Bandwidth vampires

[wnderer]

I'm sorry but I'm really pissed off. I've been fighting all week to get the damn new version downloaded. I try downloading the zip files but the download crashes after 400MB. I know most of the problem is because I have a US Cellular 4G router and they do weird stuff with downloads. I can usually fix most downloads when they stall by pausing and resuming but these Kerbal zipfiles cause errors and it doesn't work. I emailed support and asked them to break the download into smaller chunks but I got no response. I finally get the Windows Installer to download, but it installs this stupid launcher and there is no way to turn it off and stop it from connecting to the internet. That advanced checkbox does nothing but automatically push the 'Play' button. I have a limit of 6gig and I do not want to connect the internet every time I run this program. Yes a US Cellular 4G router sucks but you're a bunch of snobs who think the whole world has unlimited broadband and you can suck on our bandwidth whenever you feel like.

[sal_vager]

Sorry wnderer but we can't fix your internet, have you tried a download manager such as DownThemAll or tried to download KSP from somewhere else?

[Ethanadams]

It might not be his internet it might actually be the store because mine refuses to download.

[tg626]

Sounds like you might have it installed. Open the folder where the game is and click ksp.exe and you can skip the launcher.

[Starwhip]

I had this problem for 0.90.0, it would constantly stop just short of the 500 or so megabytes it required.

If your connection is interrupted for a moment, you get a corrupted download. Hold off until you are sure your connection is stable.

And as Ethanadams says, it can be the store. I was having a ton of trouble with the patcher, in fact, I never got it to work.

[sal_vager]

It's downloading here, anyone else having trouble?

The patcher (what the Launcher uses to download KSP) is currently not available, so only full downloads are working.

[Ethanadams]

And full downloads don't seem to work? Server overload?

[sal_vager]

Full download just completed here, my ISP must hate me as I have to test this so often, what symptoms are you guys getting?

[Ethanadams]

Download 2 mb then stop don't download at all.

some time if it downloads all the way when 0.5 mb left it says it stopped the download because it might be dangerous even when I say it's okay to download it refuses tried on internet explorer fire fox and Chrome

[sal_vager]

What security software and browser plugins do you use?

[Ethanadams]

AVG and flash player and unity web player

[sal_vager]

The players should be fine, AVG was fine with KSP last I heard, does your internet service provider have any "protect your internet" doodads ?

[Ethanadams]

Don't think so

[LordFerret]

Maybe try and 'cycle' the router (also modem/dsl/cable box). That is: turn the unit off, disconnect all inbound and outbound cables, power unit back on - let it sit and cycle and blink its lights a bit, turn the unit back off, plug the wires back in, turn the unit back on and give it a go.

dsl modems and cable boxes and routers and such all have memory caches as a part of the circuitry/design, and they can clutter up with lost/hung-up instructions and operands. cycling the units cause the cache to clear.

[Ethanadams]

I don't think that's a good idea with mine because I run my cable and telephone through it.

also there's a button on top of it that says wps do you know what that does?

[LordFerret]

WPS is your 'wifi protected-setup'. Many wireless routers provide an option where, when connecting for the first time, you push that button so your device can see and connect automatically to the router.

Cycling the equipment would take all of 5 minutes... surely you can live without phone and cable the duration.

[Ethanadams]

huh my router totem whatever seems to have a built in UPS hmmmm

[Flymetothemun]

I had this problem for 0.90.0, it would constantly stop just short of the 500 or so megabytes it required.

If your connection is interrupted for a moment, you get a corrupted download. Hold off until you are sure your connection is stable.

And as Ethanadams says, it can be the store. I was having a ton of trouble with the patcher, in fact, I never got it to work.

Don't even bother with the patcher. It never worked, even in the old days; I can remember when they told everybody never to use the patcher. I only ever tried to use it once, back in .15 I think, and it quit within seconds of starting.

Edited May 17, 2015 by Flymetothemun

[Camacha]

Yes a US Cellular 4G router sucks but you're a bunch of snobs who think the whole world has unlimited broadband and you can suck on our bandwidth whenever you feel like.

Just some friendly advice: this is a pretty terrible way of getting people to help you. Even if you are frustrated it really is not in your own best interest to take it out on the very people you rely on for help.

My 2 cents would be trying to use software that allows for intermittent downloading (i.e. download managers) and just trying to download KSP somewhere else. I understand the latter is not an option everywhere, but arranging something typically is possible.

Edited May 17, 2015 by Camacha

[sal_vager]

Can you contact your internet service provider with the issue? I find that they are usually the ones behind any shenanigans and your download will mysteriously work again a few hours after a call.