about patches

nmwords · 09-04-2007, 05:45 AM

Well I have always wondered if you are to dowload a patch for a game, say medieval 2. would you have to install patch v1.1 and then patch to v1.2 ? if I just download v1.2 will it contain everything that 1.1 had ? what do you suggest.

dark_legacy2006 · 09-04-2007, 05:55 AM

a patch is a patch the 1.2 is just an updated version id get the 1.2 probly less bugs

hermeslyre · 09-04-2007, 06:16 AM

Most likely not. You'll have to install all patches in order.

RoveWolf · 09-04-2007, 03:02 PM

In most cases they integrate the previous patches into the latest. So normally you only have to download the latest patch as that should contain the fixes from the previous ones. How it normally works is, they release a patch (1.0), and if they find / do yet more work, instead of starting a completely new patch, they just fix the extra features and add them to the previous patch (in this case 1.0) and simply release it as (1.1, or 2.0 depending on how the version system is).

At least, that's how I've always assumed it worked. As when I install a game I always get the latest patch, and never install the previous ones before it and it works fine.

Just download the latest and install that. If for some reason you do need to install all of the previous patches before hand it'll tell you that you don't have the correct previous version to update to the latest. It's no biggie if it doesn't work when trying to install the latest patch. Theres only one way to find out. Give it a shot.

Rove.

nmwords · 09-04-2007, 04:21 PM

thats what I had figured rove wolf, I just needed a word from the experts

, thx guys.

**Archangel** · 09-04-2007, 04:49 PM

indeed, what rove said,. if the patch download says v1.2 patch (if you download it from fileplanet or so ofc) it contains the other (oldeR) data too. else it would say v1.1 to v1.2 patch

hermeslyre · 09-05-2007, 02:25 AM

Well damnit, I've been doing it it the hard way.

RoveWolf · 09-05-2007, 02:20 PM

Wow that must suck when installing a game with a shed load of patches released for it. Once that springs to mind is Battlefield 2. Installing all of the patches for that would take ages.

Rove.

tomb08uk · 09-05-2007, 02:40 PM

Thats not always the cause, on some times to install a patch, it will sometimes say, please install so and patch before. So no always just run the latest one..but yes most are just the latest ones will do the job.

RoveWolf · 09-05-2007, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tomb08uk

Thats not always the cause, on some times to install a patch, it will sometimes say, please install so and patch before. So no always just run the latest one..but yes most are just the latest ones will do the job.

Read up

. I did already mention that. As did Archangel.

Rove.

09-04-2007, 05:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
nmwords Silver Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: MI Posts: 112	about patches Well I have always wondered if you are to dowload a patch for a game, say medieval 2. would you have to install patch v1.1 and then patch to v1.2 ? if I just download v1.2 will it contain everything that 1.1 had ? what do you suggest. __________________ CASE-Raidmax smilodon. PSU-silverstone Zeus 560W 38A singlerail. MOBO-GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 (1.3) CPU-Core2Duo E6600. GPU-EVGA 8800GTS 640Mb Superclocked. RAM-2x1 G G.skill 6400 HDD-250G Seagate Barricuda 7,200 16M cache.

09-04-2007, 03:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
RoveWolf VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: West Midlands, UK Age: 22 Posts: 1,261	In most cases they integrate the previous patches into the latest. So normally you only have to download the latest patch as that should contain the fixes from the previous ones. How it normally works is, they release a patch (1.0), and if they find / do yet more work, instead of starting a completely new patch, they just fix the extra features and add them to the previous patch (in this case 1.0) and simply release it as (1.1, or 2.0 depending on how the version system is). At least, that's how I've always assumed it worked. As when I install a game I always get the latest patch, and never install the previous ones before it and it works fine. Just download the latest and install that. If for some reason you do need to install all of the previous patches before hand it'll tell you that you don't have the correct previous version to update to the latest. It's no biggie if it doesn't work when trying to install the latest patch. Theres only one way to find out. Give it a shot. Rove. __________________ Note: Formerly known as Breaks. Thermaltake VC3000BWS Armour Jr SuperMidi Tower - Black Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) HIS ATI Radeon X1950 Pro ICEQ 3 V2 TURBO SILENT Heatpipe 256MB GDDR3 (PCI-E) Western Digital Caviar RE 160GB SATA-II 16MB Cache Enermax Noisetaker 535W EG565AX-VE(W) SFMA ATX2.0 SLI Compliant PSU Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 TwinX (2x1GB) Samsung 18x18 DVD+RW (Black) Last edited by RoveWolf; 09-04-2007 at 03:06 PM.

09-04-2007, 04:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
nmwords Silver Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: MI Posts: 112	thats what I had figured rove wolf, I just needed a word from the experts , thx guys. __________________ CASE-Raidmax smilodon. PSU-silverstone Zeus 560W 38A singlerail. MOBO-GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 (1.3) CPU-Core2Duo E6600. GPU-EVGA 8800GTS 640Mb Superclocked. RAM-2x1 G G.skill 6400 HDD-250G Seagate Barricuda 7,200 16M cache.

09-04-2007, 04:49 PM	#6 (permalink)
Archangel Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Netherlands Age: 21 Posts: 7,885	indeed, what rove said,. if the patch download says v1.2 patch (if you download it from fileplanet or so ofc) it contains the other (oldeR) data too. else it would say v1.1 to v1.2 patch __________________ Newton is dead, Einstein is dead, I don't feel very well either Xfire - Mirrari Intel Q6600 ( @3.6GHz) Asus Triton 79 Amazing 549/3200 4x 1Gb Corsair XMS2 DDR800 ( @ 960MHz ) Asus Maximus Formula Asus & Sapphire HD3870 512Mb Corsair HX620W PSU

09-05-2007, 02:20 PM	#8 (permalink)
RoveWolf VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: West Midlands, UK Age: 22 Posts: 1,261	Wow that must suck when installing a game with a shed load of patches released for it. Once that springs to mind is Battlefield 2. Installing all of the patches for that would take ages. Rove. __________________ Note: Formerly known as Breaks. Thermaltake VC3000BWS Armour Jr SuperMidi Tower - Black Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) HIS ATI Radeon X1950 Pro ICEQ 3 V2 TURBO SILENT Heatpipe 256MB GDDR3 (PCI-E) Western Digital Caviar RE 160GB SATA-II 16MB Cache Enermax Noisetaker 535W EG565AX-VE(W) SFMA ATX2.0 SLI Compliant PSU Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 TwinX (2x1GB) Samsung 18x18 DVD+RW (Black)

09-04-2007, 05:55 AM	#2 (permalink)
dark_legacy2006 Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Canada Age: 18 Posts: 588	a patch is a patch the 1.2 is just an updated version id get the 1.2 probly less bugs

09-04-2007, 06:16 AM	#3 (permalink)
hermeslyre VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 18 Posts: 4,973	Most likely not. You'll have to install all patches in order.

09-05-2007, 02:25 AM	#7 (permalink)
hermeslyre VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 18 Posts: 4,973	Well damnit, I've been doing it it the hard way.

09-05-2007, 02:40 PM	#9 (permalink)
tomb08uk Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 836	Thats not always the cause, on some times to install a patch, it will sometimes say, please install so and patch before. So no always just run the latest one..but yes most are just the latest ones will do the job. __________________ Gigabyte LGA775 Motherboard Intel Pentium 4 3.2GHz Socket LGA775 1GB Kingston Memory (2x 512mb Sticks) 160GB Maxtor Serial ATA Hard Disk 256MB Nvidia Geforce 6600 Graphics Card

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