I bought a pc and am currently downloading Fortnite, my question is whether I can play Minecraft during it without the download slowing down
Yes. Then the download and the connection to a server (when the game is online) must share
Clear. Because the game being played takes away some of the data from the downloading game.
OK thanks
If you e.g. I play Minecraft on a different hard drive than you installed Fortnite.
It depends on your bandwidth and how much of it you want to make available for download.
You can limit the download if there's enough bandwidth (5/10/25 / 50mb e.g.) or you can let it run as quickly as possible without a limit.
This limitation makes sense if you also want to stay productive, so you want to keep a certain bandwidth open as a reserve so that you are not completely prevented from working (in this case also gamble) due to e.g. A high ping.
If you want to play Minecraft with an active online connection, you will lose a certain bandwidth when downloading, but the download will still continue. Depending on your available bandwidth, this can be more noticeable, for example. If you have a 100k line, the download will be a few manageable% slower (depending on the download size, a few minutes).
But it will be much more noticeable in the game because you will then have higher pings and latencies, which will have a negative impact on the gaming experience (rubber banding, lags etc.)
It would therefore be advisable to limit the download to a certain level in order to have enough bandwidth available which allows smooth gaming. This of course increases the time for the download, but gives you the opportunity to gamble properly.
But to answer your actual question briefly and concisely:
Yes, in any case the download will slow down (depending on your bandwidth).
Why do you write me thank you and don't press "say thank you"?
Would give me some XP.
If you play Minecraft in single player mode, this does not require internet and the game will download in the background as usual. However, if you play in multiplayer mode, the download will slow down in the background.
