3 x 1.8 gig updates in a row?? Whats going on??

from Demigod Forums

Ok, for the past 2 days i have been "asked" by demigod to update my game. This requires me to download a 1.8 gig dl and then install it. Taking the better part of 2 hrs and also my download limit.

 

I log on today and again it is asking me to download another 1.8 gig patch....

 

Seriously WHAT IS GOING ON HERE???

 

I am not some rich bastard that can afford to by bigger and bigger dl limits (here in australia they are quite expensive) and i dont think i should have to patch a game every day just to play the game....

Can i get a response for this please.

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Reply #1 from Demigod Forums Top

1.8 gigs? The updates download and install in a matter of moments for me. There's no way they are 1.8 gigs. The entire game isn't even 3 gigs, installed.

Reply #2 from Demigod Forums Top

update size is 25mb then 3mb then 23mb

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Reply #3 from Demigod Forums Top

Before installing the current installation is checked to see what to replace by new files. It looks like somehow that Impulse thinks you're files has been changed after installation. My guess is that even if you verify you're installation it will be replaced by new files.

Maybe a Anti virus is altering you're file dates or something like that?

 

Reply #4 from Demigod Forums Top

my anti virus changing my files? that seems dubious.

If i could get some offical answer as to how to prevent this (or even unoffical) i would be much appreciative.

Reply #5 from Demigod Forums Top

Pretty much what the others have said. Impulse does incremental updates based on file dates/hashes, so the only reason it might completely redownload the game is if the files are missing or it does not recognize the installed versions for some reason. Might there be some reason Impulse can't write the current version to your registry?

Reply #6 from Demigod Forums Top

Quoting gojky, reply 4
my anti virus changing my files? that seems dubious.

If i could get some offical answer as to how to prevent this (or even unoffical) i would be much appreciative.
End of gojky's quote

If you create a filelist of for instance the bin folder then we can compare the date time and sizes

Reply #7 from Demigod Forums Top

Aieeeee another update today and another fricken 1.8 gig download.

Please for the love of god can anyone tell me how to fix this.

Honestly i have never had this much trouble playing a game in my entire life.

Quoting Gabberkooij, reply 6

Quoting gojky, reply 4my anti virus changing my files? that seems dubious.

If i could get some offical answer as to how to prevent this (or even unoffical) i would be much appreciative.

If you create a filelist of for instance the bin folder then we can compare the date time and sizes
End of Gabberkooij's quote

how do i do this? why do i have to do this? In my last 1.8 gig update i verified my game and it said it was installed correctly.

From having issues with it not working with my logitec webcam to this. if i cant get this fixed within a week then im giving up.

 

Reply #8 from Demigod Forums Top

how do i do this? why do i have to do this? In my last 1.8 gig update i verified my game and it said it was installed correctly.
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Open: Start>Run...

Enter: cmd

a command promp should be displayed

Enter: cd c:\Program Files\Gas Powered Games\Demigod\bin

Enter: Dir > filelist.txt

Copy the contents of this file to a reply here

Reply #9 from Demigod Forums Top
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 6CF4-AA75

Directory of C:\Program Files\Stardock Games\Demigod\bin

12/06/2009 08:08 AM .
12/06/2009 08:08 AM ..
03/06/2009 10:08 PM 3,701 .new
30/07/2008 02:35 PM 8,311 Activate.lng
17/02/2009 03:32 PM 178,480 binkw32.dll
11/10/2008 05:52 AM 4,379,984 D3DX9_40.dll
30/07/2008 02:35 PM 1,045,128 DbgHelp.dll
04/06/2009 07:53 AM 14,263,552 Demigod.exe
22/04/2009 12:08 AM 9,464 DemigodLaunch.exe
21/03/2009 10:53 AM 1,818,485 DemigodManual.pdf
21/04/2009 08:08 PM 9,464 DemigodStub.exe
12/06/2009 08:08 AM 0 filelist.txt
17/02/2009 03:32 PM 70,960 FirewallInstallHelper.dll
09/01/2009 11:48 AM 1,115 GameDataPath.lua
04/06/2009 07:53 AM 111,872 GameuxInstallHelper.dll
04/06/2009 07:54 AM 570,624 GDFBinary.dll
04/06/2009 07:53 AM 115,968 GDFInstall.exe
27/05/2009 05:00 AM 480,560 ImpulseOverlay.dll
29/05/2009 11:41 AM 57,110 impulseoverlay.lng
04/06/2009 06:59 AM 3,461,376 ImpulseReactor.dll
20/05/2009 08:37 AM 11,038 ImpulseReactor.xml
06/03/2009 04:37 PM 19,216 ImpulseReactorOptions.exe
10/04/2009 12:02 PM 419,056 ReactorActivate.exe
05/03/2009 01:32 PM 12,500 ReactorActivate.lng
05/09/2008 04:03 PM 428 RetailDataPath.lua
06/09/2008 02:50 PM 312,797 splash.png
30/07/2008 02:35 PM 133,048 symsrv.dll
25 File(s) 27,494,237 bytes
2 Dir(s) 228,231,720,960 bytes free
Reply #10 from Demigod Forums Top

its probably an impulse problem, did you try uninstalling and downloading impulse again, then use "detect application" to attach your demigod installation

Reply #11 from Demigod Forums Top
Yep I emailed support and this is what they told me to try. (Which didn't work... and i am waiting for the next thing to try.) -------------------------------------------------------------
Hello,

1.88GB is the entire game download size; something is Impulse may be reporting incorrectly, and it is redownloading the entire game with each update for you. I would suggest uninstalling Impulse, rebooting your PC, and then reinstalling from the latest installer build here:

http://www.impulsedriven.com/impulse_setup_full.exe

Then, before loading Demigod again, delete the file 'Game.prefs' which is located here:

YOUR USERNAME\My Documents\My Games\Gas Powered Games\Demigod

Please let me know whether this resolves your problem or if you have any additional questions.

Michael Emmerd
Technical Advisor
Stardock Systems, Inc.
http://www.impulsedriven.com
Reply #12 from Demigod Forums Top

Quoting gojky, reply 9
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 6CF4-AA75

Directory of C:\Program Files\Stardock Games\Demigod\bin

12/06/2009 08:08 AM
.
12/06/2009 08:08 AM
..
03/06/2009 10:08 PM 3,701 .new
30/07/2008 02:35 PM 8,311 Activate.lng
17/02/2009 03:32 PM 178,480 binkw32.dll
11/10/2008 05:52 AM 4,379,984 D3DX9_40.dll
30/07/2008 02:35 PM 1,045,128 DbgHelp.dll
04/06/2009 07:53 AM 14,263,552 Demigod.exe
22/04/2009 12:08 AM 9,464 DemigodLaunch.exe
21/03/2009 10:53 AM 1,818,485 DemigodManual.pdf
21/04/2009 08:08 PM 9,464 DemigodStub.exe
12/06/2009 08:08 AM 0 filelist.txt
17/02/2009 03:32 PM 70,960 FirewallInstallHelper.dll
09/01/2009 11:48 AM 1,115 GameDataPath.lua
04/06/2009 07:53 AM 111,872 GameuxInstallHelper.dll
04/06/2009 07:54 AM 570,624 GDFBinary.dll
04/06/2009 07:53 AM 115,968 GDFInstall.exe
27/05/2009 05:00 AM 480,560 ImpulseOverlay.dll
29/05/2009 11:41 AM 57,110 impulseoverlay.lng
04/06/2009 06:59 AM 3,461,376 ImpulseReactor.dll
20/05/2009 08:37 AM 11,038 ImpulseReactor.xml
06/03/2009 04:37 PM 19,216 ImpulseReactorOptions.exe
10/04/2009 12:02 PM 419,056 ReactorActivate.exe
05/03/2009 01:32 PM 12,500 ReactorActivate.lng
05/09/2008 04:03 PM 428 RetailDataPath.lua
06/09/2008 02:50 PM 312,797 splash.png
30/07/2008 02:35 PM 133,048 symsrv.dll
25 File(s) 27,494,237 bytes
2 Dir(s) 228,231,720,960 bytes free
End of gojky's quote

It's weird, but all your files are a day older than mine? How could that be? Some time zone stuff? The time is correct however....

That day would explain why it want to download all stuff again and again

Reply #13 from Demigod Forums Top

I am in australia, which may be the reason that it is on a different day.

 

Though i dont see how this means anything.

Reply #14 from Demigod Forums Top

If the time is different from expected then the who stuff will be redownloaded over and over again. You should find out why the day is set differently

Reply #15 from Demigod Forums Top

I'm not sure why the timestamps would be getting changed to local time (they should be fixed regardless of the machine's locality), but that might be part of the problem. Your best bet would be to pass this info back to support. It may give them some better idea as to what the issue could be.