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Funny Sounds When installing

June 9, 2008 10:06:34 AM from Sins of a Solar Empire ForumsSins of a Solar Empire Forums

So I got the game PC DVD and when i put it in my computer it made funny noises while downloading like click, click, click.  So i took out the CD and tried a different computer and then it wouldn't download at all, I checkd the CD and there were circular scratches on the outside.  I tried putting another PC DVD into both of my computers and it did not come out with any scratches (both computers have DVD drives).  I returned the CD and got another copy but now it is making funny noises again, is it supposed to do this?

 

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Reply #1 June 9, 2008 3:06:14 PM
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I returned the CD and got another copy but now it is making funny noises again, is it supposed to do this?


Is the new disc also scratched after having it in that drive? Some drives may have issues with the discs (they use a newer pressing method or something, IIRC), but it sounds like yours is taking things a step further and actually damaging them in its attempts to read them.

If you have fast internet, you can just skip the disc entirely and download the game via Stardock Central or Impulse, as well.
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Reply #2 June 10, 2008 10:59:21 AM
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Would I have to buy the game again then? I finally got the second CD to download while still making funny noises but no scratches (i think the other cd was scratched initially). However, I still have crashes 30 min into the small (1v1) singleplayer games on the computer I managed to download it on, and on the other which had the demo I can't even download it because i accidentally delete the demo instead of uninstalling it! (I love this game since playing the demo but its just so hard to get the full one working!  )
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Reply #3 June 10, 2008 1:17:12 PM
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No, you do not need to rebuy to download the game; just register your serial and get the download manager (SDC or Impulse) and it will let you get the game.

As to your crashes, first try updating the game. The registration for the standalone update seems to be having issues at present, so you'll need to use SDC or Impulse to do that anyway.
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Reply #4 June 10, 2008 4:12:45 PM
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do you mean get the 1.05 patch? I have that already
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Reply #5 June 10, 2008 4:54:58 PM
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Yes.
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Reply #6 June 11, 2008 7:20:57 PM
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Yep, its still not working. I even ran it in a window (non full screen) mode but it sill froze up the computer
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