Downloading Time - Guild Wars Forums

Azn Knight · Aug 25, 2009, 06:26 PM // 18:26

Hi there,

I played a couple years ago with Prophecies and Factions. Then I bought Nightfall, but my computer broke down and I stopped playing for a couple years. So Now im on a new computer and i re downloaded Guild Wars from my Nightfall cds. Loading times for areas take forever to download (lots of files that I missed getting since I stopped playing). Is there a way to speed things up?
I still have my Factions cds as well. I don't know where I placed my Prophecies campaign cds though if that helps.

Thanks.

Bob Slydell · Aug 25, 2009, 07:41 PM // 19:41

Ditch the CD's, you don't need them. Even the NF CD's or EoTN Cd's will have outdated clients on them. Now since you already downloaded the game you don't need to download it again but i would have recommended guildwars.com/download. The game client is all the same, the CD's are just box fillers IMO.

Now that it's installed.. you want to do -image. I'd recommend reading this:

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

turbo234 · Aug 25, 2009, 07:41 PM // 19:41

-image. think there's a stick about this even because of how much it gets asked.

Eskimoz · Aug 25, 2009, 07:42 PM // 19:42

my 2 cents

Uninstall Guildwars from your computer, then go to the Guildwars site and re-download it digitally.

http://www.guildwars.com/support/downloadclient/

The Air Revenger · Aug 25, 2009, 08:09 PM // 20:09

be warned the -image command will take a long time, very very long if you have bad internet and you wont be able to play gw while its downloading everything, i suggest you run it overnight.

Ritualistic Spankin · Aug 25, 2009, 08:18 PM // 20:18

I just used the image command two days ago after only loading up Lions Arch and the Random Arenas...-image had me download the remaining 87,000 files and it took 4 hours for me.

You don't need cd's, and if you wanted to you could install the full client and -image it on any computer you want to play the game on, so long as you login to the account on it. You can only be logged into one account on one computer, so dont try to play it on two computers at once.

*Darcy* · Aug 25, 2009, 09:47 PM // 21:47

You don't need to -image on other computers. Download the initial game client, then when it starts the big download, stop it and transfer via DVD or USB flash drive the gw.dat file. It is about 3.8GB and is all you need to move. This file contains most of the static data for the game.

Azn Knight · Aug 26, 2009, 04:07 AM // 04:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chrisworld

Ditch the CD's, you don't need them. Even the NF CD's or EoTN Cd's will have outdated clients on them. Now since you already downloaded the game you don't need to download it again but i would have recommended guildwars.com/download. The game client is all the same, the CD's are just box fillers IMO.

Now that it's installed.. you want to do -image. I'd recommend reading this:

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

thanks!

To the poster above this post: My other computer broke down, which is why I stopped playing for a while

Aug 25, 2009, 06:26 PM // 18:26	#1
Azn Knight Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Sep 2005 Profession: W/E	Downloading Time Hi there, I played a couple years ago with Prophecies and Factions. Then I bought Nightfall, but my computer broke down and I stopped playing for a couple years. So Now im on a new computer and i re downloaded Guild Wars from my Nightfall cds. Loading times for areas take forever to download (lots of files that I missed getting since I stopped playing). Is there a way to speed things up? I still have my Factions cds as well. I don't know where I placed my Prophecies campaign cds though if that helps. Thanks.

Aug 25, 2009, 09:47 PM // 21:47	#7
Darcy Never Too Old Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rhode Island where there are no GW contests Guild: Order of First Profession: W/R	You don't need to -image on other computers. Download the initial game client, then when it starts the big download, stop it and transfer via DVD or USB flash drive the gw.dat file. It is about 3.8GB and is all you need to move. This file contains most of the static data for the game. __________________ That's me, the old stick-in-the-mud non-fun moderator. (and non-understanding, also)

Aug 25, 2009, 07:41 PM // 19:41	#2
Bob Slydell Forge Runner Join Date: Jan 2007	Ditch the CD's, you don't need them. Even the NF CD's or EoTN Cd's will have outdated clients on them. Now since you already downloaded the game you don't need to download it again but i would have recommended guildwars.com/download. The game client is all the same, the CD's are just box fillers IMO. Now that it's installed.. you want to do -image. I'd recommend reading this: http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/-image#-image

Aug 25, 2009, 07:41 PM // 19:41	#3
turbo234 Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: WI Profession: Mo/	-image. think there's a stick about this even because of how much it gets asked.

Aug 25, 2009, 07:42 PM // 19:42	#4
Eskimoz Academy Page Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: My house Profession: W/	my 2 cents Uninstall Guildwars from your computer, then go to the Guildwars site and re-download it digitally. http://www.guildwars.com/support/downloadclient/

Aug 25, 2009, 08:09 PM // 20:09	#5
The Air Revenger Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Feb 2008 Guild: Looking For TA Guild! Profession: W/	be warned the -image command will take a long time, very very long if you have bad internet and you wont be able to play gw while its downloading everything, i suggest you run it overnight.

Aug 25, 2009, 08:18 PM // 20:18	#6
Ritualistic Spankin Academy Page Join Date: Aug 2006	I just used the image command two days ago after only loading up Lions Arch and the Random Arenas...-image had me download the remaining 87,000 files and it took 4 hours for me. You don't need cd's, and if you wanted to you could install the full client and -image it on any computer you want to play the game on, so long as you login to the account on it. You can only be logged into one account on one computer, so dont try to play it on two computers at once.