Pre-loading Stellaris

[Xykon]

With some preordered steam games, you can install them on your computer before they're released, and steam will let you play the game as soon as it's actually released. This allows people with slower internet connections to start playing immediately when released (and, coincidentally, is also a good reason to preordering). Will we be able to do this with Stellaris? If the answer is yes, when will we be able to do this?

 

[Sinlessmoon]

A cursory look online showed that EU4 didn't have a pre-load option so it seems unlikely Stellaris will have one as well.

 

[shoki]

There will be no pre-load.

 

[barny]

I think they already stated, that their won't be a pre-load if I remember correctly.

The game is also "only" about 4GB large, compared to the 25-50 GB of some games these days it doesn't really need much of a pre-load, I think.

 

[Amightypie]

been stated that due to 4GB of size there is no pre-load

 

[sakura002]

As confirmed someone started same topic of this, no preload for stellaris, come and live near bigger cities , better (stable...)internet.

 

[crazyhyperway]

I just preordered it, very upset there is no preload but i'll live I suppose!

 

[Murmeldjuret]

If preload is just withholding the exe or a few core libraries I don't see why it wouldn't work.
If there is more to it, like steam setup configurations, testing or such, I don't think it will be worth it.

 

[stripe7]

The Steam preload for XCOM2 created an encrypted image on my disk that at the release time/date unpacked itself. I would expect a potential preload of Stellaris to be the same. I do not know if this is a standard Steam option or if they charge the game producers for it. I have high speed cable internet access so it won't make much if any difference to me. It would make a huge difference to those who still have low bandwidth internet access.

 

[Druesling]

4GB will take all night. I live in a cabin in the woods.

 

[Mackus]

Damn. I wish they'd at least let us download game resources, everything but main directory (that is no exe or dll's). That way once game goes live, it would take only couple minutes to download few MB's of exec. Also, it would allow us to start modding and release day one mods.

 

[13Foxtrot]

i feel bad those with poor internet connection. I am not sure why there would be an issue with pre-loading. The only thing I can think of is an added cost for paradox or possible last minute changes to the game.

 

[bobjohnny]

The only thing that sucks is that on May 9th I'll be in the Gulf of Alaska without internet. I won't be back until the 14th, I'm actually not looking forward to my vacation as much because of it. Kind of pathetic.

 

[VerKer]

Damn. I wish they'd at least let us download game resources, everything but main directory (that is no exe or dll's). That way once game goes live, it would take only couple minutes to download few MB's of exec. Also, it would allow us to start modding and release day one mods.

Incremental preloading - dude go and have that patented!

 

[GPenguin121]

Yeah, not having pre-loads screw over people who aren't going to have easy access to Internet when it launches, I'm going to be on a cruise when it launches and will only have a little bit of net usage available, so being able to pre-load the majority before I get on the boat would be great

 

[Njordin]

yay. that means no stellaris for me on the 9th because of no preloading : /

 

[Mordaith]

I think it's only going to be a 4 gb download.

For games of this size, pre load is generally not considered a needed option. While it sucks that a lot of player may not have internet access at the time of launch (Travel, Hospital, What not) it is not likely we'll see it for Stellaris. Pre Loads are generally to help with very slow download speeds, so people aren't waiting days to get a 30 gb game.

My heart goes out to my slow internet brothers and sisters. I remember what it was like.

 

[DàbiànLājīdàrén]

4gb is like, a 15 to 30 minute download

 

[ComradeSomo]

4gb is like, a 15 to 30 minute download

That very much depends where you live. In rural Australia, for example, it is going to take a couple of hours.

 

[DàbiànLājīdàrén]

That very much depends where you live. In rural Australia, for example, it is going to take a couple of hours.

Everything in rural anything takes a couple of hours.