Comments on: Download Size is Irrelevant http://sonicron.solaristudios.com/2006/04/06/download-size-is-irrelevant/ Explorations in the world of independent game development. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:38:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Max Tafelmayer http://sonicron.solaristudios.com/2006/04/06/download-size-is-irrelevant/#comment-86 Mon, 10 Apr 2006 07:16:00 +0000 http://sonicron.solaristudios.com/2006/04/06/download-size-is-irrelevant/#comment-86 I'm already checking back often. Your blog is very interesting. I would be glad if you send me an E-Mail when you are ready. I’m already checking back often. Your blog is very interesting.
I would be glad if you send me an E-Mail when you are ready.

]]> by: soniCron http://sonicron.solaristudios.com/2006/04/06/download-size-is-irrelevant/#comment-85 Sun, 09 Apr 2006 22:56:10 +0000 http://sonicron.solaristudios.com/2006/04/06/download-size-is-irrelevant/#comment-85 Thanks for your interest, Max! The package was developed internally, by myself. I'll be releasing the software to the community in the next couple months. In the meantime, please check back often or give me a heads-up, and I'll send you an email when it's complete! Thanks again! :) Thanks for your interest, Max! The package was developed internally, by myself. I’ll be releasing the software to the community in the next couple months. In the meantime, please check back often or give me a heads-up, and I’ll send you an email when it’s complete! Thanks again! :)

]]> by: Max Tafelmayer http://sonicron.solaristudios.com/2006/04/06/download-size-is-irrelevant/#comment-84 Sun, 09 Apr 2006 20:49:28 +0000 http://sonicron.solaristudios.com/2006/04/06/download-size-is-irrelevant/#comment-84 "I’ve whipped up a file downloader that helps me track how often the Jeweltopia demo is downloaded ..." I'm interested in such a tool. What tool are you using? “I’ve whipped up a file downloader that helps me track how often the Jeweltopia demo is downloaded …”

I’m interested in such a tool. What tool are you using?

]]> by: A Digital Sailor’s Diary » Blog Archive » Double Your Sales: Screenshots http://sonicron.solaristudios.com/2006/04/06/download-size-is-irrelevant/#comment-83 Sat, 08 Apr 2006 22:31:55 +0000 http://sonicron.solaristudios.com/2006/04/06/download-size-is-irrelevant/#comment-83 [...] In a recent post, I explored some surprising statistics about my visitors — casual gamers — and the utter lack of dial-up subscribers in the bunch. A little more than 4% of my visitors successfully downloaded a full 4.72 MB demo with a dial-up connection, and only the smallest fraction of those purchased the game. Only 0.02% of my business effectively comes from dial-up users. Seems like a pursuit hardly worthwhile, doesn’t it? [...] […] In a recent post, I explored some surprising statistics about my visitors — casual gamers — and the utter lack of dial-up subscribers in the bunch. A little more than 4% of my visitors successfully downloaded a full 4.72 MB demo with a dial-up connection, and only the smallest fraction of those purchased the game. Only 0.02% of my business effectively comes from dial-up users. Seems like a pursuit hardly worthwhile, doesn’t it? […]

]]> by: soniCron http://sonicron.solaristudios.com/2006/04/06/download-size-is-irrelevant/#comment-78 Fri, 07 Apr 2006 18:29:44 +0000 http://sonicron.solaristudios.com/2006/04/06/download-size-is-irrelevant/#comment-78 I calculate how long it took the user to download the file before it completes or they cancel. Unfortunately, their actual connection type is all a guess. They could have a 100 Mbit connection somewhere in Japan that just doesn't find the right path to SolariStudios.com and downloads at 3.5 KB/sec. Nevertheless, this is the best I've got without outright asking the user, and I reckon it's accurate enough to make assumptions. After all, whether or not they are on dial-up doesn't matter, it's how fast their connection is in this particular circumstance and what they're willing to put up with. When I say "dial-up," what you should read is, "slow." In light of this recent information, I'm beefing up Jeweltopia significantly with all sorts of new media, including fully animated and scored cutscenes. I'm going to try to drive the file-size up to around 15-20 MB and see how things change. Of course, I'll be posting a followup when that happens. Thanks for reading! I calculate how long it took the user to download the file before it completes or they cancel. Unfortunately, their actual connection type is all a guess. They could have a 100 Mbit connection somewhere in Japan that just doesn’t find the right path to SolariStudios.com and downloads at 3.5 KB/sec. Nevertheless, this is the best I’ve got without outright asking the user, and I reckon it’s accurate enough to make assumptions. After all, whether or not they are on dial-up doesn’t matter, it’s how fast their connection is in this particular circumstance and what they’re willing to put up with. When I say “dial-up,” what you should read is, “slow.”

In light of this recent information, I’m beefing up Jeweltopia significantly with all sorts of new media, including fully animated and scored cutscenes. I’m going to try to drive the file-size up to around 15-20 MB and see how things change. Of course, I’ll be posting a followup when that happens.

Thanks for reading!

]]> by: Roman Budzowski http://sonicron.solaristudios.com/2006/04/06/download-size-is-irrelevant/#comment-77 Fri, 07 Apr 2006 09:13:26 +0000 http://sonicron.solaristudios.com/2006/04/06/download-size-is-irrelevant/#comment-77 Good reading. I wonder how do you know who's on broadband and who's on dial-up? Hope you do some test for games over 5mb size. Good reading. I wonder how do you know who’s on broadband and who’s on dial-up? Hope you do some test for games over 5mb size.

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