame rate as you render the game. If your computer can’t keep up with the simulation (even with server based networking) you’ll lag the game for others. The server has to slow to the speed of the slowest simulation rate to prevent desync.