Giveaway of the Day Forums

1. 

   nelvin
   Member

   Wikisend link is dead right now. Mirror goes to same location.

   Posted 16 years ago #
2. 

   gerberette
   Member

   It doesn't appear to be just the link. My download was half-done and it quit also. And I'd just got done thanking copMom for the downloading tip. Just my luck. :/

   Posted 16 years ago #
3. 

   PLady100
   Member

   I've been trying for 4 hours. I tried IE, FireFox, added the DownloadThemAll add on someone had mentioned. Nothing. No response to my previous post left me disheartened. I really wanted to try this game.:( :x

   Posted 16 years ago #
4. 

   Karnestar
   Member

   I am also having the dead download problem. I really like the looks of this game and want to try it. I hope whoever can fix the problem reads these messages.

   Posted 16 years ago #
5. 

   Cheyenne
   Member

   I also lost my download and can't get the link back. Too bad I was looking forward to it. But I guess I will keep trying.

   Posted 16 years ago #
6. 

   garryo999
   Member

   Yeh tried to download about 5 hours ago and it stopped. Been trying sense then, both links. are the same whether you use DAP or FGET or with just your browser it now won't download.

   This has to be something to do with wikisend. But wonder if GOTD checks this forum and then tries to find out what is going on with wikisend and posts back a message.

   The wikisend file ID is 2482 but according to wikisend that download link does not exist or has expired.

   Posted 16 years ago #
7. 

   winfrey
   Member

   Still down- first download started but then quit- now I can not connect to site. hope the techie's see this

   Posted 16 years ago #
8. 

   hungerme
   Member

   Like all the others, the download link is not working for me -- I was really looking forward to trying this one out! Hopefully they will get it fixed or perhaps offer it again tomorrow?

   Posted 16 years ago #
9. 

   midas45
   Member

   I did the same as 'plady100' ... tried firefox, then IE Explorer and then added the 'Downloadthemall' add on to my Firefox browser. The firefox error message is " Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at w1.wikisend.com:8080". IE Explorer displays "The page cannot be displayed" error message. (I had no trouble connecting to 'wikisend for the screensaver in either Firefox or IE Explorer)

   Posted 16 years ago #
10. 

    HOSS
    Member

    Same problem here. My guess would be that the server is overloaded. With the large file size and a large number of people trying to download, the server just can't keep up with the demand. I will wait for a while and try again. :(

    Posted 16 years ago #
11. 

    samm
    Member

    I've een trying since 3am EST, still no luck, I really want to play this one or is it I want it because I can't get it. Hehehehe

    Posted 16 years ago #
12. 

    totaleclipser
    Member

    Download link is dead , can't be found. Would be nice if they set up an online time listing of the wait time so you could at least get in line to down load.

    Posted 16 years ago #
13. 

    BradRad2365
    Member

    yea i can't get it either :( and it sucks for me because i have a really fast internet connection (fiber optics, 15 MB/s) so i could download it in a matter of minutes.

    Posted 16 years ago #
14. 

    chume73
    Member

    I have the same issue as everyone else. Tried to download it in Firefox, Internet Explorer and Opera. All report server connection problems when clicking the download link.

    Posted 16 years ago #
15. 

    bluhoteyes
    Member

    Same as everyone else please let us know when the link is fixed please

    Posted 16 years ago #
16. 

    jlouis7518
    Member

    I have the same issue as everyone else. Tried to download it in Firefox, Internet Explorer. All report server connection problems when clicking the download link.

    Posted 16 years ago #
17. 

    Willitwork
    Member

    I have dialup, was at 480mb when the link went dead. Always happens that way on large files. Just wish they would get either link working. Sad, but it's normal on here.

    Posted 16 years ago #
18. 

    PawBear
    Member

    You folks do a great job. In this particular case downloads are overwhelming the server, and for good reason. lots of downloads + huge files = dead links. Please, for anything over 200 mbs provide an additional day. People spend time online weekends and with a popular game we can expect problems. Please plan for this.

    Thanks GOTD

    Posted 16 years ago #
19. 

    Willitwork
    Member

    It will never happen Paw, I have asked that before with no responce back from GOTD

    Posted 16 years ago #
20. 

    webrider
    Member

    I have a cable modem so it would have downloaded pretty fast for me. Unfortunately, I get an error message like everyone else. I tried everything I could think of on two different computers. I plan to keep trying but I'm beginning to think I'm tough out of luck. It's too bad because I saw this on BFG and thought it would be great to try.

    BTW, does anyone know what you have to do to post a message on the game download page? I posted a message quite a while ago, or so I thought. After clicking "submit comment", it said my post was "waiting for moderation." I refreshed several times and that message stayed there. When I refreshed the page a few minutes ago, my post was gone. Granted in my post I said I couldn't download the game due to the errors, and I asked if it would be possible for GGOTD to add more mirror sites or extend the download time by a day, but I also said some other things too. Others have since posted about the errors, so I'm not sure why my post didn't make it and others did. Does anyone have any ideas so I will know what to do the next time I want to post a comment about a game? TIA :)

    Posted 16 years ago #
21. 

    1metalchaser
    Member

    Add one more to the count of those unable to download the game. I rarely bother getting games, but this one sounded really good. I hope we'll have a bit longer to download this one, since we can't get at it. I did get through to server 2 times. Once the download lasted less than a minute, the next time it was 5 minutes, and neither file is a good or useable one.

    Posted 16 years ago #
22. 

    LuRose
    Member

    I have been trying all day, also. Tried everything that everyone else has tried. Bummer. I really wanted this game. I'm surprised no one from Give Away of the Day has noticed the problem yet. I certainly hope they redo it and let us download tomorrow.

    Posted 16 years ago #
23. 

    jlouis7518
    Member

    Now the link is awailable

    Posted 16 years ago #
24. 

    webrider
    Member

    Thanks for the heads up jlouis7518. Is anyone getting much above dial up download speeds? I have a cable modem and I'm bouncing around between 19-56 KB/Sec. That's just crazy. I guess it's because so many people are still trying to download the game. Oh well, at least it's downloading. :) I just hope it doesn't freeze up part of the way through and that it finishes before time runs out.

    Posted 16 years ago #
25. 

    samm
    Member

    I'm still trying, but it's not working. I lso hope we can get it tomorrow. I stayed home all day just to get my weekend games.

    Posted 16 years ago #
26. 

    raegall
    Member

    Its weird because giveawayoftheday downloads are going to wikisend but this one seems totally dead anyone figured out the problem or how to fix it

    Posted 16 years ago #
27. 

    janglles
    Member

    I Downloaded overnight, BUT got a corrupt? file , Trying again now but by the time its downloaded the activation period will be over,

    Posted 16 years ago #
28. 

    jinkazama
    Member

    yeah, mine stopped downloading at 100MB, and now i have to start downloading all over again...

    Posted 16 years ago #
29. 

    PLady100
    Member

    Still can't get a connection to WikiSend. Please extend the download/registration time for this one.

    Posted 16 years ago #
30. 

    garryo999
    Member

    Have just managed to download and install all working fine.

    Good Luck All..

    Posted 16 years ago #

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