Silly question about the next patch v DR

semanon

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I have pre-downloaded DR and the next patch from the GOA site. Does it matter what order I install the two packages?
 

Fana

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You will ofc have to install DR first, otherwise you will patch Catacombs.
 

semanon

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Thanks Fana. As I said it was a silly question but i had a bit of a mind fart.
 

Flimgoblin

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if you're only planning on using the DR client you don't need the catacombs 1.78->1.80. Just install DR over your 1.78 catacombs and yer sorted (installing over 1.80 catacombs won't do anything bad mind you, just not needed)

If you want to use catacombs and DR clients you'll need to make a backup of your catacombs directory and use the 1.78->1.80 patch on that, and use the DR on the other directory (as DR installs over catacombs, rather than alongside like the previous clients.)
 

inqy

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hmmm way I understood it, DR is like a fresh install... (as in a new directory, like all the other expansions)
 

Flimgoblin

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inqy said:
hmmm way I understood it, DR is like a fresh install... (as in a new directory, like all the other expansions)

it's not - it's an ~800 mb patch to catacombs.
 

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Flimgoblin said:
it's not - it's an ~800 mb patch to catacombs.

So really the DR and Catas client are the same thing in general... and should run just like each other (lag, smoothness etc)?
 

inqy

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ahh glad I know that now, ty :) :cheers:

Guess I can wipe off the SI folder as thats dead as of Weds :)
 

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Nomans Land said:
So really the DR and Catas client are the same thing in general... and should run just like each other (lag, smoothness etc)?


yep DR is a bit of a rip off really. Horses and champion crap (my hugely describing word). Still buying it tho mind you, I'm a sucker for this shite (another huge describing word) :)
 

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Flimgoblin said:
it's not - it's an ~800 mb patch to catacombs.
Ohh - not like the previous expansion that was fresh installs.
That explains why DR is a 2 CD release, where Catacombs was a 4 CD release.
So i cant delete my Catacombs directory and install a fresh DR.
Good thing to know, as i was about to do that yesterday (since i cant play -DAoC until DR release cuz my router has died, and i wont get a fresh 1 before wednessday).
 

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Flimgoblin said:
it's not - it's an ~800 mb patch to catacombs.

so EU is different to US then? US creates a seperate DR folder along side the catacombs directory.
 

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Ryuno said:
so EU is different to US then? US creates a seperate DR folder along side the catacombs directory.

That's right, the US DR installer simply copied over files from your Catacombs install into a new Darkness Rising folder and then added the files that were in the installer itself. At the end you had two installs - your original Catacombs one plus a new Darkness Rising one.

Our installer just adds the DR files straight to your Catacombs client and updates your update.dat to make it point towards the Darkness Rising patcher. The end result being that you don't have a Catacombs install anymore, just a Darkness Rising one.
 

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Feyd said:
Ohh - not like the previous expansion that was fresh installs.
That explains why DR is a 2 CD release, where Catacombs was a 4 CD release.
So i cant delete my Catacombs directory and install a fresh DR.
Good thing to know, as i was about to do that yesterday (since i cant play -DAoC until DR release cuz my router has died, and i wont get a fresh 1 before wednessday).

Why dont you answer my PMs :(
 

Overdriven

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I can't play DAoC atm anyway, installed DR 2-3 days ago :p


Eurgh, need to activate my account too.
 

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Nomans Land said:
Why dont you answer my PMs :(
I did you foo - on the day you PM'ed me, why dont you read your PM's? :touch:
btw - better take this into PM's ;)
 

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Feyd said:
I did you foo - on the day you PM'ed me, why dont you read your PM's? :touch:
btw - better take this into PM's ;)



o_O Why take it to PMS?
 

semanon

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Phew I don't feel like a twit now. I'm glad others had a slight misunderstnding of the Cata/DR clients.
 

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