How to save time downloading

[celespsycho]

I tried doing it, but Steam doesn't recognize the updated game files so I just redownloaded the entire game. Maybe you could download the outdated Steam version and then overwrite the games files then? I tried running ffxivboot.exe off of my backup partition and it ran just fine. Otherwise download the game from SE's site and then after it's installed replace it with your game files.

But you dont need to be logged in on Steam to play by using FFXIVboot.exe...