Startup - What to expect?

[dakeyras]

My apolagies if it has allready been posted before, but I have been looking and havent been able to find anything similiar.

Firstly I currently play on a gprs connection, but have placed an order for ADSL to be installed. I live in a holiday town, so the service here is a bit shoddy. I decided not to wait for dsl to be installed.

Today I bought both prophecy and factions. I decided to to install prophecy first, because reading some of the threads it looks like it is a better place to start learning.

I did the install, as well as the download (60mb) and was finally able to create my account and my first char. Now I am stuck on the load screen where it is apparently downloading some more!!!! I thought that the download part was finished with the installation. Counter is currently sitting at 11mb, and the % marker still shows 0%. Is this normal? Will this happen everytime I connect to the game? Or just the first time? The fact that it stays on 0% scares the shizz outta me since that means it will be a mother of a download. Even bigger that the installation one

And after I have downloaded this bit, what else can I expect after this?

Thanks in advance.

P.S. Sorry if the thread comes over a bit frustrated. Its just that I am really looking forward to playing this game, and finding out that I wont be able to even try it out tonight just depresses me.

 

[lilDeath]

Yes, I think this has been discussed before somewhere.....

Ohhh no, no where close is the download done.
After the initial installation there are still a bit of downloading to be done and doing it over GPRS will just kill you, if the bank won't....

The downloads that are left are quite a few updates that they have made since the game install CD's were made. I would guestimate in the region of 500MB-700MB if not more. Sorrow's Furnace (additional content) probably have to come down, which was released online after Prophecies.
This might depend on how recent the CD's were made and if in fact they are now including Sorrow's Furnace on the installation CD's.

It is better to do prophecies first IMO.

The download will only keep on happening till you have all the latest content. Then not again till they release another update, bug fix, patch, event, etc.

It will help if you can get hold of someone's gw.dat file that they can write onto DVD for you and then you can just copy it. This will ensure you have all the updates.

Where are you situated?

If you have all the updates, your gw.dat file should be close to or over 2GB.

Alternatively, I know it stinks, but wait for ADSL to be installed. unless it is really still far away.

Just wait and try and be patient till you have it all sorted out, the game will be well worth it.

 

[dakeyras]

Thanks for the reply.

I live in ballito and work in Umhlanga. Recently moved here from Pretoria so dont know anyone to ask. Guess I will just have to wait then I

 

[mccrack]

Anyone live close by that can write the .dat file too dvd and post it too the man?

 

[lilDeath]

I think we have a player on the forum that lives in Durban, dont remember his nick though. Hopefully he says this

Durban is close right?

 

[dakeyras]

Will it decrease the amount I have to download if I install factions?

 

[lilDeath]

Will it decrease the amount I have to download if I install factions?

Not really, you will still need to content specifically relating to Prophecies.

All it will then do is install some of the common updates that are part of the Factions install.

Then you will have to download the latest content for Factions too.

lord_spaceman stays in Durban somewhere. Send him a pm and ask if he can assist. His webpage: http://lordspaceman.blogspot.com

I think he has both copies and if he has the latest updates, he can get a copy to you of hi gw.dat and then you can install Factions too and just copy the .dat file.

Let us know whether you make any progress.

 

[gkm]

I think it might help decrease the downloads to install factions as well. Those CD's are newer, so should have more content.

 

[lilDeath]

I am also leaning towards that reasoning. But I dont wanna say it is going to be so and then he sits there downloading hundreds of MB over GPRS...

They have also released so many updates for Factions so far....
I mean I downloaded 165MB last Friday!

 

[dakeyras]

My apolagies for my short posts today. Did it from my cellphone

I have bought a 1gb databundle from MTN today, so will try to start the download. I will also try to get hold of the person that stays in Durban. Hopefully he can put me out of my misery.

Thanks again for the info.

Edit:
I left it online today, and it downloaded another 130mb. My airtime (I use a prepaid card seperate from my contract to manage charges) ran out though, so will leave it on again during the night and tomorrow with the additional gig I bought.

 

[BCO]

OT, but cool nick dakeyras. Waylander rocks. RIP Gemell

 

[dakeyras]

Nod BlueCollar Sad new indeed.

Update: Just logged on, In Ascalon atm, hope to see you guys soon! IGN is Davvi the Slayer. Waylander was allready taken

 

[dakeyras]

Update:

In total I have now downloaded 150mb. Dont seem to be downloading anything anymore. Also tried Factions. It seems I was lucky and the Install CD's was pretty updated.

Made level 6 and playing a warrior/monk.

 

[lilDeath]

Good news dakeyras.

I will suggest leaving the game at the login / character screen. This is where you will normally see downloads actively happening in the top righthand corner at the lightning bolt.

If you are missing anything, this is where it will show the download actively happening.

Good Gaming !!