Search
Forum Home | Login
Jarl Dagstyrr
Jarl Dagstyrr
Join Date 03/2006
0

1.5x non-SDC release

ETA?

March 4, 2007 5:13:00 PM from GalCiv II ForumsGalCiv II Forums
Any ETA on a straight release of the 1.5X patch? I've tried updating at home through SDC and without broadband the process is too slow if not impossible. My at-work computer, which has its own T1 will be much better Thanks.
Locked Post
Search this post
Advanced Search
Subscription Options
Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
Jarl Dagstyrr
Vinraith
Join Date 03/2006
+12
Reply #1 March 4, 2007 5:33:49 PM
from GalCiv II ForumsGalCiv II Forums
It's actually been stated that DA updates are going to only come through SDC, at least until the "final" ones. If you can install SDC on your work computer you could get it through the archive function.

Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
Jarl Dagstyrr
Jarl Dagstyrr
Join Date 03/2006
0
Reply #2 March 4, 2007 7:30:10 PM
from GalCiv II ForumsGalCiv II Forums
Thanks Vinraith I'll give it a try.
Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
Jarl Dagstyrr
Jarl Dagstyrr
Join Date 03/2006
0
Reply #3 March 4, 2007 9:57:22 PM
from GalCiv II ForumsGalCiv II Forums
Sorry, but wouldn't the game have to be installed also on that computer for archive to work?
Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
Jarl Dagstyrr
Vinraith
Join Date 03/2006
+12
Reply #4 March 4, 2007 10:56:55 PM
from GalCiv II ForumsGalCiv II Forums
Oh, yes, yes it would. Sorry, I've never actually done this I've just read the explanation of how to. What you want to do is download and install the game, then archive it and burn that along with a copy of SDC onto a disc. Then you can install SDC on your system at home and use it to install the archived game. Since the version you downloaded will be the newest build of the game, that'll get the job done.

Honestly I think the whole thing's excessively roundabout and they should just give you the option to download and archive the patch but what are you going to do?

Hope that helps, if not I'm sure someone more knowledgable will be along.
Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
Jarl Dagstyrr
trancejeremy
Join Date 06/2004
0
Reply #5 March 4, 2007 11:40:45 PM
from GalCiv II ForumsGalCiv II Forums
Well, it's pretty obvious they are using this whole thing as part of their copy protection/DRM scheme. If they can control who gets the patch, they can keep piracy down quite a bit. I know you have to activate it, but I would guess that pirates figured a way around that. (Since they usually do).
Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
Jarl Dagstyrr
Diamond Geezer
Join Date 03/2006
0
Reply #6 March 5, 2007 5:08:38 AM
from GalCiv II ForumsGalCiv II Forums
No standalone patch...What a huge letdown. I just don't get it! What made Stardock choose not to release them anymore? I purchased the game, Pre-ordered DA back in July, I have a valid licence and I am therefore entitled to upgrades and patches...Having to install the game on another machine to be able to archive the whole game directory is just too lame. So since my main computer is offline, and that I have no hi speed connection, I can't update the game anymore.
Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
Jarl Dagstyrr
kryo
Join Date 05/2003
+458 moderator
Reply #7 March 5, 2007 1:02:10 PM
from GalCiv II ForumsGalCiv II Forums
Sorry, but wouldn't the game have to be installed also on that computer for archive to work?
 


Oh, yes, yes it would. Sorry, I've never actually done this I've just read the explanation of how to


Actually no, you don't need to install. You can download direct to an archive if you like (right click on any software in SDC you don't have installed and choose Archive->Download and Archive). Granted you still have to download the whole thing (can't do an inremental update unless it's installed), but you don't actually need to install, and if you're on broadband, 250-300MB for a patch probably isn't that big a deal.
Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
Jarl Dagstyrr
Vinraith
Join Date 03/2006
+12
Reply #8 March 5, 2007 1:37:05 PM
from GalCiv II ForumsGalCiv II Forums
OK, I'm wrong, and I've probably stirred the shit in the process. Sorry about that.
Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
Jarl Dagstyrr
Jarl Dagstyrr
Join Date 03/2006
0
Reply #9 March 5, 2007 3:11:23 PM
from GalCiv II ForumsGalCiv II Forums
Well sounds like a pain, but doable, however, let's throw another wrench in the cog. I purchased retail, and not the downloadable version. I'm starting to have flashbacks of Valve and their infamous STEAM headache.

And no, I really don't want to have to, nor should I, bring in my game and install it from the disc. This is my work computer (government), and while downloading a brief patch is acceptable, installing an entire game along with SDC then having to download an update, archive it, burn it, then take it home just to patch the expansion is absurd and unacceptable.

Thanks.
Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
Jarl Dagstyrr
Vinraith
Join Date 03/2006
+12
Reply #10 March 5, 2007 3:27:23 PM
from GalCiv II ForumsGalCiv II Forums
You don't need the disc at all, actually, just your serial number(s). What kryo's saying is that you can install SDC and then download/archive the game in one fell swoop, no game installation required. Then you take that archive file and stick it on a disc and take it home.

It's a pain, yes, but still nowhere close to being as intrusive as STEAM.
Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
Jarl Dagstyrr
player1_fanatic
Join Date 04/2006
+22
Reply #11 March 5, 2007 6:02:41 PM
from GalCiv II ForumsGalCiv II Forums
Real pity...
This is no beter then Starforce, just different...
Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
Jarl Dagstyrr
Vinraith
Join Date 03/2006
+12
Reply #12 March 5, 2007 6:31:02 PM
from GalCiv II ForumsGalCiv II Forums
This is no beter then Starforce


That's completely ridiculous. I don't like SD's system, frankly, but comparing it to Starforce is just absurd. STEAM is the better comparison, and SDC isn't nearly as intrusive or broken as even that.
Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
Jarl Dagstyrr
kryo
Join Date 05/2003
+458 moderator
Reply #13 March 5, 2007 10:17:33 PM
from GalCiv II ForumsGalCiv II Forums
You don't need the disc at all, actually, just your serial number(s). What kryo's saying is that you can install SDC and then download/archive the game in one fell swoop, no game installation required. Then you take that archive file and stick it on a disc and take it home.


And once SDC is installed and set up with your account, it's no more effort getting later updates than with a standalone download. Just open SDC again, download a new archive, and tote it to the other computer.
Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
Jarl Dagstyrr
Peace Phoenix
Join Date 01/2004
+25 moderator
Reply #14 March 6, 2007 2:55:00 AM
from GalCiv II ForumsGalCiv II Forums

Any ETA on a straight release of the 1.5X patch?

Well, one must not forget that a non SDC 1.5X patch for DA should also include a non SDC 1.5X patch for GC2...

 

Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
Jarl Dagstyrr
Jarl Dagstyrr
Join Date 03/2006
0
Reply #15 March 6, 2007 7:52:59 PM
from GalCiv II ForumsGalCiv II Forums
Let me ask you this, and thanks for your help Vinraith and Kryo, but is the patch worth the trouble even, based on what I've heard about defense being too powerful, trading techs now too tough, save crashes, etc.?

Should I just wait for the next one?

I have to admit, I can get away with a minimal patch download over my work computer's broadband, but downloading a 200+ app in its entirety may alert the bandwidth police at city hall, less I wait till late when the tech dept is gone home for the night...hmm...   

One more thing, when you say download and burn the archive are you meaning the whole game along with the patch to disc, which I then must reinstall the whole game overtop my current installation just to get the update? Or are you saying that after downloading the entire app along with the patch I can just burn the update to disc, and install it solely, once at home?

Thanks.
Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
Jarl Dagstyrr
kryo
Join Date 05/2003
+458 moderator
Reply #16 March 6, 2007 10:10:06 PM
from GalCiv II ForumsGalCiv II Forums
Should I just wait for the next one?


While the biggest issue for many is the metaverse cheat flagging, that's up to you. Hopefully there will be another patch soon to fix that at least, so waiting for that (and anything else it may fix) may be prudent if the PQ issue in 1.5 doesn't annoy you too much.

Or are you saying that after downloading the entire app along with the patch I can just burn the update to disc, and install it solely, once at home?


There's not really any material difference--just double-click on the archive on your home machine and SDC will handle the update. Note that you will need to make a trip back to a net-connected machine to activate once you've patched.
Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
View all recent posts
Mark all posts as read Delete cookies created by the forum Return to Top
Stardock Forums v        Server Load Time:   Page Render Time:
About us | Contacts | Privacy Statement | Register
©1995-2025 Stardock Entertainment. Galactic Civilizations is a registered trademark of Stardock Entertainment. Steam and the Steam logo are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Valve Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. Bank Gothic is a trademark of MyFonts and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. All rights reserved.