help me patch ucc to 1.3

[barocca]

i have two versions of the ucc update to 1.3 patch

version numbers 2.1.5.0 and 2.3.7.0

both are supposed to patch MGE/UCC to 1.3

both report being unable to find MGE on my system and both abort

naturally they wont find MGE
i dont have MGE, i have UCC
UCC is formally installed (through the registry)

perhaps the error is caused by FW also being on this system (i use FW for making and testing scenarios)

SO,
can anyone point me at (or provide) a list of the reg entries MGE makes/needs,
perhaps i can fool the patch into thinking UCC is MGE
(which we all know it is, just under a different name, but the patch, well it just WONT listen, sits there, arms folded, stern look on it's dial and just refuses to listen,
i am not a software beater, i will not give it a quick slap upside of the head...no matter HOW tempting that is....)

[Scouse Gits]

Yes - this is a known problem.

Try d/ling the NoLimits patch from the directory here - it modifies your UCC to 1.3 and allows the cration of gigamaps.

(this is how I got round the problem)

Stu

[barocca]

that is the MP standalone exe (as far as i can determine), not the ucc or mge exe,
it WILL work but removes scenario editors,
i WILL use that if no-one anywhere bothered to save the UCC version,
it IS supposed to exist, the UCC version WAS a different file,

the type1's and type 2's below are the two releases of the MGE US patch.

FYI
these are the file name of patches that do not work for UCC
(there are two versions for MGE (USofA), these are they,
and these are the names i have found them under)

(type1) CivII MGE_UCCUpdate3.exe
(type1) civiimge_uccupdate3.exe

(type2) mge-ucc_v13.exe
(type2) CivIIMultiUpdatev1.3.exe


this is supposed to BE the UCC Euro patch,
it Run's and Patches
but actually converts you to mulitplayer standalone with no scenario editors.

civ2multi.exe



ALTERNATELY if someone has MGE (english language) with 1.3 installed they can simply zip and upload the following

civ2.exe : Civ2Map.exe : Menu.txt : Labels.txt
Game.txt : mpcredits.txt : Readmev13.txt

these being the files that changed between 1.0 and 1.3

B.

[barocca]

thus far i have not found the genuine UCC patch,
i continue to find MGE versions of it,

i have not been successfull in editing the registry to make the patch believe UCC is actually MGE,
(i am uncertain, perhaps the patch is doing a crc check on the exe in the civ folder)

so i am reduced to begging:-
if someone has MGE (english language) with 1.3 installed please can they zip and upload the following

civ2.exe : Civ2Map.exe : Menu.txt : Labels.txt
Game.txt : mpcredits.txt : Readmev13.txt

these being the files that changed between 1.0 and 1.3

(you need a cd to play the game with that exe, so there is no piracy concern in this request)

thanks
B.

[Scouse Gits]

Just a thought - Civ is not very sophisticated - have you tried editing the UCC string in menu.txt - the one that gives the heading on the pop-up menu anyway - I'm not certain of the file its in

Stu

[Scouse Gits]

Sorry just checked - its in the 'game.txt' file - several possible candidates, but there is one right at the top of the file that I would say was favourite

Stu

[barocca]

interesting,
but what would i edit those lines to read?

we need someone with MGE to tell us what to put there,
and if some has MGE surely it is not too much effort to upload the files we identified a couple of posts back?

has no-one got multiplayer gold edition patched to 1.3?

B.

[TheCabal]

Hello..

just received my german version Civilization II Ultimate Classic Collection. I want to patch it to 1.3 (cause of many spelling mistakes!)... but I'm completely lost/confused... tried the civ2multi.exe but he can't find Civ2 ?Multiplayer?... maybe its not for UCC. Just want it to be patched to 1.3 and the most important thing: no mistakes in textes...

The readme of the already german patched UCC (1.2) says the following:

-- Civilization Multispieler Patch-Liste --
-- Copyright (c) 1998-9 MicroProse Software --

Patch Version 1.2
Interne Version 5.3.0f Multispieler, 1. Februar 99

So.. the 1.2 multiplayer patch was applied there... but the how to apply the 1.3 if he can't find my installed UCC?

Need some help.



EDIT: Ok found the Multilingual Patch for the UCC Edition of Civ2.

http://dlh.net/cgi-bin/dlp.cgi?lang=eng&sys=pc&file=civ2mg13.zip&ref=ps

Before the setup starts it asks your for the language!

Greetings,
Cab