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

Nitram Draw · #1 May 14th, 2001, 10:00 PM

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.

Daynarr · #2 May 15th, 2001, 12:10 AM

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

YuAnLin · #3 May 15th, 2001, 12:34 AM

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

PvK · #4 May 15th, 2001, 03:36 AM

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

dumbluck · #5 May 15th, 2001, 11:51 AM

quote:
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.

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

DirectorTsaarx · #6 May 15th, 2001, 04:12 PM

quote:
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

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...

capnq · #7 May 15th, 2001, 08:57 PM

quote:
"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?

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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