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Introduction

To help people who only want to download enough of Homefront to run TS2, we have created a script called "TS2 Downloader" that leverages the app DepotDownloader to download only the essential files from Steam required to run TimeSplitters 2. This is especially useful for people with slow/limited internet connections, as it only requires 2.5GB of data instead of about 45GB.

You basically download the files included in this project along with DepotDownloader, then run the batch script we've made. You will need to provide your Steam username and password in order to connect and download files from Steam's servers.

This feature is considered to be in BETA. It will eventually be added as part of the main installer, but that will take some development time. Using this script requires basic knowledge of how to run a batch script. If you get stuck, ask us for help in Discord.

Note: this does not circumvent any DRM measures in the game. You will still need to have purchased the game in order to play TS2.

Basic Usage

Download DepotDownloader and TS2-downloader and put them into the same folder. Then run ts2-downloader.bat from command prompt, supplying your Steam username and the path where you want your files downloaded to.

Example: C:\Downloads\depotdownloader\ts2-downloader.bat C:\Steam\steamapps\common\Homefront_The_Revolution MySteamUsername

Then run the TS2 Redux installer. You should be left with a TimeSplitters 2 executable that you can use to launch the game.

Detailed Instructions

  1. Download the latest version of DepotDownloader from GitHub.
  2. Extract DepotDownloader to any location on your PC, on your Desktop for example.
  3. Download the TS2 Downloader files located here: TS2Redux/Install/Setup-Files/TS2-downloader. Save these files into the same folder where you extracted DepotDownloader to in step 2. Direct download links: 223103-content.txt // ts2-downloader.bat.
  4. Open a command prompt window. Open your start menu and type "cmd" and press enter. You should see a black box with white text appear.
  5. Drag the file "ts2-downloader.bat" onto the command prompt window.
  6. Press the space key on your keyboard in the command prompt window.
  7. Determine where your Steam games are installed to by default. This is typically "C:\Steam\steamapps\common" or "D:\Steam\steamapps\common".
  8. Open a file explorer window (Windows key + E) and navigate to your Steam install folder (from step 7) and make a new folder for Homefront. Name it "Homefront_The_Revolution" (without quotes).
  9. Drag the new folder you just made in step 8 into the command prompt window you have open from before. This tells the script where you want the game files to be downloaded to.
  10. Press the space key on your keyboard again and then type your Steam username.
  11. Your final command should look something like this: C:\Downloads\depotdownloader\ts2-downloader.bat C:\Steam\steamapps\common\Homefront_The_Revolution MySteamUsername. Again, make sure there's spaces in between the batch file path, your username, and the install path. Then press Enter. The script should now attempt to connect to Steam and begin downloading the game's files. If DepotDownloader asks for a verification code, check your email and provide it by typing or pasting it into the command prompt window. This may happen multiple times.

Once the script is all done, you should have numerous files in your Homefront folder, totaling about 2.45GB in size.

At this point, you can proceed to run the main TS2 Redux installer. You can download it from the Releases page.

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