December Update File Size

[Kafeen]

Filesize info from POL.

From:FINAL FANTASY XI
Dec. 9, 2005 14:00 [PST]

File Size for Dec. 12 Update

An update for FINAL FANTASY XI is currently scheduled for Dec. 12, 2005. Approximate file sizes and installation times for this update are shown below.


[File size for clients with "Chains of Promathia" installed.]

"PlayStation 2" Version
Downloadable file size: 10MB
>>Analog modem (56Kbps) users
Volume check: 8 minutes, 40 seconds
Download / Unzip: 1 hour, 8 minutes
Installation: 4 minutes
Total: About 1 hour, 20 minutes, 40 seconds

>>DSL (1Mbps) users
Volume check: 6 minutes
Download / Unzip: 18 minutes
Installation: 4 minutes
Total: About 28 minutes

Windows Version
Downloadable file size: 21MB
>>Analog modem (56Kbps) users
Volume check: 7 minutes
Download / Unzip: 1 hours, 28 minutes
Installation: 1 minutes, 50 seconds
Total: About 1 hours, 36 minutes, 50 seconds
>>DSL (1Mbps) users
Volume check: 5 minutes, 50 seconds
Download / Unzip: 12 minutes
Installation: 1 minutes, 50 seconds
Total: About 19 minutes, 40 seconds


[File size for clients without "Chains of Promathia" installed.]

"PlayStation 2" Version
Downloadable file size: 12MB
>>Analog modem (56Kbps) users
Volume check: 8 minutes, 50 seconds
Download / Unzip: 1 hour, 18 minutes
Installation: 4 minutes, 10 seconds
Total: About 1 hour, 31 minutes

>>DSL (1Mbps) users
Volume check: 6 minute, 20 seconds
Download / Unzip: 19 minutes, 20 seconds
Installation: 4 minutes, 10 seconds
Total: About 29 minutes, 50 seconds

Windows Version
Downloadable file size: 19MB
>>Analog modem (56Kbps) users
Volume check: 4 minutes
Download / Unzip: 1 hour, 17 minutes
Installation: 1 minute, 20 seconds
Total: About 1 hour, 22 minutes, 20 seconds

>>DSL (1Mbps) users
Volume check: 4 minutes
Download / Unzip: 7 minutes, 40 seconds
Installation: 1 minute, 20 seconds
Total: About 13 minutes

*Please note that the above times are for reference only. Download times depend on individual users' network environment and may vary from those shown above. Also, this update will require more time if previous version updates were not completed.

I wonder why the PS2 version is bigger with CoP installed and the Windows version is smaller.

[Enialas]

Re: File Size for Dec. 12 Update

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I wonder why the PS2 version is bigger with CoP installed and the Windows version is smaller.

typo? that question also popped in my head. lol

[sanjito]

update

just wondering how the update is going for everyone. seem to be as many problems as normal is it it working this time, lol. that was a godd one

[Kittyneko]

Re: December Update File Size

Probably because it comes in compressed maps. (.zip for example). ^^

[Jarre]

Re: December Update File Size

Ok Just downloaded the update, I have 2mb broadband and it took 10 minutes to check the files, 22 minutes to download them and 3 minutes to install them so all in all about 35 minutes for the update. FF went back online at 22:55 GMT.

[Nelchael]

Re: December Update File Size

I am kinda curious to the total filesize of a update from scratch.. FFXI + Rise of the Zilart + Chains of Promathia.. I can think about 300mb at least.

It's odd how Square-Enix doesnt gives herself to the work of hosting a patch instead of a full update everytime you must install FFXI. Prolly they prefer to pay bandwidth other then host the file in fileplanet or so? O.o a update CD would be an idea..

Btw.. I know you can backup the FFXI directory after it is fully patched but if I want to make a full instalation wizzard for it so that I dont have to always install the whole FFXI and then copy the other directory above it, what should I do?

I need to know which registry the original FFXI instalation creates..