Whiskermew: Why are offline downloads still broken down into 4gb files? Operating systems have supported 4gb+ files for years. It would be nice for offline installers to have larger files vs so many 4gb files to download. Baldur's Gate 3 for example is 32 files to download.
SargonAelther: Would you rather download 30 4GB files successfully and have the 31st fail and get corrupted? Or would you rather download 90% of one 128GB file and have it fail, and get corrupted, so you would have to start over from scratch?
THAT IS THE POINT. Compatibility with FAT32 is also a bonus.
Hurricane0440: Personally, I don't see a problem with the installer files being split into 4GB parts. My only gripe is that I have to individually click on each file part to download them instead of having one big "download all" button. It's quite inconvenient and that's partly why I use lgogdownloader now to download my offline installers.
SargonAelther: I use GOGREPOC, but to be fair to GOG, Galaxy lets you download offline installers in one go too. People sometimes
seem to forget that you can download offline installers via Galaxy.
V0idhead: After buying The Talos Principle 2 I was pleasantly surprised to discover that the offline Installer for that game is a single 77GB file.
So I guess the limit isn't universal anymore.
SargonAelther: What are you talking about? It is in 21 parts for the base game. Eight parts for the DLC. Did you look at it via Galaxy, rather than the website? Galaxy shows the cumulative size, but will download the same split bins.
scientiae: Right.
My monthly download cap is 50GB. So I would have to get a refund, if I bought that game.
SargonAelther: It is NOT a single file. It is split, just like all the other Windows installers, so you could safely spread out the download. Although I must admit that a data cap in 2024 sounds unusual to me, outside of maybe some mobile phone contracts.
I have unlimited, uncapped wifi, but I live in a bleak-ass area with Doom Clouds lurking over mountain ranges, so using Galaxy to download offline installers has been a *huge stress reliever since you can restart your downloads from where they left off if they should fail. (People like "Galaxy?! I won't touch that demon app!! That's how they steal your valuable data and track you!!" as they feed Google info on one their literal handheld tracking device. XD )
