Post by Abyssal Voice in SpaceCorpsXXX comments

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Bit of a dumb question, but is there a reason why you only use mirrors, rather than itch.io itself? both mega and Gdrive has traffic limiting issues.

For instance Gdrive is currently locked do to the amount of traffic and this is a reoccurring issue there.

Mega on the other hand you need a subscription for due to the sheer size of the game being bigger than public download limits.

These seem to limit the games potential player limit to some degree and likely has cost you some potential traffic due to download limits, something itch.io itself doesn't have that I am aware of.

Maybe I missed something, or maybe itch.io has size limit I am unaware of, but it seems like you would only increase the amount of people able to play if you added it to itch.io directly rather than using mirrors.

RanliLabz1 year ago

The itch file size limit is currently 1GB [waaay below what I need].

Abyssal Voice1 year ago(+1)(-1)

I hope that limit get removed or at least made much higher in the future.

In that case is it a possibility to add some addition other mirrors then? I know of mediafire even if I have a mild dislike of it. Mega is not really an option, and with Gdrive being well not ideal because of, to phrase it traffic jams, additional mirrors are needed to sustain the size of your potential player base.

OttifantSir228 days ago

You don't need a paid subscription to MEGA to download this game, but you need to install their Desktop app and create an account. Without paying, you will still need to wait to complete if you go above their download limit, but once a download is queued up in the app, it will resume automatically and be downloaded in full without further surveillance.

OttifantSir202 days ago

MEGA is the better option for filesharing, since it ALWAYS lets you access the link, and NO, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PAY TO DOWNLOAD 5GB+ FILES! You just need to install the MEGA (Android/desktop) app and choose the option [Download with (Android/desktop) app]. You will need to wait for six hours once you exceeded the 5GB limit, but that's all you have to do. Once the six hours are over, the app RESUMES the download FOR you.

Even with the six-hours wait time for a new 5GB limit, MEGA is much more usable than GDrive that often will hinder you from even accessing the link for DAYS.