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The Apocalypse is near!!!
The Apocalypse is near!!!
Patch Notes Update Elite Dangerous 2.1 Beta 4 Patch Notes
- Thread starter Brett C
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This is a rather nice balance change too due to the new more valuable things you can potentially find.
These types of POIs have gone from "*sigh* I might as well pick it up then..." to "Whoa! Jackpot! Gimme!".
This is a rather nice balance change too due to the new more valuable things you can potentially find.
These types of POIs have gone from "*sigh* I might as well pick it up then..." to "Whoa! Jackpot! Gimme!".
"Hydrogen Fuel. Biowaste. Scrap Metal. Sigh."
Yeah it did, you just couldn't see it coz you haven't got "show extensions for known file types" turned on. All the extensions are still there but windows hides them by default, but I started using PC's under DOS 3.0 and I miss them when I can't see them.
Cmdr Marc_Hicks has very kindly emailed me not only the data.ovl I was having problems with but two more than he'd had problems with too. I put the first one in and was able to get the download to continue then had issues with the second one he sent me. Have since replaced that with HIS version and the download's continuing just fine again now... and I'm just waiting for the third one he sent to cause me problems. *SURPRISE* It just popped up while I was typing that, and it WAS the same one he'd had problems with. I've just restarted the download and it's working fine again as expected.
The interesting thing about this is it proves that it's not just some random isp or router induced error. If we've BOTH had problems with the SAME three files then it HAS to be something at FDev's end coz that's the ONLY common element. Download's about half finished, Will watch with interest to see how the rest of it goes.
- Could still be an issue with ISP (Optus in my case) or how E : D interacts with said ISP AND the kit the ISP hands out
- Got my upgrade to complete successfully by:
- Virtual cache _OFF_ and virtualcache.xml removed
- Disconnect from my 'default' router (Netgear CG3000) which is connected to Optus Cable
- Connect to my 4G Wireless broadband 'router' which is connected to Telstra
- McAfee 'Real Time Scanning' _OFF_ for 15 mins
- 'alternative download method'
- One other quirk if you're using McAfee for your firewall:
- In "internet connections for programs", try turning off "Net Guard" for your E : D launcher exe for the duration of the update
- I just successfully finalised update to beta 4 from my steam installation doing that
- BTW 'Real Time Scanning' was _enabled_
"Hydrogen Fuel. Biowaste. Scrap Metal. Sigh."
Never found these so far though.
The loot table they are using seems to be balanced towards "worthwhile" even if some in the 20k/ton category is obviously more worthwhile.
Thanks for that - please see my reply to your post in the other related thread. As I said there, I'm on Optus too though with a fibre to the home NBN connection rather than cable, but it all goes through the same servers so it's highly suspicious that we should have such similar problems and the same failing files. Unfortunately I don't have an alternative internet connection to fall back on (other than my cell phone's data plan which aint gonna cut it) so I -need- this fixed so I don't have to keep relying on other players to email me files. And realistically we shouldn't HAVE to go to these measures to download a game - this isn't the 1990's.
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Its not downloading a game... its downloading a beta. Beta participants not only endure bugs, they try to reproduce them, pinpoint and report them to give players in the full release a better experience.
You are correct. I just haven't gotten around to changing that since "upgrading" to Windows 10. It threw me because the file had no icon so I erroneously assumed it had no association.
If only. Every single time there's an update I have to go through this. Ironicaly only once out of the four Betas so far, but prior to the Beta, every single time.
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When can we expect official release of the Engineers? Friend wants to know..
Friends could also pay beta access. Correct answer is "when it is done"
When can we expect official release of the Engineers? Friend wants to know..
Engineers is about RNG so it could be tomorrow or 3 months from now depends on the dice roll also your internet connection may speed up or slow down by 50-200% again depends on the dice roll, -Humor warning last time i made a joke some took me literally-
When can we expect official release of the Engineers? Friend wants to know..
I would guess that 2-3 weeks from now.