Use a wired connection if using wireless to check for any improvement. Here are my specs, please help with what i should dobuy to make this game run faster. In your swtor installation go into the swtor folder and then the retailclient folder and copy version. When you first associate the security key with your swtor account you will be asked to enter the serial number of the key. Create a folder called swtor in the new folder you created in step 1. Swtor tweaks guide graphics and performance ini tweaks. Meh, swtor was great in its classic version, by far the best it ever was. Watch as i show you how to make your swtor download faster than before, and save you up to a week of waiting. How to fix star wars the old republic lag caused by latency. Aug 02, 2019 downloading or updating swtors pts is usually a slow and painful task. Steam community guide how to get the steam overlay. The client downloads the game used for the beta, early access, and the final releaseupdates. And i hate to sound like a vanilla wowist bc i hate vanilla wow, the thing was swtor came with so many really nice quality of life features we grew to expect from new mmos, the leveling was amazing, the story was so great i constantly wanted to do more. What is causing my computer to run extremely slow, freeze.
You can also use a program called dnsbench that will get you a better dns, and faster internet. Yes but you need to copy a few files, see the end of this article. So i have played this game before but due to me changing my pc and everything i have to download the entire game again. After 2 days of downloading i got a little fed up and decided to actually do something besides passing the time on the throne and in bed. Click the button below to download and play star wars. Swtor weirdly slow and streaming problems pax republica. Real solutions to swtor reorganizing data slow issue a temporary solution is to just open task manager and close bitraider so it will skip that part, but for at least half of ppl this just makes it make up the time elsewhere during the download. Nov 12, 20 it is very slow to 25% or so, then gets to 98% very quickly, and then slows down again. The launcher now checks all the data on disk again to determine all the data which must be added or updated whether part of the patch or corrupted. A few times now i have been forced to leave my pc on over night and hope it finished by the next day.
The old republic is that the mouse control for rotating the camera angle is very sensitive and if you are too accustomed to any other game sensitivity, you may be frustrated to keep finding. I certainly understand your concern and will try my best to help you. The statements and opinions expressed on these websites are solely those of their respective authors and do not necessarily reflect the views, nor are they endorsed by bioware, lucasarts, and its licensors do not guarantee the accuracy of, and are in no way responsible for any content on these websites, and the star wars. Windows 10 comes packed with the newest edition of directx 12. How to speed up a slow internet connection wikihow. As per the description, i understand that you are experiencing issue with slow performance after installing windows 10 on the system. This is, simply put, a whole new swtor game, meaning you need to make sure you have enough space on your hard drive to install swtor twice. Please ensure you take down this serial number and keep it safe as it may be required to remove the security key from the account. In order for it to display its beauty, the system needs to emulate al the directx 9 effects, which may slow it down and result in a poor. Game content and materials are trademarks and s of their respective publisher and its licensors. May 02, 2018 learn how to get steam and swtor to play nice with each other. How to fix star wars the old republic lag caused by. Tor for about a week now, and the game has been completing the download in the background.
The old republic october 17, 2016 april 18, 2014 by marco di fresco a common technical problem with star wars. Get help from the community, find gameplay tips, and level up by answering player questions 247. More often than not, your download speed for swtor will be slower for me almost 25% slower. The topic or board you are looking for appears to be either missing or off limits to you. Not too bad since my net has a big speed and 25 gigs would download very fast, 34 or 5 hours dependding on whos ussing my line we share it at our home, but what i cant get my head around is the gut wrenching slow speed of the download in the launcher. The old republic swtor is a free to play 3d scifi mmorpg. The real solution is getting rid of the bitraider client. The academy how to level up fast in swtor duration. Why does it feel like im redownloading the entire game. Aug 10, 2018 the swtor hq at eas helper section has done a good job at combining many of the possible problems players have or may experience with the launcher of the game. This error is usually related to a missing swtor file or video drivers, and may.
The old republic on the pc, a gamefaqs message board topic titled why does it download so slow. Swtors launcher is a great reason never to launch the game. Our favorite game swtor is created and still used only directx 9. For all those not knowing that lag or high latency is part of online gaming as the autumn is a part of the 4 seasons, here is some information on how to fix lag in swtor reduce high latency. Star wars the old republic download speed fix youtube.
With the release of the new swtor patch, players finally got some important features that they expected to have from the start beside the new content. Mar 23, 2012 in this tutorial i show you how to fix the slow download speed. This page was last edited on 24 january 2019, at 01. Unlike other mmos, swtor boasts excellent visual and sound design. So ive been updating swtor for a whole day now, the download isnt taking long, but installing is. Tor uses its own client which you can download from your account at and doesnt depend on origin. These cues give vital information in pvp so we recommend spending some time adjusting ingame sound levels so you can pick up on them. After spending about an hour sifting through the various videos claiming to speed up swotr downloads, and the occasional cute kitten video, i found one that actually helped. Im downloading the client right now, but it is going very slowly well under 200 kbs, and while i dont have incredible bandwidth ive run a speed test and i should be getting a much faster download than i am especially since i read what speeds other people are getting. If people find this tool useful and want this functionality i will add a better way to do it in the future. Not too bad since my net has a big speed and 25 gigs would download very fast, 34 or 5 hours dependding on whos ussing my line we share it at our home, but what i cant get my head around is the gut wrenching slow speed of.
According to them, the launcher starts and tries to download the patch. Oct 24, 20 amongst the thousands of hours of roleplaying in swtor are some unusually dark moments, should you choose to be a jerk or go dark. Star wars the old republic swtor, guild wars 2 gw2 and elder scrolls online eso are currently covered. Group finder, speeded up leveling legacy perks, new armor kits and the most wanted ranked warzones system for. You need to run the launcher as an administrator so it can update the game. Decided to get an early start on downloading whatever patch data they were. There is a possibility that this issue might have occurred due to corrupt system files or possibility there is a virus in the system. Only a single instance of this application can run. I have a speed of 10 mbits megabits per second and the launcher would only ever go as high as 150 kbs kilobytes per second instead of the full speed of about 1 mbs megabyte per second.
Hi, i just bought a digital copy of star wars the old republic about an hour or so ago and it is taking an eternity to download. Swtor loads really really slow the forum playonlinux run your. Streaming launcher default if the letters st are present in the lower left corner of the launcher, close the launcher, right mouse click on the game shortcut, select open file location and delete the bitraider folder. After a long download which lasted a couple days my game finally. In this tutorial i show you how to fix the slow download speed. I have a speed of 10 mbits megabits per second and the launcher would only ever go as high as 150 kbs kilobytes per second instead of. Swtors launcher is a great reason never to launch the. Now very slow to load and everquest is very jerky, swtor finally loads character but just black screen for graphics and cannot move. First of all, you the player need to find out what causes the lag in. If you have swtor launcher issues, check for solution here. Its going at a rate of 500 100kbs its pathetic really ive played whilst its downloading and im lvl 10 now and io cant leave my planet or do pvp please help. Ive been downloading for nearly 24 hours straight now and ive still got 4gb to go i just went to and got 33mbit download speed so my connection is ok. Learn how to get steam and swtor to play nice with each other.
Mar 29, 2014 i tried moving download rate up more but 10 seems to be the limit, and does not seem to download faster. Tor launcher troubleshooting guide electronic arts. Mar 28, 2017 swtors launcher is a great reason never to launch the game. Improve swtor performance by installing directx 9 star. The old republic is that the mouse control for rotating the camera angle is very sensitive and if you are too accustomed to any other game sensitivity, you may be frustrated to keep finding yourself turned to the wrong direction by a small mouse movement fortunately there is a way to fix it and it is similar to the procedure to increase the. Please login below or register an account with the guardians an online gaming community. Even while i was a subscriber the leveling was too slow, i quit. Oct 16, 2015 i recently was playing swtor and my character began walking slowly. After some digging online i found that i had accidentally hit the key on the numeric keypad. Swtor runs slow, help please i used to run starcraft 2 on full settings, along with wow, with no problem but lately my games havent been running okay. Higher it is, more prettier swtor will look, but that will have a negative impact on performance of the game and you may experience random slowdowns during combat and low fps, making combat. Improve swtor performance by installing directx 9 star wars. Im confused as to why it is taking so long to download the actual game clientupdates. Use task manager press ctrlshiftesc or press the windows key and x then choose task manager to find swtor.
In the swtor folder create a folder called retailclient. The offending happenstance itself is the barely visible status text in the bottom left. Also includes instructions for removing the bitraider streaming client and improves slow download speeds. Download and run the launcher repair utility to find and replace any. How to fix download speed for starwars the old republic 2017. A few weeks ago the swtor launcher stopped downloading as fast as it used to and started to start at higher speeds then eventually go down to lower speeds from several mbps to kbps and pausing and restarting would temporarily make it download faster. Dec 20, 20 my swtor download is at 40% after 3 days. I am wanting to find out if swtor uses a particularly slow system or if it is p2p which is typically fast. The download speed and the installation speed is incredibly slow.
Im a complete computer noob so im sorry if this is a stupid question. To access the test server, you need to have an active swtor subscription. Their collection is quite extensive and contains well described possible paths for fixing the issues and recovering the launcher. Everquest slow swtor not working microsoft community. Star wars the old republic download size is insane with. I couldnt even use my dedicated screenshot software to take this screenshot, because the launcher was so completely hogging my cpu and disk bandwidth. Ive run a speed test and i should be getting a much faster download.