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Make sure you uninstall the Beta version before installing the full version. If you tried installing over the Beta version, uninstall the full version and the Beta version, then install the full version.
If your sharing an account with someone can you both download it or is it limited to one PC?
You get 5 activations of the database downloading process per account, and they refresh when the database is updated monthly.
You might want to be careful with this, though.
I share my account with my two roommates, and we ran into a problem with the activation limit. My first roommate had no trouble installing it, but my updater was having problems applying the patch and would cancel out, so I had to uninstall and reinstall the character builder. It worked fine for me the second time.
When my second roommate installed it, he ran into the same problem, reinstalled, ran into it again, and then when he tried reinstalling it the third time it said that we had used up our activations for the month - apparently, the failed installs (mine and his) counted as activations.
I'll have to check what their policy is on shared accounts before I file a tech-support request - we all share an IP so hopefully it won't be an issue.
Now if they sold this apart from the DDI subscription, I'd buy it - I really like what they've done with it, and a version which just had three core books and houserule support (with none of the DDI extras from dragon and other publications) that would be just what I would want and need.
The way it was designed it looks like it should be possible for them to do that (since the existing version lets the user include and exclude sources, it shouldn't be beyond the wit of man to provide a version which simply has no option to include those sources).
I never have been and never will be in the market for 'renting' software, but purchasing something properly designed for my needs would be great.
Maybe I'll get lucky
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anybody else having problems getting it to sync the new update? I'm still only seeing lvl 1-3 available... seeing "update failed. files did not verify correctly" when attempting to get update.
*Edit* I changed back to default folder on the reinstall, rather than try and put the install where I wanted it and it's now able to update correctly. Seems like a "feature".
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I never have been and never will be in the market for 'renting' software, but purchasing something properly designed for my needs would be great.
Maybe I'll get lucky
Cheers
Maybe you'll consider buying it for 8 dollars. It appears that once it's on your hard drive, it runs by itself. I can't swear to that, but so far, it appears that way. (8 dollars being one month's subscription.)
Can others confirm? Maybe I'll have to set up a firewall and see if it runs with the firewall in place.
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Maybe you'll consider buying it for 8 dollars. It appears that once it's on your hard drive, it runs by itself. I can't swear to that, but so far, it appears that way. (8 dollars being one month's subscription.)
Can others confirm? Maybe I'll have to set up a firewall and see if it runs with the firewall in place.
This is the case. No account is needed to run it, only to get updates. No need to set up a firewall to test, just unplug your network cable or shut off your wireless. The only time it asks for login information is if it detects an update and you want to install it.
Presumably one could even sign up for one month out of every six and get several large updates all at once, for only $8 each (not too shabby considering it'll give you all the rules text from at least 6 books per update).
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[...] No need to set up a firewall to test, just unplug your network cable or shut off your wireless. [...]
The PC hosts my home alarm system and if the connection is cut for two minutes, it alerts the alarm center. So I try not to cause them unnecessary panic much. =)
I set it up that way. I could unset it, but that's a bit of hassle.
At any rate, that's why I'd use a firewall instead of disconnecting the cable.
For the rest of everyone else, unplugging the cable makes sense.
(My home system is "InGrid" and I have the Internet-only option on my service plan, with the computer running shared Internet [I skimped after my router fried itself and went with ghetto sharing])
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But we in it shall be remembered- We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition;
And gentlemen in England now-a-bed Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
... That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day.
Shakespeare: "Henry V"
*Edit* I changed back to default folder on the reinstall, rather than try and put the install where I wanted it and it's now able to update correctly. Seems like a "feature".
Yeah, this is what I needed to do as well. Love those features!
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It works okay IF you run on an array already in the system. If you use the dice bot (or worse, roll with real dice for stats) it gets wonky. I have my regular character that I rolled and have been playing and he's two points over the point buy. First, I had to try and get a random bot roll to give me the right stats, and leveling and updating the character has been a royal PITA. I can't get my +1 Vengeful magic sword to load. It appears to be a problem mainly with the magic weapons as the Onyx Dog loaded just fine.
I have yet to find the cash management function also. This is a big need, especially for RPGA characters.
They need an "enter stats" feature and not to freeze certain components when a character is "houseruled".
I'm running 32bit Vista and I"m having the same issue. "Files did not verify correctly.".
I've uninstalled the beta - reinstalled the new version (4 times now).
Installed it to different locations.
Run it as Admin.
Run it as "windows xp (service pack 2) compatibility mode
Run it as Admin AND xp compatibility mode together.
Nothing matters - always the same results - "Files did not verify correctly."
They need an "enter stats" feature and not to freeze certain components when a character is "houseruled".
It's already there. Just type the stats in.
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