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[Lucky Forward]

I'm new to PC games and downloading patches, so help me out.

I just picked up Rome: Total War, and based on advice I read, I downloaded the 1.2 patch before even starting the game. It took several hours with 56k, so I let it download overnight, and this morning I only checked to see that the download completed successfully before heading to work.

So what do I need to do now? I downloaded the patch to the same "Data" folder that holds most of the game files. I guess I need to unzip it if it has a "zip' extent, but other than that, do I need to actually run something, or is its presence in the game folder enough for it to take effect?

 

[Dr_Cogent]

I'm new to PC games and downloading patches, so help me out.

I just picked up Rome: Total War, and based on advice I read, I downloaded the 1.2 patch before even starting the game. It took several hours with 56k, so I let it download overnight, and this morning I only checked to see that the download completed successfully before heading to work.

So what do I need to do now? I downloaded the patch to the same "Data" folder that holds most of the game files. I guess I need to unzip it if it has a "zip' extent, but other than that, do I need to actually run something, or is its presence in the game folder enough for it to take effect?

I wouldn't ever put a patch in where the game resides. Move the patch to somewhere else, if it's zipped unzip it. There should be an executable you have to run to install the patch. The patch should do everything for you.

 

[Lucky Forward]

Thanks for the reply.

I wouldn't ever put a patch in where the game resides. Move the patch to somewhere else...

That surprises me...I would have thought the patch needed to me among the game files.

 

[Dr_Cogent]

Thanks for the reply.


That surprises me...I would have thought the patch needed to me among the game files.

Nah, most games just involve downloading an EXE that you just run. The Windows registry has the location of where the game is installed, so they get it from there.