How to download EF without the EA Downloader

[Homie]

Re: How to download EF without the EA Downloader

Great. Someone posts this AFTER i have started the download through the downloader bs. It goes so fricken slow i am falling asleep waiting for it. Over a fricken hour to download is fracken BS.

BTW alphanut that site is useless whatever its for. Unless its in english dont bother posting it here as nobody will use it.



Incidently alphanut,
"If you post links or references to illegal software you will be permanantly banned from this site, this includes but is not limited to torrent links to SF/EF/AF expansion packs."

It only took 20 mins to download ef through ea downloader

[gungho]

Re: How to download EF without the EA Downloader

I'm not entirely convinced that this is within the terms of the EA EULA, when you install EF (& normally dont read the EULA), there is a section saying -

(f) Export. You agree to abide by U.S. and other applicable export control laws and agree not to transfer the Software to a national destination prohibited by such laws, without first obtaining, and then complying with, any requisite government authorization.

Has anything been put into place by PlanetBattlefield or Spread-It.Com to prevent this ?

This is *not* warez.

Probably not, but that "All Rights Reserved" statement means something, redistribution of the software may also be considered a right, which has just been regranted. The EULA also say

(d) resell, relicense or sublicense, lease, lend the Software, or otherwise grant rights in the Software to any third party

Whats being done here may violate that as well.

So, you would actually prefer that this thread get's closed down so you can feel good about being better than another member rather than leaving it open for those that paid for the game but can't play it?

Agreed, those having trouble need help, but EA could take out an injunction & shut down both TBF2 & SpreadIt while they sort out the whole matter (unlikely but is possible), then who would be feeling good ?

I'm not a whistle blower, but you can't take a blase attitude with complicated legal issues.

[AlphaNut]

Re: How to download EF without the EA Downloader

What about my right to be able to use the software that I purchased?
I paid 18 Swiss Francs plus shipping for the EF download code a good month ago, and have not been able to download until yesterday due to a stupid error in the downloader which is not resolved until today.
I have no clue what caused this error but it sure wasn't a blocked tcp/udp port nor was it a screensaver interfering with the download process.
I believe it was a routing issue somewhere between the server, and some ISPs, and I spent way too much time trying to resolve this problem by support calls, and tickets.

I don't think there is an issue other than a few happy BF2 and now EF players.
So thanks again to the people that have made this alternative way of downloading this game possible.
Thank you.

The software is not worth anything if you don't have an activation for EF logged in your EA/Gamespy player account.
So if you haven't purchased EF you're just wasting your time and bandwidth.

[Hu.Z_of_PLA]

Re: How to download EF without the EA Downloader

What about my right to be able to use the software that I purchased?
I paid 18 Swiss Francs plus shipping for the EF download code a good month ago, and have not been able to download until yesterday due to a stupid error in the downloader which is not resolved until today.
I have no clue what caused this error but it sure wasn't a blocked tcp/udp port nor was it a screensaver interfering with the download process.
I believe it was a routing issue somewhere between the server, and some ISPs, and I spent way too much time trying to resolve this problem by support calls, and tickets.

I don't think there is an issue other than a few happy BF2 and now EF players.
So thanks again to the people that have made this alternative way of downloading this game possible.
Thank you.

The software is not worth anything if you don't have an activation for EF logged in your EA/Gamespy player account.
So if you haven't purchased EF you're just wasting your time and bandwidth.

there is a way to activate those maps without purchase with warez copy with BF2.

[ptegan]

Re: How to download EF without the EA Downloader

there is a way to activate those maps without purchase with warez copy with BF2.

While it is possible to play both BF2 and SF online with a warez copy, you can't do the same with EF, unless of course someone who bought EF links your BF2 account to his purchase.

[gungho]

Re: How to download EF without the EA Downloader

What about my right to be able to use the software that I purchased?

:nod: I agree, but 2 wrongs don't make a right. The software was supplied "as is", if you have problems you can't break the terms.

[EliteSniper16]

Re: How to download EF without the EA Downloader

The Eam file that we copy into our cache folder thing do we change the name to our username or what i am confused about that part

[Default81]

Re: How to download EF without the EA Downloader

Awesome link and idea, seems as though it would work perfect, but files are now corrupt. If it werent for the corrupt files a moron like me could follow the instructions and do it to it Lars.

I tried both links

[EliteSniper16]

Re: How to download EF without the EA Downloader

can someone post on how step by step on what you are so post to do because that readme dosent make any sense to me or i am doing something wrong cause it dosent work, i downloaded the first link on page 1. I moved that folder and so on and then installed it and no work so must be doing something wrong cause NO WORK STILL!!!

HELP!!!:)

[ptegan]

Re: How to download EF without the EA Downloader

If the file are corrupt then ignore this...


Step 1. Run the setup.exe
Step 2. There is no Step 2

[sapuska]

Re: How to download EF without the EA Downloader

It worked just fine to me

[AlphaNut]

Re: How to download EF without the EA Downloader

If you get corrupt files, it might also be a problem on your side.
Try re-downloading the files with Firefox for example, or even better try to use a downloadmanager.

Or call your local EA support, and ask them to send you a CD with EF on it :)

[EliteSniper16]

Re: How to download EF without the EA Downloader

oh you can call ea and they will send u a cd i didnt now that, but i will try re doanloading it

Oh also, so i dont have to move the files anywhere just run the setup and that it is?

[skullleader1982]

Re: How to download EF without the EA Downloader

oh you can call ea and they will send u a cd i didnt now that, but i will try re doanloading it

Oh also, so i dont have to move the files anywhere just run the setup and that it is?

Yeah. You just have to download the files, and unzip it. Run the setup and there you go, EF ready for you... ^^

[EliteSniper16]

Re: How to download EF without the EA Downloader

i mus be doing something wrong becuase i download it, then i unzip the files to my desktop then i open the installer and install it and it no work, i also restarted, what is my problem?