Download issue

[baevans]

Tried to start the game and it announced a 11.03 gig download. Now at 43 gig and still going. 
any idea what’s going on?

 

later: still downloading. 47 GB/11.03 GB !!!

Edited September 7, 2021 by baevans
Update

[jollyjack]

rename your updates folder and try again ?

[baevans]

Did that. 
despite the download amount increasing endlessly download rate never budges from o/sec. 

looks like a server issue. 

[Ahairon]

I have the same problem 3 days ago, I bought the game and I still can't enjoy it, I don't understand what is happening, I made a ticket to the support and they didn't answer me anything either.

[Avimimus]

I have also had this problem

[JStorm]

Ditto here. It ran up 415Gbs before I cancelled out. WTF?

[baevans]

I think it keeps trying - running up the number - but each download packet fails and nothing actually downloads. It identifies the packets to be downloaded but for some reason can’t. That’s my non-expert interpretation of the errors in the “last download” text note in the update folder. 
I can’t play until I get the 8/18 update. This needs to be fixed before another patch/update comes out and then no one can play. 
I could be wrong of course….

Edited September 7, 2021 by baevans
Clarification

[Maddhatter]

Yeah it needs to be fixed. Spend a few hundred dollars for games and this happens, it sucks. ?

[Ahairon]

the FAQ of the site indicates this, is it because you have to download or update the game only in these days ?

 

5) What if launcher does not update the game?
Note that server is online for 72 hours per week only, from Friday to Monday (Moscow time). Please, make sure that you’re trying to login within the marked period.

[AndyJWest]

24 minutes ago, Ahairon said:

Note that server is online for 72 hours per week only

 

Who told you that? It seems rather unlikely. Why would they turn a game update server off?

[KodiakJac]

1 hour ago, Ahairon said:

5) What if launcher does not update the game?
Note that server is online for 72 hours per week only, from Friday to Monday (Moscow time). Please, make sure that you’re trying to login within the marked period.

 

I also just found this in the FAQ.  Can we only play IL-2 Great Battles Friday thru Sun (72 hours each week)?

[AndyJWest]

12 minutes ago, KodiakJac said:

 

I also just found this in the FAQ.  Can we only play IL-2 Great Battles Friday thru Sun (72 hours each week)?

 

That is sheer nonsense, you can play the game at any time. 

 

 

Edit: I've just checked, and the FAQ here says that the game can only be updated during those hours, but it is almost certainly incorrect - the FAQ dates from 2013 when the game was being beta-tested, and I'm almost certain this no longer applies. The FAQ is clearly out of date in several respects.

Edited September 8, 2021 by AndyJWest

[Ahairon]

31 minutes ago, AndyJWest said:

 

That is sheer nonsense, you can play the game at any time. 

 

 

Edit: I've just checked, and the FAQ here says that the game can only be updated during those hours, but it is almost certainly incorrect - the FAQ dates from 2013 when the game was being beta-tested, and I'm almost certain this no longer applies. The FAQ is clearly out of date in several respects.

I agree with you, I also believe that this is not true, it would be very rare, but the truth is that there are many of us who can not update or download the game and there is no solution or at least I can not find it :c

[AndyJWest]

From that screenshot, you seem to be connected to the server ok. I'd try contacting support, if you haven't already done so.

[jollyjack]

PS it seems that there is a download issue that does not affect all users, see Jason William's post in the bugs section. They're working on it.

[baevans]

Worked for me now, although download speed indicator never moved from “0” as the indicated download incremented. 
all good - can play again.