Curse

CasterOfShame27 · Nov 19, 2010, 05:00 AM // 05:00

So I just installed GW on a different (faster) laptop, and I clicked one of my characters to load onto. I'm loading into Imperial Sanctum, but the loading seems to be halted? It has said 0% and 25,156 files for the past half an hour or so. The MB are increasing, however, but I'm still concerned. It's at about 45.6 MB currently.

Now I know it takes a while to load the data, but this seems unusual. Any solutions and/or explanations? Thanks!

Seep · Nov 19, 2010, 08:20 AM // 08:20

well as far as know it means that you are downloading the video which is a big file so that would mean that the download would still happen but the % wouldn't increase hope that helped.

Gennadios · Nov 19, 2010, 08:27 AM // 08:27

Just run the game with the -image command line argument before bed and let it download the whole thing overnight. The in-game loading tends to be fidgety, easier to download all the assets in one setting.

ogre_jd · Nov 19, 2010, 01:17 PM // 13:17

Or, better yet, just burn the GW.dat file to a DVD or copy it to a thumb drive and transfer the entire thing that way. Save yourself the bandwidth.

CasterOfShame27 · Nov 19, 2010, 08:35 PM // 20:35

It loaded.

Thanks so much, I appreciate the help!

Just Sai · Nov 19, 2010, 11:06 PM // 23:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gennadios

Just run the game with the -image command line argument before bed and let it download the whole thing overnight. The in-game loading tends to be fidgety, easier to download all the assets in one setting.

and then after this you wil have to download a whole lot more every time you enter an explorable with other people, as well an eotn dungeons and more,
this bs about -image is rubbish
its missing about 1.5 gb of data on "complete"

Snograt · Nov 20, 2010, 12:11 AM // 00:11

How big is your .dat, Just Sai?

For reference, mine are 4.13 GB (4,437,948,592 bytes) and 3.73 GB (4,008,943,291 bytes). The second is a secondary account that only gets played on Nick days

Actually, as a test I'm gonna image myself a new one right now...

Gennadios · Nov 20, 2010, 02:06 AM // 02:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Just Sai

and then after this you wil have to download a whole lot more every time you enter an explorable with other people, as well an eotn dungeons and more,
this bs about -image is rubbish
its missing about 1.5 gb of data on "complete"

You know, I've never had that issue. Are you sure your connection didn't just cut out in the middle of the night and leave you with a bunch more content to download?

Just Sai · Nov 20, 2010, 02:30 AM // 02:30

before you comment, give it a go guys
im 100% certain after repeated trials

Snograt · Nov 20, 2010, 05:54 AM // 05:54

Finished re-imaging the second one - 3.72 GB (3,997,745,664 bytes)

Hmm, interesting. Only 400MB different, but still...

End · Nov 20, 2010, 06:34 AM // 06:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Just Sai

before you comment, give it a go guys
im 100% certain after repeated trials

Then you did something wrong. I am 100% certain after repeated trials (8 or 9 I can't remember if I did it on one of them or not) on multiple different computers.

On average I tend to see a difference of 250-350 MB...nothing close to your 1.5 GB

did it again last night an compared the 2.

Original: 4,014,228,480 bytes
New: 3,997,834,752 byes

Not exactly a huge difference.

Just Sai · Nov 20, 2010, 07:36 AM // 07:36

actually in retrospect it was before the servers were moved which could well be a contributing factor.
regardless, it wasn't just me, could have even been a localized issue, who knows.
although i stand by my statement i withdraw all input and sign off with a high five.

Iron Monkey · Nov 23, 2010, 11:34 AM // 11:34

never had a problem with -image. Always run the image shortcut before the game. You may get unlucky and get a new update while running the image command, and then have to run it again.

It's a pity GW isn't able to run the game with -image in the command line. Would save me one mouse click!

KairuByte · Nov 26, 2010, 06:22 PM // 18:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iron Monkey

never had a problem with -image. Always run the image shortcut before the game. You may get unlucky and get a new update while running the image command, and then have to run it again.

It's a pity GW isn't able to run the game with -image in the command line. Would save me one mouse click!

You can just create a small program (Or find one) that will run gw with -image and then with any other desired command line arguments after that. I wrote my own just for this.

ogre_jd · Nov 26, 2010, 09:45 PM // 21:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kairu2468

You can just create a small program (Or find one) that will run gw with -image and then with any other desired command line arguments after that. I wrote my own just for this.

Why go to such lengths? Right-click the desktop/menu shortcut icon, copy, paste, right-click, properties, tack on -image to the command line, save. Works perfectly on Windows and Linux (wine).