When I click on the gree "Download" button following the link in your post, the first item I see is as follows. Note the first line in the description says it has the latest updates to the game (1.0x):

Galactic Civilizations II Bonus Pack (includes latest version):
The Bonus Pack is now out and downloadable via Stardock Central (v1.0D or higher) or you can download it directly here.

The Bonus Pack includes:
+ Latest updates to the game (1.0X)
+ Additional new visual effects
+ Several new ship components
+ New Computer AI levels
+ A few gameplay tweaks from playing the gold master
+ Full screen video support for tutorials
+ 3 new large hulls
+ 4 new maps
+ 4 new scenarios
+ Ability to enter money via keyboard in the diplomacy screen
+ Smarter tooltips
+ 15 new race logos for custom races
+ Detailed Revision History

You might try refreshing your cache of your browser.

What happens when you select "update game" from the opening GalCiv2 game menu?

Tony

I just tried launching the game and picking update (I have the serial number entered into the game) and the same thing happened. That just launched my web browser, which went to the downloads page, no entry for the patch.

I got the first patch last week okay. Guess I'll try clearing out the cache, good idea.

Edit:

Didn't work. Thanks for the suggestion though.

And don't get me started on Stardock Central. I hate that thing. Despise it. Loathe it. It caused nightmarish problems for me when I had the first Gal Civ (I stupidly bought the Expansion Pack for it via download via Stardock Central). Maybe it was just my computer, maybe it was Win 98, but stardock central caused quite a variety of problems for me: crashing, screwing up the destop, fonts, etc.

I would sooner install a game with Starforce on my computer, than Stardock Central.

Anyway, I know I'm registered, I entered the serial into the game itself when I installed, and I know I entered something when I downloaded the first patch last week, though maybe that was just the collector's edition serial number that came on the extra slip. But I did have to change my email addresses, maybe that caused a problem.

Hmmmm. Or maybe it's because I'm using Firefox (1.07).

All right, I just tried this myself, and it worked:

Go to: https://www.galciv2.com/collectorsedition/

Type your serial number into the left-side "Serial Number" text box.

Click "Get Updates".

Click the "Download" button just to the right of "Galactic Civilizations II Bonus Pack (includes latest version)".

That should bring up a download dialog box for you to download and save the patch to run. I'm using Opera 8.5, and I generally find that if a website works in Opera it'll work in every other browser too.

I'll echo the recommendation to give Stardock Central another try, though. It's worked just fine for me since the game was released.

Peace & Luv, Liz

Does anyone know what's the difference between build 1.0X.009 (that I installed 2-3 days ago) and 1.0X.010 that I see now?

Stardock Central is your friend. Click one button and it's downloaded and installed for you automatically.

Hmmmm. I don't see a serial number text box on the left side of the page.

All I see is "Home","Databanks", etc. Then to the right of that is "My Posts", "Watch List", "My Account"

I bought it at Walmart in Fenton, so it's not an issue of having a European version.


Like I said, I had massive problems with Stardock Central when I had the original Gal Civ, and I am not installing that on my new computer and risk all the horrible problems it caused. I would sooner install a game with Starforce, because that just might destory my DVD drive, SDC ruined my entire desktop, which makes the PC very hard to use, period.

No, wasn't a problem with my browser

Apparently I had entered my collector's edition serial number, but not the game serial number (though I entered that when I installed the game, I guess there was no point in doing that)

Poking around , I found this page which let me enter my serial number

https://www.galciv2.com/registration.aspx

Thank you so much Stardock, for your excellent customer service (that is sarcasm, BTW, though pretty much fits the lousy service I experienced with Gal Civ 1)

why dont you just download the collecters eddition with the patch, i ended up doing that which sucked but i still got the update , but i had to reinstall the collecters eddition content

How in the hell did Stardock Central destroy your desktop? That seems absurd.

At anyrate, SDC has evolved *quite a bit* since then. You really should try it out.

lwahonen:

Since you don't have your location listed in your profile, forgive me if I'm wrong, but... Did you get the game from Paradox? If so, there is a "Bought your game in Europe? Click here." message on the top of the Downloads page.

Peace & Luv, Liz

I'm having problems downloading the latest build (don't have collector edition) as whenever I try to download it, it always takes me to the collectoredition page (https://www.galciv2.com/collectorsedition/) and when I click on the first download button it takes me to "The page cannot be displayed"