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| sfc3 beta patch v534_b ( all languages) (534_b) - File Description |
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Description:
this patch works on all languages not just english like it says in the readme below.
Proper Patch Install Method:
1) Uninstall Starfleet Command III using Add /
Remove Programs file in your Windows Control Panel.
2) Delete the SFC3 game folder off of your
system. Commonly the location of the folder is C rogram FilesActivisionSFC3.
3) Reinstall Starfleet Command III from the game
CD, do not install Direct X 8.1 and do not install Gamespy Arcade from the Game
CD, just the Starfleet Command III game itself. Commonly the install folder is
Crogram FilesActivisionSFC3.
4) Check for the latest version of your video
card drivers from the manufacturer of your video card. For Geforce cards, check
the NVidia web site, for Radeon cards, check the ATI web site. Never get video
drivers from a place that is not the manufacturer of your video card. If you own
a laptop, please check with the manufacturer of your laptop for updated drivers.
5) Make sure your version of Windows is up to
date. Go to Microsoft’s windows update and get all available updates for your
Windows Operating System.
6) As a recommendation, Download and reinstall
Direct X 9.0c, if you do not have Direct X 9.0c, it is strongly recommended that
you update to Direct X 9.0c or you will cause others to crash in Gamespy Arcade
or Dynaverse 3 servers. Direct X 9.0c is not compatible with previous versions
of Direct X under direct play and people using Direct X version older than 9.0c
will cause players who have upgraded ( 90% of players) to have severe in game
lag, locked loading screens, or Crash to Desktop issues. This is stated in the
Microsoft Direct X FAQ. Installing an older version of Direct X on top of Direct
X 9.0c will cause Direct X 9.0c to corrupt and will requite DirectX 9.0c to be
reinstalled to fix the corruption. You can get the new DirecX 9.0c from
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/
7) Disable any Anti-Virus that you may be
running on your system while installing the patch. After patching, you may
re-enable your Anti-Virus.
8) Install ONLY this v534_b patch on to SFC 3.
This is a stand alone installer and does not need any other Starfleet Command
III downloads. This file is to be used on a clean, unaltered, unpatched version
of Starfleet Command III.
9) All Troubleshooting steps for SFC 3 are
listed below. Please refer to them if you experience problems with Starfleet
Command III. You can also refer to the SFC 3 Readme v534.rtf file included in
your SFC 3 game folder after patching.
Remember to turn off any Anti-Virus software prior to Server Kit install.. you
can re-enable Anti-Virus once the kit is installed. Anti-Virus may corrupt the
install of the Server Kit.
SFC 3 Game Fixes Client Side:
30 July 2004
SFC3 Patch version 1.01 Build 534_b
1) Dynaverse - Planet and Base hexes flip
normally. Defense Value now changes by 1 per victory or loss.
2) Scimitar now player selectable by default in
skirmish and campaign modes.
3) Full Nemisis Add-On material enclosed.
Includes Nemisis readme file and Nemesis Concept Art which was not contained in
any previous game version patches (only in the Nemisis v464 Add On pack).
4) Borg Armor health too weak in v534 and v534a
patch levels. Borg Armor health raised to patch v500 and v531 levels in
HullItems.gf.
5) Borg tractor health too low in v534 and v534a
patch levels. Borg tractor health raised to v500 and v531 levels in
HullItems.gf.
6) Expanded trouble shooting in the SFC 3 Readme
v534.rtf file.
Trouble Shooting Clients and Players:
1)If you are using Windows, it must be an
English version of Microsoft® Windows® 98/ME/2000/XP operating system with the
regional setting set to English. Your Video card and DVD regional settings must
be set to English as well.
2)If you are using an Anti-Virus, turn off
Anti-Virus before installing the patch. Anti-Virus is known to corrupt the
patching process of thousands of programs. Once you are done patching, You can
turn your Anti-Virus back on.
3)When installing Star Trek Starfleet Command
III®, Do not install DirectX® 8.1 or Gamespy Arcade from the game CD, these
items will corrupt DirectX® 9.0c on your system.
4)Make Sure that your system is completely up to
date from Microsoft® Windows® Update web site (
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp ).
5)Make sure you you are using the latest version
of DirectX® on your system. It is recommended to install DirectX® 9.0c (or
newer) on your system. If you already have DirectX® 9.0c, it is recommended to
reinstall DirectX® 9.0c as many games will install components that may cause
DirectX® 9.0c to corrupt. Those not using DirectX® 9.0c (or newer version) is
urged to update to the latest version of DirectX® for Multi-Player in Star Trek
Starfleet Command III® as DirectPlay® components of DirectX 9.0c (and newer) is
not compatible with earlier versions of DirectX® and may cause drops in
missions, out of sync, or severe lag during game play. This is stated in the
Microsoft DirectX® FAQ. To update DirectX® 9.0c (or newer), you can visit the
Microsoft Web Site located at
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/default.aspx . Please check this
site periodically as well as Windows® Updates in order to ensure that your
DirectX® is the latest version with all the security updates.
6)Before Installing the SFC 3 Patch 1.01 Beta 2
Build v534, make sure that you DO NOT install the separate installer items
below. The items below are designed for an unpatched game streight out of box
(v464) and the items below are already included in the v534 patch, which means
that installing the below items before or after the v534 patch will cause the
game to corrupt when you install the patch.
A) SFC 3 DirectX 9 Fix
B) Nemisis Add-On Package
C) Borg Mini Compaign
7)Windows® XP® Users : Right click on your
desktop shortcut and select Properties. In the Properties pop up dialogue box,
click on the Compatibility Tab, look near the bottom of the Dialogue box for
"Disable Visual Themes" and put a check into the box next it. Click OK.
8)Players may experience CTD prior to mission
loads. This may be caused by software running in the background, such as
Logitech Mouse Dirvers, certain brands of Firewalls, Connection Accelerators,
Web Accelerators, etc. It is recommended that you click on the Start Button,
click on RUN, type in MSCONFIG and click OK. Then in the Pop-up Dialogue box,
click on the START-UP Tab and uncheck everything that is absolutely not needed
at system start up. the majority of times, on Windows XP machines, You can
uncheck everything. On Windows 98 / ME, you must leave SYSTEM TREY and
SCANREGISTRY checked, and the rest can be unchecked in most cases.
9)People also need to keep their Video Card
drivers up to date from the Video Card manufacturer. Such as Geforce owners can
go to the NVidia web site and check for latest version of drivers and Radeon
card owners can go to the ATI web site for their drivers. Never get drivers from
the Windows Update Website as they are known to cause problems when gaming. If
you upgrade your drivers and you experience game problems such as crashing or
improper ship rendering, then back step your drivers 1 version at a time until
the game works properly. For some video card users, you may have to adjust your
desktop color resolution to 16 bit, but only after exhausting the Driver Version
methods. Laptops owners will need to check the manufacturer of their laptop for
newer video driver versions as video card manufacturers will not support laptop
or notebook computer video cards.
10)SFC 3 is registry dependant. This means that
the directory you instgalled to from the game CD the last time you installed the
game, the game will have to be launched from that directory in order for the
program to operate properly. As such, I have 2 examles :
#1. If you installed SFC 3 once from the game CD to say for example Crogram
FilesActivisionSFC3 and then you copied the SFC 3 game folder and pasted it
into a different directory and renamed the Copy of the SFC 3 game folder, let's
say for example, to SFC 3 GAW, then because the last place the CD installed to
is Crogram FilesActivisionSFC3, te player will have to rename his SFC 3
game folder to something like SFC3Orig and rename the SFC3GAW folder to SFC3 and
put it in the Crogram FilesActivision folder in order for the game to
operate correctly online.
#2 If you installed the SFC 3 game from the CD first to Crogram
FilesActivisionSFC3 and then reinstalled SFC 3 again from CD to Crogram
FilesActivisionSFC3DOM, in order to play the first install of the game, you
will need to rename SFC3DOM to something else like SFC3DOMWAR and then rename
the SFC3 folder to SFC3DOM.-You can just rename the game folders as you wish to
play the game, however SFC 3 is Registry Key reliant in order to play
Multi-player. Problems that occur when playing SFC 3 outside the proper game
folder are as follows :
1) Lock-ups or non connection during Direct Play test when joining the Dynaverse
2) CD Key in Use error
3) Dropping during mission
4) Ghosting in missions or on server
5) Causing the Server Economy for your race to not update correctly
6) Causing Server to give incorrect mission matching paramaters
7) Causing others to drop during missions.
8) Failing to join in missions.
9) Causing others to fail in joining in missions.
There are more problems that occur, but these are the top 9 problems occurring
when running SFC 3 outside the proper game folder, not counting the problems
that occur due to game bugs. These problems also occurs to those using a No CD
exe file crack instead of the Taldren authorized No CD sfc.ini tweak mentioned
below.The SFC.INI tweak mentioned below is designed to let the game operate
properly. A NO CD EXE FILE CRACK is designed to rewrite code within the game exe
file, which in itself is 100% illegal plus it removes the CD Key checks and the
Install path check to the system registry, which would be identical to playing
SFC 3 outside the CD Install folder as mentioned above.
In order to properly check which folder you need to launch the game from, the
v534 patch will automatically show you the folder that your game should be
launched from. If you are still not sure which folder the game should launch
from, then go to your Start button, click on Run, type in "regedit" (without the
quotes) and then look for
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareActivisionStar Trek Starfleet Command III
and look for the sub key of "Install Path". This is where you must launch SFC 3
from in order to reduce the number of problems that you may experience with the
game. Do not attempt to change the registry entry nor add entries to the system
registry.. SFC 3 only allows for 1 valid entry in your system registry which is
created by your CD install of the game (the last time the game was installed
from CD).
Once you get the patch and server kit downloads, please update your mirrors with
this file and delete any previous v534 patches so that confusion will be a
minimum.. The goal is to get everyone playing SFC 3 to v534_b.
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