Update 7gb

[AceKitty]

lol,why are the updates for this game, so big, when they add nothing, or fix nothing, I really want to understand, why is this game the only game with such insane size updates when they add nothing,or is something wrong with my Steam, installation folder, Or update.

and please dont give me "new skins" reason, thats just way more insane, The definition of insanity, actualy. Ive seen games, update adding way more content, than smite ever does, and far more smaller than this updates.
Heres me hoping they finaly, fixed the game optimisation, and added new interesting mechanisms, Maps modes or anything Inovative.

[Zhaeph]

Idk what you guys we're talking about, todays update was 549.9 mb
*ss*
https://prnt.sc/manyo1 idk why but seems like some people had different sizes

[AceKitty]

Originally posted by Zhaeph:

Idk what you guy we're talking about todays update was 590mb

I asure you, mine says 6.9gb Its litrarly, redownloading the whole game again I suppose, I already had it intalled, so why is it downloading it again when its suppose to be an update?
*Edit add Screenshot*`
https://prnt.sc/manjqy Heres, a Screenshot this is not the first time it happens to me, its every 1 or so updates.

[Beefi™]

I can bring you some light in here.... Last year I got the same question:
The "problem" is the steam-version of the game. When you use the Launcher of HiRez you just download the patch (590MB) while steam have to re-download the whole game
don't ask me why, but thats the fact ... hope I could help you a little bit

[RecalledDread]

Originally posted by Earl Harbinger:

I can bring you some light in here.... Last year I got the same question:
The "problem" is the steam-version of the game. When you use the Launcher of HiRez you just download the patch (590MB) while steam have to re-download the whole game :dohpoop:
don't ask me why, but thats the fact ... hope I could help you a little bit

Zhaeph in this very thread has a screenshot showing a Steam download of about 550mb.

Other people have mentioned this on Reddit, so you aren't alone. Someone suggested it may have been downloading the Texture pack?
My update on the non-Steam version was roughly 500mb, so I'm not sure why people are getting different sizes if it isn't the texture pack or some corrupted files.

[TexArcane]

I use the texture pack so I imagine it is the textures for the new skins. I have fast US internet so it isn't a big deal.

[AceKitty]

I see, well I dont know whats wrong, this does not always happen, It does happen in 1 out of 2/1 patches, It also does not auto update itself, when this happens, This happens everytime, the update is placed on hold "Update Quequed" when im not even using steam, I then have to Forcefully click Resume Update, then it forces me to download 7gb everytime this happens. Might be steam issues. thanks for the help tho

[[88th] ColPresumptuous]

Im currently downloading the update with Steam and its listed as the 500m one.

[Doogie (M.D.)]

Most likey it's the texture pack. The last time there was a very large update I removed the texture pack and it was only a 800mb update from a 9gb or so.

I cannot get really fast internet so that was the best short term solution so I could play that day, then I reinstalled the texture pack overnight.

Im not home yet so I can't say for sure but with a large disparity in download sizes I assume that it is the issue. It seems that steam wants to download all the high-quality textures in whole every large patch whereas the hirez launcher only downloads the new files

[Comrade Dog]

mine was 6.1gb

[FELIPEVICIO87]

Almost 7GB for an UPDATE? really? O_o

Hi everyone! does anyone knows why this last update is sooo f$&*#king gigant? why so big? is it worth to download it? I´´m considering delete Smite from my library T-T

[BigGreen21]

700MB ish for me.... dunno why yours is so big.

*edit sorry 549.9MB not 700MB

[techhead51]

7.9gb steam update steam get your act togther

[pri]

yall need to think they just made smite crossplatform or theyre trying im sure theres part of an explanation their

[ProVegaGamer]

6.9 for me.

[RecalledDread]

Originally posted by pri:

yall need to think they just made smite crossplatform or theyre trying im sure theres part of an explanation their

Yes, likely the HD texture pack as stated previously, and by others on reddit. Might be worth checking that.

That might not be it, but it's the only explanation I can think of as to why it happens for some people and not others (Steam client or not).