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RE: Help!! FFXIV ARR won't play! - Kage - 08-19-2014
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(08-19-2014, 10:33 AM)Eleni Wrote: The size of my download was above 10 GB, but nowhere close to 14 GB. Should I be worried about this?
The "initial game" is about 4 gb. The updates and patches are ~10 GB.
RE: Help!! FFXIV ARR won't play! - g0ne - 08-19-2014
(08-19-2014, 10:37 AM)ExKage Wrote: You can quote multiple replies in one message
(08-19-2014, 10:33 AM)Eleni Wrote: The size of my download was above 10 GB, but nowhere close to 14 GB. Should I be worried about this?
The "initial game" is about 4 gb. The updates and patches are ~10 GB.
So, do I need to be concerned that my download was below 11 GB?
RE: Help!! FFXIV ARR won't play! - Unnamed Mercenary - 08-19-2014
(08-19-2014, 10:40 AM)Eleni Wrote:(08-19-2014, 10:37 AM)ExKage Wrote: You can quote multiple replies in one message
(08-19-2014, 10:33 AM)Eleni Wrote: The size of my download was above 10 GB, but nowhere close to 14 GB. Should I be worried about this?
The "initial game" is about 4 gb. The updates and patches are ~10 GB.
So, do I need to be concerned that my download was below 11 GB?
Patches kinda get layered on top of each other. The initial game was around 8GB from the installer DVD, and then had a bunch more patches released on top. (There have been map changes, so it's not all 100% addition).
If SE is smart, the patcher should get a new baseline here and there, so you don't have 2.0 downloaded, replaced by 2.1, replaced by 2.2 and then replaced by 2.3. I wish they did a "core files" and "stream download" option, like I've heard WoW has. It'd be nice to be able to grab game updates in the background.
edit: The files are also compressed. A little. Some stuff compresses better, so an 11GB download could very well decompress into a ~14GB folder.
RE: Help!! FFXIV ARR won't play! - g0ne - 08-19-2014
Okay.
I guess now I'll just wait for the patching to finish, and then I hope the game works flawlessly. Fingers crossed!
Edit: Hopefully, in a bit, there'll be good tidings! On a side note, how many subfolders (the ones with the weird names) should be present in the ffxivpatch folder? I currently have 2.
RE: Help!! FFXIV ARR won't play! - Unnamed Mercenary - 08-19-2014
(08-19-2014, 10:51 AM)Eleni Wrote: Okay.
I guess now I'll just wait for the patching to finish, and then I hope the game works flawlessly. Fingers crossed!
Edit: Hopefully, in a bit, there'll be good tidings! On a side note, how many subfolders (the ones with the weird names) should be present in the ffxivpatch folder? I currently have 2.
Best of luck! I hope it works!
edit: One for each big patch file. ...I grabbed remote access of my game folder, and it's reported as ~12GB on my drive. Temporary patch files could drive that number up a little higher, like the 14 mentioned.
RE: Help!! FFXIV ARR won't play! - g0ne - 08-19-2014
Thank you so much, everyone, for everything!! I've been like an annoying little child these past few days, but thank you so much for being patient with stupid me!
My ARR is working now! Yay!!
Hope to meet all of you in game!
Once again, my heartiest thanks!
PS. It says character creation is allowed on Balmung on the Lodestone, and the status of Balmung is online when I check world status through the launcher but when I try to make a character on it in the game, it says that the character restriction is on.
RE: Help!! FFXIV ARR won't play! - Unnamed Mercenary - 08-19-2014
(08-19-2014, 12:34 PM)Eleni Wrote: Thank you so much, everyone, for everything!! I've been like an annoying little child these past few days, but thank you so much for being patient with stupid me!
My ARR is working now! Yay!!
Hope to meet all of you in game!
Once again, my heartiest thanks!
PS. It says character creation is allowed on Balmung on the Lodestone, and the status of Balmung is online when I check world status through the launcher but when I try to make a character on it in the game, it says that the character restriction is on.
Lodestone only updates once every 4 hours, I think. You're best luck is when most of the server's asleep. To keep it standardized (and easily convertible) this would be around 8AM-2PM GMT. That's when I have the most luck, at least.