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Armorfid Copeland

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Join date: 3 Apr 2006

Posts: 6

09-23-2006 08:14

Instead of downloading the full installation file each time there is an update, why LL don't make an installation containing only the modified files???

Ordinal Malaprop

really very ordinary

Join date: 9 Sep 2005

Posts: 4,607

09-23-2006 09:06

"Why do LL not release patches rather than full new versions?" is one of those eternal questions that will seemingly never be answered, like "why am I still doing this stupid job if I hate it?" and "how is it fair that red wine causes worse hangovers than white?"

Ordinal Malaprop

really very ordinary

Join date: 9 Sep 2005

Posts: 4,607

09-23-2006 09:31

More helpfully perhaps, it might be that the SL client is such a relatively small download compared to most systems that it's not considered worth the effort of making a patch.

Haravikk Mistral

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Join date: 8 Oct 2005

Posts: 2,482

09-23-2006 10:12

And yet they must be blowing a lot of cash on having so many new clients released, I mean it's getting annoying, any extra time waiting for yet another version to download, even if it's a mere 10 minutes, is time that should be available to spend in the game. It's bad enough that they have to take the grid down for 8 hours every time they change a variable in the simulator code.

Pathing makes perfect sense with the amount of crap and bugs we've been getting constantly since v1.8

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Draco18s Majestic

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09-23-2006 10:33

Oh....
See this thread
And this one
Or this one
Maybe this one too
Oh! This one too!
Look, another
And for the sake of completenes...
The Last One

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Armorfid Copeland SL addicted player Join date: 3 Apr 2006 Posts: 6	09-23-2006 08:14 Instead of downloading the full installation file each time there is an update, why LL don't make an installation containing only the modified files???
Ordinal Malaprop really very ordinary Join date: 9 Sep 2005 Posts: 4,607	09-23-2006 09:06 "Why do LL not release patches rather than full new versions?" is one of those eternal questions that will seemingly never be answered, like "why am I still doing this stupid job if I hate it?" and "how is it fair that red wine causes worse hangovers than white?"
Ordinal Malaprop really very ordinary Join date: 9 Sep 2005 Posts: 4,607	09-23-2006 09:31 More helpfully perhaps, it might be that the SL client is such a relatively small download compared to most systems that it's not considered worth the effort of making a patch.
Haravikk Mistral Registered User Join date: 8 Oct 2005 Posts: 2,482	09-23-2006 10:12 And yet they must be blowing a lot of cash on having so many new clients released, I mean it's getting annoying, any extra time waiting for yet another version to download, even if it's a mere 10 minutes, is time that should be available to spend in the game. It's bad enough that they have to take the grid down for 8 hours every time they change a variable in the simulator code. Pathing makes perfect sense with the amount of crap and bugs we've been getting constantly since v1.8 _____________________ Computer (Mac Pro): 2 x Quad Core 3.2ghz Xeon 10gb DDR2 800mhz FB-DIMMS 4 x 750gb, 32mb cache hard-drives (RAID-0/striped) NVidia GeForce 8800GT (512mb)
Draco18s Majestic Registered User Join date: 19 Sep 2005 Posts: 2,744	09-23-2006 10:33 Oh.... See this thread And this one Or this one Maybe this one too Oh! This one too! Look, another And for the sake of completenes... The Last One