1.84 upgrade and a newbies request for help.

tbontob · #1 January 28th, 2003, 07:56 PM

Thanks guys.

I had absolutely no certainty on what to do. I just guessed on the dual installation.

Perrin in your post...

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Originally posted by Perrin:

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Originally posted by tbontob:
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.

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.

You seemed to imply other options. What would they be?

couslee · #2 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 · #3 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 · #4 January 28th, 2003, 08:05 PM

Thought of another way that didn't work.

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

capnq · #5 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 · #6 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

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tbontob · #7 January 28th, 2003, 08:26 PM

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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?