Its LIVE!

It appears to be larger than that, although the actual file size seems to be changing around over time which is odd. Initially listed as 16.8GB, and then dropped to 14.9GB once the download started. At least on the new Steam Client Beta download feature.

Mine seems to have settled in now at 14.9GB with 1 hour and 17 minutes to go. My DSL connection isn't that fast.

Unless you're doing a clean install, you'll have a lot of the files already. The update added under 7GB of files to my hard drive.
 
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Unless you're doing a clean install, you'll have a lot of the files already. The update added under 7GB of files to my hard drive.

Steam is still listing the file at 14.9GB. It might not work the same way as the Launcher version does. (I'm already past 7GB downloaded) I do like being able to play the LIVE game while downloading the Beta though. :)
 
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All downloaded and ready to go! Sony Nuro 2Gbps. My connection can saturate my Gigabit switch...
 
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Don't currently have access to Discord so I can't say anything mean to our own PC beta testers. On behalf of all console owners, screw you all... in the nicest possible way:)
 
Dumb question on my part, but... does what happen in beta, stay in beta? I assume "yes"...

Yep. Totally independent of the LIVE version. And don't forget... EVERYTHING you do in the Beta gets wiped when the 3.0 version goes live. So don't do anything in game you are not willing to do all over again in the final release. ;)
 
Dumb question on my part, but... does what happen in beta, stay in beta? I assume "yes"...

Correct. It should be a fairly recent copy of your Commander, but other than that it's totally independent. Things that you do in Beta won't affect non-Beta, and vice/versa.
 
What's the size? (Assuming it tells you that)


I thought you'd know...

Ok, in any case: it'll always show you the 16 GB (13 GB, whatever) as download size. That is the size of all the game files - it won't tell you (and probably doesn't "know" itself) until it's done whether it will get those files new from the FD server, or just copy them over from the old installation on your HDD.

So those 16 GB is the upper limit if all files in the beta were new - which they apparently aren't.
 
4 hours to go : (

UGH! :O

I thought my DSL speed was bad! :(

If you are on Steam, you can use the Steam Client to download the BETAs now. At least that way you can still play the LIVE game and download at the same time.

That's what I am doing. 45 minutes to go for me.
 
I thought you'd know...

I'm at work :)

Ok, in any case: it'll always show you the 16 GB (13 GB, whatever) as download size. That is the size of all the game files - it won't tell you (and probably doesn't "know" itself) until it's done whether it will get those files new from the FD server, or just copy them over from the old installation on your HDD.

So those 16 GB is the upper limit if all files in the beta were new - which they apparently aren't.

Cheers.
 
No Chieftain at Founders World....heading to Alioth *grumbles*

Really?

That is odd. Do you know for sure that the ship is in the Alioth system?

Could this be the first Beta bug of the day?

Thanks for the heads-up just the same! I was planning to head to Shinrarta first thing.
 
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