The patcher on my Mac seems to be faster downloading than my PC, so it's not platform related.
I know it seems strange, but if you're using wifi try changing the broadcast channel the base is using - you might be getting interference, slowing down the connection. If it's wired, try using a different cable or a different port on the hub.
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It was a wired connection, and I was able to pull 1MB/s from Steam when downloading some of my SteamPlay stuff. So very strange. Maybe where I was at throttles whatever ports the updater uses. >.>
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Seems it was just the connection I was on at the time. I took it back home (I was at work at the time) and it's merrily chugging away at 390KB/s. Why Steam can use full bandwidth at the office and City can't, I'll never know, though it's probably due to packet shaping. I just hadn't updated my Mac client at home in a while. >.>
Nevermind. *sigh, feels stupid sometimes*
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No need, the #1 cause of game lag, download speed problems, etc is the internet connection. It's pretty common.
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Has anyone else had an issue with the Mac updater downloading patches significantly slower than the PC updater? When downloading patches on my desktop I generally get around 200+ KB/s... on my Macbook the patcher barely tops out at 15-16 KB/s. I'm not resource-bound (CPU is mostly idle, memory has plenty free, and I know disk IO can handle faster).
I've also noticed this same issue trying to run City in Wine. Is the Mac _updater_ native or does it run under Cider as well? I wonder if there's something in the Cider/Wine codebase that's hampering the City updater?
I know the Mac EVE client seems to do better and its updater and patch downloaders run under Wine/Cider as well, so I'm not sure what exactly the issue is.
Is there anything I can do to help speed up the patch downloading for my Mac City client?
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