Just thought I'd pass this on for what it is worth. I contacted customer support about the constant background downloads, 'cause my laptop seemed to lag more when they were taking place. I was told I could download the entire game in one go, and no longer have the background downloads. This took a while to do, but once it was done, it was helpful.
To download all the available game data, type all of the the following in
Start->Run (including the quotes):
"C:\Program Files\Guild Wars\Gw.exe" -image
[Or if your game path is different, obviously enter the proper path to the gw.exe file]
I run this whenever there is an update to make sure I get everything at once.
A tip for people with lag
lil_necro_chick
EiS
i think almost everybody here knows this already thats old news but thxs anyways
lil_necro_chick
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i think almost everybody here knows this already thats old news but thxs anyways
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onerabbit
Theres a thing in Tech Corner for lagg and a bit on all the command switches in community works
Thanks though
Thanks though
tijo
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ROFL I didn't know we all popped out of the womb knowing everything there was to know about GW. I think people who are new to the game might just disagree that they knew this already...lol - I didn't know it, but perhaps I should have absorbed it from the ether, or somewhere...like...that.
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It's nice to post it though as i agree that not everyone might know about this, i'd just like to point out that the information isn't just in the ether, it's on a lot of forums and mentioned on a fair amount of threads too just hard to find sometime.
elLOCOmutha
Thanks for posting...new players don't always know where and how to find great tweaks like these. 
TwinRaven
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Thanks for posting...new players don't always know where and how to find great tweaks like these.
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The Professor
thanx i never knew about this either 35k files
lil_necro_chick
i'm glad a few people found it helpful, even if it was posted in the wrong place... at the wrong time, hehe.
As a new player, i'm still figuring out a lot of things, and locating information like I posted would have been virtually impossible since I wouldn't have known what it was I was searching for (i.e. give me a "switch" that reduces my lag problem.... hm, i don't think so).
btw - i can't locate any threads because the search function doesn't work for me here... so that's my excuse and im sticking to it.
Maybe this thread should be -->MOOOOVED--> to the tech place.
As a new player, i'm still figuring out a lot of things, and locating information like I posted would have been virtually impossible since I wouldn't have known what it was I was searching for (i.e. give me a "switch" that reduces my lag problem.... hm, i don't think so).
btw - i can't locate any threads because the search function doesn't work for me here... so that's my excuse and im sticking to it.
Maybe this thread should be -->MOOOOVED--> to the tech place.
MagicWarrior
No worries. For every person that knew of this already, there is a person that didn't know about it. Not everyone spends their time searching random things on the forum... so I am sure this thread was useful for many.
zling
oh dont worry, there are always plenty of people who dont know about such things... it's always good that people post these sort of things even though others say its "old news"...
Age
You could always delete your GW dotbak file and redown load everything and do as above mentioned.We did this in beta deleted our files.
Liberations
thx for this. ive been playing since the game came out, and i didnt know this. 
Stop The Storm
cool, been playing since day1 uk release, didnt know this. 31k files currently downloading, thanks
Kuldebar Valiturus
Everyone should know this, but people obviously still do not. After any major update, people complain about lag, a significant portion of those lag complaints are attributable to players not fully updating their game.
If you play Guild Wars without ever doing a -image, you are doing yourself and the game a disservice. The streaming tech is great and works well but it does impact the fluidity of the game and slows load time, etc.
Peeps need to remember to remove/or not use -image switch when they wish to just play the game because, of course, the game won't load.
If you play Guild Wars without ever doing a -image, you are doing yourself and the game a disservice. The streaming tech is great and works well but it does impact the fluidity of the game and slows load time, etc.
Peeps need to remember to remove/or not use -image switch when they wish to just play the game because, of course, the game won't load.
lil_necro_chick
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Everyone should know this, but people obviously still do not.
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Zeander
Cool, thanks for the tip! I have been player for over a year and didn't know this.
Etta
Yeah -image is good, but only do it once in a while or once when you just install the game and want everything in one go. Also good if your .dat file get corrupted and you need a fresh one. Be sure to have room for the download files as well 4-5 gb, i think. Don't forget to delete the -image after you done as well.
I'm sure I seen this tread in Tech Q&A before, wasnt it get locked by a mod? Anyway -image is good take a while to do but worth it.
I'm sure I seen this tread in Tech Q&A before, wasnt it get locked by a mod? Anyway -image is good take a while to do but worth it.
lil_necro_chick
This has been said a couple of times in this thread and i want to clear it up - you create the image using the Start->Run menu, but the program is not launched from there. [Who launches GW that way? Anyone?] It's normally launched from a shortcut, so the -image in the Start-> Run menu has no bearing on using the shortcut. There's nothing you need to delete or change in order to run the game afterwards using your regular shortcut.
I also see no problem in running it when there is an update. It only downloads the new files, not the whole image. If you try to run it when the image is up to date, nothing happens.
Now, if your .dat file is corrupted, are you saying to delete the .dat file and run the image afterwards?
How would you know it was corrupted?
I also see no problem in running it when there is an update. It only downloads the new files, not the whole image. If you try to run it when the image is up to date, nothing happens.
Now, if your .dat file is corrupted, are you saying to delete the .dat file and run the image afterwards?
How would you know it was corrupted?
cdgsax
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tijo
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When you first open Guild Wars, the gray box that opens will say "Repairing Data Archive" - it takes 5-10 min to fix itself
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Kuldebar Valiturus
Additionally there is a method to "unbloat" a GW.DAT file. The current size of a fully updated DAT is 2.9 gigs for the whole game. Sometimes. especially in older installs, the DAT gets filled with "garbage" due to, perhaps, errors or interruptions in the decompression process.
This process listed below is ideal for people who don't have the luxury of time or bandwidth but already have a fully or mostly updated game.
Also, you may want to defrag it...
The following method will "trim" down a bloated DAT:
(Make sure you have enough disk space)
1.) Run gw.exe -image to get all files. (If your installation of Guild wars is already up to date, skip this step)
2.) Then copy these folders and files (as indicated) from the GuildWars CD into a NEW folder ("GWINSTALL") on your hard drive:
Setup.exe
\Data
\Data\cdrom.ini
\Data\config.ini
\Data\Gw
\Data\Gw\GwSetup.exe
3.) After the files and folders are copied modify \Data\cdrom.ini to this:
[CDROM]
Program=Guild Wars
Chapter=
Disc=1
4.) Move your Gw.dat file to the "GWINSTALL" \Data\Gw folder
5.) Uninstall Guild Wars from Windows Control Panel
6.) Reinstall Guild Wars from the copied files on your hard drive by running setup.exe
This process listed below is ideal for people who don't have the luxury of time or bandwidth but already have a fully or mostly updated game.
Also, you may want to defrag it...
The following method will "trim" down a bloated DAT:
(Make sure you have enough disk space)
1.) Run gw.exe -image to get all files. (If your installation of Guild wars is already up to date, skip this step)
2.) Then copy these folders and files (as indicated) from the GuildWars CD into a NEW folder ("GWINSTALL") on your hard drive:
Setup.exe
\Data
\Data\cdrom.ini
\Data\config.ini
\Data\Gw
\Data\Gw\GwSetup.exe
3.) After the files and folders are copied modify \Data\cdrom.ini to this:
[CDROM]
Program=Guild Wars
Chapter=
Disc=1
4.) Move your Gw.dat file to the "GWINSTALL" \Data\Gw folder
5.) Uninstall Guild Wars from Windows Control Panel
6.) Reinstall Guild Wars from the copied files on your hard drive by running setup.exe
lil_necro_chick
I have no CD for 2/3 of the campaigns because I downloaded them from the internet........ (at a higher price than I would have paid in the store I later realized). So I am without the CD and without the cdrom.ini file.
Water Angel
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The following method will "trim" down a bloated DAT:
(Make sure you have enough disk space) 1.) Run gw.exe -image to get all files. (If your installation of Guild wars is already up to date, skip this step) 2.) Then copy these folders and files (as indicated) from the GuildWars CD into a NEW folder ("GWINSTALL") on your hard drive: Setup.exe \Data \Data\cdrom.ini \Data\config.ini \Data\Gw \Data\Gw\GwSetup.exe |
i did downlaoded all files, allowed more memory for progs,keep regulary turn off all background aplications,lower graphics...and still i have lags..out of ideas..