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At the Dark Brotherhood, we believe that torrenting is the way of the future. As such, we are releasing the Dark Brotherhood Chronicles via torrent only. Do not fret however, we are fully willing and able to provide all with a fulll description of torrenting: how it works, how safe it is, and how to set it up for optimum download capability. This page will hopefully tell you everything that you need to know about torrenting, and if we have missed anything then please inform us via our feedback section.
 Torrenting and BitTorrent BitTorrent is a protocol designed for transferring files. It is peer-to-peer in nature, as users connect to each other directly to send and receive portions of the file. However, there is a central server (called a tracker) which coordinates the action of all such peers. The tracker only manages connections, it does not have any knowledge of the contents of the files being distributed, and therefore a large number of users can be supported with relatively limited tracker bandwidth. The key philosophy of BitTorrent is that users should upload (transmit outbound) at the same time they are downloading (receiving inbound.) In this manner, network bandwidth is utilized as efficiently as possible. BitTorrent is designed to work better as the number of people interested in a certain file increases, in contrast to other file transfer protocols. One analogy to describe this process might be to visualize a group of people sitting at a table. Each person at the table can both talk and listen to any other person at the table. These people are each trying to get a complete copy of a book. Person A announces that he has pages 1-10, 23, 42-50, and 75. Persons C, D, and E are each missing some of those pages that A has, and so they coordinate such that A gives them each copies of the pages he has that they are missing. Person B then announces that she has pages 11-22, 31-37, and 63-70. Persons A, D, and E tell B they would like some of her pages, so she gives them copies of the pages that she has. The process continues around the table until everyone has announced what they have (and hence what they are missing.) The people at the table coordinate to swap parts of this book until everyone has everything. There is also another person at the table, who we'll call 'S'. This person has a complete copy of the book, and so doesn't need anything sent to him. He responds with pages that no one else in the group has. At first, when everyone has just arrived, they all must talk to him to get their first set of pages. However, the people are smart enough to not all get the same pages from him. After a short while they all have most of the book amongst themselves, even if no one person has the whole thing. In this manner, this one person can share a book that he has with many other people, without having to give a full copy to everyone that's interested. He can instead give out different parts to different people, and they will be able to share it amongst themselves. This person who we've referred to as 'S' is called a seed in the terminology of BitTorrent. We have reffered to BitTorrent, because it is the fastest and safest torrenting client if set up properly. These instructions are outlined below. If you do not wish to take the time to set up torrenting for optimum and future use, then we will also outline other practical, easy-to-use torrent programs. How to start torrenting We recommend two stellar torrent clients that are suitable for both people who want optimum torrent usage and set-up, and those who just want to download the mod, and skip all of the configuration work. The two torrenting clients that we support are the standard BitTorrent, for advanced users who want optimum set-up, and Azerus. If you select Azerus, all that you need to do is download and install; then get your torrents and run them with Azerus. One of the best resources is Scrape Torrent. If you are finding that Azerus is not giving you enough speed for torrenting then you may wish to do port forwarding for it, which is outlined in the next section. Setting up BitTorrent is a little more tricky, but well worth it if you plan to continue torrenting. First download BitTorrent, and install it. After installation go into View and then settings (or press ctrl+s), then select the network tab and under "Look for available port: starting at port:" change it from the default, to 52901. Also, enable automatic port mapping if not already done. Then it is on to port forwarding. How to do Port Forwarding Port forwarding is a necessary process for all network-related programs for anyone who uses a router. If you are the only computer on a network, and connecting directly to a cable modem, then you can omit this section of the set-up and get right to torrenting. The first thing that you need to do before port forwarding is check your router's manufactuerer and the model of your router. This information can be found in the packaging that the router came in, and in most cases on the router itself. Once you have obtained your router's model and manufacteurer you must refer to portforward.com for information on how to access your router's configuration settings. You can select either BitTorrent or Azerus as the program that you would like to forward ports for (whichever you intend to use). If you select BitTorrent, port-forward.com is not highly specific about the details on exactly which port to forward (as it depends on how you have set up BitTorrent), in our case, you should forward the port 52901 to 52910, as it is in accordance with our setup for BitTorrent. After these steps, you are fully set to begin torrenting. You just need to download the torrent files and run them with the torrent client of your choice, and voila! You are downloading already. Below are all of the torrents that we support on our tracker: ~This section is currently under construction~ > |
