Force full download? - Guild Wars Forums

Biostem · Nov 27, 2007, 11:52 PM // 23:52

I have a laptop that is pretty decent, except when it comes to downloading content for an outpost/town I haven't been to before on that machine. Anyway, I was wondering if there was a way to basically have it download all of the town/outpost/other data ahead of time, so once I do get to a new place, it's ready for me.

Basically, if I've been to a town already, then loading into it is quick, but if I haven't been there yet, it takes a while to load it...

RPGmaniac · Nov 27, 2007, 11:54 PM // 23:54

Right click on the GW icon and go to properties. In the command line after everything else, add a space and type in -image. This forces the client to download all the data ahead of time. The only thing is it won't actually launch the game for you. Either take off the -image when you're done or copy+paste the shortcut and add the -image to that icon's command line.

Biostem · Nov 28, 2007, 12:01 AM // 00:01

Excellent! TYVM.

Woop Shotty · Nov 28, 2007, 01:10 AM // 01:10

I prefer to go to run and do "C:\Program Files\Guild Wars\gw.exe" -image. This way, any time I want to do it all I've got to do is hit Windows+R buttons and Enter. Anyway, it's my preferred way.

Nemo the Capitalist · Nov 28, 2007, 03:12 AM // 03:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by RPGmaniac

Right click on the GW icon and go to properties. In the command line after everything else, add a space and type in -image. This forces the client to download all the data ahead of time. The only thing is it won't actually launch the game for you. Either take off the -image when you're done or copy+paste the shortcut and add the -image to that icon's command line.

someone jsut told me about this 2 days ago if i woulda knows this 2 yrs ago .............

glad to have known it now

Fril Estelin · Nov 28, 2007, 08:11 AM // 08:11

FYI, the thread about all the available command line switches is here:
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=94814

Numa Pompilius · Nov 28, 2007, 09:41 PM // 21:41

The complete download if you have all three chapters is about 3GB, så don't do this if you're on dial up.

RPGmaniac · Nov 28, 2007, 10:33 PM // 22:33

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Originally Posted by Numa Pompilius

The complete download if you have all three chapters is about 3GB, s?? don't do this if you're on dial up.

It doesn't matter whether you have a certain campaign or not. You still download all the files for all the campaigns. And if you run on dial-up, this is something to do overnight.

lennymon · Nov 29, 2007, 02:24 AM // 02:24

I gots a GW image icon on my desktop, I run it before I load the game every time. Does that make me 'troubled'?

RPGmaniac · Nov 29, 2007, 03:41 AM // 03:41

Who called you troubled? I do the same thing.

T1Cybernetic · Nov 29, 2007, 10:36 AM // 10:36

Luckily for anyone who needs to know i had to reformat yesterday and i left my guild wars downloading with the -image command last night so currently starting from scratch with the -image command the guild wars .dat file is 3.54GB

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Originally Posted by lennymon

I gots a GW image icon on my desktop, I run it before I load the game every time. Does that make me 'troubled'?

I do that every time i know there is an update

Numa Pompilius · Nov 29, 2007, 08:47 PM // 20:47

It takes me an hour to download the full -image pack, and I have a 100MBit connection - why on earth do you guys use the -image thing every time you run the game? That's just... well, silly. The game engine is made to be patched on the run, there's no need to ever do the -image thing except to avoid downloads when entering a new area, or if you've got a bad HD and some files have become corrupted.

By the way, for a dial-upper with a 64K connection, that's not an "overnight download", that's a solid four days worth of blocking the phone, downloading.
If you have lower-end broadband, say a 2MBit, then it's a good over-nighter.

BladeDVD · Nov 29, 2007, 08:57 PM // 20:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Numa Pompilius

It takes me an hour to download the full -image pack, and I have a 100MBit connection - why on earth do you guys use the -image thing every time you run the game? That's just... well, silly. The game engine is made to be patched on the run, there's no need to ever do the -image thing except to avoid downloads when entering a new area, or if you've got a bad HD and some files have become corrupted.

Partly for the reason I bolded in your post.

But also, when there is a new update, not all the files are downloaded at once depending on its size or how many areas the download affects. If it doesn't d/l it all when you first log on then it streams it.

That takes away bandwidth for playing the game. Not much of course, but I have a cable connection to the net, so it just seems to make sense to avoid that and get it all in one go.

I do it before I start up the game because you never know when a bug fix is going to happen. Updates usually get rolled out on Thursdays, but even those are sometimes put out on days other than that. It takes about 5 seconds for my -image shortcut to check, if that, so no real harm done.

:shrugs:

Nov 27, 2007, 11:52 PM // 23:52	#1
Biostem Jungle Guide Join Date: Oct 2007	Force full download? I have a laptop that is pretty decent, except when it comes to downloading content for an outpost/town I haven't been to before on that machine. Anyway, I was wondering if there was a way to basically have it download all of the town/outpost/other data ahead of time, so once I do get to a new place, it's ready for me. Basically, if I've been to a town already, then loading into it is quick, but if I haven't been there yet, it takes a while to load it...

Nov 27, 2007, 11:54 PM // 23:54	#2
RPGmaniac Desert Nomad Join Date: Aug 2005	Right click on the GW icon and go to properties. In the command line after everything else, add a space and type in -image. This forces the client to download all the data ahead of time. The only thing is it won't actually launch the game for you. Either take off the -image when you're done or copy+paste the shortcut and add the -image to that icon's command line.

Nov 28, 2007, 12:01 AM // 00:01	#3
Biostem Jungle Guide Join Date: Oct 2007	Excellent! TYVM.

Nov 28, 2007, 01:10 AM // 01:10	#4
Woop Shotty Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Oct 2006 Guild: Ruthless Mafia [RM] Profession: Mo/	I prefer to go to run and do "C:\Program Files\Guild Wars\gw.exe" -image. This way, any time I want to do it all I've got to do is hit Windows+R buttons and Enter. Anyway, it's my preferred way.

Nov 28, 2007, 08:11 AM // 08:11	#6
Fril Estelin So Serious... Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London Guild: Nerfs Are [WHAK] Profession: E/	FYI, the thread about all the available command line switches is here: http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=94814

Nov 28, 2007, 09:41 PM // 21:41	#7
Numa Pompilius Grotto Attendant Join Date: May 2005 Location: At an Insit.. Intis... a house. Guild: Live Forever Or Die Trying [GLHF] Profession: W/Me	The complete download if you have all three chapters is about 3GB, så don't do this if you're on dial up.

Nov 29, 2007, 02:24 AM // 02:24	#9
lennymon Forge Runner Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Seattle Guild: Odin's Hammer [OH] - Servant's of Fortuna [SoF] Profession: R/	I gots a GW image icon on my desktop, I run it before I load the game every time. Does that make me 'troubled'?

Nov 29, 2007, 03:41 AM // 03:41	#10
RPGmaniac Desert Nomad Join Date: Aug 2005	Who called you troubled? I do the same thing.

Nov 29, 2007, 08:47 PM // 20:47	#12
Numa Pompilius Grotto Attendant Join Date: May 2005 Location: At an Insit.. Intis... a house. Guild: Live Forever Or Die Trying [GLHF] Profession: W/Me	It takes me an hour to download the full -image pack, and I have a 100MBit connection - why on earth do you guys use the -image thing every time you run the game? That's just... well, silly. The game engine is made to be patched on the run, there's no need to ever do the -image thing except to avoid downloads when entering a new area, or if you've got a bad HD and some files have become corrupted. By the way, for a dial-upper with a 64K connection, that's not an "overnight download", that's a solid four days worth of blocking the phone, downloading. If you have lower-end broadband, say a 2MBit, then it's a good over-nighter.