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Mahatma posted 03-21-99 07:16 AM ET
Has anybody with the UK version tried to download the 3.0 patch? Did it work? Or do we have to wait a month for it?
Firaxis please tell us.
MrSmily posted 03-21-99 09:18 AM ET
Im not Firaxis but i can answer your question. You can download the patch, but it wont work with your version (UK). And i have no idea how long till the next UK patch.
Thunder posted 03-22-99 02:07 AM ET
Download the US terran.exe from somewhere, and the patch will work. If you can't find it, e-mail me and I'll send it.
Imatart posted 03-24-99 07:40 PM ET
After Speaking with EA directly, They have confirmed that the UK V 3.0 patch is expected before Easter.
Scarab posted 03-25-99 10:37 AM ET
Why is it that patches for the UK-version almost always are later then those for US. It�s the same language right? Why does it even have to be one UK and one US version of the game? Myself being in a country with UK-versions find this extremly annoying since I always have to wait for patches. This is not something uniqe to SMAC but concerns most games but that makes it just so more irritating.
tOFfGI posted 03-26-99 06:21 AM ET
It's some ridicuous EU Directive requring a Copy Protection Scheme for all new games...
Esobus posted 03-26-99 07:39 AM ET
Slightly off topic but;
tOFfGI wrote:
>It's some ridicuous EU Directive requring a
>Copy Protection Scheme for all new games...
This seems so ridiculous that it cannot be true. If ANY one has a reference to this directive electronic or other I would like to see it.
It is probably true it is allowed, but required, no.
Firaxis/(BR) said that: EA-EC told them (firaxis) that EC sw-sellers would not sell a game unless it was copy protected. Not that it was forced to be by law. This -must- be a wrongfull assumption.
Forcing CP on a product like LINUX - xconq etc. is not allowed. btw.
Until I see hard evidence this may be considered an EA-EC scam. Well admittedly other game companies also introduces cp with simlar reasons.
Well as a former byer I demand the opposite.
If the program demands a CD after a full installation the program is faulty and the SW returned. This only works if you ask and get confirmed that the program does not 'need' the CD after a full install. Ask for it. It is fun. Make some customer pressure on the sellers.
It is nice not to have to dig out the CD from the shelf if you fancy to play. Having laptop with removable CD it is nice not to be forced carrying along. Having a DVD it is nice to be able to play at all. etc. etc.
Still very upset about the user protection scheme, E.
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Author	Topic: Can UK users download the 3.0 patch?
Mahatma	posted 03-21-99 07:16 AM ET Has anybody with the UK version tried to download the 3.0 patch? Did it work? Or do we have to wait a month for it? Firaxis please tell us.
MrSmily	posted 03-21-99 09:18 AM ET Im not Firaxis but i can answer your question. You can download the patch, but it wont work with your version (UK). And i have no idea how long till the next UK patch.
Thunder	posted 03-22-99 02:07 AM ET Download the US terran.exe from somewhere, and the patch will work. If you can't find it, e-mail me and I'll send it.
Imatart	posted 03-24-99 07:40 PM ET After Speaking with EA directly, They have confirmed that the UK V 3.0 patch is expected before Easter.
Scarab	posted 03-25-99 10:37 AM ET Why is it that patches for the UK-version almost always are later then those for US. It�s the same language right? Why does it even have to be one UK and one US version of the game? Myself being in a country with UK-versions find this extremly annoying since I always have to wait for patches. This is not something uniqe to SMAC but concerns most games but that makes it just so more irritating.
tOFfGI	posted 03-26-99 06:21 AM ET It's some ridicuous EU Directive requring a Copy Protection Scheme for all new games...
Esobus	posted 03-26-99 07:39 AM ET Slightly off topic but; tOFfGI wrote: >It's some ridicuous EU Directive requring a >Copy Protection Scheme for all new games... This seems so ridiculous that it cannot be true. If ANY one has a reference to this directive electronic or other I would like to see it. It is probably true it is allowed, but required, no. Firaxis/(BR) said that: EA-EC told them (firaxis) that EC sw-sellers would not sell a game unless it was copy protected. Not that it was forced to be by law. This -must- be a wrongfull assumption. Forcing CP on a product like LINUX - xconq etc. is not allowed. btw. Until I see hard evidence this may be considered an EA-EC scam. Well admittedly other game companies also introduces cp with simlar reasons. Well as a former byer I demand the opposite. If the program demands a CD after a full installation the program is faulty and the SW returned. This only works if you ask and get confirmed that the program does not 'need' the CD after a full install. Ask for it. It is fun. Make some customer pressure on the sellers. It is nice not to have to dig out the CD from the shelf if you fancy to play. Having laptop with removable CD it is nice not to be forced carrying along. Having a DVD it is nice to be able to play at all. etc. etc. Still very upset about the user protection scheme, E. /* Never buy a EC adoptet AE SW, ever again. */