On Classic Client install process, 2 files 63+36 MB takes 90% of the download/install time.
I deleted and reinstalled the Classic Client on this backup laptop that I normally use 1-2 weeks a year when on trips.
The first 1192 MB of the client installs in 3 or 4 minutes, over a g-class connection.
Then, it hit artLegacyMUL.uop - a file that is only 63MB.
It has taken over 35 minutes to install this file, running at something ranging from 1 to 1.5 MB per MINUTE, after averaging 300 to 400 MB per minute for the files prior.
the next file, gumpartLegacyMUL.uop , is 36 MB, and while it doesn't run as slow, still only took 4 minutes to download (30-40 times slower that the majority of the download, but still about 6-8 times faster than artLegacyMUL.uop ).
The map files after, 2-16+ MB each, take a total of SECONDS to download the combined remaining 81 MB).
Why is 99-100 MB of a 1373 MB (roughly 7% of the total) install taking 90% of the install time? And, even of that 99 MB in 40 minutes, a file that's roughly 1/3 takes 10% of the time, while the other 2/3 takes 90%?
Surely something can be done to fix this, as a person coming back for Endless Journey might well assume that an install that was 70% done in 5 minutes, that takes another 30-40 minutes to get 90% done, is broken and will abort both the download and any plans to try the game again (or for the first time).
The first 1192 MB of the client installs in 3 or 4 minutes, over a g-class connection.
Then, it hit artLegacyMUL.uop - a file that is only 63MB.
It has taken over 35 minutes to install this file, running at something ranging from 1 to 1.5 MB per MINUTE, after averaging 300 to 400 MB per minute for the files prior.
the next file, gumpartLegacyMUL.uop , is 36 MB, and while it doesn't run as slow, still only took 4 minutes to download (30-40 times slower that the majority of the download, but still about 6-8 times faster than artLegacyMUL.uop ).
The map files after, 2-16+ MB each, take a total of SECONDS to download the combined remaining 81 MB).
Why is 99-100 MB of a 1373 MB (roughly 7% of the total) install taking 90% of the install time? And, even of that 99 MB in 40 minutes, a file that's roughly 1/3 takes 10% of the time, while the other 2/3 takes 90%?
Surely something can be done to fix this, as a person coming back for Endless Journey might well assume that an install that was 70% done in 5 minutes, that takes another 30-40 minutes to get 90% done, is broken and will abort both the download and any plans to try the game again (or for the first time).
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There was nothing more frustrating than letting the patcher run over night just to find out you were disconnected about 20 mins after you fell asleep
But, why 2 small parts of a much greater install should take 100x the time of the rest, should be an indication of a problem somewhere.
I remember even on dial-up, certain parts of the download taking far longer than similar-sized parts in the rest.