New patch available (1.23)

[Kopernikus]

I hope there is a Mac patch coming soon because the Mac version is crashing so often while playing.

[Bickaxe]

Finally got round to buying the game today (There's only so much Malaganga I can take :p)

Lovin' it and only 1 problem (but it's not major)

If I win the scenario and then decide to play another game, I can't click on an option. The buttons highlight but thats it. I can't click 'Back' either so pressing 'Escape' and quitting and then loading up again is the only way round it. Not a major problem, only takes a few seconds but I thought you should know.

It's probably me isn't it? ;)

As far as I know, My missus (who has the Mac version because I got her addicted to the demo) hasn't had this problem

[MarkShot]

Bickaxe,

I think I reported this bug a long time ago:

viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1763

[The President]

So... how do I patch my game up to the latest addition? Do I really have to download the full game once again? If so... how do I make it so that it is fully playable. I bought the game but I'm not sure where I have the number for it... was there a number? Anyway, what all would I need to do? Is the number to activate the game the one in the 'online' section of the game?

[cliffski]

you can run the patches listed in this thread, but unless you are on dial-up, it's easier to just re-download and reinstall the whole game again tbh.
The game no longer uses the serial codes.

[cliffski]

Latest patch:

http://www.positech.co.uk/democracy2/De ... tch123.exe

This patches from version 1.22 only. You can always redownload the full game. This is a tweaked version of the beta 1.23 patch. The changes:

Married Tax Allowance now makes parents happier
University grants make parents happier
Increased probability of prison riot event
Reduced positive effects of legal aid policy
Bailing out company dilemma now costs money
Creationism policy now affects technological backwater and technological advantage situations
Oil prices now affect the chances of the petrol protests situation
Reduced effectiveness of free buss passes for retired people
New Space Program policy.
New Pirates Attacking Oil tanker event.
Liberals are now angered slightly by citizenship tests
Stem cell research now boosts lifespan

[Quboid]

How do I upgrade from 1.2.1? I don't see any links to the full version and the above patch is for 1.2.2 which doesn't appear to actually exist.

[Herode]

+1. Isn't the update menu in the game supposed to allow us a clean update ?

[cliffski]

The update menu in game was only to update some extra files that got modded to the game 'officially', not to change the core .exe which it cannot do.
I recommend just re-downloading the whole game if you don't have the exact version number the patch needs. The full version is always fully patched and then you know 100% that everything is how it should be. Otherwise there can be problems patching depending on what mods are installed etc.

[Josef Litobarski]

Hi Cliffski

Does that include the Gamersgate version?

[Herode]

Too bad. Unfortunately, it looks like I lost the mail where my license key was displayed. If I uninstall v1.21 & install 1.23 from scratch, I will just loose the game ^^

[cliffski]

I haven't' sent out emails to gamersgate or stardock yet, I'll do this now.
Nobody should need a license key any more, the DRM is removed, you should be able to get updated versions from the selling website (leave it till tomorrow and they should have them).

[Josef Litobarski]

Cheers, Cliff!

Looking forward to seeing the changes!

[Josef Litobarski]

Hmm... Gamersgate version is still downloading as 1.21.

[cliffski]

Hmm... Gamersgate version is still downloading as 1.21.

I'll get that fixed, Cheers.