System install for EB Day

[Ozonius Tomicus]

Perhaps I have just missed it but is there a sticky or part of the FAQ that furnishes links for all of the minimum required patches?

Seems like it would be nice for folks to have a source for patches which have the blessings of the team, and which is posted prominently in the days leading up to launch.

[QuintusSertorius]

Perhaps I have just missed it but is there a sticky or part of the FAQ that furnishes links for all of the minimum required patches?

Seems like it would be nice for folks to have a source for patches which have the blessings of the team, and which is posted prominently in the days leading up to launch.

It's been said time and again in various topics, you need Kingdoms patched up to 1.05.

[Kull]

It's been said time and again in various topics, you need Kingdoms patched up to 1.05.

Agreed that we've said this 100 times, but I just checked the FAQ and we did NOT (until moments ago) state that you needed the 1.05 patch. So thanks for the reminder!

[Thoras]

I have Gold

But isn' the latest patch already included in the gold version... at least it was for me.

[joshmahurin]

I don't know about M2 but I know RTW golds were frequently not patched properly

[QuintusSertorius]

But isn' the latest patch already included in the gold version... at least it was for me.

No, Gold is only patched to v1.04, you have to download the v1.05 patch.

[Lindorn]

Has anyone tried just reverting the patch to 1.04 in steam to see if it would work? It sounds like it's just generally better to avoid the steam version. What are everyones thoughts on that? What is the optimal action path here.

I was about to buy it on steam, but if you guys think that's a poor call I'll do something else.

[Jormungand]

I was about to buy it on steam, but if you guys think that's a poor call I'll do something else.

Waiiiiiiiiiit!!! It's currently 75% off at Gamersgate.

http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/DD-M2TW/...war-collection

[QuintusSertorius]

Has anyone tried just reverting the patch to 1.04 in steam to see if it would work? It sounds like it's just generally better to avoid the steam version. What are everyones thoughts on that? What is the optimal action path here.

I was about to buy it on steam, but if you guys think that's a poor call I'll do something else.

There are some significant fixes in v1.05, and EBII is based on it too. It won't work on 1.04, Kull and others have confirmed this.

Avoid the Steam version; if you can get an offline retail version, get that instead. Bear in mind the Steam version is still being "fixed" as we speak, and may not actually be ready in time for EBII or even at all.

[Skoran]

Stupid question maybe: I installed kingdoms, patched it to 1.5 but in the options it says 1.05, is this normal?

[RoyBaty]

Stupid question maybe: I installed kingdoms, patched it to 1.5 but in the options it says 1.05, is this normal?

Yes, 1.5=1.05

[Lysandros]

Ok, I guess this can be read elsewhere, but I think people might have a look here due to the thread title and I further guess that many like me do already have MTW2 installed and patched, but maybe never actually tried to start the application (yes, it's actually a game playable without any mod!).

I did start the game before but hardly played it, though. Then I discovered I haven't had the most recent patch. In short: after installing the most recent version 1.5 (Gold Edition, Windows 7, 32 Bit) I was no longer able to start the game. I got a Securom message telling me I was trying to use a virtual mount or something like that. Well, I did not, but just before I got very angry I remembered the old trick of trying to start the game as an administrator - it worked. I know it's not a world-shaking discovery, but mentioning my experience might save some time for others, too.