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Update size for latest patch?

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Hi, Hivers :)

Currently, I'm still playing 1.27b and wanted to update to 1.29.2. But unfortunately, I can't seem to find offline installers like older patches. So, I had to go through online installer. The problem is that my network usage is limited and I don't know the most accurate size if I am to download this. So, if you guys know the most accurate size when updating from 1.27b to 1.29.2 :)

Thanks! :)
 
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Really? Thanks for that info, I think it would be around 100~300MB. But it would be more than that to me for no reason(I thought it would because of Windows update but even it is disabled, it still costs me more data than on mobile and that's why I favor offline installers than online ones, I download it from mobile, transfer file to PC and install, easier and less expensive than PC at least)
 
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Before you install the new patch, I suggest you back up you current WCIII. If your hard drive has abundant space, you might wish to play the previous version
Don't worry. I always backup every time I update ;)
Starting with 1.30 the updates will be quite small after that thanks to the CASC system only downloading what was changed.
So I think updating from 1.27 to 1.3 would be large since CASC are new files. I haven't updated patch still coz of no accurate size
 

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So I think updating from 1.27 to 1.3 would be large since CASC are new files. I haven't updated patch still coz of no accurate size
It will be ~1.6 GB of data as all game files will be redownloaded, the same as a clean install. However 1.31 and future patches will be much smaller again, probably 100MB or less.
 

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Starting with 1.30 the updates will be quite small after that
For the record, the size of the standalone offline patches may vary greatly, based on the locale they are designed for. As an example, War3TFT_127b_Italiano.exe is a 238 MB download, while War3TFT_127b_English.exe is a 80.3 MB one.
However 1.31 and future patches will be much smaller again, probably 100MB or less.
@Dr Super Good: rotfl, good one.

The truth is, we do not know what the future will hold. I will simply point out the fact that forcing the hopefully debugged version of a supposedly working hotfix for a previously pushed and obviously not fully tested official patch version, is not exactly very efficient, server and bandwidth-wise imho. Even with CASC. How many 10-100 MB 'micro-fixes' before something finally works as intended, I wonder...

I would also like to remind people that besides the full standalone offline patches (which can patch any previous version of the game to the latest one), Blizzard also released smaller patches to upgrade the game from one version to the immediate next one.
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War3Patches_TFT_121b_122a_csCZ.exe 01-Jul-2008 20:09 -- 7.1M
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War3Patches_TFT_121b_122a_deDE.exe 01-Jul-2008 20:12 -- 7.1M
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War3Patches_TFT_121b_122a_enUS.exe 01-Jul-2008 20:14 -- 7.0M
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War3Patches_TFT_121b_122a_esES.exe 01-Jul-2008 20:16 -- 7.1M
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War3Patches_TFT_121b_122a_frFR.exe 01-Jul-2008 20:19 -- 7.1M
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War3Patches_TFT_121b_122a_itIT.exe 01-Jul-2008 20:21 -- 7.1M
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War3Patches_TFT_121b_122a_jaJA.exe 01-Jul-2008 20:24 -- 7.2M
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War3Patches_TFT_121b_122a_koKR.exe 01-Jul-2008 20:26 -- 7.1M
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War3Patches_TFT_121b_122a_plPL.exe 01-Jul-2008 20:28 -- 7.1M
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War3Patches_TFT_121b_122a_ruRU.exe 01-Jul-2008 20:31 -- 7.1M
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War3Patches_TFT_121b_122a_zhCN.exe 01-Jul-2008 20:33 -- 7.1M
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War3Patches_TFT_121b_122a_zhTW.exe 01-Jul-2008 20:06 -- 7.1M
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War3Patches_TFT_122a_123a_csCZ.exe 19-Mar-2009 22:28 -- 1.8M
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War3Patches_TFT_122a_123a_deDE.exe 19-Mar-2009 22:29 -- 1.8M
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War3Patches_TFT_122a_123a_enUS.exe 19-Mar-2009 22:30 -- 1.7M
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War3Patches_TFT_122a_123a_esES.exe 19-Mar-2009 22:31 -- 1.8M
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War3Patches_TFT_122a_123a_frFR.exe 19-Mar-2009 22:32 -- 1.8M
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War3Patches_TFT_122a_123a_itIT.exe 19-Mar-2009 22:33 -- 1.8M
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War3Patches_TFT_122a_123a_jaJA.exe 19-Mar-2009 22:34 -- 1.8M
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War3Patches_TFT_122a_123a_koKR.exe 19-Mar-2009 22:35 -- 1.8M
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War3Patches_TFT_122a_123a_plPL.exe 19-Mar-2009 22:36 -- 1.8M
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War3Patches_TFT_122a_123a_ruRU.exe 19-Mar-2009 22:38 -- 1.8M
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War3Patches_TFT_122a_123a_zhCN.exe 19-Mar-2009 22:39 -- 1.8M
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War3Patches_TFT_122a_123a_zhTW.exe 19-Mar-2009 22:40 -- 1.8M
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War3Patches_TFT_123a_124a_csCZ.exe 04-Aug-2009 20:12 -- 1.4M
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War3Patches_TFT_123a_124a_deDE.exe 04-Aug-2009 20:14 -- 1.4M
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War3Patches_TFT_123a_124a_enUS.exe 04-Aug-2009 20:15 -- 1.2M
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War3Patches_TFT_123a_124a_esES.exe 04-Aug-2009 20:17 -- 1.4M
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War3Patches_TFT_123a_124a_frFR.exe 04-Aug-2009 20:18 -- 1.4M
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War3Patches_TFT_123a_124a_itIT.exe 04-Aug-2009 20:20 -- 1.4M
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War3Patches_TFT_123a_124a_jaJA.exe 04-Aug-2009 20:21 -- 1.4M
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War3Patches_TFT_123a_124a_koKR.exe 04-Aug-2009 20:23 -- 1.4M
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War3Patches_TFT_123a_124a_plPL.exe 04-Aug-2009 20:24 -- 1.4M
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War3Patches_TFT_123a_124a_ruRU.exe 04-Aug-2009 20:26 -- 1.4M
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War3Patches_TFT_123a_124a_zhCN.exe 04-Aug-2009 20:27 -- 1.4M
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War3Patches_TFT_123a_124a_zhTW.exe 04-Aug-2009 20:29 -- 1.4M

... and more.


(outdated) source:
Index of /pub/mirrors/ftp.blizzard.com/war3x/patches/pc


"future patches will be much smaller again, probably 100MB or less", "thanks to the CASC system only downloading what was changed.".

Yeah, right.
 
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Yeah, right.
Both Warcraft III.exe and WorldEdit come to over 30MB in total. A small change in code and they will be recompiled and hence require to be redownloaded. I am guessing they are so large due to static linking many libraries that were before separate DLL files that did not require updating. On the one side this potentially leads to performance improvements due to link time code optimization but on the other side it means larger updates.
 

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[...] On the one side this potentially leads to performance improvements due to link time code optimization but on the other side it means larger updates.
The topic of this thread is about bandwidth usage to upgrade the game to the latest version. It is not about any performance improvements (or not) while running either the game of the World Editor after the game has been successfully patched.

Both Warcraft III.exe and WorldEdit come to over 30MB in total. A small change in code and they will be recompiled and hence require to be redownloaded. I am guessing they are so large due to static linking many libraries that were before separate DLL files that did not require updating. [...]
There is no need to fully redownload a file in order to update it.


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Data differencing - Wikipedia
 
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Hey guys, thanks for discussions! I learned alot from you guys!
It will be ~1.6 GB of data as all game files will be redownloaded, the same as a clean install. However 1.31 and future patches will be much smaller again, probably 100MB or less.
Thanks for that info :) Maybe I should run to cafe rather than downloading at home..

Also, I think future patches would be so smaller(around ~<5MB). Since it would be rebalancing things(i.e. it would download only small files like UnitData.slk, OrcUnitStrings.txt etc.) unless it is bug fix(for example current war3 patch issue: distorted sounds and others like Attack Ground with orb crash) or something new feature(Maybe 36 players? Who knows¿¿:rolleyes:).

@pyf and @Dr Super Good, again I thank you for this discussion. +rep to both!:D:)
 

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You're welcome.

You can find a much improved version of my previous post about the official incremental smaller updates here.

Unfortunately, Blizzard never released any 1.26a->1.27a nor any 1.27a->1.27b update afaik. You have to download the full updater(s) to patch the game to these versions.
 
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Hmm, this seems fine. BTW what do you mean by "wanted to keep my old 1.27 cracked warcraft too."? You can keep as many instances of war3 as you wish. I have 1.27 one and another 1.26. :)
I didn't want to risk to update my cracked warcraft. All of the warcraft updates was patches but this one was online. I didn't risk :)

And for people who want to know I have 3 warcraft.
1: Cracked and Persian version that belongs to old time that I didn't understand English well.
2: I downloaded only Frozen but couldn't install it. Ragin of Chaos was missing. Installer couldn't detect it.
3: Original
 
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