UC: A World Apart Patch Glitch [Aug 31, 2005, 4:39 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
3000AD sends along word on a glitch with the initial release of the version
1.00.03 auto-update for Universal Combat: A World Apart. Here's word on the
problem, and the updated update, which does not iterate the game's version
number:
Yesterday we released the v1.00.03 patch to the public via the in-game patch Updater. We have since discovered that an incorrect character asset was included in the original game distribution. This would cause one of the Instant Action scenarios (IA0113) which uses that asset, to fail upon loading.
To this end, we have re-issued this patch today and corrected this problem.
For those who have not yet updated their version, running the in-game Updater will download the new version.
For those who have already updated their version, the steps described in the v1.00.03 section of the recently updated version control file show how to force the Updater to re-download and re-apply the patch.
We apologize for this error. Hope you are enjoying the game as much as we enjoyed developing it.
Hmm Derek,
So having the choice between inconveniencing the select few beta-testers of a future patch, and inconveniencing every single retail customer, you chose to inconvenience every single retail customer. So who’s the clown here?
The sane decision would obviously have been to call the updated patch 1.00.04, and rename the beta 1.00.05. That way only the beta testers would have to muck around with notepad, and the rest of the people would not have to get into any details.
Or do you somehow believe that everyone who bought your games has infinite patience? It’s hard enough to get a customer – but then you have to work extra hard to actually keep them. These little things do add up, you know.
So having the choice between inconveniencing the select few beta-testers of a future patch, and inconveniencing every single retail customer, you chose to inconvenience every single retail customer. So who’s the clown here?
The sane decision would obviously have been to call the updated patch 1.00.04, and rename the beta 1.00.05. That way only the beta testers would have to muck around with notepad, and the rest of the people would not have to get into any details.
Or do you somehow believe that everyone who bought your games has infinite patience? It’s hard enough to get a customer – but then you have to work extra hard to actually keep them. These little things do add up, you know.
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