patch 6. 103gb download size.

[GLHFGGWPBYE]

quite a big patch? when i started downloading it said around 19gb, now its loading 103gb

is this normal behaviour? :(

[ThyNecromancer]

139BG for me...

first patch: 17gb
Verified game
patching again 139gb

This is the worst game for patching...been at it for over an hour...

[EricHVela]

Mine downloaded 17.3 GB. Then, it patched the game with >150GB. It didn't download 150GB. It did exactly what applications did all the way back to the early 1990s: Copied data while inserting/overwriting portions of the application during the process.

In those days when KB was the measure of games, it could take hours for small stuff after downloading the patch and required a lot of space to do it.

These days, 150GB patching from a 17GB download ain't no thang for the vast majority.

EDIT: If you have any files that were modified for the sake of altering the game in any way, it'll go through and verify the whole spiel as Steam always does. That's a Steam thing.

[wolverine_lello]

I downloaded 17 gb of patch and now it is applying it to 139 gb of game

[elotrocoso]

Apparently it is normal if you have mods, as the installer erases everything and downloads from scratch. Good luck soldier.

[Lani]

ThyNecromancer eredeti hozzászólása:

139BG for me...

first patch: 17gb
Verified game
patching again 139gb

This is the worst game for patching...been at it for over an hour...

Yeah sorry, that sounds like file corruption during the downloading and or patching.
When that happens you get the full sized non-compressed data download option to prevent it happening again.
For some reason it mostly seems to happen to people with less than optimal Internet connections, which can account for data corruption during downloads.
Data corruption during patching could be anything from Memory, CPU or Disk to IO bus.

[Azrael ♡]

It's unpacking/patching, would you rather have to download 139GB of files or 17GB of files? Seems pretty simple to me.

[asmcint]

Teskal eredeti hozzászólása:

It download's only 19GB. But in the download area of steam it additionally shows a much higher number. So it looks a little bit unusual, but is normal.

The reason for this is that it's showing the download, as in the amount of data transferred over the internet, and the activity on disk separately. You're only downloading 19-20 GB, but it's being applied to patch files on disk that total in my case 140GB in size.

Lani eredeti hozzászólása:

ThyNecromancer eredeti hozzászólása:

139BG for me...

first patch: 17gb
Verified game
patching again 139gb

This is the worst game for patching...been at it for over an hour...

Yeah sorry, that sounds like file corruption during the downloading and or patching.
When that happens you get the full sized non-compressed data download option to prevent it happening again.
For some reason it mostly seems to happen to people with less than optimal Internet connections, which can account for data corruption during downloads.
Data corruption during patching could be anything from Memory, CPU or Disk to IO bus.

This is just pure nonsense, don't speak up if you don't know what you're talking about.

[hoot hoot]

Zeon eredeti hozzászólása:

Its a major patch filled with lots of goodies. Its replacing a lot of files, you'll notice the download is like 17-19 but the overwriting/installing part is huge.

Yeah, I think I've seen the Steam downloader using confusing phrasing/UI is prompting a lot of people to be confused about a patch download sizes for ages. Per Valve policy, seems nothing is ever going to be done to fix it.

[rogue221]

Matt eredeti hozzászólása:

Yes, and no. They are downloading 20gb, that they use to patch the 100 game.

Here is my real issue with this: I think they completely rewrite the game, then delete the old version. Near the end of the update, my hard drive went from 300gb left to 200gb left... and when the update was over, it went back up to 300. This is 1) useless wear on the hard drive, and 2) that means you need at least 100gb spare to update the darn game...

It says in the Patch notes if your space limited, they recommend uninstalling and re-installing the game. Its not going to hurt your hard drive. Either way the same data is going to be written, If you have the game installed on a regular HDD its going to take awhile, no way around it unless you use an M.2 or equivalent speed drive.

[Maverick81PL]

lol
19GB for me for download

patching 100 GB in 40 min

[Eminem]

Siliconangel eredeti hozzászólása:

FELIX eredeti hozzászólása:

This is normal.

For a game in early-access.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyL5kKW5xAo&ab_channel=PrizzaaGamingChannel

[Kokoro Chacarero]

https://imgur.com/a/OYwfSDh

I'm sick of people who don't know wtf they are talking about gaslighting others with that "Are you sure it doesn't say patching" bs
It shows as DOWNLOADING 103.8 GB and PATCHING 139.5 GB on my Steam client
If the update is 17 GB, why does Steam need to redownload the entire game everytime?
I'm on a metered connection, I can handle a 17 GB update that downloads 17 GB. A 17 GB update that downloads 103 GB is a bit much though

On top of that, If I go somewhere else to download the update, when I get home and copy the files via Steam library settings, Steam wants to DOWNLOAD the game from scratch again. It doesn't verify or validate it. It DOWNLOADS it again

On the other hand, if I pirate the patch, I can play every update without any of these issues (no multiplayer ofc). I have the specs, I have the internet to download the patch files, I make use of Steams library folders feature, and it works worse than pirating the game, copying the files and doing voodoo with the appmanifest files.
This is starting to look like a service problem

[venn]

Someone said "wear and tear on the drive". That's ridiculous.
Then, people with metered connections? How can you afford buying games and a gaming PC, yet fail to acquire proper, 21st century communications technology?

[mightybush]

Kokoro Chacarero eredeti hozzászólása:

https://imgur.com/a/OYwfSDh

I'm sick of people who don't know wtf they are talking about gaslighting others with that "Are you sure it doesn't say patching" bs
It shows as DOWNLOADING 103.8 GB and PATCHING 139.5 GB on my Steam client
If the update is 17 GB, why does Steam need to redownload the entire game everytime?
I'm on a metered connection, I can handle a 17 GB update that downloads 17 GB. A 17 GB update that downloads 103 GB is a bit much though

On top of that, If I go somewhere else to download the update, when I get home and copy the files via Steam library settings, Steam wants to DOWNLOAD the game from scratch again. It doesn't verify or validate it. It DOWNLOADS it again

On the other hand, if I pirate the patch, I can play every update without any of these issues (no multiplayer ofc). I have the specs, I have the internet to download the patch files, I make use of Steams library folders feature, and it works worse than pirating the game, copying the files and doing voodoo with the appmanifest files.
This is starting to look like a service problem

the same problem, it DOWNLOADS 113GB, and many gaslighters who say it's 17 giga here's proof https://imgur.com/a/UjuGORT

any way to fix it?

[AngryBeard]

mightybush eredeti hozzászólása:

Kokoro Chacarero eredeti hozzászólása:

https://imgur.com/a/OYwfSDh

I'm sick of people who don't know wtf they are talking about gaslighting others with that "Are you sure it doesn't say patching" bs
It shows as DOWNLOADING 103.8 GB and PATCHING 139.5 GB on my Steam client
If the update is 17 GB, why does Steam need to redownload the entire game everytime?
I'm on a metered connection, I can handle a 17 GB update that downloads 17 GB. A 17 GB update that downloads 103 GB is a bit much though

On top of that, If I go somewhere else to download the update, when I get home and copy the files via Steam library settings, Steam wants to DOWNLOAD the game from scratch again. It doesn't verify or validate it. It DOWNLOADS it again

On the other hand, if I pirate the patch, I can play every update without any of these issues (no multiplayer ofc). I have the specs, I have the internet to download the patch files, I make use of Steams library folders feature, and it works worse than pirating the game, copying the files and doing voodoo with the appmanifest files.
This is starting to look like a service problem

the same problem, it DOWNLOADS 113GB, and many gaslighters who say it's 17 giga here's proof https://imgur.com/a/UjuGORT

any way to fix it?

In IT we have this concept of source of truth, and this screen isn't that.