Need help testing next patch

[Skuzzy]

This upcoming patch is different from our previous patches because we upgraded to a newer compiler.

Newest version: AHIII3401TEST.EXE

This requires  specific system DLLs, which the new installer should check and prompt you to install. With this type of upgrade there is a possibility where we can get into a can't patch situation.Hence it is critical that we get many eyes on this as we can find in order to insure the installation works.

We also have moved the large resource file from the installer to be downloaded as part of the installation process.

You can play online with this new version.  If it does not work, you simply have to download the current full release and install it back over the top of your existing installation.  No configuration files are going to be changed as a result of this test, unless you make changes yourself.

Once you have the file downloaded, simply double-click it to install it over the top of your existing game, or install it in a separate folder, if you like.  Just keep track of which is which.

If you have any troubles with the installation process, please post them in this thread. 

Thank you for the help!

[100Coogn]

Gonna check it out.

Coogan

[Ciaphas]

Everything installed as intended, thanks!


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[Skuzzy]

Everything installed as intended, thanks!


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But did it work after it was installed?

[Ciaphas]

haha forgot that bit.

Yes it did, I transferred my backup settings folder to the new install, logged in and was able to fly in the MA.

It might just be my eyes playing tricks on me but the graphics seemed a bit more realistic than with the previous version.


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[Oldman731]

No configuration files are going to be changed as a result of this test, unless you make changes yourself.

I don't understand any of that sorcerer's talk.  Do I need to save my settings folder somewhere else before I embark on this adventure?

- Oldman the Bewildered

[CptTrips]

haha forgot that bit.

Oh good.  I wasn’t going to try it until Ciaphas did first.

I saw Saving Private Ryan.  You never want to be the first guy off the first Higgins boat. 

[Ciaphas]

Oh good.  I wasn’t going to try it until Ciaphas did first.

I saw Saving Private Ryan.  You never want to be the first guy off the first Higgins boat. 

I'll take one for the team


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[Greebo]

The patch located a Microsoft DLL it needed and after installing that began to download. However the download rate was very slow at 19kB/s (5 hours) so I cancelled the install and ran the patch again. This time it installed at a good rate. The game ran as normal.

[Ciaphas]

I don't understand any of that sorcerer's talk.  Do I need to save my settings folder somewhere else before I embark on this adventure?

- Oldman the Bewildered

I make a backup of my settings folder before all patches just in case.


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[Bizman]

It downloaded in five minutes or less, but the installing may take a tad longer: Downloading stdshape.res 1712251 kB at ~41 kB/s (11 hours remaining)... Maybe I should get some sleep in the meantime?

[Edit] I canceled the install as per Greebo's post but rerunning the patch doesn't improve the download speed. The third attempt seems to have done the trick, though: 13 mins remaining at ~2100 kB/s.

[Edit] Successfully downloaded and installed within a reasonable time. Let the install open the game, flew one sortie. No issues whatsoever, died as usual. Oh, and I installed over the existing game.

 

[Greebo]

As with Bizman it was stdshape.res that was downloading slowly for me first time and I mistyped the download rate, it was 91kB/s.

[Skuzzy]

Interesting about the download speeds.  Not really sure why that happens.  All the files come from the same server.

[Ramesis]

Will check it out.... who knows, it may fix my freeze/lockup problem 

[guncrasher]

std shape took 17 minutes to d/l.  everything works fine.  not really sure what to look for.


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