Entropia Universe download and installation
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Up-to-date guide to download Entropia Universe safely and free and install it. Entropia Universe is free-to-download and to a large extent also free-to-play (F2P), however you might not want to download Entropia Universe via an affiliate link whose revenues are paid by players like you anyway.
This page is part of the general Entropia Universe Guide and also referred to in the Entropia Universe beginners guide.
If you run into any problems during download and installation you can always ask for help on the forums: http://www.entropiaplanets.com/forums/tutorials-guides-and-help.22/
Entropia Universe download
Before downloading you might want to have a look at the system requirements.
Downloading Entropia Universe is fairly easy, it's a multiple-step process but mostly running automatically. First you download and install the installer, which installs the so called "Client Loader" which then downloads the actual game content. Depending on your connection speed and how many planets you want to download the whole process can take from a couple of minutes to up to several hours.
Downloading the Entropia Universe installer
The installer is a rather small .exe file of about 10MB. It's used for installing basic files, most important the Client Loader (CL) that enables further download of the actual game content.
It is highly recommended to download the installer from the official website (entropiauniverse.com) only:
- either via the download page: http://www.entropiauniverse.com/download/
- or using this direct link: http://install.entropiauniverse.com/entropia_universe_setup.exe
http://www.entropiauniverse.com/download/ - click the big arrow
Short installation instruction displayed - you can ignore them
Save the .exe file, read the installation section further below on this page
Downloading dynamic content
Dynamic content can only be downloaded after the installation of the Client Loader. Dynamic content is usually ingame content of the individual planets and destinations, it can be downloaded/updated while running the game. For further info please refer to the installation section below.
Entropia Universe installation
Please note: The visual appearance depends on system settings.
Find the .exe file in your downoad folder, right-click, if available choose "Run as Administrator", otherwise choose "Run"
Confirm the execution of the file
The setup might need to install and/or configure additional software
On the setup welcome screen click "Continue"
Accept the EULA ("End User License Agreement")
Choose the installation folder, the required size will be 100-200 MB (actual game content can require from 6 to up to 100 GB but can be stored in a different folder)
Confirm the installation with the given parameters, after that the installation starts of the so-called "Client Loader" starts
Choose the language of the Client Loader
The Client Loader might start with downloading an update
Quite likely the Client Loader will also download "required content", meanwhile you can click the "Tools" button
The "Options" tab in the "Tools" window, you might want to change the defaults, for example window mode instead of fullscreen
The "Folders" tab in the "Tools" window, here you can set the folder for the majority of ingame content, depending on on how many planets you want to play this folder can be between 6 and 80+ GB in size
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64-bit client
To ensure you use the 64-bit client:
Click the "Tools" button in the Client Loader
Make sure the checkbox "Use 64-bit client" is checked. If necessary click "Ok".
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