unable to download large add-ons

DwarfCollier · Post by **DwarfCollier** » December 31st, 2006, 2:33 am

I have found out where to download add-ons from with a web browser, but when I try to install them, they don't show up any where in the game, and the 'COPYING.TXT' file is always corrupted. If I try to download add-ons larger than 1 MB from the BfW application, it gives me an error saying ' remote host disconnected'.

I really do not know what is going on, or what to do about this problem. Could somebody please help me.

Website · Post by **Sapient** » December 31st, 2006, 3:41 am

do you have write permission to the userdata directory?

DwarfCollier · Post by **DwarfCollier** » January 2nd, 2007, 3:06 am

Yes, I do have write permission to the directory. It's in my home folder.

I can download add-ons smaller than 1 MB from withen the game without any trouble.

I'm starting to think that the problem is with the server, because I tried again yesterday, and BfW detected it (it showed up in the application). But I did have to go to the web page and manually install it. I have downloaded all the rest of the add-ons (save for one) that I wanted, and the campaigns show up in the list, but I can't start OR join a multiplayer game.

I will try fidling with things, and see if I can get it working. But I really have NO idea as to what is going on.

DwarfCollier · Post by **DwarfCollier** » January 3rd, 2007, 5:04 am

I have figured out what the problem was. The game was just loading the add-ons, but not responding, so it looked like a locked up application. I figured this out by waiting a while, and looking at BfW with 'Activity Monitor'.

I'm suprised that it didn't show a progress bar. Who should I contact to sugguest this for Battle for Wesnoth?

Dakaa · Post by **Dakaa** » January 4th, 2007, 6:49 am

Same problem! I can't download 1mb+ add-ons, it will stuck at 99%.

Post by **torangan** » January 4th, 2007, 1:08 pm

Maybe you shouldn't trust the percentage too much and simply wait for a longer time? Could very well be that it'll finish later on, getting such a percentage wrong is much easier then getting it right...

Post by **zookeeper** » January 4th, 2007, 1:18 pm

Dakaa wrote:Same problem! I can't download 1mb+ add-ons, it will stuck at 99%.

It's a windows-only problem apparently, but waiting long enough should still finish the download. It may even take considerably longer than the actual download time was (according to the % gauge), but it should finish eventually.

Torangan wrote:getting such a percentage wrong is much easier then getting it right...

Comparing the number of bytes/KB's/whatever downloaded to the total amount (which is known)?

unsung · Post by **unsung** » January 5th, 2007, 12:03 am

I've been having the same problem (and yes, I unistalled the earlier version of wesnoth, and then deleted the file it was in for good measure afterwards).
I haven't been able to install any addons -I haven't tried any under 1mb yet- and cannot join games.

However, min edoesn't freeze. well, it idid once when installing a campaign, but that was before I uninstalled the game. Uusally it does a little bit, and then says: remote host disconnected.
For MP, it always gives the 'no sides could be found' error.

Today however, I tired to download a campaign again, got the disconnect, and now it doesn't even display the loading bar for the server- it just goes a bit, and says it could not connect.

I have admin privleges on my computer, so I doubt there's a problem related to permissions, and there isn't a firewall to block t so... yeah.

Gus · Post by **Gus** » January 5th, 2007, 12:09 am

2 things:

- the server has been known to be acting weird at times. When it says it cannot connect or the remote host disconnected, try later.
- when downloading large add-ons, the problem seems to be that it takes AGES for Wesnoth to unpack them. That's the only problem, really: unpacking. It downloads fast (hence the progress bar), but then, there's a massive amount of slowing down when it unpacks. I'm guessing it's a problem with the code, because my comp doesn't have trouble unpacking 5 MB zip files usually

The bottom line is: just wait, however long, and it should be fine in the end. Also, i am under the impression the waiting time was smaller in 1.2, but that might be totally subjective, or just that i didn't download as large a file as before, yet.

unsung · Post by **unsung** » January 5th, 2007, 12:12 am

Well, after I posted, I uninstalled and re-installed again.

Now I can download campaigns.

I'll try multiplayer later.

I'm starting suspect that the campaign server is indeed being a bad nubbin.

EDIT: I just tried to download the only 2mb campaign I can think of
(alos one of my favorite campaigns ever)
It gave me a firm NO! YOU LOST THE GAME (aka, remote host disconneted)
I've come to the conclusion that the campaign server is playing a game with me, minus the fun. I mean, I could understand if it actually anoyed me, or angered me, but it doesn't and the server knows this, so really what is it getting out of it?

(aka, I gues it really is a case of wait and try again.)
Oh, and it downloaded the imperial era in a span of 2 seconds so I'd say it is faster now, when it works.
I LOST THE GAME!