From 644e3f1ebc4338d9bcaa04ce34679906210afe17 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Pavel Djundik Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2025 23:42:05 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add faq about -max-downloads --- README.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 024cd592..0a23ca4e 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -105,3 +105,7 @@ If you pass the `-password` parameter with a password that contains special char Try logging in with a Steam account, this may happen when using anonymous account. Steam allows developers to block downloading old manifests, in which case no manifest code is returned even when parameters appear correct. + +### Why am I getting slow download speeds and frequent connection timeouts? +When downloading old builds, cache server may not have the chunks readily available which makes downloading slower. +Try increasing `-max-downloads` to saturate the network more.