Shortbus 0 Posted January 14, 2003 BIS, please revise your patch process. I've been recruiting people to play flashpoint but it's a tough sell when they have to download multiple patches to play online. My friend uninstalled, reinstalled Resistance twice because he wasn't sure which patches to download and install. I had to remotely take control over his computer, download the right patches, and install them for him. Can we please have a single "fix 'em all" patch. I know this isn't an issue for most of us because we're smrt but for regular casual users, this is too complicated of a process. As far as I know, flashpoint has sold over a million copies yet when I play online, there are only a hundred or so spread across many servers. So either the other 999,900 players just don't like flashpoint or the process of playing online is too dificult for them. Let's make the first step easier for the regular user and allow them to download a single patch. Thankyou. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harnu 0 Posted January 14, 2003 How hard can it be? Just tell them that link and what they need to patch up to. Shouldn't be that hard Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Sharpshooter 0 Posted January 14, 2003 A few words: LAST VERSION 1-Install Op. Flashpoint. 2-Install Op. Flashpoint Resistance. 3-Install 1.90 Patch. It isn´t so hard, but I think it maybe confusing for non-experienced users. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LowLevelFunctionary 0 Posted January 14, 2003 You only need to install the latest patches.... not all of them. Tell your friends to download these patches: 1.46 for OFP and 1.90 or 1.91(either one will do)if they have Resistance. I agree though, they should put all the older patches in an archive of somesort... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John C Flett 0 Posted January 15, 2003 Kind of agree with Shortbus since the sequence for me is more like; Install OFP Install Red hammer Install Resistance Install 1.85 patch Install 1.85 Red hammer campaign patch Install 1.90 Install 1.90 OFP campaign patch Not complex but hardly one easy step, especially when there are problems with the links on the download pages. And we can assume that at least one more patch is on its way. Who knows what further steps that may add. One master patch would make life a good deal simpler for newbies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theavonlady 2 Posted January 15, 2003 Yes, the 2 added campaign patches make upgrading a little more complex. Other than those 2, the version patches are indeed master patches. For example, you can patch from Resistance 1.75 straight to 1.91, without either the 1.85 or 1.90 patches, which were simply earlier master patches. Fortunately, the 2 campaign patches are a 1 time thing. Once you've installed them, you'll never need to again - unless, of course, there are still errors in the current campaign patches. Let's hope not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flashiez33 0 Posted January 17, 2003 They do have a single big patch it's called 'Game of the Year edition' and it costs about $40 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theavonlady 2 Posted January 18, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (flashiez33 @ Jan. 17 2003,20:29)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">They do have a single big patch it's called 'Game of the Year edition' and it costs about $40 <span id='postcolor'> Wrong! You still should upgrade GOTY to 1.91 and also apply the CWC campaign 1.90 patch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shortbus 0 Posted January 18, 2003 See what I mean, even people who think they know how to patch correctly aren't doing it the right way! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harnu 0 Posted January 18, 2003 Install OFP CWC Patch up to 1.46. (1.30, then 1.46) Install Resistance Patch to 1.90 If you want, patch to 1.91 and get the Camel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hovmand 0 Posted January 19, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Harnu @ Jan. 18 2003,23:57)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Install OFP CWC Patch up to 1.46. Â (1.30, then 1.46) Install Resistance Patch to 1.90 If you want, patch to 1.91 and get the Camel.<span id='postcolor'> Yeah, i cant see whats so difficult about that It just takes awhile. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ralphwiggum 6 Posted January 19, 2003 thing that might confuse ppl is that OFP patch scheme is not as linear as others. in other programs, you patch from a=>b=>c. wth OFP and OFPR, you go a=>b and then c=>d so some get confused. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toadeater 0 Posted January 19, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (RalphWiggum @ Jan. 19 2003,19:19)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">thing that might confuse ppl is that OFP patch scheme is not as linear as others. in other programs, you patch from a=>b=>c. wth OFP and OFPR, you go a=>b  and then c=>d so some get confused.<span id='postcolor'> Reading that has confused me already.  Does this have something to do with in what order you install Red Hammer? What's the non-linear part? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
