Larian Studios Forums Divine Divinity (English) Technical Problems Would it give trouble when i install a patch?

yes, here i am again with the same question i asked some months ago.
Im now in the farmlands and suddenly it came on my mind: doh i forgot the patch.
So now im wondering if i install the latest patch (where can i find it btw) will that ruine some things in the game?

(I realy dont want to start all over)

What Version have your Game now?

This is what Larian write to this

Hmm i saw in a post about spellbooks a link for the latest patch from stone.
The post doenst seem to be old so it will probaly still be the latest patch.
But im still with the question about that it will ruine my game or not...
Thx in advance.

Hmm i will take a look i believe u can see it in corner of game screen at main menu?

hmm there is written in corner of game V1.0029A
what version is that then? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

This Link
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Yes, this is the newest Patch.
But there was an older, and the question is.
Do you have allready the first Patch, and need now only the newest?
If it like this you dont have problems.
But if you playing with an older Version, your Savegames will not work with the newest Version.

Edit
You have an older version like 1.0033, so your Savegames will not work if you install a patch.

But i think it is better to install the patch and start a new game.
With your Version it is in a high grade possible that you run in a Bug, which is not able to repair.

plz help me err first off all i would want to now if i install latest patch will it give trouble or not???

Sorry, but do you read what i´m writting?

I see that you have the Version 1.0029, and edit my last Post.
If you install the newest Patch, your Savegames will not work any longer.

Yes, this it is what we can call trouble.

But, i think it is better to install and restart the Game.

errr well hmm could u guys then tell me for what errors i must watch out??
things that can ruine the game?

Sorry, these Bugs are different, and many. And i playd the german Version, and i don´t know about possible differents with the Bugs in different Versions. The best Tip i can give you, is, install the Patch and restart. Sorry

Sorry Stone, if I read your quoting correct (inside your 2nd post) and I understand it then is there no problem if you played with a version prior 1.33 and install the patch and continue your play with the savegame prior the 1.33 version. You encounter only problems if you saved a prior savegame in 1.33, patched to 1.34 and then continue with your savegame from version 1.33.

There will be no problems installing the patch and continuing with the existing game.

The first German patch made changes that required the game to be started over, but those updates were incorporated into the English version before it was released, so none of the English patches are incompatible with earlier saved games. Some of the story fixes and changes are not retroactive, so will not be applied to your current game, but the technical fixes, additional quicksave, etc will work with current saves. As an example, if you start a new game after installing the patch, a particular NPC in Verdistis with a quest for you to steal a very handy item will take back the item to complete the quest and then sell it to you; in a game started before installing the patch, you need to just keep the item, since he will not sell it back to you if you complete the quest.

There was a potential problem in the 1.33 patch that could reset the world / fog-of-war in games saved in an earlier version. If someone ran into this bug and saved the game after that, the 1.34 patch would not fix it, thus the recommendation not to use earlier saves that were re-saved under 1.33.


I think the only serious problem without a fix or workaround is caused by tossing a teleporter stone into the castle without getting an invitation, talking to Janus and accepting a quest.
The Marcus-Tingalf-Trevor-Quest is a little elaborate, and can be partially broken by doing things in too unexpected an order. Checking the quest log for additional information as you progress should help avoid that.
There is a more detailed list below, but if you want to avoid spoilers there is nothing you really need to avoid doing (besides entering the castle early) that doesn't have a fix or workaround if you happen to run into a problem.

QUESTBREAKERS AND MAKING DIV LIFE DIFFICULT (contains Spoilers)

K so i normaly would not encounter any problems if i install the latest patch now? (sry that i ask this so mutch <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/stupid.gif" alt="" />)

You should not encounter any problems !

yes ALL your maps will go black....other than that , <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/think.gif" alt="" /> i think nothing.

I started with version 1.29, updated to 1.32 and then 1.33 and then 1.34, without encountering problems due to any of the patches.

argh so if i install all my maps will be black again?

maybe if you move your zipped savegame folder somewhere else while you update with the patch ....it may not happen to you!
This is one thing i didn't do.... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/stupid.gif" alt="" />

hmm to risky i think i can complete the game without the patch (I realy hope it would be a pitty if i was stuck because of that)

Actually if your only in the farmlands...
it would be better if you applied the latest patch and
start a fresh game over again....
you don't want to get near the end, and find out you should have patched a long time ago....or do you?
It would not take that long to get back where you are right now,
and with a freshly patched game, you wouldn't have to worry about things buggering up later on...
which would be more frustrating.....now,.... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/think.gif" alt="" /> or later? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/stupid.gif" alt="" />

No, your maps will not be black again.

The black map bug was a potential problem under certain circumstances in the 1.33 patch, which was not available that long. The current/last 1.34 patch fixed that problem, so you should not have any issues installing the patch and continuing with your existing save.

If you want to play it safe, you can zip your saved game folders, install the patch, and then and un-install / re-install without the patch if you run into any problems. Each save is a separate subfolder in the '..\Divine Divinity\Run\savegames' folder.

[color:"orange"]It is highly unlikely that you will run into any problems due to installing the patch.[/color]

errr im actualy far in the farmlands so...
and thx raze but im not that good in computers so i dont now how to do the trick u told me but if u say so that it will not happen i will install the patch then

Just FYI, to zip files/folders in Windows XP, you can open Windows Explorer, browse to the location, select the files/folders Right click and select Send To | Compressed Folder. You could also just copy the saved game folders to another location, but compressing them would save space. To extract files/folders again, you can right-click-drag-and-drop the zip file to a folder and select something like 'extract here' from the menu that pops up when you drop. Alternately, you can double click on the zip file to open it in a folder view, then select the files/folders to extract and copy them.

For Win 9x you would need a third party archive manager (ME has a very basic extraction function built in). In most cases they add options to the context menu mentioning (un)zip, archive or compress/extract. If you do not already have one installed, see this list of freeware archive managers.

err, wow ur great with computers raze
i knew it from before but ur real good with it
probaly something easy for u but you can see u got skill

It wasn't easy at first, but there were enough annoying 'features' in Windows to motivate me to search tips and tricks sites, etc to find out how to add/remove/change things. Then I started playing around with various programs and utilities, sometime to fill a specific need, sometimes just to play. After that, a hard drive crash (and related problems) encouraged me to learn about hardware....

Huh so u dont do computer stuff for ur profession (to make ur living)?

I have had computer related jobs, but I learned about computers primarily by tweaking, fixing and upgrading my own computer first.

I'm still waiting to hear if your patch worked or not? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

wow thats great raze
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im gonna wait till whole the farmlands are done then i install the
patch i think (im still doubting)

(in the farmlands u dont have alot broken quests, but when u get to verdistis and dark wood WOW then u have big trouble so probaly i install when im done with farmlands)

what would u guys do (install or not in my situation?)

install! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />

hmm ok i will install it when farmlands are done i gues

K there done could Raze or anywon else that nows it give me the latest patch plz?

i now stone has given one but he said it would ruin my game and Raze said it woulnd so i like one from Raze or anywon else that is good with this kind of stuff (excuse me if im <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/silly.gif" alt="" />)

Here is the link for the patch.

K thx Raze ill install it tomorow.