Patch loading error(s)

[Rodent57]

Just went through a whole series of patch updates...at the end of each one, the updater informed me that the patch had failed for the following files:  C:\Hitech Creations\Aces High III\ahobedit.exe.   Game seems to be running fine... any idea what that was/is?

Thx,
- Rodent57

[The Fugitive]

Mine always says the "skinviewer.exe" failed. As I dont use it I just never messed with it.

[1stpar3]

I had a Failed for AHFILM. Still works though

[hitech]

Once a patch sequence breaks on a file, (for what ever reason) each subsequent patch will also break until the correct file is replaced with a good copy.

HiTech

[Skuzzy]

There are a number of things which can cause a patch to fail.

Anti-xxxx software is the leading issue with running an SSD being next.  Running out of physical system memory can also cause it.  The patcher has to load two copies of each file into memory.  One is the original file, the other is the new file so checksums can generated to make sure the patch worked.

When we patch a file like stdshapes,res, it takes about 4GB of free system RAM to do so.

Like HiTech said, once it happens, the only way to fix it is to install a full copy of the game, over the top of your existing installation.

[Rodent57]

Understand all, thank you. 

Is "ahobedit.exe" important?

[Skuzzy]

It is the object editor.  Only useful for making terrains.

[Rodent57]

Got it, Thank you