DVD or Download

[bures]

Living out in the countryside my broadband speed is very slow, only abou 4Mb/sec
I wish to install, TS 2019, but a download would take hours
If I were to purchase TS2019 on a DVD does that contain all the necessary info to run the game.?
Considering a DVD may only hold 4.7Gb or posibly 7Gb which is well short of the 25Gb -50Gb I have seen mentioned to run the game
From the DVD I expect the full game files, but I cant see how this is possible with the amount of storage required

[Purno]

I'm not sure. I know some games sold on DVD still need to connect to Steam to download their stuff. In that case you'd basically buying a key. I'm not sure TS2019 does a similar thing. You could ask your retailer? Or carefully read the small texts on the box.

For what it's worth, you can tell Steam what DLC to install and what DLC not to install. This might help installing a single piece of DLC when you have the time for it, for example over night.

[76561198848642519]

Hi Bures,

A physical copy will only include a limited amount of the game's data and includes an installer for the Steam client. You would need to download the add-ons included through Steam by using the Steam key included with the package.

[bures]

Looks as though the DVD route is a non starter then, many thanks for your advcie

[JJTimothy]

Originally posted by bures:

Living out in the countryside my broadband speed is very slow, only abou 4Mb/sec
I wish to install, TS 2019, but a download would take hours...

I installed TS on my Dad's system when he had barely 1Mb/second. I left the machine on overnight!

Originally posted by bures:

...If I were to purchase TS2019 on a DVD does that contain all the necessary info to run the game.?
Considering a DVD may only hold 4.7Gb or posibly 7Gb which is well short of the 25Gb -50Gb I have seen mentioned to run the game
From the DVD I expect the full game files, but I cant see how this is possible with the amount of storage required

Bear in mind I started with TS2016 plus the Weardale and Teesdale but since then I've bought six routes, downloaded others from the Workshop and added several locomotives. Having done that my complete Railworks install is just getting towards 25GB.

If you look up each route in the Store it should tell you how big a download it is individually. Add them up plus say a GB for TS itself and I'd be surprised if it comes to 10GB. Perhaps the quoted space leaves room for further add-ons.

Of course a few GB isn't going to download in a snap but you don't have to sit and watch it anyway. In fact you can still do other things on your PC so not really seeing the problem.

Addendum: Just had a look myself- download sizes for the routes alone add up to less than 6GB

[Stoned Henge]

What is wrong with waiting for hours to download a game? Good things take their time.

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Originally posted by Stoned Henge:

What is wrong with waiting for hours to download a game? Good things take their time.

This is Train Simulator we're talking about... some people would VEHEMENTLY disagree with you.

Me? All hail the God Emporers Dovetail Games!

[electronx]

The 25-50G is not required for the base package, but rather if you accumulate routes. I have about 320 DLCs and my installation is about 200 GB, old routes leaning towards 200MB while new ones 1-2-3 GB.

[bures]

Decided as it was cheaper to purchase the DVD. The install consisted of the basic Steam Client and the remainder was back to an initial 7.7 Ghz download.
So dont buy the DVD if you think this will be quicker to install

[Chicken Balti]

Originally posted by bures:

Decided as it was cheaper to purchase the DVD. The install consisted of the basic Steam Client and the remainder was back to an initial 7.7 Ghz download.
So dont buy the DVD if you think this will be quicker to install

Hello bures, Daniel from DTG did explain that in his post to you on 7th November.
Best.

''Hi Bures,

A physical copy will only include a limited amount of the game's data and includes an installer for the Steam client. You would need to download the add-ons included through Steam by using the Steam key included with the package.''