1.84 upgrade and a newbies request for help.

couslee · #1 January 28th, 2003, 08:01 PM

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.

Perrin · #2 January 28th, 2003, 08:02 PM

Well you could get all 4 of your PBW games to update to the new patch.

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.

Ruatha · #3 January 28th, 2003, 08:05 PM

Thought of another way that didn't work.

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

capnq · #4 January 28th, 2003, 08:17 PM

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.

Krsqk · #5 January 28th, 2003, 08:25 PM

I didn't have any trouble selecting the correct folder via mouse-click. That goes for both the 1.84 patch and the 1.78 patch (which I had to apply to my 3rd SE4 install to play my PBW games

).

tbontob · #6 January 28th, 2003, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by capnq:
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.

capnq, this sounds serious.

I am not clear on what you mean by

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

I think you are trying to say is that we need to type in the name of a unique folder for SE4. Y/N?

Like IIRC, Gold installs into a folder "Space Empires IV Gold".

So, we need to install into something like "Space Empires IV Gold 1.84". Y/N?

Suicide Junkie · #7 January 28th, 2003, 08:43 PM

What he means if if you have two copies of SE4 installed, say:

c: \se4\se4Classic
and
c: \se4\se4Gold

And you try to run the patch, it will latch on to the first one it finds.

If you have multiple installs as above, odds are it will pick the wrong one.
The window it brings up has a text box for the exact location to install the patch, and a directory tree below where you can click through your folders to find your install folder manually.

Typing the full path into the text box will surely work.
If you want to use the directory tree browser thing below you have to DOUBLE-CLICK the Last folder, rather than just single click to select.