I find it hard to believe they created 2.5 gigs worth of new content. Why is it that 10 years ago we all knew how to write binary patchers that were able to apply a delta on known content with only the new content? Yeah yeah I know everybody on this planet now has fiber to the home 100 gigabit internet connections. Screw us poor sods that have slow capped internet.
Grumble... need to move to a place that I can get faster internet.... I hear south korea has some nice speeds.
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Thanks for the head's up, OP. I'm downloading as we speak and hopefully all will be ready for when things are ready on the servers.
Also, I just got tomorrow off of work!
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if memory serves me correct, all major patches are practically 2 gigs|
Originally Posted by Mephe
I find it hard to believe they created 2.5 gigs worth of new content. Why is it that 10 years ago we all knew how to write binary patchers that were able to apply a delta on known content with only the new content? Yeah yeah I know everybody on this planet now has fiber to the home 100 gigabit internet connections. Screw us poor sods that have slow capped internet.
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South Korea has the fastest internet on the planet
the US is lacking behind for whatever stupid corporate reasons.
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New Atlas, New Mercy, New First Ward, New Underground Trial, New Powers, New Costume Pieces - that's a lot of shiny new textures and animation FX to download.
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Originally Posted by Mephe
I find it hard to believe they created 2.5 gigs worth of new content. Why is it that 10 years ago we all knew how to write binary patchers that were able to apply a delta on known content with only the new content? Yeah yeah I know everybody on this planet now has fiber to the home 100 gigabit internet connections. Screw us poor sods that have slow capped internet.
Grumble... need to move to a place that I can get faster internet.... I hear south korea has some nice speeds. |
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So about the servers
Are they up yet?
Are they up yet?
Are they up yet?
Are they up yet?
Are they up yet?
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Are they up yet?
I'm looking at the login screen (Can't connect to the login servers yet). I am shivering with antici....
...pation.
Perfect timing to get my new broadband modem! 
And bad timing because I just picked up Dead Island D:
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I'm looking at the login screen (Can't connect to the login servers yet). I am shivering with antici....
...pation. |
It's just a jump to the left ...
And then a shiny new rocket board to the right?
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Not to mention as well that they changed the actual file structure of the pigg files (as Posi said in the Ustream chat)|
Originally Posted by The_Spad_EU
New Atlas, New Mercy, New First Ward, New Underground Trial, New Powers, New Costume Pieces - that's a lot of shiny new textures and animation FX to download.
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So although the *files* themselves inside the pigg's might not have changed bit wise, their location has, and a "binary" patcher would still end up redownloading the pigg.
If they hadnt changed the pigg file structure, then i am pretty certain that the patch wouldnt have been as *large*
It would have still been around the 1.5-2GB filesize... but i would imagine that they were also starting to hit the "limits" on the practicalities of their old pigg file ordering system.
Download is at 86% and I have the Server Status open in another window.....can't wait. I have tons of homework (this is one of my days off) but I can't concentrate knowing a new issue will hit soon!
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Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
So about the servers
Are they up yet? Are they up yet? Are they up yet? Are they up yet? Are they up yet? Are they up yet? Are they up yet? Are they up yet? Are they up yet? |
Just finished took, like, 2 hours or so (downloaded on desktop and 2 laptops all at same time whilst streaming MistaJams on bbc1 xtra :P)
can
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Thanks. I ended up making a copy of the beta directory and pointing the launcher to it instead of the original directory and it worked. Nothing to download.
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Originally Posted by The_Spad_EU
Nothing, just launch the game and it should prompt to check the consistency due to a recent update. Done.
If it's really being stroppy, just force a repair from the launcher to achieve much the same thing. |
If you're starting the download and walking off, take a moment to check your power management settings. Nothing will stomp your enthusiasm like coming home and seeing that your computer went into power-saving mode 15 minutes after you left the room, stopping the download.
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I'm praying that my copy from the beta folder worked. The Launcher shows it's up to date, consistency checks works. Trying to launch the game (I know, I can't play yet but I just wanted to see a normal can't reach servers message) gives me a corrupted file message. Repair again, completes, looks okay, but still get the corrupted file on launch.|
Originally Posted by Dark Sweater
Thanks. I ended up making a copy of the beta directory and pointing the launcher to it instead of the original directory and it worked. Nothing to download.
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Please let it be just the server.
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I'm getting the same thing. Glad to see it's not just me.|
Originally Posted by momentary_grace
I'm praying that my copy from the beta folder worked. The Launcher shows it's up to date, consistency checks works. Trying to launch the game (I know, I can't play yet but I just wanted to see a normal can't reach servers message) gives me a corrupted file message. Repair again, completes, looks okay, but still get the corrupted file on launch.
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edit: And I just let it update itself, so it's not because you copied over the beta folder.
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I just hit the Easy Button and downloaded the 2511 MB patch (and it's been pretty fast!). I have a feeling it went much faster than it would have been a few hours from now.
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Would anyone be willing to give step-by-step instructions for how to use the updated test or beta server files to bypass the updater? I've never done that before, and I'm not sure how to copy the test or beta install over and "trick" the live server downloader. Could someone please post an "Updater bypass for dummies" instruction manual?
Edit: Forgot to mention that the NCSoft updater shows that I'm up to date on the Test and Beta Servers, but not the regular game. At the rate I'm downloading the update, it'll be done in...maybe 8 hours 
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Well still no connect @ 13:08 EST, what time are the servers supposed to be up? Did the easy button update as well, probably took all of 20-30 minutes for everything.
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Originally - 7 a.m. est with a 9 hour downtime. I think I saw a post saying 6 a.m. est with a 10 hour downtime.
Right now 1:11 p.m. est - more or less 3 hours from their scheduled start for I21.
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for me it was 5am w/ a 7 hour downtime
...CURSES!!!
Yeah, in game before the server shut down it was 7 hour shut down at 3am PST.
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Actually that is reassuring, sort of. |
Originally Posted by Johnstone
I'm getting the same thing. Glad to see it's not just me.
edit: And I just let it update itself, so it's not because you copied over the beta folder. |
And thanks for adding the edit.Only thing worse than having a problem is thinking you caused the problem.
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