So I downloaded this Pre-Installed game from a respected torrent site. But whenever I run the game, the bottom 5 files get updated/changed apparently. And this torrent goes to the error section in Qbittorrent. Now I have to delete the exe and other small files from my folder and redownload them again through this torrent else this torrent wouldn’t seed.

So I would not be able to seed those bottom 5 files unless I have a completely fresh install of the game ? and that means, I either have to unselect those bottom 5 files from my torrent client or create a copy of the game in another Folder so the exe and other python files don’t get updated as I play the game ?

  • TFO Winder
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    1013 days ago

    Wait, you directly play game from the torrent directory?

    I don’t think that’s how it’s supposed to be done.

    • GingerBreadManOP
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      -113 days ago

      I don’t what you mean by that ? I’m on the contents tab of that torrent in Qbittorrent, to play the game, I open the folder in which I have saved this game and double click the exe. But if I run the game, some files get updated and the bottom 5 files now, don’t match the ones in the torrent. Because of which I have to delete the exe and other small files and redownload them through the torrent to keep the full torrent seeding.

      The save files are stored in appdata so that doesn’t affect the game and my saves are safe.

      Am I doing it all wrong, should I just hardlink the big files into another folder on the disk and then copy those exe and other small files and double click the exe that is in the new folder ?

      This way the torrent directly would be unchanged and I’d get to enjoy the game without being worried about the small files being updated/changed everytime I double click the exe ?

      • @Stillwater@sh.itjust.works
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        12 days ago

        Id copy the entire thing to a separate place where I keep installed programs and keep the torrent files untouched to seed from. It’s 1 gig, you can spare that right?

            • GingerBreadManOP
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              012 days ago

              It’s 1 gig, you can spare that right?

              The guy above me said to copy the entire folder somewhere else instead of Hardlinking, did you miss this ?

              • @Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
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                212 days ago

                Sorry, I checked the wrong column.

                Still it’s 1.67 gig, a 32 gig hard drive costs peanuts, probably less than you spend in electricity keeping your computer running to seed torrents while you’re not actively using it.

  • @WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    12 days ago

    Other people here have given you the answer—copy the files somewhere else and run from there—but can you motherfuckers just take a moment to appreciate the filename?

    Edit: I had to know!

    I Am Motherfucker: Everyone has some insecurities that plague them. Our protagonist is troubled by the size of his equipment. Day after day his friends regale him with their stories of their astronomical packages. Their stamina, unmatched. The length, unrivalled. Unfortunately, our self-conscious self-insert really takes all these stories to heart, feeling quite inadequate, until one fateful day when everything changes!

    It was simple really, he was overcome by the masculine urge to adjust his modest manhood, when his friend’s mom catches him in the act. She pulls him aside to give him a piece of her mind, which lucky for him involves some friction.

    https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/pc/510273-i-am-motherfer/data

  • @Commiunism@beehaw.org
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    412 days ago

    If you’re torrenting and got some extra hard drive space, a good practice is to copy paste the game into another location and play for there. That way, you can modify or have the game update all you want without stopping seeding (as you need all original, unmodified files to seed), and you also have a backup in case something goes really wrong.