game size is only 129mb

[terygas222 society.gg]

hello guys
just activated the game and the size is only 129mb
is that because my system is 32 bit

[Ancient]

Originally posted by terygas222:

is that because my system is 32 bit

Yes.

MINIMUM:
OS: 64 bit: Vista, Win 7, Win 8, Win 10

Steam will only download the redist installers on 32-bit systems and will ignore the rest of the game because it requires a 64-bit OS.

[Laptop]

Change to a 64-bit Windows OS, then it will download the full game.

[FaRaDaY***]

Originally posted by Laptop65:

Change to a 64-bit Windows OS, then it will download the full game.

I have a very slow internet in my house, so I tend to use computer at work to download games and transfer it as backup in portable device. How can I download the game? In my work computer use 32b but my computer in home is 64b.

[Laptop]

Originally posted by FaRaDaY***:

I have a very slow internet in my house, so I tend to use computer at work to download games and transfer it as backup in portable device. How can I download the game? In my work computer use 32b but my computer in home is 64b.

Well, download the game and transfer the files, simple.

[FaRaDaY***]

Originally posted by Laptop65:

Originally posted by FaRaDaY***:

I have a very slow internet in my house, so I tend to use computer at work to download games and transfer it as backup in portable device. How can I download the game? In my work computer use 32b but my computer in home is 64b.

Well, download the game and transfer the files, simple.

I guess I didn't explained well: when I download from my work I get the 129 MB. I need the full download to copy to a flash memory and transfer it to my computer at home.

[Laptop]

Originally posted by FaRaDaY***:

I guess I didn't explained well: when I download from my work I get the 129 MB. I need the full download to copy to a flash memory and transfer it to my computer at home.

You need to download it on a 64-bit OS. If it is 129MB at your workplace, then the OS you are running at work is 32-bit.

[FaRaDaY***]

Originally posted by Laptop65:

Originally posted by FaRaDaY***:

I guess I didn't explained well: when I download from my work I get the 129 MB. I need the full download to copy to a flash memory and transfer it to my computer at home.

You need to download it on a 32-bit OS. If it is 129MB at your workplace, then the OS you are running at work is 32-bit.

You really don't understand what I'm trying to say... I will try my best now:

I'm perfectly aware the game only runs in 64 bits and I have 64 bits in my computer at home. The download is several GB's but my internet is too slow. How do I download my games? I use the internet in my work and after the game is downloaded, I use the Steam Back Up system to copy it to my flash memory, take it to home and use the option "Install from a Back Up copy".

I have used that method with every game until now. It doesn't work with Mad Max. Why? Because at work the computer uses 32 bits and downloads a useless file of 129 MB.

What do I need? A way to make Steam to download the 64 bits version, I do the back up and take it to home. Now do you understand what I need?

[FaRaDaY***]

Final question: How do I download the 64 bits version that is several GB's from a 32 bits computer that I use at work?

[Ban_Dan]

Steam detects you are downloading on a 32bit system, the only way around this is to download on a 64bit system, You cannot bypass this.

Either download at home or it won't download at all.

[terygas222 society.gg]

thx all guys for replying

[Laptop]

Originally posted by FaRaDaY***:

You really don't understand what I'm trying to say... I will try my best now:

I'm perfectly aware the game only runs in 64 bits and I have 64 bits in my computer at home. The download is several GB's but my internet is too slow. How do I download my games? I use the internet in my work and after the game is downloaded, I use the Steam Back Up system to copy it to my flash memory, take it to home and use the option "Install from a Back Up copy".

I have used that method with every game until now. It doesn't work with Mad Max. Why? Because at work the computer uses 32 bits and downloads a useless file of 129 MB.

What do I need? A way to make Steam to download the 64 bits version, I do the back up and take it to home. Now do you understand what I need?

As stated already, you need 64-bit in order to download + play the game.

[krio]

Originally posted by FaRaDaY***:

Originally posted by Laptop65:

You need to download it on a 32-bit OS. If it is 129MB at your workplace, then the OS you are running at work is 32-bit.

You really don't understand what I'm trying to say... I will try my best now:

I'm perfectly aware the game only runs in 64 bits and I have 64 bits in my computer at home. The download is several GB's but my internet is too slow. How do I download my games? I use the internet in my work and after the game is downloaded, I use the Steam Back Up system to copy it to my flash memory, take it to home and use the option "Install from a Back Up copy".

I have used that method with every game until now. It doesn't work with Mad Max. Why? Because at work the computer uses 32 bits and downloads a useless file of 129 MB.

What do I need? A way to make Steam to download the 64 bits version, I do the back up and take it to home. Now do you understand what I need?

Because your PC at work is a 32-bit machine, Steam is unable to download the game files which require a 64-bit OS.
You can either:

• Login on a 64-bit OS machine at your work to download the game files.
  
• Install a 64-bit OS on a machine at work, which of course is not allowed unless you get administrators permission (Depends what job you have)
  
• Alternatively, download and install Steam on a (64-bit OS) laptop and take it with you to your workplace. Connect to the network and proceed with the download. Then use the Backup/Restore option on the laptop to transfer it onto your home PC.

[Ancient]

It's actually not impossible to do what you want, OP. See here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Steam/comments/3j7fsy/is_it_possible_to_download_64bit_games_using/

To do so you you will need to use steamcmd (a DOS-like steam environment, available along with a wiki guide here) and use the override command to set the "bitness" setting to 64. You have to download and start steamcmd and use the following command, filling in the blanks with your steam login/pass and desired path to install to, however this is the proper syntax:

login <username> <password> +force_install_dir <path> +@sSteamCmdForcePlatformBitness 64 +app_update 234140 -validate

234140 is the AppID for Mad Max, you can use this same command to force downloads of any other other 64-bit games on a 32-bit OS, by replacing 234140 with that game's respective AppID which is easy enough to find via google.

Keep in mind that DLCs each have their own AppIDs as well, so if you also want the DLCs for a game, you need to subsequently run the command again once for each DLC as well, replacing the AppID for that specific DLC package.

[Laptop]

Or get a 64-bit VM going, download files in that and then transfer them to the host PC.

[Doc_Scranton]

Or get a faster internet at your home, otherwise download the game at home and leave it to download overnight.