How long should it take to apply a 5mb patch?
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je_saist,
Posted on: 2010-10-23 15:55 in ALL ACCESS Gameplay Technical Issues Bugs
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Originally Posted by Setsuna
Because in my case the answer seems to be "interminably long" (I should have timed it.) I dread every patch because of the length of time it takes to install. You'd think it was installing the game from scratch.
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Thing is this: the City of Heroes game is contained in a semi-unique package format called .pigg.
Any one patch requires the modification of multiple .pigg files. Ergo, when writing a new patch in, the game is having to open up each .pigg file and modify the data.
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Considering the decent download rates I can get I wouldn't be surprised if it would be faster to download the whole game again! (Okay, that's a stretch, but..) So is this normal, or do I need to decouple the dilithium matrix? I don't know what method CoX uses compared to say, Steam, but those download/install quickly and painlessly. |
Oh snap. That's both a relief and a disappointment.
Thanks for the info!
Because in my case the answer seems to be "interminably long" (I should have timed it.) I dread every patch because of the length of time it takes to install. You'd think it was installing the game from scratch. Considering the decent download rates I can get I wouldn't be surprised if it would be faster to download the whole game again! (Okay, that's a stretch, but..)
So is this normal, or do I need to decouple the dilithium matrix? I don't know what method CoX uses compared to say, Steam, but those download/install quickly and painlessly.