Is there going to be pre-load?

Henkka77

Henkka77
As the title asks. I would like to have the game pre-loaded before the official launch so we dont end up all downloading the client at the same time.
Also, Im still looking for devs information about the time of day at the launch day.
 

Bobbydylan

Bobbydylan
Going on past experience, no. I imagine that the dev team will be working right up to 23:00 GMT on the 16th, betting the data ready for release. In fact, if were you, assume the 17th is launch day.

The good news is that the game actually isn't that big. The wonders of PG, I think it's like a few gigs only.
 

Void Sun

Void Sun
If you have already downloaded the training missions you already have the majority of the game. It will only require the downloading of the changed files on release.
 
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Horsk

Horsk
So if you have the Gamma will there be less to download? Im in Japan so at least i can start downloading while others are in bed but knowing the rush for the game a lot of people will stay up waiting for the download to become available.
 

Shylock

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Current game directory size on my hard drive is only 2.99gig, depending on how much they alter or add at release the patch shouldn't be too large. time will tell.
 

Henkka77

Henkka77
Void Sun said:
If you have already downloaded the training missions you already have the majority of the game. It will only require the downloading of the changed files on release.
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I have. It just feels very small if 3gigs is the client size now, as the game is presumable very vast and large.
Star Citizen is over 20 gigs and theres nothing but Arena Commander yet.. :)
But hey, what would i know about game programming, im just an electrician.. :D
 

Pingzite

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Henkka77 said:
I have. It just feels very small if 3gigs is the client size now, as the game is presumable very vast and large.
Star Citizen is over 20 gigs and theres nothing but Arena Commander yet.. :)
But hey, what would i know about game programming, im just an electrician.. :D
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Alot of ED is server side, meaning you dont have to download as much.
SC is really terribly optimized for space, its actually incredibly stupid how much it takes up.

But yeah, download will be 4-5 at launch i reckon.
 
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Switchback

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Tbh I'd bet that it's ready to go at midnight on the 15th/16th, and the download speeds will be fine, due to them using Amazon aws and servers/ bandwidth going up on demand, so if your download starts slow it'll speed up... just my guess :)

And we as beta backers will get a tiny update and not have to redownload the lot.
 
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Horsk

Horsk
Remember that compared to games like warcraft, Elite does not have to hold files of textures and background like trees and mountains as well as mobs and other chars with individual armour.

I remember when the first online star wars game came out, Someone had the bright idea of putting falling leafs into the game and its made loads of peoples PC`s slow down to a crawl.

I just hope im not going to have to download some big intro video which i will only watch once and would rather watch on youtube.
 

Rurod

Rurod
Would like to know this too. Even though the client is 3gb ish, it will be nice to be able to download it before so when it's launched I don't need that extra waiting.
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