is there a way to pre download all the HA maps?

bigboi26

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2005

10 Jul 2009 at 19:36 - 1

because i just reinstalled GW and every place i go takes like 10 mins to download all the things. if i join a group in HA my team will be screwed!

Calista Blackblood

Permanently Banned

Join Date: Oct 2007

Northern Ireland

Nowhere To Run Nowhere To [Hide]

10 Jul 2009 at 20:03 - 2

Add -image to the end of your command line

Ariena Najea

Silence and Motion

Join Date: Jul 2006

Buffalo NY

New Horizon [NH]

10 Jul 2009 at 20:50 - 3

Quote:

Originally Posted by Calista BlackBlood

Add -image to the end of your command line If you are using XP, go to the Start Menu and select Run
If you are using Vista, search for Command Prompt

Enter the following, you may need to adjust the location:
"C:\Program Files\Guild Wars\Gw.exe" -image

bigboi26

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2005

10 Jul 2009 at 20:53 - 4

got it thanks. wow this might take a while.

dilan155

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2007

living room

10 Jul 2009 at 21:24 - 5

Keep in mind that this will load all maps, that's why it'll take so long. Also don't forget to remove image after it loads to run gw normally

Calista Blackblood

Permanently Banned

Join Date: Oct 2007

Northern Ireland

Nowhere To Run Nowhere To [Hide]

10 Jul 2009 at 21:40 - 6

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ariena Najea

If you are using XP, go to the Start Menu and select Run
If you are using Vista, search for Command Prompt

Enter the following, you may need to adjust the location:
"C:\Program Files\Guild Wars\Gw.exe" -image Thanks.I forgot that bit

Braxton619

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2008

A/W

10 Jul 2009 at 23:57 - 7

This was already answered more than once. Please use the search function.

Reverend Dr

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

Super Fans Of Gaile [ban]

11 Jul 2009 at 17:58 - 8

I wish there was a -image for PvP information. I just don't think that I'm going to be playing any of the 4 large PvE zones and it does take an awful while to download all that information.

II Lucky Charm II

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2006

Seoul, Korea

Mo/Me

20 Jul 2009 at 23:13 - 9

Make sure you back up the .dat files so you won't have to download it again in the future.

Mystical

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

Mississauga, Ontario

Inyurface Gaming [IYF]

21 Jul 2009 at 05:38 - 10

If you just wanted the maps. Observer will load the maps for you. Than again, that would be hard with the amount of top 100 guilds going into HA. :/

Necromas

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

21 Jul 2009 at 08:48 - 11

If your installation is really old you may also want to defragment the .dat file directly, since it is such a huge single file, a lot of defragmenting programs won't touch it in a full hard drive scan.