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furanshisuko · Jun 11, 2008, 06:07 AM // 06:07

hi,

does any1 knows how to download every map with out downloading files each time you zone to a new place?
i heard about changing one of the game file names but dont know how to do it

gremlin · Jun 11, 2008, 06:31 AM // 06:31

Right click on the shortcut to the game and click properties, you should see something like this.

"H:\Games\Guild Wars\Gw.exe"

after the exe" add a space then -image so it reads "H:\Games\Guild Wars\Gw.exe" -image

That should download all the current updates to the game map areas etc this will take a while depending on your internet speed.

After the game has updated you must remove the bit you added and the game will run.

Icy The Mage · Jun 11, 2008, 06:38 AM // 06:38

http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/-image#-image

Guild Wars client is designed to download the streaming updates in the background or when needed, in a way that will not much interfere with the user. This, however means that when a large-scale update is released, users may be required to wait while necessary files are downloaded and decompressed upon entering a new zone. With this switch, you can force the client to download and decompress all the pending updates on start up so you will not have to wait while entering a new area or mission.

Image:Quest.png The client, when started with this switch, will exit immediately after it is finished with the download and decompression. Do not use this switch in your regular game shortcut. Either use this switch from a command prompt when necessary or make a new shortcut and name it something like "Update Game".

"C:\Program Files\Guild Wars\gw.exe" -image

Check online forums for the common current size of a gw.dat file, and if yours is much larger, you might want to delete your gw.dat file and then run gw.exe with the -image command. This will usually result in the smallest possible file size for a complete install. The download plus decompression time can take anywhere from 1 hour on a fast system with broad band internet access to several hours. This approach is NOT recommended for dial-up users.

CptSpaulding · Jun 11, 2008, 06:46 AM // 06:46

You can also do this if you have a corrupted gw.dat file or your installing the gw client on another computer (you don't need your key access number or whatever just your username and password).
I had to do a -image on a EXTREMELY slow broadband wireless connection (gw showed avg of 20 kbps) and it took roughly 1 1/2 days to complete (having no gw.dat and just the client so it had to d/l all the files probably can save approx 8-12 hrs if I could have reinstalled off the CD).
I also installed on a brand new computer (only client no cd) running a standard DSL connection and it took approx 6 hrs.
I also have found you save MASSIVE amounts of BW usage if you -image after every update (since d/l in the background seems to eat tons of BW for some reason). Which should help if you run a slow broadband (massively shared) or dialup connection.

Hope that helps a little bit more.

Jun 11, 2008, 06:07 AM // 06:07	#1
furanshisuko Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Oct 2007 Profession: R/	help whit download hi, does any1 knows how to download every map with out downloading files each time you zone to a new place? i heard about changing one of the game file names but dont know how to do it

Jun 11, 2008, 06:31 AM // 06:31	#2
gremlin Furnace Stoker Join Date: Oct 2006 Guild: GWAR Profession: Me/Mo	Right click on the shortcut to the game and click properties, you should see something like this. "H:\Games\Guild Wars\Gw.exe" after the exe" add a space then -image so it reads "H:\Games\Guild Wars\Gw.exe" -image That should download all the current updates to the game map areas etc this will take a while depending on your internet speed. After the game has updated you must remove the bit you added and the game will run. Last edited by gremlin; Jun 11, 2008 at 06:35 AM // 06:35..

Jun 11, 2008, 06:38 AM // 06:38	#3
Icy The Mage Forge Runner Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Canada Profession: E/	http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/-image#-image Guild Wars client is designed to download the streaming updates in the background or when needed, in a way that will not much interfere with the user. This, however means that when a large-scale update is released, users may be required to wait while necessary files are downloaded and decompressed upon entering a new zone. With this switch, you can force the client to download and decompress all the pending updates on start up so you will not have to wait while entering a new area or mission. Image:Quest.png The client, when started with this switch, will exit immediately after it is finished with the download and decompression. Do not use this switch in your regular game shortcut. Either use this switch from a command prompt when necessary or make a new shortcut and name it something like "Update Game". "C:\Program Files\Guild Wars\gw.exe" -image Check online forums for the common current size of a gw.dat file, and if yours is much larger, you might want to delete your gw.dat file and then run gw.exe with the -image command. This will usually result in the smallest possible file size for a complete install. The download plus decompression time can take anywhere from 1 hour on a fast system with broad band internet access to several hours. This approach is NOT recommended for dial-up users.

Jun 11, 2008, 06:46 AM // 06:46	#4
CptSpaulding Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Sep 2007 Profession: N/	You can also do this if you have a corrupted gw.dat file or your installing the gw client on another computer (you don't need your key access number or whatever just your username and password). I had to do a -image on a EXTREMELY slow broadband wireless connection (gw showed avg of 20 kbps) and it took roughly 1 1/2 days to complete (having no gw.dat and just the client so it had to d/l all the files probably can save approx 8-12 hrs if I could have reinstalled off the CD). I also installed on a brand new computer (only client no cd) running a standard DSL connection and it took approx 6 hrs. I also have found you save MASSIVE amounts of BW usage if you -image after every update (since d/l in the background seems to eat tons of BW for some reason). Which should help if you run a slow broadband (massively shared) or dialup connection. Hope that helps a little bit more.