Easy Update!

NuBahamut · Post by **NuBahamut** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 2:02 am

Has anyone here thought about using Audolo? This seems like it will be a great server, but given the size it's likely to have frequent updates. This tool is meant to make all that downloading less of a hassle. It's worth a look:: http://nwvault.ign.com/View.php?view=NW ... etail&id=5

EdCase · Post by **EdCase** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 4:11 am

It also makes all server content locally stored. The downside offline exploration and no suprises.

Evelond Formos · Post by **Evelond Formos** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 4:16 am

EdCase wrote:It also makes all server content locally stored. The downside offline exploration and no suprises.

Can't that be worked around by directing the program to a folder with only the PWC in it? I haven't taken much of a look at it, and I'm by no means a programmer, but I would imagine that would be possible. Don't take my word for it, though (heh, I don't even need that insurance statement).

EdCase · Post by **EdCase** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 4:22 am

If its pwc you update then audolo would need to update it... file download would be pwc size

Which means zero gain

NuBahamut · Post by **NuBahamut** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 7:33 am

All it needs to d/l is the TRX file (terrain file). Everything else is done dynamically.

BoL7z · Post by **BoL7z** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 11:42 am

I dont mind having to download 400mb ish to play on a server.

I'd download up to a 1gb to play on this server.. doesnt bother me at all

NuBahamut · Post by **NuBahamut** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 12:56 pm

I don't mind the size either, its the freqency at which you'd have to download that size file. It does seem ridiculous to redownload a 100mb file because a hot fix needed to be implemented.
What about when there are 25 exterior areas, or maybe even 50? You really do start to get up to several hundred mb files. From a Word Dev standpoint, wouldn't it be better if players could just download that one small fix instead of the entire 300mb pwc? But again, it was just a suggestion.

Starkwold · Post by **Starkwold** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 12:59 pm

We may be taking a direction similar to this, but currently, with a PWC of roughly 36 MB, it wouldn't be worth the time. Perhaps as the file gets larger.