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    • AskaholicA
      Askaholic
      last edited by Askaholic

      EDIT: FAF has moved to CloudFlare for file distributions so this post is no longer applicable, and the steps described here will no longer work.

      This is a list of known and semi-trusted mirrors for certain FAF downloads. These may come in handy if you are experiencing extremely slow download speeds.

      Mirrors for game files:

      • https://faf-mirror.askaholic.io (hosted by Askaholic)
        Notes: offline Latest version of game files only, faf featured mod only, US east (NY)

      Mirrors for GitHub releases

      • https://faf-mirror.brutus5000.net (hosted by Brutus5000)
        Notes: Client installers only

      How to use them

      You will need the 2022.1.0 version of the client or later.

      Go to Settings > Data and Caches and enter the mirror URL in the box.

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      Now when the client needs to download any game files it will first check the list of configured mirrors from top to bottom before trying to get them from the main server.

      For instructions on downloading and installing the files manually I made a short post here: https://askaholic.io/faf-mirror/

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      • AskaholicA
        Askaholic
        last edited by

        Updated with instructions on how to use mirrors with the latest client.

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          lynx_nz
          last edited by

          are there any tools we can use to build additional mirrors?

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          • AskaholicA
            Askaholic @lynx_nz
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            @lynx_nz No, there are currently no official tools for hosting your own mirrors.

            We have also recently been messing around with putting our content server behind CloudFlare to see if that helps with the download speed issues, so using mirrors like this might not be necessary in the long term.

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