Will beta mess up full game delivery?

To uninstall or not to uninstall

January 26, 2006 8:24 PM from

To uninstall or not to uninstall...that is the question. Whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer the sl...errr, sorry.

But seriously, I'm just wondering -- would it be best to uninstall GalCiv2 beta to prepare for online delivery of the full game or will they be two totally separate files systems? I know there have been issues of "upgrading" from one beta version to another, and I want to be sure I start with a clean slate if that is going to be necessary.

Thanks!

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Reply #1 January 26, 2006 8:41 PM from

Stardock Forums Top

I would say depends on if you want to play the beta some more till then...

other than that, I will share my experience with updates. "Flawless Transition"

Reply #2 January 26, 2006 9:05 PM from

Stardock Forums Top

Oh mine have been flawless too, I've just heard horror stories.

Reply #3 January 27, 2006 12:14 AM from

Stardock Forums Top

I don't think you'll have any issues. And it's not for another few weeks, anyway.

Reply #4 January 27, 2006 8:22 AM from

Stardock Forums Top

The safest route would be to do an uninstall, with the checkbox for removing all save games, etc.. checked. I've had numerous instances during both the beta and gamma tests where an in-place upgrade left lingering weirdness behind.

That said...you can always do an in-place upgrade, hope for the best, and if things are wonky do a reinstall.

Reply #5 January 27, 2006 8:45 AM from

GalCiv2 Forums Top

Well, given the fact that there will be movies, tutorials and multimedia, it might be wiser to do a complete uninstall to avoid to download 2 times the huges packs.

Reply #6 January 27, 2006 10:55 AM from

Stardock Forums Top

Or you could just download/archive, install from the hard drive, and avoid the double download.

Reply #7 January 27, 2006 11:04 AM from

Stardock Forums Top

Your best bet is always to uninstall beta copies before putting down the retail version. This eliminates the possibility of straggling files or assets that might conflict with the retail code in some strange way.

Reply #8 January 27, 2006 1:23 PM from

Stardock Forums Top

With all the caveats here: I've never had issues I could trace to upgrading versions.

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