Downloading the mod...

So I checked out the download links. Apperantly I need to pay in order to get the full version of the mod, since the size of it is too big to download from the free thing.

Then I tried the option to download it in bits....damn its gonna tkae some time. Anyone have a third option?

Find a program called JDownloader, helps you queue all the links and saves some time.

Or use the Torrents.
I did (For the first time ever) and it went ok.
But I only made it dl durring daytime in Denmark, as in the evening, all the Americans get up (morning over there) and then the servers are queit slow

have to agree with higgings here.
im not paying to dl a mod so i used the torrent (also fo the first time!) and it went fine.

Can you give me the link for that torrent?

Is it currently active?

edit: well I found a torrent in gameupdate but it has 0 seeder and 0 peer. Look like no one is sharing it now.

Originally Posted by naq

Can you give me the link for that torrent?

Is it currently active?

edit: well I found a torrent in gameupdate but it has 0 seeder and 0 peer. Look like no one is sharing it now.

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=416825
try this one (if my linking thing has worked!) it worked for me. cheers

Originally Posted by leonn

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=416825
try this one (if my linking thing has worked!) it worked for me. cheers

Doesn't work for me. But thank you anyway.

The torrents are dead, the link is $10 and the site is in Russia. They say 99% of the success of a product is in the market. this mod has the worst marketing of any mod I have ever seen on this site! No wonder I am playing Third Age instead of this.

Originally Posted by uk_john

The torrents are dead, the link is $10 and the site is in Russia. They say 99% of the success of a product is in the market. this mod has the worst marketing of any mod I have ever seen on this site! No wonder I am playing Third Age instead of this.

I downloaded the torrent fine last week.

If you use the link provided you are indeed taken to a Russian site which makes sense as the mod was written by Russian guys. On that site they give you the option to download the mod in 11 parts, with a selection of 3 mirrors which host the files - http://empiretw.ru/board/index.php?s...2&#entry527802

You don't have to pay, just download in parts from those mirrors (use all the mirror sites so you have 3 files downloading simultaneously)- it's maybe a bit tedious but it's not the end of the world

Originally Posted by menawati

I downloaded the torrent fine last week.

If you use the link provided you are indeed taken to a Russian site which makes sense as the mod was written by Russian guys. On that site they give you the option to download the mod in 11 parts, with a selection of 3 mirrors which host the files - http://empiretw.ru/board/index.php?s...2&#entry527802

You don't have to pay, just download in parts from those mirrors (use all the mirror sites so you have 3 files downloading simultaneously)- it's maybe a bit tedious but it's not the end of the world

The problem is the parts for 1.4 are deleted. So you have to use the big one hosted at Filesonic which you have to pay for a premium account to download a file that big.

So you'll have to download the torrent Red Dwarf and others put up here.... http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=416825

There is a non torrent mega upload list of files. Russian Gondor 1.4 > http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=415114

Note on Russian Gondor 1.4 installer for some reason it is not Kumul patch compatible. Atleast i can't get it to work. If i apply Kumul patch over Russian Gondor's 1.4 installer i get errors with .Bik files being corrupt. But his 1.4 works fine. I think.. and anyone can correct me if im wrong but there are two Kumul patches one for 1.4 to 1.43 and one cumulative that goes from 1.4 to full 1.44. I can't get either to work with Russian Gondor's 1.4 for some reason. So only alternative for full 1.44 is torrent or pay for a premium account on Filesonic. Again correct me if im wrong i posted something about it and can't seem to get an answer.

Here is proper install order from that thread. I highlight in red what seems to be missing from mega upload

Proper Install Order kumul patch
1.4
1.4.2 Music Patch
1.4.3 Kumul Patch
1.4.4 Patch
1.4.4 English Translation

Proper Install Order
1.4
1.4.1 Patch
1.4.2 Patch
1.4.2 Music Patch
1.4.3 Patch
1.4.4 Patch
1.4.4 English Translation

MEGAUPLOAD LIST
1.4.3 Patch
1.4.3 kumul
1.4.4 Patch
1.4.1 Patch
Link To Translation Thread Here

So in conclusion maybe im just an idiot but this is all confusing as hell if your just coming back and haven't been keeping up with the mod or your new to it.

Lastly i will say it should be stated the mod team deserves all the praise in the world for this very innovative massive and awesome mod. Afaik they are not a very big team and have a life and a language barrier to top it off but frankly because of the obstacles one needs to jump through to keep up with progress and updates ( which the team has been very generous with ) this mod isn't getting the respect it deserves and it deserves a fricken ton.

I even posted something similar to this in the suggestion thread. If we could get non pay and non torrent original installers it would make the process as seamless and painless as possible and it would also help to eleviate alot of headaches for users and the team too on fixing bug issues that may not be a bug in the original but could be someone reporting 1.whatever file, oh but they installed a submod, oh but it was with this patch and not the other one etc.

You see what im saying. At the moment it's a cluster **** and i mean that with all due respect. Again i greaty respect the teams work for there innovation, hard work and generosity.

They owe us nothing but I really don't see why the team doesn't make the download as seamless and painless as TATW for instance.

Originally Posted by Gork Or Mork

Note on Russian Gondor 1.4 installer for some reason it is not Kumul patch compatible. Atleast i can't get it to work. If i apply Kumul patch over Russian Gondor's 1.4 installer i get errors with .Bik files being corrupt. But his 1.4 works fine. I think.. and anyone can correct me if im wrong but there are two Kumul patches one for 1.4 to 1.43 and one cumulative that goes from 1.4 to full 1.44. I can't get either to work with Russian Gondor's 1.4 for some reason. So only alternative for full 1.44 is torrent or pay for a premium account on Filesonic. Again correct me if im wrong i posted something about it and can't seem to get an answer.

Well, I just downloaded the Russian Gondor's 1.4 before read your post. SO it means I wasted a lot of my precious time.

Originally Posted by naq

Well, I just downloaded the Russian Gondor's 1.4 before read your post. SO it means I wasted a lot of my precious time.

Sorry.

@naq

I agree there seems to be too much trouble involved with the download and the installation
things i do agree with:
1) there are too many places where these downloads are posted, which becomes confusing
2) there are some bugs with some installations (not to everyone)
3) there are no user friendly download sources (considering this mod is twice the size of TA and 3 times bigger than BC)

however there are also somethings that also bother me about what you said before.
first you refuse to download torrents.
two you seem to think the team is being paid to make you happy. which is not the case they could have kept this on the Russian site and spare themselves the drama.
three i am willing to bet you that they "wasted" way more time than you did.


I downloaded the 11 parts English 1.4.4 kumul installation with Music. it took me a day because of download rate and wait times between each download. i followed the instructions on the installation and installed the game. I even changed and modded things i didn't like (by simply reading tutorials)

now i am playing almost CTD free and enjoying the mod. if you are having problems it is your fault and not ours. and i just "wasted" my time to explain to you what you should have already known.

Originally Posted by menawati

I downloaded the torrent fine last week.

If you use the link provided you are indeed taken to a Russian site which makes sense as the mod was written by Russian guys. On that site they give you the option to download the mod in 11 parts, with a selection of 3 mirrors which host the files - http://empiretw.ru/board/index.php?s...2&#entry527802

You don't have to pay, just download in parts from those mirrors (use all the mirror sites so you have 3 files downloading simultaneously)- it's maybe a bit tedious but it's not the end of the world

I don't know but the only torrent I found is in gameupdate and it say there are 15 peers but my utorrent show 0 peer.

I really want to try this mod but... or maybe you can give me your torrent link?

i dl the mod from that server with 11 parts and it took 3 days or something like that

Originally Posted by Gork Or Mork

The problem is the parts for 1.4 are deleted. So you have to use the big one hosted at Filesonic which you have to pay for a premium account to download a file that big.

The links seem ok to me.
Go to - http://empiretw.ru/board/index.php?s...2&#entry527802
About 7 lines into the post it says 'In parts', just click the little icon saying 'TW' below that and you will see the 3 mirrors which host the 11 files.
These are 1.4.4 files with music so you don't need patches on top of them.

Originally Posted by Seshomaru

i dl the mod from that server with 11 parts and it took 3 days or something like that

I suppose it depends on your connection but it shouldn't take that long mate.
Start the download of part 1 from mirror 1, part 2 from mirror 2, part 3 from mirror 3 .
When those are done do part 4 from mirror 1, part 5 from mirror 2 and part 6 from mirror 3 when each site allows it (some have cooling off timers for free users).
etc etc.
Mirror 3 seems the best if you cba with all that and just want to use one mirror.

Originally Posted by menawati

The links seem ok to me.
Go to - http://empiretw.ru/board/index.php?s...2&#entry527802
About 7 lines into the post it says 'In parts', just click the little icon saying 'TW' below that and you will see the 3 mirrors which host the 11 files.
These are 1.4.4 files with music so you don't need patches on top of them.

Ahaa!!!! Never noticed it before. That TW button hides it like spoiler here. I never clicked on it as i don't speak russian so didn't know what it was.

Thanks for clarification.

Cheers
Gork or Mork

1 part took 25 min +15 min bettwin parts and i didin;t dl game all the day

I think the guys could do better with the links, just downloaded TATW and Broken Cresent no problem.

From Megaupload, I think filesonic is hamstringing this mod.

Sorry Guys I do not want to use torrent or pay money to download this mod.

Good luck

I'd say get the installer issues fix'd already..just about everyone I've told about this mod never installed it becuase they have to jump through nine rings of hell and their own s to download it. The few who have get chornic CTD and have missing files ect. Really is such a great mod, but the stuff that has needed fixing for a long time just never seems to happen, like a sensible download process with bug free install