any reason why nms tries to download 8Gb of patch when I've downloaded the full game a couple of days ago?

[doru]

^this

[IrishTitanGod]

Maybe because there was a patch 2 days ago. https://www.nomanssky.com/2024/05/orbitals-4-65/

[Jackochainsaw]

Originally posted by IrishTitanGod:

Maybe because there was a patch 2 days ago. https://www.nomanssky.com/2024/05/orbitals-4-65/

^this.

[Lindy Bomber]

Welcome to NMS, enjoy the journey.

The game is frequently receives free content update and hot fixes. All updates and fixes do whole file replacement so even small fixes can have large downloads. If you have slow Internet you might want to turn off auto update in steam and manually update during off hours (I'm not sure exactly how to do that).

[majzerofive]

Originally posted by Lindy Bomber:

Welcome to NMS, enjoy the journey.

The game is frequently receives free content update and hot fixes. All updates and fixes do whole file replacement so even small fixes can have large downloads. If you have slow Internet you might want to turn off auto update in steam and manually update during off hours (I'm not sure exactly how to do that).

open game library, properties of the game, downloads. Keep in mind that launching the game will start updating it. You cannot access outdated version at any point.

[doru]

ok thanks. there was n news about the update on the store page

[doru]

actually

from the patch notes you have linked those appears to be fixes to the game logic. Is not that they added a third of the game in the update. they just waste my bandwith with huge updates that do small changes.

[cogvos]

The devs don't post on the store page, however they run an experimental branch which has a news thread here > https://steamcommunity.com/app/275850/discussions/0/6733519291684118712/

You can also see what is in the stable release patches as per the links others have posted.

We never really know when a patch will drop, at present it seems to be around 3 weeks as the devs are bug fixing following the Orbital update and a big engine update. They are probably fixing things in the engine as well as the last update and that is likely to need larger downloads. As to when the next big update will arrive, or what it will contain - guesses abound on this forum.

[UncreativelyNamed]

Originally posted by doru:

actually

from the patch notes you have linked those appears to be fixes to the game logic. Is not that they added a third of the game in the update. they just waste my bandwith with huge updates that do small changes.

The game is compressed and compiled into large files, and apparently the format of them is such that if a small change is made to one of the files, the whole large file must be redownloaded. I agree that it sucks if you're on metered internet or just slow internet, like I am, but it is what it is.

[Asmosis]

Originally posted by majzerofive:

Originally posted by Lindy Bomber:

Welcome to NMS, enjoy the journey.

The game is frequently receives free content update and hot fixes. All updates and fixes do whole file replacement so even small fixes can have large downloads. If you have slow Internet you might want to turn off auto update in steam and manually update during off hours (I'm not sure exactly how to do that).

open game library, properties of the game, downloads. Keep in mind that launching the game will start updating it. You cannot access outdated version at any point.

I think if you run Steam in dev mode (via console flags) you can choose to play and not update games. Used to use that to roll a game back to a previous version if i didn't like the new updates (or just wanted to play updates sequentially).

[dreamrider]

8Gb is about the minimum patch size I have seen in about a year of play, through about 8 patches. Major updates are much larger.

[Lindy Bomber]

My first modem was 300 bps (yes I am that old ). My last modem was 57kpbs (?). Some of my family that lives in rural areas have dsl that is ~100 kbps which really sucks.

The worst part is with digital delivery services you don't actually own the software you own a license for it. So those without proper broad band are really screwed.

Hopefully satellite base Internet will solve this.

[Spocks Toupee]

Originally posted by Lindy Bomber:

My first modem was 300 bps (yes I am that old ). My last modem was 57kpbs (?). Some of my family that lives in rural areas have dsl that is ~100 kbps which really sucks.

The worst part is with digital delivery services you don't actually own the software you own a license for it. So those without proper broad band are really screwed.

Hopefully satellite base Internet will solve this.

LOL, I remember sitting on my C64 on QLink (Pre-AOL), watching the words that the other person was typing, s l o w ly a p p p e a r i n g on the screen (Much like the text in NMS when you talk to a MOD vendor)

It was 56Kbps, it was also the last modem I bought as well.

I went from 300 baud, to 1200 baud, to 2400 baud to 56K

[majzerofive]

Originally posted by Lindy Bomber:

My first modem was 300 bps (yes I am that old ). My last modem was 57kpbs (?). Some of my family that lives in rural areas have dsl that is ~100 kbps which really sucks.

The worst part is with digital delivery services you don't actually own the software you own a license for it. So those without proper broad band are really screwed.

Hopefully satellite base Internet will solve this.

there is internet on private planes. For a huge price and the price is measured by usage. If I remember correctly, measured in thousands of dollars for 50-100 mbs.
The point being, Satellite internet is already a thing, but it is not cheap and probably won't ever be as cheap as a cable on Earth.

[Lindy Bomber]

Originally posted by majzerofive:

Originally posted by Lindy Bomber:

My first modem was 300 bps (yes I am that old ). My last modem was 57kpbs (?). Some of my family that lives in rural areas have dsl that is ~100 kbps which really sucks.

The worst part is with digital delivery services you don't actually own the software you own a license for it. So those without proper broad band are really screwed.

Hopefully satellite base Internet will solve this.

there is internet on private planes. For a huge price and the price is measured by usage. If I remember correctly, measured in thousands of dollars for 50-100 mbs.
The point being, Satellite internet is already a thing, but it is not cheap and probably won't ever be as cheap as a cable on Earth.

https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/best-satellite-internet/

Three residential salilite Internet providers. With ranging from $50 to $300.

[majzerofive]

Originally posted by Lindy Bomber:

Originally posted by majzerofive:

there is internet on private planes. For a huge price and the price is measured by usage. If I remember correctly, measured in thousands of dollars for 50-100 mbs.
The point being, Satellite internet is already a thing, but it is not cheap and probably won't ever be as cheap as a cable on Earth.

https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/best-satellite-internet/

Three residential salilite Internet providers. With ranging from $50 to $300.

Exactly my point. You get speeds 20-100 mbps, with limit, with close to zero upload speeds for 4-10 times the price of the cable internet. Worse even, if you compare it to Europe's prices. 1TB speeds with no limit and huge upload speeds cost about 20$/month where I live. For additional 5$ you also get the similar offer for your phone.
Sure, you can claim that expensive internet is better than no internet. But there's a problem, if you have the issue with internet* you most likely also have no ability to afford it and most likely you don't really need it in the situation you're in. So, satellite internet doesn't really bring anything new to the situation besides overpricing the internet. Basically, not practical and not efficient enough for the price you pay.