Ok, pre-patching successfull,. I also took the pre-patch files off my desktop and put them on my notebook at work and it seem to have worked. The game checked the file then shutdown, on restart it did the 16mb patch. Hopefully all is well, now release the new content already.
I did exactly the same as you but resulted in when I played the game and quited the pre-load patch started again despite me moving prepatch file from STO folder on my system.
I did exactly the same as you but resulted in when I played the game and quited the pre-load patch started again despite me moving prepatch file from STO folder on my system.
STO team help we need your assistance!!!
Every time I log out it just does a quick check of the files and quits.
After downloding the prepatch 3 times and getting the files reduced to 65kb ea by that darn 16mb patch. I made a copy of the prepatch files and set them aside.
Now i simply cancel the prepatching when i log off and when the BIG day will be here, i'll transfer the files back where they supposed to be and I'll see how it goes.
I'm done wasting bandwith for nothing.
IMO a manual download would have been much simpler and by far... less problematic.
Also, the devs should add on their "to do" list, a revision of the status display of the autopatcher. Showing 0% after a reconnect when you actually got 75% of the total download already on your disk is to say the least, confusing. Might as well just have a button turn to DONE when it's done 'cause as it is now, it serves no other purpose than confusing us.
wait exit game and reboot start game exit and you will redown load the same 2074MB files again .........3rd time for me also today. I got the download yesterday of the same 2074MB and never had it redownload it over and over till today.....................so how did you stop letting it start the download again
Maan that sucks I was looking forward to trying it out tonight... any reason for the delay?
We had the 18th up on the splash page because that was the first date in the window we provided in the calendar. Now that the 18th is coming up and we're a bit more comfortable, we changed the date to the 25th, which is a bit more accurate. We wanted to get the update more time on Tribble in order to get more feedback from you guys, so when it does release it's in as good a state as possible.
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I really like this way of patching. It is a welcome change from other MMOs where you had to download everything in a manual patch (as in LOTRO) or wait forever once the patch goes live for the update before you can play. This way game play is uninterrupted.
We had the 18th up on the splash page because that was the first date in the window we provided in the calendar. Now that the 18th is coming up and we're a bit more comfortable, we changed the date to the 25th, which is a bit more accurate. We wanted to get the update more time on Tribble in order to get more feedback from you guys, so when it does release it's in as good a state as possible.
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To be honest it would have been alot better just to release the entire patch when you know most things are ready. This is very premeature and unprofessional releasing a prepatch that does not activate giving false hopes for fans. Only to find we have to wait a little longer. Like a few other very disappointed. Alternatively should have done update in stages in what you know is ok to release.
Well seeing that Phoxe has responded to the problem a couple of times in this thread and they admit there is problems with it this would be the right thread to post it in,also your remarks about other players is very much uncalled for.
Back on TOPIC,
I am now downloading the pre-patch for a 3rd time,If after this time that it still tries to download the pre-patch again I think I will just cancel it each time I log off and wait until the night before the patch does release,or indeed just download the patch after it has gone live.
These things happen I guess.
I disagree.
There is a technical support section of the forum for a reason.
Those of us without this problem would like to read threads like this for information on the actual topic not the problems that should be in another section.
How can we make sure we have downloaded the patch...I was letting mine DL when I left for work this morning, came home to find my network had borked itself sometime after I left. I've logged in and out a couple times, only the little 20meg file once during that time.
Just want to make sure I have it. I've already had enuff issues with patching this game already.
I really like this way of patching. It is a welcome change from other MMOs where you had to download everything in a manual patch (as in LOTRO) or wait forever once the patch goes live for the update before you can play. This way game play is uninterrupted. Very well done...
To be honest it would have been alot better just to release the entire patch when you know most things are ready. This is very premeature and unprofessional releasing a prepatch that does not activate giving false hopes for fans. Only to find we have to wait a little longer. Like a few other very disappointed. Alternatively should have done update in stages in what you know is ok to release.
LOL. Poor Cryptic - they can't win no matter what they do.
Recieved the 1,15 GB patch [~20 minutes], than another 6,5MB after starting the launcher ~1hour later, but only once. So everything seems to run well.
[All sizes refer to the size of the patch itself (what i need to dl, line "Recieved"), not the amount of data that are changed (local work, "Patched").]
I prefer this way of patching as well. When it's officially released, we'll all be able to get into the game faster because the servers won't be bogged down with everyone downloading the bulk of Season 1 at the same time.
Now up to now, I've been playing off of a updated Beta Client installation, but it absolutly refused to attempt the pre-patch download. So last evening I tried the drastic solution of uninstalling my STO client, reinstalling off of one of retail package DVDs, letting it synch up to the latest patch level, and had no futher problems downloading the pre-patch...
Now up to now, I've been playing off of a updated Beta Client installation, but it absolutly refused to attempt the pre-patch download. So last evening I tried the drastic solution of uninstalling my STO client, reinstalling off of one of retail package DVDs, letting it synch up to the latest patch level, and had no futher problems downloading the pre-patch...
What do you think was on that disc? Those discs were pressed long before the open beta even started.
Is there any chance of someone zipping up their pre-patch directory and torrenting it please?
I'm very close to my download limit this month and everytime I quit it starts the 2 Gb all over again
So if I download it once and squirrel it away somewhere I can stop it from attempting the download itself and still get going once it goes live.
Simple,
DOwnload the pre-patch, go into your STO folder find the prepatch folder, copy it to a safe location and log back into STO u will download the stupid 16meg patch and lose the 1.5 gig download BUT you will have copied it someplace safe so you can always copy it back when the patch does deploy
Even if the production disks were pressed before Open Beta started, when was the code finialized for the Open Beta??? And QA may have been stricter for the retail package release, as it would be painful to try to recall the pressed DVDs issued in the retail packages...
(One immediate difference I've noticed is the checkbox to remember the User Account name is no longer present after the reinstall) There may be some differences in the Windoze registries created, (such as the install directory location) that may be making the functional difference...
Yes but at the same time most will assume pre patch to mean Pre the big patch launch not pre the 16mb patch. What a shock that cryptic has a bug in the system . How unusual.
C'mon just release it already, thinking i should have canceled my subscription for the next 2 weeks if I know this, would have saved a bit of money since the game is pretty boring and everyone probably has at least 3 RA5s now.
I do agree that CRYPTIC needs to be very careful about posting the wrong release dates for the updates, its almost like false advirtising again, like their "proper" list of preorder content and availability lol.
Note for CRYPTIC,
You guys need to start getting the ball rolling, in terms of the fleet bugs and other issues you should have learned something from CCP and other MMOs for getting their fixes out in a timely manner. You also need to police yourselves about posting the write stuff and real dates. Almost seems to be an issue of honesty if that is a proper word for it...
In preparation for the release of the Season One update, you will be prompted to download a pre-patch the next time you log out of Star Trek Online (once the pre-patch is turned on this evening.)
A dialog box will appear when you log out and begin downloading files into a /prepatch folder that will require approximately 1.5 GB of Hard Drive space.
First, thank you for the heads-up, and I love the idea of being able to download the pre-patch files. I don't want to be stuck in a 'forever download' when everyone else is trying to get the same 1.5 GBs, so thank you very much!
Now, the problem for me is the size - I am stuck out in the boonies with a satellite connection and a download limit that kills my speed as soon as I go over it. I am allowed unlimited downloads between 2 and 5 am. So it would be great if I could go to a website and schedule the download to happen later. Anywhere I can do this? Thanks!
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I did exactly the same as you but resulted in when I played the game and quited the pre-load patch started again despite me moving prepatch file from STO folder on my system.
STO team help we need your assistance!!!
Every time I log out it just does a quick check of the files and quits.
Now i simply cancel the prepatching when i log off and when the BIG day will be here, i'll transfer the files back where they supposed to be and I'll see how it goes.
I'm done wasting bandwith for nothing.
IMO a manual download would have been much simpler and by far... less problematic.
Also, the devs should add on their "to do" list, a revision of the status display of the autopatcher. Showing 0% after a reconnect when you actually got 75% of the total download already on your disk is to say the least, confusing. Might as well just have a button turn to DONE when it's done 'cause as it is now, it serves no other purpose than confusing us.
wait exit game and reboot start game exit and you will redown load the same 2074MB files again .........3rd time for me also today. I got the download yesterday of the same 2074MB and never had it redownload it over and over till today.....................so how did you stop letting it start the download again
Maan that sucks I was looking forward to trying it out tonight... any reason for the delay?
We had the 18th up on the splash page because that was the first date in the window we provided in the calendar. Now that the 18th is coming up and we're a bit more comfortable, we changed the date to the 25th, which is a bit more accurate. We wanted to get the update more time on Tribble in order to get more feedback from you guys, so when it does release it's in as good a state as possible.
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http://forums.startrekonline.com/showthread.php?t=139816&page=2
Just making sure it as good as it can be.
Yeah, same with me.
Very well done. Looking forward to Season 1 ^^
To be honest it would have been alot better just to release the entire patch when you know most things are ready. This is very premeature and unprofessional releasing a prepatch that does not activate giving false hopes for fans. Only to find we have to wait a little longer. Like a few other very disappointed. Alternatively should have done update in stages in what you know is ok to release.
I disagree.
There is a technical support section of the forum for a reason.
Those of us without this problem would like to read threads like this for information on the actual topic not the problems that should be in another section.
Space is a big place go grab some.
Just want to make sure I have it. I've already had enuff issues with patching this game already.
and:
LOL. Poor Cryptic - they can't win no matter what they do.
[All sizes refer to the size of the patch itself (what i need to dl, line "Recieved"), not the amount of data that are changed (local work, "Patched").]
I'm very close to my download limit this month and everytime I quit it starts the 2 Gb all over again
So if I download it once and squirrel it away somewhere I can stop it from attempting the download itself and still get going once it goes live.
What do you think was on that disc? Those discs were pressed long before the open beta even started.
Simple,
DOwnload the pre-patch, go into your STO folder find the prepatch folder, copy it to a safe location and log back into STO u will download the stupid 16meg patch and lose the 1.5 gig download BUT you will have copied it someplace safe so you can always copy it back when the patch does deploy
There's a reason for that. See below.
(One immediate difference I've noticed is the checkbox to remember the User Account name is no longer present after the reinstall) There may be some differences in the Windoze registries created, (such as the install directory location) that may be making the functional difference...
Yes but at the same time most will assume pre patch to mean Pre the big patch launch not pre the 16mb patch. What a shock that cryptic has a bug in the system . How unusual.
I do agree that CRYPTIC needs to be very careful about posting the wrong release dates for the updates, its almost like false advirtising again, like their "proper" list of preorder content and availability lol.
Note for CRYPTIC,
You guys need to start getting the ball rolling, in terms of the fleet bugs and other issues you should have learned something from CCP and other MMOs for getting their fixes out in a timely manner. You also need to police yourselves about posting the write stuff and real dates. Almost seems to be an issue of honesty if that is a proper word for it...
First, thank you for the heads-up, and I love the idea of being able to download the pre-patch files. I don't want to be stuck in a 'forever download' when everyone else is trying to get the same 1.5 GBs, so thank you very much!
Now, the problem for me is the size - I am stuck out in the boonies with a satellite connection and a download limit that kills my speed as soon as I go over it. I am allowed unlimited downloads between 2 and 5 am. So it would be great if I could go to a website and schedule the download to happen later. Anywhere I can do this? Thanks!