Apr 11, 2007, 06:34 PM // 18:34 | #1 |
Ascalonian Squire
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Ontario, Canada
Profession: N/R
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A tip for people with lag
Just thought I'd pass this on for what it is worth. I contacted customer support about the constant background downloads, 'cause my laptop seemed to lag more when they were taking place. I was told I could download the entire game in one go, and no longer have the background downloads. This took a while to do, but once it was done, it was helpful.
To download all the available game data, type all of the the following in Start->Run (including the quotes): "C:\Program Files\Guild Wars\Gw.exe" -image [Or if your game path is different, obviously enter the proper path to the gw.exe file] I run this whenever there is an update to make sure I get everything at once. Last edited by lil_necro_chick; Apr 13, 2007 at 02:38 PM // 14:38.. |
Apr 11, 2007, 07:12 PM // 19:12 | #2 |
Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: Jan 2006
Guild: Save The Dragons
Profession: R/Mo
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i think almost everybody here knows this already thats old news but thxs anyways
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Apr 11, 2007, 07:40 PM // 19:40 | #3 | |
Ascalonian Squire
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Ontario, Canada
Profession: N/R
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Apr 11, 2007, 08:02 PM // 20:02 | #4 |
Grotto Attendant
Join Date: Mar 2006
Guild: Thanks to all the guru [mods]
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Theres a thing in Tech Corner for lagg and a bit on all the command switches in community works
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Apr 11, 2007, 08:07 PM // 20:07 | #5 | |
Jungle Guide
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Montreal
Guild: [CDDR]
Profession: R/
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It's nice to post it though as i agree that not everyone might know about this, i'd just like to point out that the information isn't just in the ether, it's on a lot of forums and mentioned on a fair amount of threads too just hard to find sometime. Last edited by tijo; Apr 11, 2007 at 11:28 PM // 23:28.. |
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Apr 11, 2007, 09:23 PM // 21:23 | #6 |
Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Ascalon City, Tyria
Guild: Free Agent
Profession: W/
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Thanks for posting...new players don't always know where and how to find great tweaks like these.
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Apr 11, 2007, 10:40 PM // 22:40 | #7 | |
Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: Apr 2005
Profession: W/
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Apr 11, 2007, 11:15 PM // 23:15 | #8 |
Frost Gate Guardian
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: alaska
Guild: Gra Dilseacht Cairdeas [Gra]
Profession: A/E
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thanx i never knew about this either 35k files
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Apr 11, 2007, 11:59 PM // 23:59 | #9 |
Ascalonian Squire
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Ontario, Canada
Profession: N/R
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i'm glad a few people found it helpful, even if it was posted in the wrong place... at the wrong time, hehe.
As a new player, i'm still figuring out a lot of things, and locating information like I posted would have been virtually impossible since I wouldn't have known what it was I was searching for (i.e. give me a "switch" that reduces my lag problem.... hm, i don't think so). btw - i can't locate any threads because the search function doesn't work for me here... so that's my excuse and im sticking to it. Maybe this thread should be -->MOOOOVED--> to the tech place. Last edited by lil_necro_chick; Apr 12, 2007 at 12:03 AM // 00:03.. |
Apr 12, 2007, 07:29 PM // 19:29 | #10 |
Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: Jan 2007
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No worries. For every person that knew of this already, there is a person that didn't know about it. Not everyone spends their time searching random things on the forum... so I am sure this thread was useful for many.
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Apr 12, 2007, 11:16 PM // 23:16 | #11 |
Desert Nomad
Join Date: Apr 2006
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oh dont worry, there are always plenty of people who dont know about such things... it's always good that people post these sort of things even though others say its "old news"...
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Apr 12, 2007, 11:32 PM // 23:32 | #12 |
Hall Hero
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: California Canada/BC
Guild: STG Administrator
Profession: Mo/
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You could always delete your GW dotbak file and redown load everything and do as above mentioned.We did this in beta deleted our files.
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Apr 12, 2007, 11:41 PM // 23:41 | #13 |
Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Azeroth (shhh)
Guild: Ryders of the Sword [FrNd]
Profession: E/
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thx for this. ive been playing since the game came out, and i didnt know this.
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Apr 12, 2007, 11:50 PM // 23:50 | #14 |
Keeping DoA Alive
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: England
Guild: Were In [DoA]
Profession: A/N
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cool, been playing since day1 uk release, didnt know this. 31k files currently downloading, thanks
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Apr 12, 2007, 11:53 PM // 23:53 | #15 |
Desert Nomad
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Garden City, Idaho
Guild: The Order of Relumination (TOoR)
Profession: R/
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Everyone should know this, but people obviously still do not. After any major update, people complain about lag, a significant portion of those lag complaints are attributable to players not fully updating their game.
If you play Guild Wars without ever doing a -image, you are doing yourself and the game a disservice. The streaming tech is great and works well but it does impact the fluidity of the game and slows load time, etc. Peeps need to remember to remove/or not use -image switch when they wish to just play the game because, of course, the game won't load. |
Apr 13, 2007, 02:34 PM // 14:34 | #16 | |
Ascalonian Squire
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Ontario, Canada
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Apr 13, 2007, 02:53 PM // 14:53 | #17 |
Ascalonian Squire
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Florida
Guild: Illusions of Aphrodite [LUST]
Profession: R/E
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Cool, thanks for the tip! I have been player for over a year and didn't know this.
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Apr 13, 2007, 03:03 PM // 15:03 | #18 |
Forge Runner
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Mancland, British Empire
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Yeah -image is good, but only do it once in a while or once when you just install the game and want everything in one go. Also good if your .dat file get corrupted and you need a fresh one. Be sure to have room for the download files as well 4-5 gb, i think. Don't forget to delete the -image after you done as well.
I'm sure I seen this tread in Tech Q&A before, wasnt it get locked by a mod? Anyway -image is good take a while to do but worth it. |
Apr 13, 2007, 08:00 PM // 20:00 | #19 |
Ascalonian Squire
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Ontario, Canada
Profession: N/R
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This has been said a couple of times in this thread and i want to clear it up - you create the image using the Start->Run menu, but the program is not launched from there. [Who launches GW that way? Anyone?] It's normally launched from a shortcut, so the -image in the Start-> Run menu has no bearing on using the shortcut. There's nothing you need to delete or change in order to run the game afterwards using your regular shortcut.
I also see no problem in running it when there is an update. It only downloads the new files, not the whole image. If you try to run it when the image is up to date, nothing happens. Now, if your .dat file is corrupted, are you saying to delete the .dat file and run the image afterwards? How would you know it was corrupted? |
Apr 13, 2007, 09:42 PM // 21:42 | #20 | |
Academy Page
Join Date: Aug 2006
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