Im sure a lot of people are wondering this....
Pugsley
Join Date: 2002-07-03 Member: 876Members
Join Date: 2002-07-03 Member: 876Members
The question that usually bothers a lot of people on low bandwidth connections is ....
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How big will the download be? (approx,obviously) since its feature complete i dont think the size will vary much until release, so a rough estimate on size would be nice.
Doesnt bother me though, i just leave it over night, but im sure a lot of peole are wondering <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
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How big will the download be? (approx,obviously) since its feature complete i dont think the size will vary much until release, so a rough estimate on size would be nice.
Doesnt bother me though, i just leave it over night, but im sure a lot of peole are wondering <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
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<!--EDIT|MonsieurEvil|July 04 2002,21:07-->
Unfortunately theres no cable or anything in my part of England otherwise I'd get that, I've already upgraded my comp to a 1.8 athlon with 256mb ram so I can play this.
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Impossible to say.
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Even if it's a couple gigs, it'll be worth the headaches and the 34094094 minute wait from fileplanet. <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
I got said something maybe around 100-140 mb or thats what I would think. So it would be about the same size as CS, I think thats close. Maybe it isn't, thats just me.
But as CS is one of the biggest mods for HL (AFAIK) guess about that plus perhaps 20. STC
Monse: I'm not starting rumors.. <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
I pray that the NS team doesn't make it Fileplanet exclusive, as it is almost unanimous anywhere you go: Fileplanet SUCKS! I swear that Fileplanet is really a twisted scheme by the video game companies to make gamers buy more games. After all, who wants to wait several hours for low download speeds on a 200 meg demo when they can go out and buy the real thing instantly? It's a conspiracy I tell you! A conspiracy!
Let me put it like this... ever wondered why the Pentagon couldn't get more servers up for AA? <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->
We have 30 separate mirror sites lined up right now, with more on the way - and yes, plenty in Europe, the UK, and the south pacific. We will not be offering it as an exclusive to any single site. That's usually done as part of a money deal (GSI pays X amount for a 2 day exclusive download ro whatever, in order to guarantee ad-banner revenue), so you're safe.
I can say that if you're a 56k user, get a download app. It will be hefty.
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I can say that if you're a 56k user, get a download app. It will be hefty.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<a href="http://www.getright.com/" target="_blank">GetRight</a>
This one is handy, as it does file segmenting, which actually can increase the download speed. Even 1K/sec makes a difference on a 56K.
Its also easy to use.
<!--EDIT|Moleculor|July 05 2002,09:30-->
But really, this shouldn't be too big. Probably won't be any larger than other major mods. Not to much to worry about. Unless you have a 56k. Hah hah.
You know how to solve that problem? Just start the download before you go to bed, and the next morning you can install it and play it, all before breakfast. Sounds good to me.
I probably shouldn't say anything, but the install will probably be around 100 megabytes.
P.S. Did you guys really remove jetpacks? Please let this not be a rumor.
/me points you to <a href="Http://www.fontcrimes.com/InfiniteBandwidth.jpg" target="_blank">Http://www.fontcrimes.com/InfiniteBandwidth.jpg</a>
Awwww yeeah.
34094094 minutes is actually quite long <!--emo&;)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'><!--endemo-->
its: 34094094/60/24/365 ~ 64 years lol
but im sure its worth the wait still <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->
If so, I congratulate you for coming past the Flash menu <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
that means 10.3125 kb/minute times 34094094 minutes means the total is about 351595344.4 kilobytes which is 343354.8285 megabyte.
I think NS will be a little bit smaller.
- Im a freak, i know.
<!--EDIT|[Shuvit.Viper]|July 05 2002,22:56-->
Anyway, you're (of course) right, the real d/l speed would have to lie somewhere around 0.05 b/s if NS is 100 MB big. (Rugh estimate <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->)
Make sure you tell everyone 2 days before the release of this mod where the mirrors will be. I once waited for a mod on the day of release for mirrors and that site crashed.. then the forum crashed... then the site that everyone thought it would be at crashed then another and we all ended up downloading it an hour later than we thought.
Please don't make this mistake.
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Is there any chance of official MD5 checksums being posted anywhere? I just want to be sure I will have downloaded a Natural Selection ZIP, and not some dodgy tainted version complete with viruses... <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
Thanks. <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
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Why not? I get all my Half-Life patches from there, and my computer works absolutely f
<b>NO CARRIER</b>
Why not? I get all my Half-Life patches from there, and my computer works absolutely f
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Work's F dosent it? <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo-->
Please don't make this mistake. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Is an hour of time really that important? <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo--> I'll probably download it while at work, I have nothing but time there. <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->