jimmykvt
05-22-2008, 12:03 PM
Currently there only exists what it is so called "Manual Launcher Patch", which is just the replacement for some of the people who face a lot of problem with the current Outspark Launcher which they experience some interuptions during the online patching. It is just a replacement of the launcher, and this Manual Launcher Patch doesn't have the data like 20080514_00x.xz and so on...
I have been reinstalling this game for a couple of times due to many issues.
The current client which the file size is 1GB+ would only requires you to update what is from 14 May 2008 till 21 May 2008 which I can see from the files itself.
I bet most players are asking for a patch which contains all the game data from 14 May 2008 till 21 May 2008, so that they can just download the patch manually from the outspark Secret of the Solstice website instead of running an Outspark Launcher to do the online patching.
Yes, for instance, I have a 1MB Internet Connection and an average download speed of 100KB/s. Those game data from 14 May 2008 till 21 May 2008 is more or less about 50MB. If a person is using a 512KB Internet Connection, average download speed will be 50KB/s. Actually, it does much concern on players' patience of whether they can wait for this online patching to finish up, or they might just end up having error after waiting for such a long online patching process over and over again which consequently causes them to give up to try this game.
For the 1st time I install this game, I met a lot of the same error which is something like:
"Error. Secret of the Solstice needs to close. Sorry for the inconvenience...."
But the 2nd time I install this game after the uninstallation using the same client, without tweaking anything in my PC, the patching runs smoothly.
We cannot guarantee when we don't face any errors during the online patching process. It can be smooth or we might end up meeting all these errors.
And for players who face a lot of problems which requires the whole game to be uninstalled and installed again, it is quite tedious to do another online patching process. It seems that there are a lot of players having problems faced while playing Secret of the Solstice and requires the reinstallation of the whole game. So, I too vote for having a "Manual Patch" for this game instead of a "Manual Launcher Patch" which is just doing online patching.
What the players want is simple, download a patch file which consists of the game data from the date like 20080514_00x.xz till 20080521_00x.xz, according to the current client. Even if the players are required to reinstall the games due to some unexpected issues, the reinstallation of the game can be done quickly.
I'm not too sure whether I should post this poll here or at the feedback section. But since most players would ask for a manual patch in the Troubleshooting section, so I'm expecting that they would come across this poll and give a vote.
And hopefully the mod can stick this poll at the 1st page of this Troubleshooting section to allow players to see this poll and give a vote. I'm sure feedbacks from the players are essential for the improvement of the game.
I have been reinstalling this game for a couple of times due to many issues.
The current client which the file size is 1GB+ would only requires you to update what is from 14 May 2008 till 21 May 2008 which I can see from the files itself.
I bet most players are asking for a patch which contains all the game data from 14 May 2008 till 21 May 2008, so that they can just download the patch manually from the outspark Secret of the Solstice website instead of running an Outspark Launcher to do the online patching.
Yes, for instance, I have a 1MB Internet Connection and an average download speed of 100KB/s. Those game data from 14 May 2008 till 21 May 2008 is more or less about 50MB. If a person is using a 512KB Internet Connection, average download speed will be 50KB/s. Actually, it does much concern on players' patience of whether they can wait for this online patching to finish up, or they might just end up having error after waiting for such a long online patching process over and over again which consequently causes them to give up to try this game.
For the 1st time I install this game, I met a lot of the same error which is something like:
"Error. Secret of the Solstice needs to close. Sorry for the inconvenience...."
But the 2nd time I install this game after the uninstallation using the same client, without tweaking anything in my PC, the patching runs smoothly.
We cannot guarantee when we don't face any errors during the online patching process. It can be smooth or we might end up meeting all these errors.
And for players who face a lot of problems which requires the whole game to be uninstalled and installed again, it is quite tedious to do another online patching process. It seems that there are a lot of players having problems faced while playing Secret of the Solstice and requires the reinstallation of the whole game. So, I too vote for having a "Manual Patch" for this game instead of a "Manual Launcher Patch" which is just doing online patching.
What the players want is simple, download a patch file which consists of the game data from the date like 20080514_00x.xz till 20080521_00x.xz, according to the current client. Even if the players are required to reinstall the games due to some unexpected issues, the reinstallation of the game can be done quickly.
I'm not too sure whether I should post this poll here or at the feedback section. But since most players would ask for a manual patch in the Troubleshooting section, so I'm expecting that they would come across this poll and give a vote.
And hopefully the mod can stick this poll at the 1st page of this Troubleshooting section to allow players to see this poll and give a vote. I'm sure feedbacks from the players are essential for the improvement of the game.