Most complicated patch instructions....EVER!

**Parmenion** · 12-16-2006, 10:09

Pindar,
Sorry dude but I'm at work and I can't check my PC for you.

Anyway, what Musashi said is right. I think if we ran the 'setup.exe' we did good, and can forget about the unpacker.

Parmenion.

**Zatoichi** · 12-16-2006, 10:41

I agree that this wasn't the most friendly of patching procedures, especially when compared to the previous TW patches. However, we did get the unpacker goodness, so I'm not complaining, but I do sympathise with the folks who are not especially computer literate.

With hindsight, maybe CA could have released the patch and unpacker as separate downloads rather than in one? I realise this could have lead to a different set of confused people than the ones we see here though...

**sapi** · 12-16-2006, 10:41

Yes - to clear this up, you're patched if you've run setup.exe, and the splash screen/installer have come up (with the usual 'next' and 'cancel' buttons).

You're not patched if you've just extracted the archive - go and execute setup.exe

**Pindar** · 12-16-2006, 10:51

Thank you for the replies. I think I'm patched then. Does the patch work with saved games?

**Grimmy** · 12-16-2006, 10:56

I been thinking about this for a bit and I might need to reassess my previous comment on the issue.

Yeah, it was confuzeling but, I also remember having more than a few copies of RTW on my HD and having to go through the process of keeping a 1.0 copy as a baseline, then a 1.2 copy as a baseline to copy for mods that had to have that patch to work, same for 1.5/1.6.

With the patching system delivered as it was, I can now keep one baseline (clean) install and patch other installs as needed/desired without having to keep a seperate baseline install of each patched game.

So, maybe a bit of confusion in the beginning for us old folk used to the ol' standard, but also maybe much more flexible in the long run?

**Shahed** · 12-16-2006, 11:18

Originally Posted by Pindar

Thank you for the replies. I think I'm patched then. Does the patch work with saved games?

Yes it does, you can carry on playing from your last save.

These are the files that only need to be deleted if you are going to use the unpacker:

\data\descr_geography_new.txt
\data\descr_geography_new.db

**Pindar** · 12-16-2006, 11:35

Originally Posted by Sinan

Yes it does, you can carry on playing from your last save.

These are the files that only need to be deleted if you are going to use the unpacker:

\data\descr_geography_new.txt
\data\descr_geography_new.db

Thank you. I performed the unpacking and then was able to find the two files to delete as well.

**Orda Khan** · 12-16-2006, 12:01

Makes me glad I didn't buy this game

........Orda

**past caring** · 12-16-2006, 12:09

Some simple instructions for those that just wish to patch and do not want to use the unpacker.....

1) Create a new folder - call it whatever you want. This does not have to be in your MTW2 game folder. It doesn't even need to be on the same hard drive if you have more than one or a partitioned hard drive.

2) When you start the self-extractor you get an option to browse to the location you wish the files to be extracted to. Navigate to the folder you created and hit "install". If you don't mind the files being extracted to your desktop, don't worry about creating a new folder etc and just hit "install".

3) Open the folder you extracted the files to and find the setup.exe. Run this.

4) You're done.