1.40X.053 or 1.40X.061?!

Yeah, me too. Logged on to SDC right now and the update is "re-updating" to v1.40x.061, after it was already updated to that, auto-updated itself back to v1.40x.053. Just finishing updating back to .061. No matter what I do though I cannot get to where I need to go to download the expansion beta. Don't know if my order was processed yet or not but I have all of the serial number emails, just can't get directed to where you have to enter them to start the download. HELP!!!

i have no idea also what 061 is, i have it updated to 061 though (its not DA)

you can add DA to stardock central in options, you need to add it and enter the serial somewere, than the download of DA will appear and you can install it.
but you will need the serial for it.

start stardock central
go to tools > register product
select DA and enter serial and you can than download the game.
have fun.

Evil Stormbringer, I think it's more complicated than this to get it on your home PC. You can't just bring the downloaded file home and expect it to work. I think there is some way around the issue but not sure how it works. See the following thread.

WWW Link

I don't want to scare anyone, but I didn't need to enter anything. After I got my SN email, I refreshed SDC, clicked Install by DA, and voila, got the expansion. I don't know if the fact that I've used SDC since GCI means anything.

i have no idea also what 061

I believe I saw here or in IRC that the 061 for Dread Lordst is an update to support the DA expansion that is supposedly transparent for DL. There is no change log for it b/c the changes were all to support DA and do not affect DL game play.

I don't want to scare anyone, but I didn't need to enter anything. After I got my SN email, I refreshed SDC, clicked Install by DA, and voila, got the expansion. I don't know if the fact that I've used SDC since GCI means anything.

I don't think it has to do with the GalCiv1 thing. After I fixed the email I was logging in with, I just had to click install.