Paradox Store & Launcher - updates and changelogs

[mapsu]

Hi all,

Time to create a thread for keeping you guys updated on what is happening on the launcher and game distribution side of Paradox.

December 10, 2018: Paradox Launcher - beta 34
- New, spiffier news section

November 9, 2018: PDX Mods
- Support for mod dependencies / requirements when it comes to DLC and other mods.

October 30, 2018: Paradox Launcher - beta 32
- Fix of the annoying "jump-to-news" bug and some other less frequent ones

October 16, 2018: Direct download of mods from mods.paradoxplaza.com as well as a launcher version containing a few less bugs!

August 27, 2018: Integration with mods.paradoxplaza.com

June 27, 2018: Paradox Launcher - Linux version

June 12, 2018: Paradox Store - 1.2.1.3
- Watchlist - logged in users can now add games to a watchlist to keep track of releases and promotions. See how to

- In library function is now more stable

June 12, 2018: Paradox Launcher - beta 24

We currently offer Stellaris, Tyranny, Surviving Mars, BattleTech and a few other titles through our game launcher and other goodies coming up soon. Bought any of them directly through Steam? Go to https://play.paradoxplaza.com/ and connect your account to get access to a direct download from Paradox.

Cheers

 

[ReverseVarangian]

It won't install, Installation stops with message that indicates there's a issue with Windows Installer Package. Opened ticket with details with no remedy from support. Just bought full version of Surviving Mars but can't install it bc of launcher road block.

Anyway to get a working non-beta version so that I get past this? If i can't be fixed my only route left is refund request.

Thanks.

Hello HieroD, unfortunately that's the only version that exists right now.

I talked to support about getting more information about this from you as it sounds serious. I hope we can find a solution!

 

[ReverseVarangian]

@anastiel, if you run the launcher via the regular shortcut, it should keep itself updated, no need to download and install again.

@hyno111 sorry to hear download speeds are slow for you. We're looking into the service that serves our files. If we find it to be slow we'll take action.

Thanks for all the feedback folks!

 

[ReverseVarangian]

Hello.

I had the same issue with stellaris and surviving mars set up. The download freezed. I had to reinstall all several times. A " download resume button" would be welcome or an "integrity file check" button.

Both features planned Although without any guarantees of actual timely delivery

 

[ReverseVarangian]

I would like to know why for the launcher to work it is necessary to give permission every time the launcher starts
or is not this normal? i use win7

The launcher shouldn't require admin rights every time. In fact, it should only ask for admin rights when it needs to do something that fails because of not enough access.

However, I can think of an issue that could cause this, if you had installed the launcher many versions ago. I would suggest you uninstall and reinstall it from scratch.

 

[ReverseVarangian]

I installed the new version, every time I start the launcher it asks for permission to work i use new version 1.4

I suppose you mean 1.0-beta-14? In any case, it sounds like you should open a support ticket! It would be really interesting to see your logs and so on.

 

[ReverseVarangian]

@Rashkae that's very surprising to hear! We rely on this service to tell us that ParadoxLauncher.msi isn't blocked by any Anti-Virus, are you seeing this even with a fresh file obtained from https://play.paradoxplaza.com?

Thanks for reporting!

 

[mapsu]

First of all, thanks for taking the time to submit feedback in the survey that went live in the last update. We plan to look into different aspects of the game installation process in the coming updates as it stands out as the main area of improvement right now.

We just released version 1.0-beta-15 in which we:

- Fixed an elevation bug related to installing on a drive other than C:
- Fixed an elevation bug that caused patching to randomly fail

Download the launcher and explore games available at https://play.paradoxplaza.com/

Cheers

 

[ReverseVarangian]

Can you describe the problem with the G: drive? We fixed a specific elevation issue, not sure if it's what you're seeing.

 

[mapsu]

Hi all,

Aside from the launcher, we're continuously improving the shopping experience at Paradoxplaza.com. This weeks user facing updates:

May 09, 2018: Paradox Store - 1.1.0
- "In library" feature: we now show if you already own a product when browsing the store. This kicks in if you a) bought the product through Paradox Store and/or if you bought it on Steam and have connected your Steam account to a Paradox account (https://accounts.paradoxplaza.com/settings). Right now this is happens in product listings, product pages will inherit this solution in a coming update.
- Localization for age ratings improved
- Consistent login session between accounts.paradoxplaza.com and www.paradoxplaza.com
- Updated storefront UI

On the roadmap for May:

- Wishlist functionality
- Address some UX issues tied to your game library and Steam connection on accounts.paradoxplaza.com
- Pillars of Eternity and Knights of Pen and Paper 1 playable through the Paradox game launcher

 

[mapsu]

is there any way to help develop the version for linux?

thanks for the offer! we are already in the polishing stages of the Linux version, hope to have it live before end of June.

 

[ReverseVarangian]

I see the launcher is now beta-21, any update notes?

We released a small bug fix with a workaround for the Windows long path limitation (unless one explicitly programs around it, Windows limits file paths to 256 characters). The latest Battletech patch didn't work without it.

The versions between beta-15 and beta-21 have contained only art assets and the like, which is why we didn't bump the version number, or release a changelog for them. Unfortunately currently we need to do releases of the launcher to update art assets, we're working on a solution for that.

 

[ReverseVarangian]

You might want to try disconnecting and reconnecting to Steam, to refresh your connection. They don't last forever, I think.

 

[ReverseVarangian]

Thanks, we'll look into it.

 

[ReverseVarangian]

Why Stellaris updates come to Launcher users a week later after release? Now Distant Stars is out and I can't play despite pre-ordering it. When can we expect Launcher versions to start being released simultaneously with Steam?

We're sorry for this, it is scheduling and technical limitations (which we're working to alleviate).

As for a week later, we're improving! Distant Stars was out on the launcher only an hour after Steam. However, we ran into a technical problem which might affect all users who aren't instlaling it from scratch. We are fixing it right now.

 

[ReverseVarangian]

We just released the launcher fix, Stellaris with Distant Stars should work now!

@AndrewT this is unfortunately a recent and known regression. We're looking into it! We just have only so much badnwidth, unfortunately :-/

 

[ReverseVarangian]

@KeenBee the two issues are actually unrelated. We found the launcher issue and fixed it, thanks a lot for reporting

We also figured out the accounts page issue, it should be fixed tomorrow. However, it should not stop you from enjoying Distant Stars on the launcher!

 

[world_citizen]

This is under the control of the dev team (HBS in this case), not the guys who write the launcher.

While we have received the new versions in time from the developer, we ran into technical compatibility issues in our testing between Windows and the tech driving the Paradox Launcher, related to the file structure of Battletech. This has unfortunately prevented us from publishing a patch since 1.0.2. We are hard at work to fix the underlying issue, and we will keep you posted on our progress. In the meantime you can play the latest version on Steam, but it is of course our goal to always have the patches on our own platform at the same time as we have it on Steam.

 

[ReverseVarangian]

It's closed source.

 

[mapsu]

I had an idea and I would like to share

Well this is just a suggestion for the layout, a button for forum direct in the GUI instead of being on the button support and a direct button to the game wiki that would also be interesting.
a browser in the launcher itself similar to the browser that opens inside the game in window mode only that static.
I would also like to add the idea of chat, online friends inside the launcher, well this is my idea I hope it will be received, sorry I did not know if I could send it here in the forum.

Good ideas, be careful for what you wish for