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-Lag Goggles is a great additional mod that we use outside of the FTB pack. +======= LagGoggles =======
-It allows us to track down troublesome lag on the server.+
  
-How to get:+Lag Goggles is an additional mod that you can use to troubleshoot lag in your base. 
 +======= Setup =======
  
-1) Download +==== Download ==== 
-  - Go to this link and download the file +  * Go to this link and download the file 
-  - [[https://minecraft.curseforge.com/projects/laggoggles/files/2529035]] +  * [[https://minecraft.curseforge.com/projects/laggoggles/files/2536205]] 
-  - File name: LagGoggles-FORGE-1.12.2-3.1.jar+  * File name: LagGoggles-FORGE-1.12.2-4.1.jar
            
-2) Install +==== Installation ==== 
-  - Drop the file into your minecraft/mods folder.  +  * Drop the file into your mods folder (easiest way to find your mods is by starting your game going to Options -> Resource Packs and clicking the "Open Resource Pack Folder" button then going to the parent folder) 
-  - Re-launch minecraft.  You should see the mod LagGoggles listed in your Mods list after Minecraft re-loads.+  * Re-launch minecraft.  You should see the mod LagGoggles listed in your Mods list after Minecraft re-loads.
            
-3) Config +==== Configuration ==== 
-  - The next time you launch Minecraft, you will need to find the keybinding "Profile GUI" (I use Home key)+  * The next time you launch Minecraft, you will need to find the keybinding "Profile GUI" (I use Home key)
            
-4) How to use?+======= Getting started =======
 Once you've logged into the server, hit your new keybinding you setup in step 3.  Once you've logged into the server, hit your new keybinding you setup in step 3. 
  
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 Clicking on the little down-facing arrow will allow you to see the lag overlay. Clicking on the little down-facing arrow will allow you to see the lag overlay.
  
-If your block is yellow, it's causing a little lag (pretty normal for an FTB server)+If your block is yellow, it's causing a little lag (pretty normal for an modded server)
 If it's red do what you can to not leave it on. If it's red do what you can to not leave it on.
  
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-FAQ+======= FAQ =======
  
-Q) Why isn't the block s/t updating? +**Q) Why isn't the block μs/t updating?**   
-A) The server polls all blocks and mods and generates a static profile.  You are seeing this profile.+The server polls all blocks and mods and generates a static profile. You are seeing this profile.
  
-Q) How do I update the Profile? +**Q) How do I update the Profile?**   
-A) Right now only an OP can update, but this may change soon.+Click the "Profile for 30 seconds" button in the GUI (20min cooldown)
  
-Q) What are the big coloured clouds in the sky when I have the overlay active? +**Q) What are the big colored clouds in the sky when I have the overlay active?**   
-A) These are generalized chunk indicators.  They indicate "laggiest" chunks.+These are overall chunk indicators, showing gradients similar to blocks just on a per chunk-basis.
  
-Q) What does the s/t mean?   +**Q) What does the μs/t mean?**   
-A) This is the amount of lag being generated by the object.  Anything over 20 technically generates lag.  But anything under 100 is considered "ok".+This is the amount of time this blocks take to update per tick. Every tick the server has 50ms to calculate everything happening on the server, each block takes away from that time, once a single tick takes more than 50ms, the TPS (ticks per second will drop below 20) e.g. 10TPS means each tick takes 100ms.
            
-Q) How do I use this info to reduce server wide lag and help the community because I love them and they are the family that loves me back when my own family doesn't call me for months on end while I starve and eat only ramen? +**Q) How do I use this info to reduce server wide lag?**   
-A) Anything that does something uses ticks.  So make sure that when you are setting up machines, or auto farmers (for example) that you either manually turn them off when not using them, or have them set to automatically turn off when the inventory of whatever it is you are farming reaches your desired threshold.+Anything that does something takes time.  So make sure that when you are setting up machines, or auto farmers (for example) that you either manually turn them off when not using them, or have them set to automatically turn off when the inventory of whatever it is you are farming reaches your desired threshold.