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1.8 In-Progress Set No.3 - Testing Streaming Client!

Date: Mar 27 2012 Views: () Comments ()

Rift PTS: 1.8 In-Progress Notes #3

(Edit) We need to tweak a couple of configurations on streaming client and will be re-attempting the push to PTS tomorrow, 3/28.

Upon logging into the PTS patcher after the next update you'll see things are working a bit differently under the hood. Here's a run down of what you should experience:

The streaming client allows you to launch the game without having to wait for all the data to be downloaded.
The first time you patch to the streaming client there will be a long initial import process that will convert all the files you had previously downloaded on PTS for use with the streaming client. This is so that you don’t have to download these files all over again.
You will be able to start playing within a few minutes even after a large update and the game will download the necessary data in the background.
The streaming client works best on a 5Mbps or faster connection. If you have a slower connection, it is recommended that you let the patcher finish before attempting to launch the client.
If players and NPCs around you take a long time to load or if you’re not happy with the game experience when streaming, you can close the client and wait for the patcher to finish. Once the patcher has finished your experience will be exactly as it was with the regular client.

PTS: NOW [almost] WITH STREAMING CLIENT

The PTS shard is now running an early version of the RIFT Streaming Client.

The first time you patch with the Streaming Client there will be a longer initial import process that will convert your existing PTS files for use with streaming, so you won't have to fully re-download them.
The shard has been set up to use streaming client and will automatically start using it the next time you patch PTS.
Streaming Client allows you to launch the game without having to wait for the full data download to complete. You'll be able to start playing within a few minutes even after a large update, and the game will download the necessary data in the background.
Streaming Client works best on a 5Mbps or better connection. If you have a slower connection, it is recommended that you let the patch complete before attempting to launch the client.
If players and NPCs around you take a long time to load, or you're not happy with the game experience when streaming, you can close the client and wait for the patch to finish. Launching the client before downloads have completed is optional.

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