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SystemSystem Member, NoReporting Posts: 178,019 Arc User
I ordered from Steam and downloaded the 10GB they wanted me to get. I then downloaded the update from Steam(which took a while) and launched the client.
Now I have the launcher 'patching'. I don't know whether it's downloading a metric ton of bits, or just very, very slowly checking file integrity and downloading lots of small patches as well.

I've linked a picture, just in case that helps. It's taken 2 hours or so(from Steam finishing everything it had to offer and launching the client) to reach this point.

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Any ideas?
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Press X in the launcher and look at the patching root folder in the top-right. Is it the correct path (somewhere inside steamapps)?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    According to 7's Resource Monitor, Star Trek Online.exe is chugging down the data as fast as it can get it.
    I can appreciate there being additional patches, but I didn't expect another 5GB+ after all the Steam data and updates.
    Is this really the case?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    coderanger wrote:
    Press X in the launcher and look at the patching root folder in the top-right. Is it the correct path (somewhere inside steamapps)?

    It seems to have generated a completely new folder on the desktop called Cryptic Studios which contains subfolders with a bunch of new files.
    How do I get it to point at the Steam location instead and stop downloading?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    And now naturally, having closed it to check, it's started from scratch again.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    wrote:
    It seems to have generated a completely new folder on the desktop called Cryptic Studios which contains subfolders with a bunch of new files.
    How do I get it to point at the Steam location instead and stop downloading?
    Look at the registry key HKCU\Software\Cryptic\Star Trek Online : InstallLocation. Fix that to match the install folder inside steamapps.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Thanks very much.
    All sorted and now downloading a much smaller patch.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    It still wants to download the 10 GB patch for me.
    I've set the path to:
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\star trek online"
    also tried:
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\Star Trek Online"
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Where did steam install the hogg files to?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    In:
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\Star Trek Online\Live\piggs"
    and
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\star trek online\Star Trek Online\Live\piggs"

    I wonder how that could happen.

    Ok, something VERY very strange is going on now:

    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\star trek online\Star Trek Online\Live\piggs\Star Trek Online\Live\piggs"

    just appeared.
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