[FAQ] Downloading Ryzom

[Zerlin]

There are currently only 2 official downloads hosted by Nevrax at this point

Self Extracting Archive

http://uk1.dl.nevrax.com/ryzom-installer_060928.exe

Your best bet is to use a download manager like FreshDownload or WGet as a lot of folks seem to have incomplete or stalled downloads. FireFox download manager seems to be able to handle it very well.

BitTorrent Installer

http://www.ryzom.com/documentation/faq/download-and-install-the-game-additionnals-informations
Direct link to the torrent
You will have to get a copy of BitTorrent client

The installer is also available from various sites like http://www.filefront.com and http://www.fileplanet.com
Just do a search for 'ryzom' when you get there

[Zerlin]

Thanks to dam23 for these instructions on how to use WGet

1/ get the windows port of WGET (link above). WGET is an open source, spy/adware free download tool that lets one resume a partial download.

2/ extract the wget.exe file to your c: drive (recommend a folder like C:\wget)

3/ move your partially downloaded archive to your c: drive

4/ open the dos command line: Start Menu, Run, "cmd" (Those of you with ancient operating systems may have to type "command" instead. Or use the "MS-DOS" icon on your desktop)

5/ type: "cd c:\wget"

6/ type: "wget -c http://uk1.dl.nevrax.com/ryzom-installer_060928.exe"
the "-c" command line option tells wget to continue the download, which means you can resume your partially downloaded file.

7/ let it run till your download is done. you can then double click on your downloaded game archive in the C:\wget folder.

If your computer should crash while you're downloading, you can always run a "wget -c http://file...." to resume where your download was interrupted.