Steam Download question

[geoffw]

Hi

I am in the UK and have preordered via steam.

Just wondering if it is worth me booking Thursday off work to play this game ?
I am concerned that it will take me till the following thursday to download once we all start hammering the Steam servers with a multi-gigabyte download.

Do they allow partial downloading before the release time to try and lessen the Server load ?

Regards Geoff

[BadByte]

My steam says it will unlock at Tuesday @ 19:00 (if the unlock eta is valid). So no need to skip a workday.

[burlaff]

I've pre-ordered from steam also, but on my library it simply says 'IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover Pre-Order is coming soon', no release/unlock date or game icon. It doesn't look right some how, is there something I've done wrong?

[kingpinda]

Originally Posted by BadByte

My steam says it will unlock at Tuesday @ 19:00 (if the unlock eta is valid). So no need to skip a workday.

I take it you mean thursday. Yeah mine will unlock at the same time it seems. just under 2 days now :/

Originally Posted by burlaff

I've pre-ordered from steam also, but on my library it simply says 'IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover Pre-Order is coming soon', no release/unlock date or game icon. It doesn't look right some how, is there something I've done wrong?

True in my library it states the same.
Go to store and search for il-2 then go to the store page of cliffs of dover. There it will say unlock in blablabla

[BadByte]

Originally Posted by kingpinda

I take it you mean thursday. Yeah mine will unlock at the same time it seems. just under 2 days now :/

D'oh! yes thursday... too late to blame world+dog for the typo? .

[Blakduk]

I've just checked my Steam account- it used to say CoD would be released on 'March 31st', now it has been changed to 'coming soon'.
I'm in Australia, i'm not sure if Steam do staggered releases around the world.

[SsSsSsSsSnake]

Originally Posted by burlaff

I've pre-ordered from steam also, but on my library it simply says 'IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover Pre-Order is coming soon', no release/unlock date or game icon. It doesn't look right some how, is there something I've done wrong?

just checked and it says 1day 19 hours

[burlaff]

Ok thanks I just thought it looked a bit strange

[JG52Krupi]

Odd mine says 1 day 20 hours, so for me I could download it from 6pm.

However they don't always get released as soon as the clock stops and then you have to download it, doesn't make much sense to take a day off work if you ask me.

[Athosd]

Steam is huge - I doubt you'll get less than your normal bandwidth from them once Il2:CoD is released. However as pointed out by Ploughman, it will take some time to 'fit out' your new install - might be best to save that day off until you've got it all in order.