still not out, and the link to the other patch is down.well back to Wic for now.
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still not out, and the link to the other patch is down.
#152
Official Australian patch is NOW LIVE!
#153
<3 Buggo
#154
<3 Buggo
Jeez, better make sure we dont tell Taldeer you're cheating on her...
#155
Hey. I built the patch so I'll alleviate the confusion a little:Originally Posted by Earth-Command
1. There's one patch for everyone, North America, Australia, and Europe. We have to do it this way regardless because our patch server can't tell which version you have before it sends you the patch. It can't tell because the versions were all supposed to be identical.
2. The patch is pretty much the same size, around 140 MB. The errors were pretty clearly caused by a hardware glitch and were extremely small; a single byte in each file was affected. Australia didn't get a pre-gold version of the game, this was a manufacturing defect.
3. There will probably not be a recall. THQ redid the entire gold master check on the Australian version of the game; the files affected were a font file and two movies, and according to THQ QA there are no visible differences in actual play. A recall would be expensive and wouldn't actually fix anything, because there's no way THQ could've manufactured and distributed new disks faster than we got the patch out.
If the glitch had caused noticeable problems with the single-player campaigns it would have been recalled anyway, because some people don't have internet connections and can't get the patch. I know this because I was part of the risk assessment. If it comes out that either I missed something or QA missed something, we'll have to revisit that decision.
Anyway, the patch has dropped -- hopefully things are the same across all territories now.
I'm really sorry about the delay. We've all been working hard to make things go smoothly, and this was as fast as we could make it happen.
So, where can I download this new patch?
Three Cheers For The Team at Relic !
on a personal note I am so ashamed of many of my fellow Aussies who have posted here in this thread, I knew literacy was poor here in Australia but what I 've seen here had made my very sad.
READ CAREFULLY. those that didnt read carefully just made themselves look stupid with their ignorant postings, my condolences go out to those people who tried in vain to educate those who chose to advertise thier stupidity.
Again, I ask everyone to respect the Team for thier sacrifice and hard work that they put in to deliver to you a fix to allow you to play the game you bought.
Three Cheers for the Team at Relic!
... except... i just tried to launch the game which downloaded the patch (AGAIN) and i still get the same error (AGAIN), even after uninstalling and reinstalling the game (AGAIN)!! I can't believe how much i am now hating what was my favourite game and one of my fav game companies!
It's not the fault of the developers who have made a great game and who work hard on a patch - the problem is with policy, specifically the enforced patching system. Hasn't it occurred to anyone that the quickest temporary fix would be to take down the "enforced" patching system to allow Australians to at least play the game without having to patch or disconnect their network??!! At least stop enforcing the patching system for the duration that users are having problems with it??
The only reason this game hasn't gone back to the shops yet is cos i reckon it was a reasonable price, so i'll give the problems some slack - this is a game i've chosen to support. But i can't risk hanging on to the game past the 7-day refund policy timeframe if i can't get online gaming going before then! I don't care about the patch, i just want to be able to play something i've paid for!
@ conthox, one would assume the auto patcher
Very poor form, we're not all like that, To Relic, it's the School holidays here, frustrated kids is my only explanation for such shocking behaviour.
You Sir (or Madam as the case may be) are a legend, thanks for all the hard work, have a beer on me.
EDIT: @spacejunk, that's not sounding good, I'm about to do the uninstall reinstall thing myself, I'll report back.
Well I installed the game which takes forever.. AGAIN !!
Like the other guy and AGAIN it downloaded the patch and AGAIN it had the error and deleted my install... so its not detecting my australian version and downloading the shit patch again.
Can U guys please just put up a link it would make EVERYONES lives much easier.
WE NEED A LINK FOR THE PATCH !
Ok saying the patch is LIVE then just leaving everyone in the loop is pretty piss poor.
And the patch obviously isn't as alive as I thought cuz even after doing EVERYTHING you said , clearing all old patch info and uninstalling everything then reinstalling it still downloads a jizzed patch. A download link for the patch would of solved everyones problems and made life that much more easier. But that would of been the smart thing to do
Well, that didn't work, so that's why I asked if there is a stand alone patch.
I've never had this much bs associated with a single game release in my life.
If the average joe bought this who didn't know to much about computers and just about playin games they would of taken it straight back to the shop saying its fucked.
Buggo and the entire team at Relic. I think I speak for everyone whos bitched on this forum today... we all thank you so very very very much for your hard work to get this fixed and out to us as soon as possible.
Now go home to your wives, children, beds and get some much, well deserved rest.
I just tried to reinstall, got a 10104 error.
Followed this procedure, to get the result below.
1. Uninstall any and all vCOH & OF installations and delete my documents COH folder.
2. Install OF.
3. Use autopatcher to patch.
4. Add vCoH key to OF installation.
Megabyte .. ur thanking them.... it Isn't even FIXED yet.
Thank you for your hard work but no don't go home because the problem is still here ffs!
It doesnt recognise my australian version and download a "special" patch so just POST A GOD DAMN LINK TO THE AUSTRALIAN PATCH and then we won't have these BS problems with the BS auto update feature on relic online.
#166
quoted for emphasisBack up your saved games. You must COMPLETELY uninstall Company of Heroes/Opposing Fronts from your system. Please make sure the CoH/OF folder in My Games (in My Documents) is gone, otherwise there may be old patch info in it. Then REINSTALL the game. It should then connect to the server and download a new patch.
Just tryed it and it is not fixed, same issue!
Burnt another 140mb of download quota for the month, for nothing.
Wake me up when it is done properly.
edit: Yep Mac did that 2
Rommel said that at Tobruk, when Hitler demanded to know why he allowed a colonial division to fire the might of the German army, and Rommel said, "This isn't a colonial division, it's an Australian division. Give me two Australian divisions and I'll conquer the World for you."
Mac_Bug: Obviously I done all that and it still ain't working RELIC for the loss.
Im taking my copy back today i've had enough of this shit , im really fuckin lucky EB has a return policy otherwise I woulda been shafted.
#169
Uh oh, not good. I think someone screwed up the distribution. Going to knock heads.
ETA: It looks like the right file should be downloading. Can anyone post an MD5sum of the EN_2100_2101_Patch.exe file they're getting?
Last edited by jlunderville; 28th Sep 07 at 2:56 PM.
wake em up with a hammer !
Just... dont hit em hard enough to kill em....
Just enough to crack their skulls and keep them in a zombie-like state.
Look seriously.. i love relic and you guys have gone out of your way to fix this so quickly.... And I am grateful... so im not gonna return it , I was a lil pissed before.
But please oh PLEASE just give us a link in future , auto-update has always been dodgy.
A link would of fixed everyones problems
@mac .......... did that mate
Again ?? lol
I'll try back later
/me checks usage meter - 3GB left
anniversary is 9th, hope the patch gets good soon or I'm going to get capped at 64Kb before I get it
Great...3 goes at a 140mb download....420mb wasted on a 600mb cap. Gonna be a sad labour day weekend unless Manly win the Grandfinals on Sunday.
Im liking this game less and less and I havent even seen what it can do!
Maybe Relic can do us a favour and upload a patch for the patch. Aussie ISP's are not kind to the hip pockets.
#173
I suspect they are working on just that.
I dont think relic is around at the moment , looks like another day on my weekend I cant play. I took time off work to get this god damn game in the afternoon and this is what I get. UNNNNBELIEVABLE.
If I was this incompetant at my job I'd be fired by now.
#175
Quoted for emphasis. I'll also mention that anyone who is applying the patch should be absolutely sure to apply it on a CLEAN install. In particular, ensure that your My Games\Company of Heroes\ folder has been deleted or moved before installing the game and applying the patch.
@ TinyFly, settle petal or you'll work yourself into a lather
They're doing the best they can is my guess, imagine how it embarrasing it must feel at their end.
Will do this now.
Might need to give me an e-mail address to send it cause ....... I have no idea how to put it into forums.
Alrite..no silly words, but I'm really disappointed with relic this time.
The autopatcher, really pissed me off as this never be a good thing to me in many games, almost a trouble maker to me..especially this time. I spend many hours try to get the game working but still no luck. Its not vista problem, I'm using xp, and I'm pretty sure I have a "clean" re-installation as I format another PC to do only for this game.
I just want to say there's some place in the world like australia have download limit for most of the boardband internet service. I've try re-install and download the patch many times following the "instructions" and wasted me plenty of hours and download usage. If it still can't be fix in the next 2-3 days I rather just go refund and get an illegal overseas copy. Dun force a relic supporter to do this....
This is not a minor bug but a serious technicial fault which shouldn't be happen for a popular game title like this. I appreciate for the effort of the relic team to make this such a good game, but shameful to the one who're not aware of/fix the issue prior to the game release in retail. For now, even recall from retails is not an option, but at least I think should inform the retails of the issue, its not fair for the buyer not knowing this problem.
By the way... I'm from Geelong.. Go Cats! @ AFL Final
Last edited by pepsi828; 28th Sep 07 at 3:18 PM.
Alright i'll calm down =0
Just so annoying ya know.. I realise they are doing what they can im just an a-hole sometimes
I'll post an md5 sum in a minute , almost done downloading it "again"
I dont have tight limits so its ok with me
Is there an official OF web site that releases a progress/update on the misfortunes of us aussies? The OF site lists media release as "Coming Soon". Pretty poor effort on Relic if we have to rely on heresay forums to get an update on something thats been broken for a few days now. Im sure there are many gamers out there in the dark as to why they cant get this to work.
where do we download the aussie patch???
Dont waste your time and download limit...its still stuffed.
Im half way through downloading now I will post an MD5 sum
Good man, I may wait until you (or someone) confirms it is working properly before I launch into my last 3GB of d/loads for the month, cheers mate
The link is dead that was posted earlier.
So still waiting
20 meg to go then i'll post MD5 sum , soo close , hope your around relic
I've over my peak d/l limited already, so just can sitting duck and watch AFL final today..
Good luck for you guys try to get this work..I try it later tonight offpeak with my remainly 1GB usage limit = . =
Question how do I check the md5 sum ?
lol
lol...and I thought it was just me who had no clue what the hell a md5 sum was. I figure it either works or it doesnt regardless of some maths.
Last edited by Downunder99; 28th Sep 07 at 3:32 PM. Reason: spelling
Here it is relic...
This is the md5 sum of the patch file
http://www.tinyfly.net/patchsum.md5
So the fixed AU patch isn't out yet?
The first post reads like it is... I'll just keep playing offline until it comes out then.
Link no work!
Link works just copy and past it , and you'll see the hash.
Earth command im on the sunshine coast to man.... im in Buderim.. where are you ?
I dont know why they didnt leave up the ENAUS patch. I used it at everything seems to be running fine. Might re-install and get the "official" one when it has been confirmed to work though just to be sure.
Just PM'd sacha from relic , they are onto it as we speak =)
Just in case people are still looking for the md5sum - I just downloaded it and it is
13b8a7b05a6e015d807d31f9cdf75975 EN_2100_2101_Patch.exe
They got it and are onto it =)
#199
Download md5sums from http://www.pc-tools.net/win32/md5sums/, then drag and drop the patch onto the md5sums.exe. It should spit out a line with the 32-digit md5sum; click in the top-left corner to open the system menu, go to edit->mark, select the md5sum, hit enter, paste into a message.
If it's "13b8a7b05a6e015d807d31f9cdf75975", you have the old patch, and I'm really sorry you wasted another 140MB of bandwidth
If it's "c9f4380c6014234e319ec0e74b82784b", you win. You have the new patch, and if there are problems, you can blame me personally. (Now I'm picturing a rabid group of COH fans bearing pitchforks and torches, knocking at my apartment door...)
@jlunderville
could there be a caching issue in australia? i.e. are the local hosts caching the old patch on their servers? you might want to check this.
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