Update problems

[unmerged(4776)]

I got my Europa Universalis CD with a computer I bought from a friend. He claims he bought the game in UK, but the UK patch doesn't work. I tried _all_ the other patches as well, and they all say that I don't have EU installed or that the CD is not in the tray. I am getting pretty annoyed here, since 1.07 (the version on the CD) crashes my computer a lot (especially when shutting the game down). Any suggestions to what might be wrong?

/Helge

 

[unmerged(4787)]

i have the same problem. when i start the game i get the message "Error / EU CD not found"... i tryed 1.09 NA, UK, BEN... all the same...

 

[unmerged(1095)]

What is the name of the distributor on the box?
i.e. Koch, Blackstar, Strategy First etc.

 

[unmerged(4776)]

That's the problem. It has no box, so I have no way of telling. It's just the CD in a transparent cover. I'm getting pretty desperate here

/Helge

 

[unmerged(1095)]

If it is version 1.07 then it will probably be the North American version. The UK one had to be patched to that version.

Uninstall - using the uninstall option on the first screen - and try to apply the 1.09 NA patch.
If you still get an error then it is either:-

The copy protection that Strategy First added doesnt like your CD drive... or
You have a pirate copy!

In the first case contact Strategy First and ask them for help.
In the 2nd - well you didnt buy it did you?

Its worth buying a boxed copy...........Just make sure it aint from Strategy First!

 

[unmerged(4776)]

Well, I tried it on another machine, and it turned out to be the north american version, because the patch worked. I guess the CD-rom is the culprit in my new machine. I'll take the CD-rom from another machine and test it out this weekend.

Thanks for the tips

/helge

 

[unmerged(1095)]

...Yep Strategy First strikes again!
That Safedisk protection system is a pain in the backside by most accounts.

 

[Rex Francorum]

Background music while a mad programer of Strategy First laugh like a mad scientist.... mouhahahahaha

Oh, I almost forgot:

 

[unmerged(1095)]

Originally posted by Rex Francorum
Background music while a mad programer of Strategy First laugh like a mad scientist.... mouhahahahaha

lol ... except that Strategy First dont have any programmers. They use another firm to provide the "Safedisk".
I know a guy with a CD that "Safedisk" didnt like. He contacted strategy first and, after a few checks, they told him how to get around it!

 

[Rex Francorum]

They don't have programmers, but this mad guy thinks he is...