SWTOR Launcher, inconsistent speeds
A few weeks ago the SWTOR launcher stopped downloading as fast as it used to and started to start at higher speeds then eventually go down to lower speeds (From several mbps to kbps) and pausing and ...
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The firewall has been setup for both of those correct.
After applying the fix the launcher still wildly flucuates from something like 10kbps to 9mbps depending on its mood (Though it does seem to hover around 150kbps more often now)
Im aware its 4.0 launch but this was going on for a few weeks now + earlier today before the patch came out so im not sure its just server load
Do you know if your using the streaming or non-streaming launcher?
When your on the launcher it will say ST on the bottom somewhere? If so it's possible it's a bit raider issue that's causing the delay. Let me know if you see ST anywhere.
There was a ST there earlier in the day but after rebooting for the firewalls the ST isnt there anymore oddly enough
I know they did an ISP fall back a few days ago due to issues with their current ISP, may need a dns flush.
Open command prompt by clicking start, then in search type:
cmd
press enter, in the command prompt type:
ipconfig /flushdns
see if this helps.
You can also try a repair:
Non-Streaming launcher - Log into the launcher but don't click Play. Check for small letters "ST" in the bottom left corner. If this is NOT present, click the cog icon and then run the repair option.
Streaming launcher - If the letters "ST" is present, close the launcher, right mouse click on the game shortcut, select open file location and delete the BitRaider folder. Then start the launcher.
If this doesn't work, then worse worse case would be to ensure your not on the Streaming Launcher which is what ST means.
However please note the following:
NOTE this is a complete download of the game again
Trust me I really hope you don't have to do this but if this is something that happens every patch then getting rid of bit raider will prevent this from going forward. It may delay you playing a while longer but honestly not using bit raider helps a lot of people. So if you want to do this steps are:
right mouse click on game shortcut and select open file location
open the launcher.settings file in notepad and locate the below line and edit to the below
, "PatchingMode": "{ \"swtor\": \"SSN\" }"
, "bitraider_disable": trueSAVE the changes.
Delete the BitRaider, Movie and Asset folders then start the launcher.DNS flush didnt seem to do anything
I have a modified launcher.settings file already apparently but the other folders are still there, not sure if its worth deleting those folders when ive almost finished downloading Main Assets one
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