Ainvar Profile Joined January 2011 United States 68 Posts #1 Hi guys,



I tried to play my Season 6 placement match and the download gets stuck on Cloud Kingdom LE. Eventually I get a popup saying error downloading content, try again later. Everything I click from that point on seems quite laggy, including seeing friend's profile info, creating a multiplayer game, etc.



Here are the facts and what I've tried so far:

- Windows XP, up to date, using plain Windows firewall and AVG antivirus

- the map doesn't show up as a thumbnail in my downvote section

- I logged out and back in

- I closed Starcraft and restarted it

- I have never had dl issues from blizzard before

- I tried disabling firewall

- I'm in Chicago trying to play on the NA server

- when I patch I occasionally have to click "allow" for the download to work, but otherwise no issues

- I was playing fine the day before yesterday in Season 5



I have Googled this issue and related ones and it seems common for people playing outside their country or in remote areas, maybe having something to do with an ISP cache, but this doesn't seem to apply to me.



The first time it got stuck on 1/8 Cloud Kingdom

The second time it showed 22/26 (I didn't see 1-21 download though, it just jumped straight to 22/26)

Every subsequent time it's stuck on 1/8



I have interrupted it by logging out. Maybe I need to reset something. Clear a cache somewhere...



Any ideas? I can't be the only one with this problem but I can't find a thread on TL. Forgive me if it's there...

Plexa Profile Blog Joined October 2005 Aotearoa 38208 Posts Last Edited: 2012-02-15 18:31:30 #2 Hmmm this sounds like the time back in beta when I couldn't download blistering sands (but everything else was fine) which prevented me from laddering. If I recall correctly, I found the map files in my SC2 folder and deleted any fragments of blistering and obtained a copy of the map from a friend. Although it was so long ago I don't remember where the maps are.. pretty sure they're in app data or something. Administrator ~ Spirit will set you free ~

Moosy Profile Joined October 2010 Canada 396 Posts #3 I'm also having this problem and bnet forum's tech support haven't a clue.

Ainvar Profile Joined January 2011 United States 68 Posts #4 OK I'm going to assume this is something I can just wait a couple of days then and will get fixed. I found a bunch more threads on bnet forums that are people complaining about this.



For the record, I also can't dl the maps manually from the "Create Game" option, and despite having a thumbnail for Korhal Compound I cannot play that map either.

Ainvar Profile Joined January 2011 United States 68 Posts #5 On February 16 2012 03:29 Plexa wrote:

Hmmm this sounds like the time back in beta when I couldn't download blistering sands (but everything else was fine) which prevented me from laddering. If I recall correctly, I found the map files in my SC2 folder and deleted any fragments of blistering and obtained a copy of the map from a friend. Although it was so long ago I don't remember where the maps are.. pretty sure they're in app data or something.

For me they're here:

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Blizzard Entertainment\StarCraft II\Maps\Cache

But heck if I know which one is which.

They have names like:

a86947aa6c01adab7dc5433b747de25b0d9ffe634e789a6f19bf9b416192fd7e.s2ma

and anyway, the most recent one was modified 1/19/2012 so that's not one of the current new ones...

There also a bnet cache at

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Blizzard Entertainment\Battle.net\Cache

but removing all those files merely makes it impossible to log into the game. Fortunately I had them backed up. For me they're here:C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Blizzard Entertainment\StarCraft II\Maps\CacheBut heck if I know which one is which.They have names like:a86947aa6c01adab7dc5433b747de25b0d9ffe634e789a6f19bf9b416192fd7e.s2maand anyway, the most recent one was modified 1/19/2012 so that's not one of the current new ones...There also a bnet cache atC:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Blizzard Entertainment\Battle.net\Cachebut removing all those files merely makes it impossible to log into the game. Fortunately I had them backed up.

Drmooose Profile Joined March 2011 United States 390 Posts #6 If you're trying to do it right now Bnet is just really laggy and slow. I can't access ladder or custom games atm... I have a question...

Plexa Profile Blog Joined October 2005 Aotearoa 38208 Posts #7 On February 16 2012 03:29 Plexa wrote:

Hmmm this sounds like the time back in beta when I couldn't download blistering sands (but everything else was fine) which prevented me from laddering. If I recall correctly, I found the map files in my SC2 folder and deleted any fragments of blistering and obtained a copy of the map from a friend. Although it was so long ago I don't remember where the maps are.. pretty sure they're in app data or something.

lol turns out I never actually solved the problem: lol turns out I never actually solved the problem: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=114372 Administrator ~ Spirit will set you free ~

Javadocs Profile Joined July 2010 United States 48 Posts #8 My friend is also having the same problem. Not sure if its on the same map or now, but he says the download is stuck when he tries to find a 1v1 match. Is the fix just to wait it out?

Al Capwn Profile Joined January 2011 United States 16 Posts #9 having the same issue.......

Al Capwn Profile Joined January 2011 United States 16 Posts #10 i can play 2v2, but not 1v1 or anything else..... im on a mac not a pc

Ainvar Profile Joined January 2011 United States 68 Posts #11 A battle.net forum post seems to indicate that there may be an internet cable out somewhere in Michigan, causing requests routed through there to time out.

I'm in Chicago. Are the other people who posted above also in the midwest?

ZawaZ Profile Joined June 2011 United States 3 Posts #12 Same issue here in Indiana. Mine paused around 1/8, and after relogging, all but the original attempt and a single odd 22/26 there was no progress update on the download.

rycho Profile Joined July 2010 United States 354 Posts #13 midwest here, same problem. couldn't ladder when i tried this morning, hopefully its fixed later >.>

Alutaps Profile Joined April 2011 United States 13 Posts #14 Same issue. Central Michigan University Are you happy?

VorTeX( Profile Joined November 2011 Canada 4 Posts #15 I'm experiencing the same problem from Southern Ontario.

Moosy Profile Joined October 2010 Canada 396 Posts Last Edited: 2012-02-15 23:29:54 #16 Eastern Canada and North of the US are experiencing this problem and it is not something on the user's end. It's something that blizzard will fix with time unfortunately.

edit: NOT typo

XiberKernel Profile Joined December 2010 United States 2 Posts #17 On February 16 2012 07:50 Moosy wrote:

Eastern Canada and North of the US are experiencing this problem and it is something on the user's end. It's something that blizzard will fix with time unfortunately.

North of Detroit on Comcast here, with the exact same problem. I don't see how this is on the user's end if the issue is affecting a specific sub-region like this, (unless you are referring to the ISP) but I hope this is resolved soon. North of Detroit on Comcast here, with the exact same problem. I don't see how this is on the user's end if the issue is affecting a specific sub-region like this, (unless you are referring to the ISP) but I hope this is resolved soon.

Paperline Profile Joined April 2010 Canada 78 Posts #18 Western Canada and a saaaaaaaaad panda. HEY GUYS! ROB DOESNT GET IT!

OneThirteen Profile Joined February 2012 Canada 1 Post #19 I'm also in Chicago and having this problem... So not only you. MY internet is working totally fine but can't download maps for placements.

CuSToM Profile Joined October 2010 United States 1408 Posts #20 West suburb of Chicago here, first tried playing around lunch time. T_T



Got 8 percent of Cloud Kingdom then it stopped. Team SCV Life #1

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