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Gameplay => General Discussion => Topic started by: theonlyjimbob on July 27, 2003, 05:29:38 am

Title: 56kb/s modem
Post by: theonlyjimbob on July 27, 2003, 05:29:38 am

To Whom This May Concern,


I have a 56k modem and downloading those massive parts of the game is pretty long for me is there any way to get smaller downloads or are they all only 20 Megs downloads?


            Sincerely,
                     Theonlyjimbob

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Post by: Jedi on July 27, 2003, 05:35:19 am

I feel your pain. I too have a 56k, but I also have a 1MB DSL at my other computer so I dled it there. :P

The program is already chopped up as it is. As of yet, I don\'t believe there are smaller downloads and I doubt the devs will make them.

You could arrange for someone who has the game to do some fancy zipwork and get you a whole bunch of smaller files, but that would be difficult.

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Post by: Drilixer on July 27, 2003, 06:14:04 am

hey man - what do new games cost now a days? 60 bucks?  mail me 60 bucks and I\'ll burn it on a cd for ya - maybe... :P

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Post by: Visrus on July 27, 2003, 09:21:22 am

I\'ll burn it on a CD for you for a mere 59.99 :D (honestly if you want a copy I can get one and mail it 2 you for free.....well S+H but thaz it :D)

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Post by: kyp14 on July 27, 2003, 12:19:27 pm

i\'m on 56k to but I did it the smart way I got one of my ADSL freinds to download it for me you should see if one of your freinds with broadband will download it for you

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Post by: Drilixer on July 27, 2003, 02:55:26 pm

what if he doesn\'t have any friends!  you might of just irreversably injured the kid!

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Post by: Leothin on July 31, 2003, 08:48:13 am

...I also feel your pain...I don\'t have DSL, nor do I have friends with DSL (or friends, for that matter).  but, I did manage to get everything downloaded in one night with only a medium amount of effort...(okay, it was a pain in the...um...yeah...)

Getright is this little download shareware thingy, it let\'s you download from multiple mirrors at the same time, it keeps the file if you get disconnected, and you can set it on auto download (when one download finishes, another starts).


no, I am not a spammer, nor do I have any connection with Getright  (actually, I owe them the shareware money, but oh well), and have nothing to gain or loose by posting this (except a few minutes of sleep).

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Post by: Xalthar on July 31, 2003, 04:16:11 pm

poor souls... I for one am glad I\'ve got my DSL. I admire you for still wanting to get the game, I wouldn\'t have bothered with a 56k but no, to my knowledge there aren\'t any smaller downloads...

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Post by: Drilixer on August 03, 2003, 02:51:08 am

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Originally posted by Leothin
no, I am not a spammer

haha, where did that come from?  this is your ONLY post!

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Post by: Forsaken on August 05, 2003, 10:18:51 am

Im on 56k, I just left the download going overnight and it finished by morning, so thats always an option.
You gotta decide whether its worth downloading if your on 56k tho, I get nasty lag when im looking at large objects. Its alright otherwise though, so your call.

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Post by: theonlyjimbob on August 12, 2003, 03:24:52 am

Sorry I didn\'t keep this thread updated I finished downloading bout A week agoobut there is so much lag that i gave up on this version of the game. Thanks guys
 Hey Moderator you can close this thread if you feel like it

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Post by: Scour on August 13, 2003, 06:25:37 pm

I have quite a crappy connection, I can only afford the cut down version of broadband (I download at only about 15-20k) I suggest you just download 1 or 2 of the files overnight, It worked fine for me, and in no time you will have downloaded it.

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Post by: Xeene on August 14, 2003, 02:19:12 pm

I too have a 56k modem, but fear not. In about a month I will have 100Mbit broadband. I will smile when I download EVERYTHING in less than 10 secs. I do feel pity for you...  hehe!

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Post by: Kiva on August 14, 2003, 02:42:36 pm

$60 for a game? Jeezus, Drilixer, what planet are you from?! :P I mean, $60 isn\'t even what a proper dsl connection costs here, and if you have a proper dsl connection you can just get any game for free, if you know what I mean... *shh* :D