Quote Originally Posted by sbog View Post
Quote Originally Posted by Neil View Post
Downloading ~14GiB makes no sense when you can get the unit specific files here in this thread and combine them with the map whether img or gmap well under 6GiB for the most advanced units or much less for junior units.
Torrent users have advantage to uncheck unwanted files/directories, whereas often it is not possible here - with [multipart] archives of unknown content. F.e. 10M archive of unlocked cyclops (POI) whereas in fact both locked and unlocked sets take together less than 1.7M being packed properly.
LOL, i'm well-aware of the ability to uncheck what's not required, although the selective quote in your post above makes it appear otherwise. See the pic i posted in Post #49, but ppl unfamiliar with that screen may not wait until the metadata's downloaded and just click ok. The torrent also contains selective ancillary files but not all and reportedly may have the ultimate noob error of images with the flag still [Only registered and activated users can see links. ].

OT on:
I'm not a 'torrent-hater' sbog. I'm neutral about them and simply won't use them if other more secure download sources are available. You and others here are perhaps aware of the dangers of being tracked and use a proxy in your torrent client Preference Settings, uninformed others may not know that either. Comparing the risk and inconvenience of a 10MiB dl from a host site to a 13.8GiB one from an easily-tracked torrent is not a fair comparison either. If you wish to make further comment on the relative merits of torrents compared to hosters please either PM me or better still post in a relevant sub-forum so that all users are able to express their views and air their preferences and reasons for any 'prejudices'. I'm acutely aware that 'torrent-lovers' are fiercely defensive and take any perceived criticism to heart.
Let's not have 'lightning strike twice' in the same thread my friend. OT off.