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S!carius

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2005

Germany

Force of Arms [FoA]

Mo/

21 Aug 2007 at 01:29 - 1
I have a fresh install of windows and I'm downloading guildwars. Is there a way to download the whole game at once instead of having to download new sections when loading a new instance in the game? I searched for this a little bit; I recall there being a way to do this but I couldn't find it.

Enko

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2006

VA

Mo/

21 Aug 2007 at 01:50 - 2
make a shortcut to your gw.exe.

add the -image to the end of the shortcut.

Senrath

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2006

Halfway between here and there

Advanced Technology [CCCP]

21 Aug 2007 at 03:04 - 3
Yes, the -image command is what you want. Just be warned that it could take a couple hours, depending on your connection.

MasterPatricko

MasterPatricko

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2006

Aberdeen, Scotland

Liars, Cheats and Thieves [LIAR]

R/

21 Aug 2007 at 19:05 - 4
A tip is that before wiping your guild wars installation, copy the gw.dat file (the really huge file ~3gigabytes) from the Program Files/Guild Wars folder onto a DVD-RW or something then put it back after reinstalling - it will save you having to redownload everything