1.6gb preload compared to the total 2.3gb of BG1EE. This is disheartening. I demand 1gb of junk data to make me feel BG2EE is more than BG1EE.
This is only the preload, they aren't releasing the entire game just yet, don't worry, I'm sure there will plenty more to get when it actually releases
Admittedly, my tech-fu is weak, but from what I'm seeing there's no way to extract reliable information from the pre-load files - NI, EE Keeper and WinBIFF all require CHITIN.KEY to access the BIF files. About the only thing you can do, as far as I can tell, is listen to music.
You can load up NI on BGEE and open external files, that way you can find something if your lucky.
1.6gb preload compared to the total 2.3gb of BG1EE. This is disheartening. I demand 1gb of junk data to make me feel BG2EE is more than BG1EE.
This is only the preload, they aren't releasing the entire game just yet, don't worry, I'm sure there will plenty more to get when it actually releases
I thought along those lines, but I also reckoned that the point of this early download was to give us as much as possible while keeping the game unplayable. If there's still a significant _amount_, rather than a significant _piece_, left to download, then server load is still going to leave us annoyed come release.
Obviously I'm not actually equating size with quality though, it was just an observation
There will probably be one later. Mac users can't use the Beamdog client at all, so i would assume they will upload the standalone installer some point today or tomorrow. Maybe they are staggering in order to reduce load somewhat.
Can someone tell what's the new game folder number (i mean, BG1EE was 00766) ?
I'm asking because.. i am VERY curious to know if the excellent trick for 00766 could be reproduced for the new one (aka direct torrent DL from beamdog servers) [was for WIN version] : "" http://www.beamdog.com/client/beam/#####.torrent (need to login beamdog website first to dl) "
...and if i'm asking, that's because my beamdog launchers (both) have been crashing at start suddenly since about june now.. and never could fix it so far trying all the usual hints given in the http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/7138/downloader-known-issues/p1 thread.. (&a few others) ...if the torrent direct trick could work again, would be great... even if i am more&more worrying now for a first install without the launcher of course.. till not solved.
Can someone tell what's the new game folder number (i mean, BG1EE was 00766) ?
I'm asking because.. i am VERY curious to know if the excellent trick for 00766 could be reproduced for the new one (aka direct torrent DL from beamdog servers) [was for WIN version] : "" http://www.beamdog.com/client/beam/#####.torrent (need to login beamdog website first to dl) "
...and if i'm asking, that's because my beamdog launchers (both) have been crashing at start suddenly since about june now.. and never could fix it so far trying all the usual hints given in the http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/7138/downloader-known-issues/p1 thread.. (&a few others) ...if the torrent direct trick could work again, would be great... even if i am more&more worrying now for a first install without the launcher of course.. till not solved.
@Sceptenar great..thx! i will test that as soon as possible (&next we/week too!)..with interest*) ps: 100% working right now for the pre-install files -great..crossing fingers for the next full one now)
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Obviously I'm not actually equating size with quality though, it was just an observation
Can someone tell what's the new game folder number (i mean, BG1EE was 00766) ?
I'm asking because.. i am VERY curious to know if the excellent trick for 00766 could be reproduced for the new one (aka direct torrent DL from beamdog servers) [was for WIN version] :
"" http://www.beamdog.com/client/beam/#####.torrent
(need to login beamdog website first to dl) "
...and if i'm asking, that's because my beamdog launchers (both) have been crashing at start suddenly since about june now.. and never could fix it so far trying all the usual hints given in the http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/7138/downloader-known-issues/p1 thread.. (&a few others)
...if the torrent direct trick could work again, would be great...
even if i am more&more worrying now for a first install without the launcher of course.. till not solved.
anyway..thx for the infos..^
great..thx! i will test that as soon as possible (&next we/week too!)..with interest*)
ps:
100% working right now for the pre-install files -great..crossing fingers for the next full one now)
My pre-download went without a glitch - so I'm hoping this is a good sign of things to come!