I just thought this might amuse you:
It must be about a year ago that I bought the hardcopy version of Ubisoft’s Anno 2070. I am a massive fan of Anno 1404 and although at the time I had my massive share of problems with Ubisoft’s 2070 Launcher thingy, I finally got it running. Didn’t really like it, deinstalled the whole thing and went back to Anno 1404. That DRM always on-line stuff somehow doesn't sit right with me, no idea why.
Now, I thought I’d have another look into it and see if there was any sign of an off-line mode on the horizon, because that’s when I plan to have a closer look at the game, and not before.
So I installed it (from disc), and when that had finished successfully, the Anno 2070 Update Launcher sprang to life, checked the system, and, just as it should, checked the local files and started downloading and installing the ones to be patched. And then it did it again. And again. And then again. And then once more, and then again again. So I killed the process, did a restart to be on the safe side, deinstalled the game, and reinstalled it.
By this time, knowing that the Update Launcher provided on disk didn't work, I thought it would be good to get the cumulative off-line patch from the Ubisoft website (1 gig), and reinstalled the whole game. Just to see what would happen if I started the game first without patching it, the runtime exe gave me the message that the game was not installed (in spite of it occupying a hefty slice of my hard drive).
So I started the locally downloaded patch, which did the following: it checked the local files and started downloading and installing the ones to be patched. And then it did it again.
OK, once again, the whole installation dance.
Another reboot, another deinstall, and this time I was extra careful to wipe everything including the registry editor and the hidden files and folders in the %appdata% directory, and everywhere else. Another restart (you can never be too careful), another installation. This time I let the installation finish (as before) but I stopped the launcher system check (as it offers) because I knew it was useless for it to carry on from there. Everything fine. Now I started the downloaded off-line patch again, hoping that this time it would work.
That thing went into the same loop again, only this time it was so hysterical, that it refused every effort to stop; Task Manager processes; everything. I was forced to do something I try never to do: I pulled the plug, as the system shutdown hung for over 30 minutes (nobody can say I'm not patient).
Then, to top it off, on PC restart: the first thing I found is that it’s somehow messed up my Windows Control Panel, some items are missing, options have gone. Looks as if a Windows 7 reinstall is due. Thanks a bundle, Ubi.
Now, I know that this Ubisoft Launcher stuff has been under attack in the past, but only now do I know why. I seriously have to wonder if the people turning out this junk are really professionals. They are churning out lethal stuff
Anyway, just thought some of you might get a laugh out of this. I’m going to get ****ed (drunk) now.
So, how was your Friday?
It must be about a year ago that I bought the hardcopy version of Ubisoft’s Anno 2070. I am a massive fan of Anno 1404 and although at the time I had my massive share of problems with Ubisoft’s 2070 Launcher thingy, I finally got it running. Didn’t really like it, deinstalled the whole thing and went back to Anno 1404. That DRM always on-line stuff somehow doesn't sit right with me, no idea why.
Now, I thought I’d have another look into it and see if there was any sign of an off-line mode on the horizon, because that’s when I plan to have a closer look at the game, and not before.
So I installed it (from disc), and when that had finished successfully, the Anno 2070 Update Launcher sprang to life, checked the system, and, just as it should, checked the local files and started downloading and installing the ones to be patched. And then it did it again. And again. And then again. And then once more, and then again again. So I killed the process, did a restart to be on the safe side, deinstalled the game, and reinstalled it.
By this time, knowing that the Update Launcher provided on disk didn't work, I thought it would be good to get the cumulative off-line patch from the Ubisoft website (1 gig), and reinstalled the whole game. Just to see what would happen if I started the game first without patching it, the runtime exe gave me the message that the game was not installed (in spite of it occupying a hefty slice of my hard drive).
So I started the locally downloaded patch, which did the following: it checked the local files and started downloading and installing the ones to be patched. And then it did it again.
OK, once again, the whole installation dance.
Another reboot, another deinstall, and this time I was extra careful to wipe everything including the registry editor and the hidden files and folders in the %appdata% directory, and everywhere else. Another restart (you can never be too careful), another installation. This time I let the installation finish (as before) but I stopped the launcher system check (as it offers) because I knew it was useless for it to carry on from there. Everything fine. Now I started the downloaded off-line patch again, hoping that this time it would work.
That thing went into the same loop again, only this time it was so hysterical, that it refused every effort to stop; Task Manager processes; everything. I was forced to do something I try never to do: I pulled the plug, as the system shutdown hung for over 30 minutes (nobody can say I'm not patient).
Then, to top it off, on PC restart: the first thing I found is that it’s somehow messed up my Windows Control Panel, some items are missing, options have gone. Looks as if a Windows 7 reinstall is due. Thanks a bundle, Ubi.
Now, I know that this Ubisoft Launcher stuff has been under attack in the past, but only now do I know why. I seriously have to wonder if the people turning out this junk are really professionals. They are churning out lethal stuff
Anyway, just thought some of you might get a laugh out of this. I’m going to get ****ed (drunk) now.
So, how was your Friday?
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