hard20 pts · first answer countsnetworkingmultiplayer

Estimating server time on a client

Clients need a good estimate of server time to schedule events and interpolate. Which approach is sound?

A.Use each client's system clock directlyB.Send the client time to the server and trust itC.Sync once at connection and never againD.Exchange timestamped pings, estimate offset as server time plus half the round-trip time, filter out spiky samples and smooth adjustments over time

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