diff --git a/scripts/update.sh b/scripts/update.sh
index b7e850b..a6795be 100755
--- a/scripts/update.sh
+++ b/scripts/update.sh
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ nqiecho() {
 
 nqwget() {
   [ -n "${quiet}" ] && {
-    wget -q $* >/dev/null 2>&1
+    wget -q --progress=dot:giga $* >/dev/null 2>&1
   } || {
-    wget $*
+    wget --progress=dot:giga $*
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/update_binaries.sh b/scripts/update_binaries.sh
index 6a71974..dcbbb11 100755
--- a/scripts/update_binaries.sh
+++ b/scripts/update_binaries.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ binary=`uname -m`
 # Download nquake.ini
 mkdir tmp
 cd tmp
-wget --inet4-only -q -O nquake.ini https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nQuake/client-win32/master/etc/nquake.ini
+wget --progress=dot:giga --inet4-only -q -O nquake.ini https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nQuake/client-win32/master/etc/nquake.ini
 if [ -s "nquake.ini" ]
 then
         echo foo >> /dev/null
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ echo
 echo "=== Downloading ==="
 if [ "$binary" == "x86_64" ]
 then
-        wget --inet4-only -O sv-bin-x64.zip $mirror/sv-bin-x64.zip
+        wget --progress=dot:giga --inet4-only -O sv-bin-x64.zip $mirror/sv-bin-x64.zip
 else
-        wget --inet4-only -O sv-bin-x86.zip $mirror/sv-bin-x86.zip
+        wget --progress=dot:giga --inet4-only -O sv-bin-x86.zip $mirror/sv-bin-x86.zip
 fi
 
 # Terminate installation if not all packages were downloaded
diff --git a/scripts/update_configs.sh b/scripts/update_configs.sh
index 0628073..1760b36 100755
--- a/scripts/update_configs.sh
+++ b/scripts/update_configs.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ echo
 # Download nquake.ini
 mkdir tmp
 cd tmp
-wget --inet4-only -q -O nquake.ini https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nQuake/client-win32/master/etc/nquake.ini
+wget --progress=dot:giga --inet4-only -q -O nquake.ini https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nQuake/client-win32/master/etc/nquake.ini
 if [ -s "nquake.ini" ]
 then
         echo foo >> /dev/null
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ echo
 
 # Download maps
 echo "=== Downloading ==="
-wget --inet4-only -O sv-configs.zip $mirror/sv-configs.zip
+wget --progress=dot:giga --inet4-only -O sv-configs.zip $mirror/sv-configs.zip
 
 # Terminate installation if not all packages were downloaded
 if [ -s "sv-configs.zip" ]
diff --git a/scripts/update_maps.sh b/scripts/update_maps.sh
index 9a197bd..670c573 100755
--- a/scripts/update_maps.sh
+++ b/scripts/update_maps.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ echo
 # Download nquake.ini
 mkdir -p tmp
 cd tmp
-wget --inet4-only -q -O nquake.ini https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nQuake/client-win32/master/etc/nquake.ini
+wget --progress=dot:giga --inet4-only -q -O nquake.ini https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nQuake/client-win32/master/etc/nquake.ini
 if [ -s "nquake.ini" ]
 then
         echo foo >> /dev/null
@@ -61,12 +61,12 @@ echo
 
 # Download maps
 echo "=== Downloading ==="
-wget --inet4-only -O sv-maps.zip $mirror/sv-maps.zip
+wget --progress=dot:giga --inet4-only -O sv-maps.zip $mirror/sv-maps.zip
 if [ -s "sv-maps.zip" ]
 then
         if [ "$(du sv-maps.zip | cut -f1)" \> "0" ]
         then
-                wget --inet4-only -O sv-maps-gpl.zip $mirror/sv-maps-gpl.zip
+                wget --progress=dot:giga --inet4-only -O sv-maps-gpl.zip $mirror/sv-maps-gpl.zip
         fi
 fi
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ echo -n "* Extracting GPL maps..."
 unzip -qqo sv-maps-gpl.zip 2> /dev/null;echo "done"
 
 echo -n "* Downloading core maps..."
-wget -P qw/maps -r --no-parent -N -nd -A "*.bsp" -A "*.ent" https://maps.quakeworld.nu/core/
+wget --progress=dot:giga -P qw/maps -r --no-parent -N -nd -A "*.bsp" -A "*.ent" https://maps.quakeworld.nu/core/
 
 echo -n "* Setting permissions..."
 chmod 644 qw/maps/* 2> /dev/null
diff --git a/src/install_nquakesv.sh b/src/install_nquakesv.sh
index e9ff927..f790246 100755
--- a/src/install_nquakesv.sh
+++ b/src/install_nquakesv.sh
@@ -182,9 +182,9 @@ nqiecho() {
 
 nqwget() {
   [ -n "${quiet}" ] && {
-    wget -q $* >/dev/null 2>&1
+    wget -q --progress=dot:giga $* >/dev/null 2>&1
   } || {
-    wget $*
+    wget --progress=dot:giga $*
   }
 }