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    Steam STILL Won't Download the Updates! WTF DO I DO

    I've been looking forward to the Titan update for months. I logged into Steam yesterday at about 8pm thinking I'd download the patch in an hour or two and start playing. NOT SO! The update didn't start at all, it was as if there was no update at all. I tried launching UT3 to see if maybe through some miracle I already had the update and the game wouldn't even start. It said something like "Steam servers are too busy to handle your request."

    Well after about 30 minutes of forum prowling I went back to Steam to see if anything had happened, to my amazement the update was downloading at 500kbps! I thought I'd be playing the update in around 30 minutes. NOT SO! I was all excited until the download got to 10% and then just stopped. Then where it said "Updating 10%" it changed to "Download Starting..." for a few minutes, then started back at 0%!

    It started downloading again a bit slower so I just let it go in hopes that it would fix itself. NOT SO! It got to 12% then restarted again. 15%, restarted. 18%, restarted. 13%. 8%. 3%. And now it just says "Download Starting..." all the time.

    I let it go all night thinking maybe the servers were congested and it would sort it out while I slept. NOT SO! WTF DO I DO!?

    #2
    Dont worry, just leave it on. The percent and messages are messed up for some reason, but its still downloading at the proper percent. Same happened to me yesterday (Download starting message), yet it was still downloading while it said that. Had mine on since about 5-6pm yesterday, so you probably jumped in right in the middle of the chaos.

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      #3
      Thanks for reassuring me, is there any way I can tell how close it is to being done?

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        #4
        You can download both files (patch and pack) from other locations and install it to your steam installation.

        There are several threads here that point you to ultrafast download locations and on how to update your steam version with them.

        I am sorry that I am in a hurry and cannot look for the links now.

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          #5
          Originally posted by Northrawn View Post
          You can download both files (patch and pack) from other locations and install it to your steam installation.

          There are several threads here that point you to ultrafast download locations and on how to update your steam version with them.

          I am sorry that I am in a hurry and cannot look for the links now.
          Thanks, I saw those threads and there were a couple people talking about achievements not working or something, I didn't want to take any chances

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            #6
            Yesterday wanted to download UT3 Titan Pack...
            Steam started downloading with my full speed (DSL3000)
            Stopped @ 99% (!!!!!!)
            I am waiting since yesterday evening 8 pm for steam going on downloading...
            Always:
            http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/824...ritedownlo.png

            (btw: i tried playing by starting UT3.exe.. but doesnt work with Steam (cant join servers))

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              #7
              Be patient Forger, mine was giving me the same kind of **** yours was, but it finally finished and the Titan Pack is awesome!

              I hope this finally breathes new life into UT3...

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