why do i need to download 95 gb of updates of this patch???

[randombloom]

before i went to sleep i saw the update was only 14 gb but when i woke up its suddenly turned 95? WTF

[Zoiyya]

You only downloaded 14gb, the 95gb are the updated files

[Sistalis]

Here is why:

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1086940?emclan=103582791464711919&emgid=3729602945703684315

If you don't want to update the patch just pause it or stop it. But I guess eventually you will need to install it.

[mikrokupusar]

I asked the same question and got similar, not useful answers. What I got as close to the truth is that you probably have some mods installed, so Steam (or Larian) wants all of the files to be updated, not just those affected by the patch.
I am still struggling to update my game as steam stops and breaks the download once in a while, so I decided to uninstall and then install again.
Horrible patch management both by Larian and Steam.
The game is awesome though :D

[Balekai]

Basically the reason why is because the initial 14 GB is compressed data, that updates small parts of the data files in your bin folder, and those files are super huge in reality (like 95-104 GB). like all modern AAA game bin files these days. It's why patch installations corrupt so much on steam with newer games and need auto validating right after updating. Big files take big patches, that can mess up a lot easier than the old days.

Edit: Or what Mik just said which could be the case for me too since I use mods. By using mods you sometimes replace some bin files. Especially if you use stuff like script extenders. That means the game will fail validation and redownload the edited files. Which could be a huge file(s) being dozens of gigs large.

[hldorn42]

Sucks, I had to uninstall as I had 150Gb left in space on hard drive and somehow it nearly maxed it out.

[Balekai]

Originally posted by hldorn42:

Sucks, I had to uninstall as I had 150Gb left in space on hard drive and somehow it nearly maxed it out.

Dang that's a pain. I had that happen once on a old computer downloading a patch, because I essentially needed double the space for the game and didn't have that left on the drive. :/