Topic: Resume? on downloading very large patches/updates. (Read 4905 times)

Barry · « **on:** August 02, 2007, 22:34:41 »

shipsim seems to be geared towards very large patches or updates unfortunately.
This make it a bit "tricky", on dial up.
What will be the approximate maximum size of the update for 2008 due Septmeber I think.
Is there a "resume" to download in stages.
I think 150 megs was mentioned and would prefer spreading that amount over a fey days (if I buy version 2008).
Alternatively can the patch itself be split by Shipsim into say 2 sections.
Perhaps one for repairs to the program and one for new functions/content.

Barry

[RWP]DJM · « **Reply #1 on:** August 02, 2007, 22:38:34 »

Hiya and welcome to the forums

You could always try a Download Manager. I always found GetRight to be a good one when I was on dial-up

http://www.getright.com/

Regards.

DJM.

Edit: Terrible grammar

Barry · « **Reply #2 on:** August 02, 2007, 22:45:11 »

DJM

Downloading is OK as usually use Filezilla which picks up each time where iit leaves off.
Just depends how large VSTEP intend making the patches/updates and if it has the resume function.
If they keep getting larger they would not be worthwhile for my my interests.

Thanks

B

[RWP]DJM · « **Reply #3 on:** August 02, 2007, 22:48:17 »

Ah, I see. It must be late, I thought you were having issues downloading (DJM needs more sleep

). At the moment, there are no details on patch size, but I'm sure we will be updated as soon as this information becomes available

Regards.

DJM.

Stuart2007 · « **Reply #4 on:** August 02, 2007, 22:49:25 »

Barry: Check your messages. I have an idea for you.

Stu

Barry · « **Reply #5 on:** August 02, 2007, 23:28:34 »

Quote from: Stuart2007 on August 02, 2007, 22:49:25

Barry: Check your messages. I have an idea for you.

Stu

Hello Stu I read your pm and maybe very useful.
I sent a pm but not sure if 2 copies went out or none. Probbaly none.
Could be a month or 2 before I get shipsim 2008 and perhaps could email you later.

Email (seem to get lost on pm) if further discussion/help for Blender, etc.

Have you finished that boat yet

Thanks

Barry

mvsmith · « **Reply #6 on:** August 03, 2007, 06:08:32 »

Quote from: [RWP]DJM on August 02, 2007, 22:38:34

You could always try a Download Manager. I always found GetRight to be a good one when I was on dial-up

http://www.getright.com/

GetRight is a very good DL manager. It fetched ShipSim 2008 (~640 MB) via dial-up in 40 hours including a few line drops and a 3-hour general power outage. For power outage, it helps to have a UPS so you can shut down gracefully.
Marty

Ship Sim · « **Reply #7 on:** August 03, 2007, 06:24:49 »

Im glad I dont have dial-up. Good luck guys with the downloads.

[RWP]DJM · « **Reply #8 on:** August 03, 2007, 09:21:50 »

Quote from: Ship Sim on August 03, 2007, 06:24:49

Im glad I dont have dial-up. Good luck guys with the downloads.

I had to revert to dial-up earlier this year when my ISP messed-up BIG TIME. I started calling it bored-band

Barry · « **Reply #9 on:** August 03, 2007, 11:20:15 »

Re previous post made a mistake Filezilla was for uploading to my site.
Downloademall in conjunction with Firefox/Mozilla for resumed downloads.
Graphics card collapsed and had to format harddrive so until I get a new computer which I have ordered.
there may be a few spelling errors as can only see half a clear screen.

Barry

P.S. Incidentally the Blender content making tutorials on my site.
Make a boat from half a line, etc.
http://www.barrywright.clara.net/sailsim.html

Stuart2007 · « **Reply #10 on:** August 03, 2007, 20:25:24 »

Quote from: Barry on August 02, 2007, 23:28:34

Hello Stu I read your pm and maybe very useful.
I sent a pm but not sure if 2 copies went out or none. Probbaly none.
Could be a month or 2 before I get shipsim 2008 and perhaps could email you later.

Email (seem to get lost on pm) if further discussion/help for Blender, etc.

Have you finished that boat yet

Thanks

Barry

Hi Barry,
You have my email so drop me a line when ready. Will be glad to help.
Thanks again for the blender help

Not finished the boat yet- not had chance for weeks now. But someone looked at it and recognised it as PoBilbao

Stu

Barry · « **Reply #11 on:** August 03, 2007, 21:10:15 »

Thanks Stu

Time I get new computer in about fortnight and try and get programs to run with Vista etc could be a while then may get shipsim if I see it in PC world, etc.

If trying/testing your boat in VS, it exports OK from Blender as direct.X with texture, and align with the Y axis not X axis with keel on y axis and funnel facing outwards.
Will also install into the VS demo.

Barry

Stuart2007 · « **Reply #12 on:** August 03, 2007, 21:57:17 »

err... textures? I haven't got that far yet

Barry · « **Reply #13 on:** August 03, 2007, 22:29:39 »

Quote from: Stuart2007 on August 03, 2007, 21:57:17

err... textures? I haven't got that far yet

multiples of 16, i.e 256,512. bmp or tga.
open uv image editor bottom window.load texture.
Object use key F (uv face select) then a for all.
Right click on each window to make active (I think).
slect by Right click on face to texture.
Alt plus Z to put texture on.

Alternatively press key U mouse over object window & depending on what view you are in put on actual shape of object.

Experiment on a cube.

I wonder if a moderator will delete this as off thread topic

Barry

Stuart2007 · « **Reply #14 on:** August 03, 2007, 23:30:27 »

Thanks Barry.

Yes, we're a bit off topic but not substantially and opening a new thread for a small side discussion just clutters up the board.

Stu

Jocke · « **Reply #15 on:** August 06, 2007, 17:42:45 »

Quote from: mvsmith on August 03, 2007, 06:08:32

GetRight is a very good DL manager. It fetched ShipSim 2008 (~640 MB) via dial-up in 40 hours including a few line drops and a 3-hour general power outage. For power outage, it helps to have a UPS so you can shut down gracefully.
Marty

Outch.. 40 hours, I feel sorry for all people that doesn't have access to broad band (640 mb < 10 min

)

Regards Jocke

JHB · « **Reply #16 on:** August 06, 2007, 18:56:00 »

There are many broad band solutions available and some doesn't need a cable stretched over some mountains.
Some are probably very expensive. But I don't want to see a small minority of 56K modem users are going to decide the file size of each patch for this game.

There is a majority of us who got broadband, and I guess you need to have a very interesting reason for not having it. I'm sure the reasons are many...

I don't want to call them large. I will call them time-expensive. And who wants to spend 3 hours in front of a PC and wait for a completed download? Probably nobody in this "rock-around-the-clock-world" will do that because they got 1000 of things to do within a day.

Oh man.....so much to complain about in this world

Stuart2007 · « **Reply #17 on:** August 06, 2007, 19:42:28 »

I don't think Barry or anyone else was trying to dictate anything at all. Just enquiring whether or not he'd be able to download it. Surely asking the question BEFORE is a sensible way to go?

There are many people around the world still on 56k remember, but I agree- patch sizes must be determined by whats in them, rather than download time.

I only got broadband 7 months ago...

stu

Orinoco · « **Reply #18 on:** August 06, 2007, 23:30:07 »

If you live inside the UK, I'd happily send the patch to you via CD, might be quicker than downloading it.

J3nsen · « **Reply #19 on:** August 07, 2007, 00:19:28 »

I think this patch will be huge

Much bug to fix!

Barry · « **Reply #20 on:** August 11, 2007, 00:38:17 »

Quote from: Orinoco on August 06, 2007, 23:30:07

If you live inside the UK, I'd happily send the patch to you via CD, might be quicker than downloading it.

Orinoco thanks for post and for your kind offer.
Have been in discussion with Stuart and he mentioned he could send one if necessary but may give shipsim a miss, and just carry on making satellite sceneries and content for the Stentec sail simulators which is my main interest.

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JHB your reply has no relevance to my interests.
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Barry

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