Snoozer Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Is this game any different than the one you can download now? I bought it when it first came out, but that was on an old comp. can inf get inside buildings now? May 2, 2008 - Theatre of War, the WWII battlefield simulation/RTS title for PC, has gone gold today. Created by Battlefront.com, a leading developer of strategy games, Theatre of War offers an extensive real-time WWII experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneaksie Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 No, version of the game released by CDV is 1.10.0.81 - the same as other most other releases after last patches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoozer Posted May 3, 2008 Author Share Posted May 3, 2008 I just bought the game online and its version 1.2.0.46. Now i have to hunt around for the patches and hope they work. Why, when they sell the game Direct to download do they not have it updated to the latest version? This is why steam is so popular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneaksie Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 You've bought game online from BF? Then you need this patch - http://www.battlefront.com/products/tow/patch.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 Snoozer, the problem is the sheer size of the game. It's close to 2 GB as is, and with the patch it would be over 2 GB. The 2 GB however is a "magic" limit, because browsers and servers cannot physically handle files bigger than 2 GB for download without some special adjustments. The solution to this would be to allow people "split downloads" (i.e. break the game into several downloadable parts). And we will do that at a point in the future after completing our server move. But for the time being, downloading the base game and then the patch is not all that different than downloading the game in parts As for finding the right patch... as of a few weeks ago all new games come with a special Version checker link. If you click that link you're brought to a page which basically tells you what patch you need or if you're up to date. I am not sure if the current TOW version up in our download portal has already been updated with this version checker link or not, unfortunately. The best way to hunt for patches "manually" is on this page by the way: Battlefront patches page It's not listing any other versions than the original Battlefront version for TOW at the moment, because all other retail versions (Kalypso in Europe, CDV in US, and other distributors in Japan etc.) are all up to date. Martin PS. The CDV "US retail" version will be available on Steam as far as I can tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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