OOTP 9 download links for Wednesday - Page 3

zekester91 · 06-16-2008, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Sweed

45 minutes to an hour? That almost sounds like going back to dial-up. What kind of connection were you doing that with?

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or How big is this thing, I can download 1 gig vids in under 10 min.

Michael Hopcroft · 06-16-2008, 09:14 PM

How long do they anticipate an unaided DSL download taking?

Of course, what I'm thinking is that once the links work, there's going to be a bottleneck of people using the links. A torrent would be nice, but with the security issues involved I can see why OOTP doesn't do it.

Scosco · 06-16-2008, 09:59 PM

Once i dload the mac version, where do i enter my license?

mgom27 · 06-16-2008, 10:47 PM

I'm just hoping the Rosters are as of 6/18 meaning the Game starts on that date if your using the League that comes with Game and also meaning Stats and Standings are up to date as of that date.
Also hoping not responding is fixed because NHL Eastside Hockey Manager nver had that showed with all the Leagues active and the stop siming but works in the Offseason.
Two days earler for this Game because the 20th was the orgional release date.

Raidergoo · 06-16-2008, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Irishray

oh how i wish we could just have a torrent and everyone could help everyone

Ray

It's being worked on.

whitesocks · 06-17-2008, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Raidergoo

It's being worked on.

What is a Torrent???

TETCHY · 06-17-2008, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by whitesocks

What is a Torrent???

Pretty much every post by Mgom.

(Actually a torrent is used when downloading/uploading something with the aid of a file sharing program such as Azurus or Bittorent)

Comedian2004 · 06-17-2008, 12:33 AM

They have been around 160 meg, but today's build grew to 206meg.

I have a very fast connection here, but you have to remember, your download speed is determined by the server you are downloading from. A cap can be set and the more people that are downloading it, the slower it will be. A lot of times we are sitting waiting for the upload to the server to finish, then all of the beta testers attack it.

What that software does, is work much like a torrent does, whereas it will download it in 12 parts, in essence, it is logging on and downloading with 12 clients, which overrides the download limit set on the server.

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Originally Posted by zekester91

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or How big is this thing, I can download 1 gig vids in under 10 min.

The Wolf · 06-17-2008, 12:39 AM

A suggestion: consider using a download manager, like, say, Free Download Manager, when downloading the game. It will speed things up for you considerably.

Free Download Manager - absolutely free download accelerator and manager

I've been using it for years, it works great.

kq76 · 06-17-2008, 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Comedian2004

They have been around 160 meg, but today's build grew to 206meg.

I have a very fast connection here, but you have to remember, your download speed is determined by the server you are downloading from. A cap can be set and the more people that are downloading it, the slower it will be. A lot of times we are sitting waiting for the upload to the server to finish, then all of the beta testers attack it.

What that software does, is work much like a torrent does, whereas it will download it in 12 parts, in essence, it is logging on and downloading with 12 clients, which overrides the download limit set on the server.

Much like a torrent? Not really. Wikipedia gives a pretty good explanation of them. Here's its site on download managers for comparison.

I'm not a server expert or anything, but I would wager that download managers make it even harder on servers. Sure, they can be useful under the right circumstances, especially if a server allows resuming and you have a bad or slow connection, but I really wouldn't say that they'd be a better idea than a torrent for the purposes of releasing a game that hundreds of people will be wanting to download at the instant that it is released. With torrents we'd all be sharing the burden of the bandwidth, which individually really wouldn't be much and is adjustable. Otherwise all the burden is on OOTP's servers and they'll just be hammered. Who knows, maybe their servers are excellent, but it'd still help.

If people are curious about what client to try out, I'd highly recommend utorrent. I liked Azureus for quite awhile too, but utorrent has convinced me that it's much better.

Andy · 06-17-2008, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by The Wolf

A suggestion: consider using a download manager, like, say, Free Download Manager, when downloading the game. It will speed things up for you considerably.

Free Download Manager - absolutely free download accelerator and manager

I've been using it for years, it works great.

No kidding?

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...ml#post2502019

Doughnuts? · 06-17-2008, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by The Wolf

A suggestion: consider using a download manager, like, say, Free Download Manager, when downloading the game. It will speed things up for you considerably.

Free Download Manager - absolutely free download accelerator and manager

I've been using it for years, it works great.

Just downloaded it. Thank you for the link.

Raidergoo · 06-17-2008, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by The Wolf

A suggestion: consider using a download manager, like, say, Free Download Manager, when downloading the game.

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Originally Posted by kq76

If people are curious about what client to try out, I'd highly recommend utorrent.

Some of this stuff looks familiar...

edm · 06-17-2008, 11:22 AM

I use reget deluxe. already queued the download and have it scheduled to download tomorrow.

professorrev · 06-17-2008, 03:10 PM

So that's 7pm for all of us in Blighty. Jolly good show. I can pop the download on before I slope off to the pub and install when I come back. Suits me down to the ground!

Michael Hopcroft · 06-17-2008, 06:14 PM

Any idea what time the links will start working?

kq76 · 06-17-2008, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Raidergoo

Some of this stuff looks familiar...

Azureus and bittorrent were suggested previously in the thread, but not utorrent.

RANGER11JP · 06-17-2008, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by 1998 Yankees

AVATAR FIGHT!!!

Why would anyone fight over those avatars of Che Guevara?!?!?!

USN Squid · 06-17-2008, 06:36 PM

2pm EST?

GAH!

I was hoping for midnight GMT so I could bring it to work with me tomorrow.

d_ladd · 06-18-2008, 12:29 AM

Looking forward to all the new features, congrats on another edition from a long time fan.

06-16-2008, 10:47 PM	#44
mgom27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,530	I'm just hoping the Rosters are as of 6/18 meaning the Game starts on that date if your using the League that comes with Game and also meaning Stats and Standings are up to date as of that date. Also hoping not responding is fixed because NHL Eastside Hockey Manager nver had that showed with all the Leagues active and the stop siming but works in the Offseason. Two days earler for this Game because the 20th was the orgional release date. __________________ Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!

06-16-2008, 09:14 PM	#42
Michael Hopcroft Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Portland, OR USA Posts: 487	How long do they anticipate an unaided DSL download taking? Of course, what I'm thinking is that once the links work, there's going to be a bottleneck of people using the links. A torrent would be nice, but with the security issues involved I can see why OOTP doesn't do it.

06-16-2008, 09:59 PM	#43
Scosco Bat Boy Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 17	Once i dload the mac version, where do i enter my license?

06-17-2008, 11:22 AM	#54
edm All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 1,999	I use reget deluxe. already queued the download and have it scheduled to download tomorrow.

06-17-2008, 03:10 PM	#55
professorrev Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2006 Location: Cardiff, Wales, UK Posts: 40	So that's 7pm for all of us in Blighty. Jolly good show. I can pop the download on before I slope off to the pub and install when I come back. Suits me down to the ground!

06-17-2008, 06:14 PM	#56
Michael Hopcroft Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Portland, OR USA Posts: 487	Any idea what time the links will start working?

06-17-2008, 06:36 PM	#59
USN Squid All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Frederick, MD Posts: 599	2pm EST? GAH! I was hoping for midnight GMT so I could bring it to work with me tomorrow.

06-18-2008, 12:29 AM	#60
d_ladd Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 8	Looking forward to all the new features, congrats on another edition from a long time fan.