str8killaa: Coming from Steam , bought my first game (Pillars of eternity) and now i want to download it
My question is How to download the game the fastest way possible ??
I downloaded GOG Galaxy but the download is 14GB which is to big because of my ISP limitions
i downloaded the GOG downloader and opened the game on my browser account and found alot of files for windoes
DO i have to download the main installer and then download the update files in the same path or What ?
Thnx
I'm not sure what the fastest way is, but for really big games like that, the best one currently available is the GOG Downloader.
To use it, you have to open the game in your browser library, click on "MORE" and then "GOG DOWNLOADER LINKS". That'll open a page where you can queue the entire game into the downloader with one click (see attached image #1).
You can pause and exit the program, but don't "LOG OUT" while it's still downloading a game, as any unfinished files will be deleted from the queue if you do that.
Once the downloader is finished, you'll find all the installer files in the directory that's specified in the program's options (default is "Documents/GOG.com Downloads) (see attached image #2). Just double-click on the .exe file there and the installation will start.
You can also do with the installer what you want, such as storing it on an external HD or USB stick so you can simply use it again without having to download the entire thing, just remember to put the .exe file and all the .bin files(which contain the actual data for such big games) in the same folder.
The other files, the ones that you can see directly when opening a game in the library, are for regular browser downloads. They are the same files you get when using the downloader, except that you have to download them manually, one by one.
However, I wouldn't recommend this for huge games like this, as there's a possibility of file corruption.
The patches are usually just for people who want to update an existing installation, without having to download the entire game again.