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[Scout Derek]

https://twitter.com/...6723312640?s=09

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The March 15th is going to be huge because of the 2k textures for all mechs - expect in the 6 gig range

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Naglinator, on 07 March 2016 - 02:32 PM, said:

So like a 5 min download? I think you'll survive.

Escef, on 07 March 2016 - 02:55 PM, said:

And when you're done throwing your temper tantrum you can pick that back up and put it where it belongs.

Some people's children, I swear.

Imperius, on 07 March 2016 - 02:56 PM, said:

You better quit crying! Really it's an improvement! Tired of people asking for improvements, and then cry about them!

I like how people think I'm complaining when I'm not.

Me and Lordred were talking about it this weekend, had nothing bad to say about it. And he can vouch for me ya nuts


EDIT2:

I've merged Monkey Lover's thread with mine, he being 5 hours after mine...

So If you see Monkey's post about the tweet, just know that I merged his thread with mine.

Thanks!

Edited by Scout Derek, 08 March 2016 - 08:12 AM.

[Naglinator]

So like a 5 min download? I think you'll survive.

[Soulstrom]

I just saw that and you beat me to the forum post. lol

But wow! That is insane. Those new textures better be worth it.

[cazidin]

Soulstrom, on 07 March 2016 - 02:32 PM, said:

I just saw that and you beat me to the forum post. lol

But wow! That is insane. Those new textures better be worth it.

They will be for I have seen the future and it's in glorious 2k resolution! Also, Humanity quells the Robot uprising... but, that's another story for another time.

[Nauht]

Worth it.

[Sigilum Sanctum]

This pleases the Stalker....and Blackjack, Jenner, Awesome, Centurion, Dragon, Catapult. Etc.

[Clownwarlord]

That is insane ... why?

Well here is a checklist for all of you to do:
- How much storage space do you have left where you have MWO stored?
- How long does it take for you to install the game itself now?
- Can your computer handle much better visual graphics (graphics card, ram, processor)?
- Lastly ask yourself if these are going to be worth it, especially with a monthly new mech pack?

For me:
- Im good, plenty of space.
- Took me 30 minutes to an hour depending on streaming and downloading through out the house.
- Should be good on all of these with a new graphics card this past November.
- Is it worth it? Not sure I hope they are great looking but sometimes things get screwed up by just one pixel.

[Soulstrom]

Nauht, on 07 March 2016 - 02:37 PM, said:

Worth it.

Only if the domination game mode has been fixed or is not included in the patch.

[RestosIII]

This is going to murder people with slow internet speeds. Thank goodness I have 100 mb/s internet.

[LegendaryArticuno]

Uhhh why does the patch need to be that big? Archer should be 1 gb... what's making up the other 5 gb?

Does PGI even know how to compress files?

[Bilbo]

LegendaryArticuno, on 07 March 2016 - 02:46 PM, said:

Uhhh why does the patch need to be that big? Archer should be 1 gb... what's making up the other 5 gb?

Does PGI even know how to compress files?

Every mech that doesn't already have 2k textures. There are quite a few.

[Sigilum Sanctum]

RestosIII, on 07 March 2016 - 02:45 PM, said:

This is going to murder people with slow internet speeds. Thank goodness I have 100 mb/s internet.

Stealing that gif

[Escef]

Scout Derek, on 07 March 2016 - 02:30 PM, said:

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And when you're done throwing your temper tantrum you can pick that back up and put it where it belongs.

Some people's children, I swear.

[Ryoken]

Was about fracking time to get proper textures.

Maybe offer a Standard and HD Client some future day so people with toasters as well as people with 1337-comput0rs can have fun.

[Prc]

My symmetric 2 MB connection is ready

[KodiakGW]

Also take into consideration the upload bandwidth from their servers. We all will be seeing long patch times. Well, I guess I know what I'll be doing that night...

Not playing MWO.

[Imperius]

You better quit crying! Really it's an improvement! Tired of people asking for improvements, and then cry about them!

[Soulstrom]

KodiakGW, on 07 March 2016 - 02:56 PM, said:

Also take into consideration the upload bandwidth from their servers. We all will be seeing long patch times. Well, I guess I know what I'll be doing that night...

Not playing MWO.

Well if you run MWO through steam the auto update should engage and then complete over the workday.

[Zerberus]

Bilbo, on 07 March 2016 - 02:49 PM, said:

Every mech that doesn't already have 2k textures. There are quite a few.

Jep, like, a hundred and something...

I can definitely much better understand why upgraded textures for that many mechs warrants a large patch a thousand times more than the inclusion of a single mech... what´s so awesome about the Archer that warrants it`s patch being 1/15th of the entire installation, but visual upgrades to the entire fleet are too big @6?

LegendaryArticuno, on 07 March 2016 - 02:46 PM, said:

Uhhh why does the patch need to be that big? Archer should be 1 gb... what's making up the other 5 gb?

Does PGI even know how to compress files?

You seem to be forgetting that those upgraded textures also have to be created for EVERY PAINTJOB, not just the base configutarion.

For ex, Tartan, which has many 2k textures already in it, is a >400MB .pak file...Phranken, which has been around much longer and has NO 2k textures so far is barely 50 mb. And Phranken is most certainly NOT the only paint scheme to not have 2k textures yet. It has nothing to do with not being able to compress and everything to do with the raw mass of art assets getting upgraded. That raw mass being about 50% of the mechs and 60% of the aftermarket skins judging from a quick look at the folders and their contents.

Edited by Zerberus, 07 March 2016 - 03:04 PM.

[TheMadTypist]

Naglinator, on 07 March 2016 - 02:32 PM, said:

So like a 5 min download? I think you'll survive.

Not everybody has your super-duper maximo internet. At peak, I get 2.2 megabytes down, which translates to a 45 minute download. A year or two ago, when things were tighter and I was getting 800ish kb down, that would have been just over two hours. Those speeds can play the game itself without any issues, but before I upgraded big patches were a pain. I remember certain Warthunder patches where I'd start the download before leaving for work and find it still going when I got home at night.

So yeah, it's an inconvenience, especially for people who didn't order any new content but still get slapped with the big honking download.