install and update

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so i just installed galciv 2 , dread lords, twilight and am trying to update the game before i play

 

however when using sdcentral it says updates are available yet tells me the url is invalid and wont download and when i try impulse it tells me i dont have the game installed and wants me to download all the games and install them again evan tho they are already installed is there a way i can just download the patches without using innefective programs like impulse and sdcentral?

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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Updates are only available through Impulse (SDC was discontinued more than a year ago, and standalone updates even longer).

If you're installing from very old retail discs, it's likely that the registry entries that allow Impulse to identify the game simply aren't there. If you use the Detect Application option in the menu (blue button at top left) you can make sure that Impulse is aware of the games, though you may need to add the correct versions manually to the registry after doing so in order to allow it to update without a redownload (Impulse cannot determine the version of a program when using the detect option).

Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

and thats why i hate programs like sdcentral and impulse

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Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

ok ive managed to get it to recognize that dark avatar and twilight are installed but it wont recognize that the base game is installed btw i had the gold edition so the game and darkavatar in one pack they would have both been installed