About to install AC....Finally!

Post by **Panzerfaust** » Fri Apr 11, 2003 9:40 am

Installing last update.

AC is next!!!

Flanker · Post by **Flanker** » Fri Apr 11, 2003 11:43 am

Bout bloody time, the monarchy has gone to hell in a handbasket with Sassy running things

Sassy · Post by **Sassy** » Fri Apr 11, 2003 11:48 am

Whaaaaaaatttttttt?!?!?!?!?

Flanker

I'll get you for this one someday, somehow

Sassy · Post by **Sassy** » Fri Apr 11, 2003 11:50 am

Dang, that was such an unexpected thing so read that I'm still laughing

Post by **Panzerfaust** » Fri Apr 11, 2003 11:59 am

When I left this morning, it was at 50% updating the dat files.

This afternoon, I'm going to log on real quick and then i'm going to try to recover the data off the other one.

stumpy wallace · Post by **stumpy wallace** » Fri Apr 11, 2003 12:44 pm

hope to see you soon panz

Post by **Panzerfaust** » Fri Apr 11, 2003 1:03 pm

me too

Pee-Wee · Post by **Pee-Wee** » Fri Apr 11, 2003 2:22 pm

This brings up an important question.

If, well over a year ago, was when I initially installed AC, do I need to install any updates? I always thought the updates were done during patch day. Am I mistaken? I only ask, because it seems that someone mentioned Sassy needed to install an update also.

Fill me in. From what I understand, with my dialup, I'm going to be "GoZilla'in" the thing for a month.

stumpy wallace · Post by **stumpy wallace** » Fri Apr 11, 2003 2:24 pm

pee-wee,

if you can go on the new quests
get new items
and see new monsters/people

ur good

Pee-Wee · Post by **Pee-Wee** » Fri Apr 11, 2003 2:36 pm

Well, my logic is this...

Stumpy, what you are saying that I get all my updates during patch day.

Logically, this would mean that both Panzer and Sassy would get the same updates the first time they tried to log into the game.

Why would they need to download and install an update?

If, it is because the patch only updates the most current changes, doesn't this mean I missed out on something by not installing an update when I first installed AC over a year ago?

Yes, stumpy, I can play the game fine, but that does not answer my question.

Sassy · Post by **Sassy** » Fri Apr 11, 2003 2:38 pm

Uumm...I'm gonna let Panz tackle this one

.

Post by **Panzerfaust** » Fri Apr 11, 2003 2:40 pm

It's true that patch by patch, you install the updates. Some take longer than others. When you start from scratch, you are updating all of the cumulative patches at once.

Actually, before reinstalling, you can copy the portal.dat and cell.dat and copy them over after installation to save the download time, but I want to a complete fresh install, since all Dillos were invisible to me.

stumpy wallace · Post by **stumpy wallace** » Fri Apr 11, 2003 2:40 pm

i belive after every "update/patch" they add the old ones onto it so no one loses files or is missing or cannot download "file: mxq95371513hlk5001936 (totally random number)"

Flanker · Post by **Flanker** » Fri Apr 11, 2003 2:45 pm

Instead of sitting at the bubble filing screen

You can go to the AC website and DL the current patch witch incorporates all the previous patches in one file.

So over time the patch file looks like this

Jan 10 mb
Feb 10 mb
total file size 20 mb
March 12 mb
total file 32mb
APril 8mb
total file size 40mb

and so on

So when you do a fresh install of a AC its takes a long time to patch since the current portal.dat is 199,908 kb

That 200mb is the combined patches of all the previous ones