AWOMO Bandwith Usage

tanka12345 · Jan 6, 2009, 12:16 PM

Hi,

I have recently downloaded the free full version of Rome Total War from AWOMO, and I was quite excited finding the game for free. I had always been meaning to purchase the game, after picking up the demo CD at a store a few years ago. Amazingly it works fine on my PC (8MB GFX FTW!

), but I'm wondering if AWOMO games use up internet bandwith/usage, when you play the game, as the game isn't physically installed on the computer, and requires an internet connection for gameplay. If it does, about how much does it use?
I'm worried that it might eat up all my usage, which doesn't come cheap, and unlimited (or fast for that matter) around these parts.

I was also wondering if AWOMO still needs Beta testers (I sent in an application, but haven't received a reply yet).

Thanks
Tanka12345

tanka12345 · Jan 31, 2009, 11:12 PM

Anyone?

safedisc2 · Mar 1, 2009, 02:57 PM

It has to get the game data somewhere, so YES, it does download them from the Internet.
By default C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\GDP\Cache\AWOMO is the place where it stores them.
From hundreds of megabytes to few gigabytes. If you play the game longer, it needs more data and they are downloaded on when-needed basis. (At least it was so with "Rome")

- edit -

I just tried with Tomb Rider. AWOMO downloads ~600MB of data first before starting the game and when you start it using [Launch] it starts downloading more depending on your choice (new game or Croft Manor). After selecting Croft Manor AWOMO downloads additional 1.1GB of data before continuing. Those 1.7GB seem to be ~1/4 of total game data.

You can guess how much data is needed watching the bar at the top of AWOMO web
Blue = total game data,
Dark Grey = data needed at this stage of the game,
Green = data being downloaded for current game stage.

DJ BIG T · Mar 30, 2009, 10:46 PM

i'm downloading tomb raider legends now so ill let you know what happens soon..

Jan 6, 2009, 12:16 PM	#1
tanka12345 HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 441 Rep Power: 30 System Specs	AWOMO Bandwith Usage Hi, I have recently downloaded the free full version of Rome Total War from AWOMO, and I was quite excited finding the game for free. I had always been meaning to purchase the game, after picking up the demo CD at a store a few years ago. Amazingly it works fine on my PC (8MB GFX FTW! ), but I'm wondering if AWOMO games use up internet bandwith/usage, when you play the game, as the game isn't physically installed on the computer, and requires an internet connection for gameplay. If it does, about how much does it use? I'm worried that it might eat up all my usage, which doesn't come cheap, and unlimited (or fast for that matter) around these parts. I was also wondering if AWOMO still needs Beta testers (I sent in an application, but haven't received a reply yet). Thanks Tanka12345 __________________ My New Rig - Windows 7 RC Build 7100 Intel Core i7 920 OCed to 3.2GHz \| CoolerMaster V8 \| Patriot Viper 3x2GB DDR3-1333MHz \| MSI Eclipse X58 \| LG W2261V 22" 16:9 \| Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB \| MSI ATI 4870 1GB \| Enermax Revolution 85+ 1050W PSU \| CoolerMaster HAF 932 \| ASUS DRW-22B1LT Lightscribe \| Creative SB X-Fi Xtreme \| Logitech X-540 \| Razer Carcharias \| Razer Lachesis \| Razer Destructor/ Razer Goliathus Speed/ Fnatic SteelSeries Qck+ XL \| OCZ Alchemy Elixir

Jan 31, 2009, 11:12 PM	Thread Starter #2
tanka12345 HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 441 Rep Power: 30 System Specs	Re: AWOMO Bandwith Usage Anyone? __________________ My New Rig - Windows 7 RC Build 7100 Intel Core i7 920 OCed to 3.2GHz \| CoolerMaster V8 \| Patriot Viper 3x2GB DDR3-1333MHz \| MSI Eclipse X58 \| LG W2261V 22" 16:9 \| Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB \| MSI ATI 4870 1GB \| Enermax Revolution 85+ 1050W PSU \| CoolerMaster HAF 932 \| ASUS DRW-22B1LT Lightscribe \| Creative SB X-Fi Xtreme \| Logitech X-540 \| Razer Carcharias \| Razer Lachesis \| Razer Destructor/ Razer Goliathus Speed/ Fnatic SteelSeries Qck+ XL \| OCZ Alchemy Elixir

Mar 1, 2009, 02:57 PM	#3
safedisc2 HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 55 Rep Power: 0	Re: AWOMO Bandwith Usage It has to get the game data somewhere, so YES, it does download them from the Internet. By default C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\GDP\Cache\AWOMO is the place where it stores them. From hundreds of megabytes to few gigabytes. If you play the game longer, it needs more data and they are downloaded on when-needed basis. (At least it was so with "Rome") - edit - I just tried with Tomb Rider. AWOMO downloads ~600MB of data first before starting the game and when you start it using [Launch] it starts downloading more depending on your choice (new game or Croft Manor). After selecting Croft Manor AWOMO downloads additional 1.1GB of data before continuing. Those 1.7GB seem to be ~1/4 of total game data. You can guess how much data is needed watching the bar at the top of AWOMO web Blue = total game data, Dark Grey = data needed at this stage of the game, Green = data being downloaded for current game stage. Last edited by safedisc2; Mar 1, 2009 at 03:46 PM.

Mar 30, 2009, 10:46 PM	#4
DJ BIG T DH FaN BoY Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: ORLANDO,FL Posts: 930 Rep Power: 67 System Specs	Re: AWOMO Bandwith Usage i'm downloading tomb raider legends now so ill let you know what happens soon.. __________________