Hello. I've searched the other threads about this but haven't found information that seems reliable. Here's my situation:

I have the original MTW and the original MTW/VI installed. I haven't patched either of them. I'm tired of my rulers dying at age 56 like clockwork, among other things, so I would like to patch up to the most current version of MTW/VI. I live in the West USA and purchased both games legitimately.

What patch should I use to upgrade? Can I patch just once, or do I need to patch step by step, from the first patch released to the most current? Are there separate patches for MTW and VI which I must install?

I assume the patches are available here, but I wanted to get answers to these questions first because I have a very slow connection and downloading will take a llllloooooooonnnnggggg time.

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A side question: is there a way to remove certain vice/virtues from the pool so they don't appear, or tinker with the percentage chances of V&Vs in general? It gets really annoying when every other dcent general is a "chinless wonder" or "unhinged loon" ... gah.

Thanks in advance for your advice.