The Patch!

[douglas]

Even just a Gold->Deluxe patch would still have to contain almost 32 MB of mp3 files plus whatever else is needed for the minor changes.

[Fyron]

This is why it is a good idea to make all data file changes in a mod folder.

Those data recovery programs only work if none of the blocks in the old file were overwritten by anything. Sometimes they might work though...

[Elowan]

I've been playing 1.84 because 1.91 wouldn't open my old save games. Same with 1.94 do you suppose?

In short - any real point in DL'ing and installing this patch?

[Baron Munchausen]

Elowan said:
I've been playing 1.84 because 1.91 wouldn't open my old save games. Same with 1.94 do you suppose?

In short - any real point in DL'ing and installing this patch?

It's been years since the release of the 1.91 patch. Do you ever finish your games and delete them?

[Xaren Hypr]

Elowan said:
I've been playing 1.84 because 1.91 wouldn't open my old save games. Same with 1.94 do you suppose?

In short - any real point in DL'ing and installing this patch?

I had gotten the same problem when I upgraded to 1.94 (my savegame was no longer valid). It just means that the Rage got a reprieve from the governor, and that I'll just have to start up another attempt at imposing everlasting peace through superior firepower

[Captain Kwok]

If you are getting a data files don't match error, then you can just run as the game administrator and it will update your game.

[Xaren Hypr]

I just get an "Unable to load ...<SE4Dir>\Savegame\save.gam" error. It's a solo game.

[Suicide Junkie]

Xaren Hypr said:
I just get an "Unable to load ...<SE4Dir>\Savegame\save.gam" error. It's a solo game.

Are you using the same mod? If it is too different (removed anything? Changed stuff significantly?) then it won't work.

1) Make sure you've got your path.txt pointing to your mod folder correctly. The patches like to overwrite this a lot.
2) If you modded the se4\data folder, you're hosed. Always make your mods in a mod folder. At this point you will have to rewrite your mod. Copy the data into a modfolder this time.

Note:
A mod folder looks exactly like the SE4 root.
You have a SE4\Data\components.txt file, so your mod has:
SE4\Mymod\Data\components.txt

Follow that pattern, and you're set. Just make a new folder, name it after your mod, and copy the stock files&folders you wish to edit.
Note: If any files are not found in your mod folder, the stock version of that file will be used. So you don't need to copy the AI, shipsets, UI pictures, or anything that you aren't changing.