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Hey guys,

Thanks for looking. I bought rome universalis gold on direct2drive, but I am only able to play the game unpatched, I cant update the game throught 'normal' patches. Direct2drive has a patch on their site it just doesn't work, it leaves the game with missing rulers, a missing senate, party leaders of four years old and the list goes on.

Now I have contacted direct2drive about this, and they kinda keep saying it is all paradox its problem cuz its their game. But why can't I just use you're patch play the game nice and smooth and be over it.

So anyone? any ideas? I kinda feel fucked over by this weird patch issue, why you have a patch as a retailer on you're own site and then claim you have nothing to do with it. Thanks in advance.
 
The fact is the Paradox patch will only apply over a Paradox/GamersGate version of the game. Because each game version uses it's own registry entries to record where the game got installed.

If D2D produce a patch that won't install over their own edition of Rome Gold, it's obviously their problem. I don't see a lot of hope for you if they are being recalcitrant, ask for your money back and buy the whole package from GamersGate instead.
 
I Tried to get my money back, but to no avail. they just keep sayin its you're fault.
Gotta say, think as paradox you should thinks if want to keep selling you're games on that kind of retailers,
I mean if this ain't bad advertising and a sucky retailer.

but Andrew, does the gamergate version work with windows 7? Thanks alot.
 
Yes, it does. Aside from the installers there should be no difference between versions from different vendors.

What version and checksum show on the main game menu? (If you see none there try starting a MP game as host, they'll show there)
 
the patch file itself is from direct2drive website naming: EURomegold_2.32_ddsetup.exe ,
and the version showing on the main menu after installing that patch: Rome v2.2 (CGGA)
that being weird, my 'vanilla' rome gold is 2.1, when I instal a 2.3 it becomes 2.2. They lost me there.

Thanks,
 
Again I have to say that is obviously a DD problem. Their patch that claims to update to 2.32 only updates to 2.2 . It couldn't be clearer.