I can\'t patch (1.2--->1.35), and........
 

Dear all:
I can't patch my game from 1.2 to 1.35!!
Does anyone know how to solve it?
My system is Chinese Windows 2000, IBM notebook T20.

And when I play, what I got is only the result of battles, I don't know how my fleet were destroyed! Don't even mention to control my ships.
In the game settings, I did not click on the item: No Tactical Combat.
Did I miss something to get control over my ships in battle?

Any response is appreciated!

Yu-An

Re: I can\'t patch (1.2--->1.35), and........
 

Make sure you click tactical combat instead of strategic, and make sure the "auto" button is switched off (bottom left, on the right-side control panel)

Try doing simulated combats to find your problem, too, its less expensive than using real ships.

Re: I can\'t patch (1.2--->1.35), and........
 

Thanks!
I know what did I do right now....
I play it "SIMULTANEOUSLY" instead of turn-based.
That's why I didn't have tactical combat!
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Re: I can\'t patch (1.2--->1.35), and........
 

Have you gotten the patch to work yet? You may have to just reload the game from the original CD, and then run patch 1.35. (If you do that, make sure you back up any special files - like if you made changes to the settings/txt file or anything) and probably back up your savegames.

Re: I can\'t patch (1.2--->1.35), and........
 

I tried, reinstall the whole game from CD, but the patch still didn't work.....-_-
What else can I do??

Yu-An

Re: I can\'t patch (1.2--->1.35), and........
 

How are you trying to install the patch? Just double click on the .exe file and it will install. I had a buddy who kept trying to extract the patch.

Re: I can\'t patch (1.2--->1.35), and........
 

Yes, I double clicked the patch.
Then it shows trying to locate the previous vision of SE4.
After a while, it shows the patch.exe has errors, an error record has established.
...............
Please, I want to enjoy the full features of SE4!! -_-*

Re: I can\'t patch (1.2--->1.35), and........
 

Did you completely un-install SE4. I had a similiar problem until I found that I had not removed of the program. Something in what was left was giving me an error. I deleted the directory and started fom scratch and it worked.
Hope this helps.

Re: I can\'t patch (1.2--->1.35), and........
 

Try downloading the patch again. You may have a corrupted file.

Re: I can\'t patch (1.2--->1.35), and........
 

Great!!!
Thank you, guys! It finally works!
I think it's the problem of not uninstall completely.
I tried to find every possible directory and deleted them all. But there must be something I missed, it still didn't work.
Guess what, I installed to another directory then patched, It did work!
I can enjoy the WHOLE SE4 right now!!! ^_^
Very appreciated for your helps!
Hope all of you enjoy the game as much as I am!

Yu-An

Re: I can\'t patch (1.2--->1.35), and........
 

Another point - if you do play in simultaneous mode, on the log report of combats, press the "Combat Replay" button and you can watch what actually happened - at least, with whatever patch added that spiffy feature.

Meanwhile, I just tried to patch 1.27 to 1.35, and it said I had the wrong Version, although it mentioned 1.27 was a Version it could patch from. I had modified one of the data files, though.

PvK

Re: I can\'t patch (1.2--->1.35), and........
 

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by PvK:
Another point - if you do play in simultaneous mode, on the log report of combats, press the "Combat Replay" button and you can watch what actually happened - at least, with whatever patch added that spiffy feature.

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Note: combat replay will NOT show damage to ships, and it will not show whether or not any shot hit or missed.

Re: I can\'t patch (1.2--->1.35), and........
 

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by PvK:
Meanwhile, I just tried to patch 1.27 to 1.35, and it said I had the wrong Version, although it mentioned 1.27 was a Version it could patch from. I had modified one of the data files, though.

PvK<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Weren't there two Versions of 1.27?

The other question is how the new patch determines your current patch level - is it a text file in the SE4 directory, or is it a Registry entry. The answer may lead to finding the problem...

Re: I can\'t patch (1.2--->1.35), and........
 

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>"Meanwhile, I just tried to patch 1.27 to 1.35, and it said I had the wrong Version, although it mentioned 1.27 was a Version it could patch from. I had modified one of the data files, though." - PvK

Weren't there two Versions of 1.27?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Yes, there were; "1.27a" had a serious bug that was quickly reported and fixed in "1.27b" before a lot of people had even downloaded "a", but the patches were both just called "1.27".

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The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the
human mind to correlate all of its contents. We live on a placid
island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was
not meant that we should go far. -- HP Lovecraft

Re: I can\'t patch (1.2--->1.35), and........
 

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by dumbluck:
Note: combat replay will NOT show damage to ships, and it will not show whether or not any shot hit or missed.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

You're right about the damage part, but it does show whether they hit or miss.

PvK