1.84 upgrade and a newbies request for help.
 

I bought Gold (1.78) and have 4 PBW games using 1.78.

I've downloaded the patch.

Now what do I do?

Like do I keep my current SE4(1.78) for PBW games and use the game installer to install a duplicate set of SE4 into a file which I then upgrade to 1.84 so I can see the marvelous things you guys are talking about.

I have absolutely no idea what to do, so please do not presume I know anything.

Re: 1.84 upgrade and a newbies request for help.
 

Yes. Exactly. You can have separate installs of Se4, one for 1.78 and one for 1.84. You will need separate installs if you are in more than one PBW game if all yoru game owners don't upgrade at the same time.

Geoschmo

Re: 1.84 upgrade and a newbies request for help.
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yes this is probably your best/easiest option. Run the installer and when it asks you where to install the game change the path to something else.

Re: 1.84 upgrade and a newbies request for help.
 

yes, if you want to keep different Versions of SE4, you need to make a second installation and patch that.
You can use the patch #3 on the fresh install. No need to apply patch1 and 2 first.

Rollo

Re: 1.84 upgrade and a newbies request for help.
 

darn, only third.

you guys are fast http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Re: 1.84 upgrade and a newbies request for help.
 

Thanks guys. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

I had absolutely no certainty on what to do. I just guessed on the dual installation. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Perrin in your post...

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yes this is probably your best/easiest option. Run the installer and when it asks you where to install the game change the path to something else.</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">You seemed to imply other options. What would they be?

Re: 1.84 upgrade and a newbies request for help.
 

Other options.

Buying a second computer for the different Versions.

upgrading anyway and cause a PBW delay while the others get around to the install.

Re: 1.84 upgrade and a newbies request for help.
 

Well you could get all 4 of your PBW games to update to the new patch. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

Sorry I guess there really isn't another option unless all your games get upgraded. Unless you want to install one Version, play a turn, uninstall, etc ... etc.

Re: 1.84 upgrade and a newbies request for help.
 

Thought of another way that didn't work.

[ January 28, 2003, 18:07: Message edited by: Ruatha ]

Re: 1.84 upgrade and a newbies request for help.
 

Note that the autoinstaller for the patch doesn't cope well with multiple installs.

Look very closely at what folder it wants to apply the patch to; it will very likely pick the wrong one.

I had to type in the correct folder; merely selecting the correct folder from the list did not work.