why do i need to redownload entire game to update

[Tipster]

need to downlaod 45gb to update. 4 hours cause the internet is ♥♥♥♥ here, what the ♥♥♥♥ is this

[psheue]

I doesn't download the whole thing again or, at least, it's not supposed to. The patching can take a while, tho.

[Ulmace]

you are not the first person i see with this problem, all the updates been done in a few sec or a minute for me, didnt even notice there was an update today between restarting the game.

[Tipster]

well it is forcing me to download the entire game again even thought i already have it, perhaps its because i havent played in a few weeks? either way pretty disappointing as i cant even play it in offline mode while it updates

[Tander]

4 hours for 45gb? Consider yourself lucky bro, over here it takes like 3 entire days to download 45gb.

[Tipster]

well it just got paused because i purchased rdr2 and it started to install, so i paused that and resumed elden ring and its saying it has to download the full 44gb again lol

[paladin181]

It only Downloads the patch. Then it has to unpack the game, install the patch, and repack the game. If you notice the activity, it is only disc activity, not network. Also, verify your files after patching because the method they use can often lead to corrupted files. So make sure you verify files after every update to prevent crashes and bugs like the Radahn Arena bug that has people jumping through hoops to restore their ability to fast travel.

[landmass]

Originally posted by Tander:

4 hours for 45gb? Consider yourself lucky bro, over here it takes like 3 entire days to download 45gb.

You have people that walk the data over bit by bit or what??

[An Irate Walrus]

Originally posted by massive:

Originally posted by Tander:

4 hours for 45gb? Consider yourself lucky bro, over here it takes like 3 entire days to download 45gb.

You have people that walk the data over bit by bit or what??

Depending on where they're at, that sounds legit. I used to live out in the country in Kentucky, and while I *paid* for 100 MBps downstream, I was lucky to get 10-15 most days.

The cable company was one of only two providers in my area, and the DSL option was even worse.

Thus life in rural areas.

...deeply glad I moved to the suburbs.

[Ulmace]

Originally posted by massive:

Originally posted by Tander:

4 hours for 45gb? Consider yourself lucky bro, over here it takes like 3 entire days to download 45gb.

You have people that walk the data over bit by bit or what??

i can imagine a line with buckets

[paladin181]

Originally posted by Ulmace:

Originally posted by massive:

You have people that walk the data over bit by bit or what??

i can imagine a line with buckets

The bit buckets!

When I was learning digital for my tech school in the Navy, we were learning about register overflow, and the top bit when it rolled over was said to drop into the bit bucket. He was Haitian and his accent was really nice to listen to, and it has stuck in my head the way he said "bit bucket."

[Tipster]

Originally posted by melfice181paladin181:

It only Downloads the patch. Then it has to unpack the game, install the patch, and repack the game. If you notice the activity, it is only disc activity, not network. Also, verify your files after patching because the method they use can often lead to corrupted files. So make sure you verify files after every update to prevent crashes and bugs like the Radahn Arena bug that has people jumping through hoops to restore their ability to fast travel.

It is literally downloading it, at 4mb/s as bandwitdth and not disk usage that is a separate line on the graph, im not retarded. so i believe it may have gotten corrupted somehow but if I pause it it will redownload the entire thing again. I had it down to 30 minutes then it got paused and now its 2 hours again

[dark-breed]

Originally posted by Tipster:

Originally posted by melfice181paladin181:

It only Downloads the patch. Then it has to unpack the game, install the patch, and repack the game. If you notice the activity, it is only disc activity, not network. Also, verify your files after patching because the method they use can often lead to corrupted files. So make sure you verify files after every update to prevent crashes and bugs like the Radahn Arena bug that has people jumping through hoops to restore their ability to fast travel.

It is literally downloading it, at 4mb/s as bandwitdth and not disk usage that is a separate line on the graph, im not retarded. so i believe it may have gotten corrupted somehow but if I pause it it will redownload the entire thing again. I had it down to 30 minutes then it got paused and now its 2 hours again

sounds like a filesystem or drive error.