BETA PATCH v.1.08.18956 - August 3, 2012

[Anders_And]

Originally Posted by 4./JG53_Task

Can anyone help me with this issue. I can not find a solution after trying everything anywhere.

I just bought/downloaded the game on steam, verified the game cache, THEN unrar'ed the beta patch folder 'parts' into my main CoD root folder and overwrote anything that it asked me to.

Now when I try and start the game, either normally and also tried running it as administrator, the launcher spits out an error saying "Launcher.exe has stopped responding" and the game simply doesn't start.

I followed the instructions exactly, my flight buddies did the same thing with no issues, but I'm having some f'ing bad luck here.

I might be wrong so might want to confirm this. Start by reverting back to a clean install in steam..
Once back there, instead of using winrar, use the program 7-zip or winzip indtead. I think this is a known bug when using the the wrong unziping program. Dont ask me why...

[Rangi]

Task did you start the game once and ran a mission before installing the beta patch? There seems to be some 'things' it needs to do first. i had launcher crashes until i:
verify game
start clod and start a mission
delete cache
unpack beta patch (i also had a corrupted file at one stage when downloading from airwarfare)
good to go.
hope this helps

[JG26_EZ]

Originally Posted by Anders_And

Once back there, instead of using winrar, use the program 7-zip or winzip indtead. I think this is a known bug when using the the wrong unziping program. Dont ask me why...

The above advice is wrong from what I have heard. Should be the other way around.. Don't use winzip

[ietk]

Just got the game steam updated to version 1.05.15950, downloaded de beta patch 1.08.18956 and followed these instructions

Originally Posted by ariel__s

For those who are still asking how to install the patch correctly, I will quote what B6 said on other thread:

If you do the integrity check, you will go back to the last official version (before all the recent betas).

If you uninstall everything, download and reinstall, it will also get you to the latest official version.

So, they do the same thing, but the integrity check takes less time. I prefer the integrity check

My checklist:


1) Verify integrity of local files (to get back to last official version)


2) Go to your documents\1c softclub\IL-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover folder and
go into the cache folder. Delete everything in there
(the game will rebuild it based on the new version next time you run the sim).


3) Extract the beta patch in the game folder
(c:\whatever_you_named_it\steam\steamapps\common\I L-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover) and let it overwrite anything it wants to overwrite


4) Run the sim one to force it to rebuild the cache.


5) Start a free flight quick mission to force it to add anything else it
might need in the cache.


6) Exit the sim.


7) Restart the sim.

Now you can test your frame rates with a clean install of the latest beta,
as well as a correct cache folder for your version. If you skip
steps 5,6,7 you might see that initially you get worse performance,
because the game might still be adding files to the cache. However,
the next time you start it, it will be better and you will get the true
performance.

After doing all of that the version number on the bottom right (red letters) keep showing version 1.05.15950, I wonder if I'm doing something wrong...a little help here please, thanks.

[Propblast_1]

had the same proplem till I used 7-Zip to extract the beta .

7-zip is a free download, do an internet search for it if you do not have it.

[GF_Mastiff]

Originally Posted by ietk

Just got the game steam updated to version 1.05.15950, downloaded de beta patch 1.08.18956 and followed these instructions



After doing all of that the version number on the bottom right (red letters) keep showing version 1.05.15950, I wonder if I'm doing something wrong...a little help here please, thanks.

well for starters are you on steam? if so you may be replacing the beta files with the official latest release when you do an integrity check.
turn off cloud update and and steam update for cliffs.

[benson]

The last but one Beta patch slowed my game right down so I was hoping for better from this one but no, my Fraps took a definite nosedive.

[JG52Uther]

Did you follow the instructions in the first post? It might help if you didn't.

[benson]

I did JG52Uther to the letter. I'm not too bothered though. The game runs well enough on my old setup and I'm enjoying it but thanks for the suggestion anyway.

[ietk]

Originally Posted by GF_Mastiff

well for starters are you on steam? if so you may be replacing the beta files with the official latest release when you do an integrity check.
turn off cloud update and and steam update for cliffs.

I'm running the steam version of the game, frustation is all way up there now, I did turn off cloud and auto update for the game, did integrity check, cleared cache folder, extracted the patch allowed overwrite, ran the sim and flew a quick mission, exited the game and restarted only to find out I am still running version 1.05.15950, I see the version at the beggining of the game, can anyone tell me how to properly install this patch? because it is not working for me, any help will be really appreciated, thanks.