Larian Studios Forums Dragon Commander Dragon Commander - General Patch and Multiplayer Availability: Steam vs. All.

So in the news thread lars said....



Which means what exactly?

I purchased my copy of D.Commander through the vault, directly from the company as there are less things that can be screwed up if the third party is phased out. But if I understand correctly that means Larian Studios did NOT program in a mutiplayer hub OR that I cannot access the 1.040 patch?

Or is there a way to tap Steam metaphorically on the shoulder and inform it, 'Look, I DO have Dragon Commander!"

To which it replies, "By jove, so you do! Jolly good, have we some more options for you!"

And it will smile at me while I smile at it, neither one voicing our own personal thoughts at the others immolation.

So, what is it? Will the 1.040 patch be available to us non-steam purchasers of Dragon Commander? Do we need it? (I've been having a few issues with D.Com due to the duel core problems)

INFORM ME, OH MODERATORS!!

Oh ho, so THAT'S what that key was for....

And yet it appears I have to download and install D.Com....AGAIN!

Glee.

The 1.0.40 patch should be added to the Larian Vault soon. The Steam version can be updated directly, so gets the updates faster; patches take a little longer to create and test, but will get added.

no moderator here but there you go:

patches are available to all versions, even if they roll out the updates at different times. atm the order is steam->vault->gog as far as i know.
btw you can download the vault patch and apply it to gog versions for example.

if you need it or not could possibly be solved by reading the changelog:
http://www.larian.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=473164&gonew=1#top


multiplayer part is exclusive to steam.
there was already a discussion about this and the misleading statements from Larian regarding that. (for example here: http://www.larian.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=471558#Post471558 )

fact of the matter is that you need to use your steam key or buy it from steam directly or your screwed.

the other versions have theoretically "directIPconnect" available to play multiplayer, but besides version differences and bugs (you have to configure your router right, steam versions arent compatible - cant host for example,...) you also would have to find another player, which isnt easy seeing that there isnt any official platform available for that. besides steam of course.

a week ago there was talk about a chat system that may be implemented to make multiplayer possible for other versions than steam but the following statement from the same thread as above is the only thing that came up so far:

how that works, if its third party, if all versions can use it, if the bugs that make connections not work depending on vendor are fixed simultaniously, when it will come,... was not yet said.

I think it's more like Steam->Vault->Pirate versions->Alternate dimensions->Hand typing from Smoke Signals->Gog

Dunno, I think the strategic mulitplayer campaign is probably something you set up with friends anyway rathern than with random strangers on steam, so I guess there the IP / LAN functionality is probably fine.
For skirmish however a common lobby would indeed be nice.

I can confirm that joining to a Steam Version with "1.0.33" reading in the menu, coming from a "1.0.33" from the vault, with "Connect per IP" does NOT work.
I can say that because that person with the Steam Version also had a "1.0.33" from GOG patched to that via the patch from the vault, and to that version, it WORKED (using the same source client).
Oh, hello Raze

LOL

Also, steam users have the lobby only because steam already has a network that can easily be integrated into games(steamworks) otherwise even steam would be without a lobby.

As for patches, steam is faster usually, due to the fact, that everyone gets the patch as soon as the devs uploaded it. While with other versions, you need to wait until they make it available, and than you need to download it manually.