Updating Old Version of Dominions 2 - Page 2

Arryn · #11 March 22nd, 2005, 01:48 AM

I'll be happy to host the 2.06 & 2.08 patches if anyone can locate them. Also, I'd very much like to find v2.06 of the Windows and Mac demos (the current demos, AFAIK, are 2.08).

Johan K · #12 March 22nd, 2005, 06:58 AM

Since you have reinstalled Dominions from the CD, you shouldn't need any old patches. All patches are supposed to work with version 2.02 as well as the previous version. Try to copy Dominions from CD, remove read-only from the files and then apply one of the patches.

ds841 · #13 March 23rd, 2005, 01:36 AM

For whatever reason the new patch isn't working on my computer. I have reinstalled Dominions from the CD three times, removed the read-only and attempted to apply the patch. It has failed all three times.

If anyone else who runs Dominions 2 under Macintosh OS X has any tips please let me know. Otherwise it looks like I'll be waiting for Dominions 3 before I am able to play it again.

Johan K · #14 March 23rd, 2005, 07:13 AM

If the latest patch doesn't work, maybe you could try the 2.14 patch first and the upgrade to 2.15.

ds841 · #15 March 23rd, 2005, 10:24 PM

I have tried the patch files down to version 2.11 and the same problems that came up with the 2.15 patch file come up with all of the others. Could it be some conflict with the newest Mac OS? I have version 10.3.8, which was released about a month ago. Looking at the patch files I see that they were made some time ago, so thought maybe that might be the problem.

Again any suggestions or tips are welcome!

sushiboat · #16 March 23rd, 2005, 11:07 PM

I am using 10.3.8 and had no problem with the patch, so I doubt that's the problem.

ds841 · #17 March 24th, 2005, 01:18 AM

Damn what am I doing wrong. Let me go through my sequence with you all (esp. sushiboat since you are a very similar system).

1. Install the SDL into the library folder in the HD root.
2. Copy the 2.02 Dominons 2 appication to the HD.
3. Remove read-only permissions from the Dominions 2 application.
4. Run the Dominions 2 application and it creates a dominions2 folder in the user folder of the current user.
5. Patch the Dominions 2 application with the most recent patch application.

Looking at my list it may be possible that I installed the SDL to the wrong library folder. Their is a library folder in the user directory as well. Should I install it their instead? Both?

Their are many permission settings for reading and writing for the application. Maybe I did not set enough of them for read/write access. Maybe I set to many.

The last thing was running Dominions 2 and the creation of the dominions2 folder in the current user directory. Should I have run the patch file first and then ran the Dominions 2 application?

Maybe I can get this thing fixed with your help guys!

sushiboat · #18 March 24th, 2005, 01:52 AM

Try applying the patch before ever running the Dom2 application. Also, the application should be in the Applications folder.

I wish that I could be of more help. I tried to patch at the end of December, had the same problems, searched in this forum for a solution, tried something, and promptly forgot the details. I am pretty sure it was something simple, not changing read/write permissions on lots of files. Good luck!

ds841 · #19 March 24th, 2005, 06:52 PM

I tried that with the same result. I also searched the forum for past patching/updating problems and did not find anything new to help me. I will continue searching cause I may have missed somthing.

I decided to submit a customer support request with Shrapnel Games and see if they can help. Hell, at this point maybe they can ship me the newest version on CD so I can get back to the game.

ds841 · #20 April 8th, 2005, 07:51 PM

Damn glad I submitted that customer service request because I was given incredible service and support. Mindi at Shrapnel is the best and hats off to the developer as well.

They not only fixed my problem, but went above and beyond what I asked for. So, instead of having to wait until version 3 of Dominions to play this excellent game I am in the middle of a game of Dominions 2 right now!