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Stuck in download loop gc2.sdc

June 21, 2008 6:28:14 AM from GalCiv II ForumsGalCiv II Forums
Hi!

The "Sticky: Getting the Game downloaded" Thread seems to be broken? ill post here.

Yesterday i decided to redownload the complete game with all fixes and addons and deinstalled it. I started the download, and its downloading but keeps downloading gc2.sdc regardless how often it reached 100%. Again and again and again. A real bandwidth killer.

How can i stop that?
Things ive tried so far:
- Reinstalling stardock central with an recent version from the stardock page.
- Deleting any "stardock" folders on my harddisk before reinstalling (install location, Own Files)
- Tools Settings Internet Refresh XML Data

It doesnt make a difference. Keeps looping. Any ideas? I wanted to play gc2 this weekend, but it seems im lost.

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Reply #1 June 21, 2008 6:32:21 AM
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i want to add that i also tried to disable firewall and antivirus.
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Reply #2 June 21, 2008 6:46:58 AM
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Hmmm.... uninstall SDC and give Impulse a try.

I just had to reinstall all my games and apps yesterday (had a nasty crash and got to set everything back to factory settings), and it worked like a charm - much better (and faster) than SDC ever was.
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Reply #3 June 21, 2008 8:23:37 AM
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@sanchonino
yeah, i gave impulse a try and it worked. maybe sdc isnt supported anymore

what i asked myself when using impulse is:

What is activate.exe? I always thought (and in fact that was what made me buy galciv 2 in the first place) galciv 2 doesnt have a copyprotection? what if this online activation fail one time in the future or i dont have an internet connection: can i install and play my archived galciv 2?

"no cds, no hassles, no nonsense" ?!
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Reply #4 June 21, 2008 3:20:41 PM
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sins installed without hassle, gc2.sdc is in a loop. i can't run impulse, does not work in wine + *nix.

EDIT: i installed gc2 via cd. patching the game works.
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Reply #5 June 21, 2008 7:24:25 PM
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can i install and play my archived galciv 2?


Yes. If the archive file is made with Impulse, you'll be able to install from the archive file and boot it up without a connection. So just burn your archive on a disc with the Impulse installer and you'll be ready-setty-spaghetti.
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Reply #6 June 23, 2008 10:46:24 AM
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can i install and play my archived galciv 2?Yes. If the archive file is made with Impulse, you'll be able to install from the archive file and boot it up without a connection. So just burn your archive on a disc with the Impulse installer and you'll be ready-setty-spaghetti.


gotta love stardock! i hate the idea that my purchased game might stop functioning some time. let it be stardock switches off their servers in 15 years, stardock doesnt exist anymore or i dont have an internet connection anymore because i moved into the woods. lol.

sins installed without hassle, gc2.sdc is in a loop. i can't run impulse, does not work in wine + *nix.EDIT: i installed gc2 via cd. patching the game works.


i didnt get it work with sdc. i think its broken. write the support or wait some days - they may fix it.

impulse works for me though. tried newest wine version?
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Reply #7 July 1, 2008 11:42:47 AM
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I'm having the same problems as well. It is stuck in a loop. I went to the folder where it downloads the sdc to and found out its getting to about 300mb and then deleting the file and redownloading.

Impulse works with Galactic Civ 2 but not Dark Avatar. It just installs it and the game actually installs to a folder called %parentGalCiv2regpath% in Stardock Games.

Note I set impulse to install in the partition I have setup for games at E:\Games
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Reply #8 July 1, 2008 11:56:05 AM
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Impulse works with Galactic Civ 2 but not Dark Avatar. It just installs it and the game actually installs to a folder called %parentGalCiv2regpath% in Stardock Games.


That's definitely a bug--please contact support@stardock.com, they can pass this on, and/or help with the SDC issue as well.
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