If you can update via GameStop, you should be able to install the GameStop app on your new machine and install/update there through it as well; it should do the activation transparently when it does so. Or if it is registered with us, you can download from the link ZombieRus provided.

They are the same as far as the game cares. So long as you are entering the correct email address, it should accept it. If it won't, contact support@stardock.com and they should be able to get it sorted out.

 Did you login to your stardock account? It has all your registrations?

 

I have got my login at stardock, and it has got my cd key there. It is listed as a Sins trinity key. I can and have  downloaded a 1.33-1.37 patch there, which is useless for the 1.00 version. After I 1.37 it manually from my other computer (which I am assuming is actually making my 1.00, 1.37) and try to load the game I get the stackdock activation message. Because I am trying to load diplomacy (from the trinity bundle) the stardock activation is looking for a diplomacy cd key, not the trinity key, which is will not accept, and I get the specific message "this in not a DIPLOMACY key." Why it thinks I have diplomacy and not trinity is beyond me.

I have installed GameStop on my new machine. Because of something to do with stardock changing their activation method (basically they have stoped using gamestop now) anyone with either a recent purchase, or, reinstalling on a new computer cannot get a gamestop update, as there is no way to activate games there anymore, as in:

https://forums.stardock.com/413377 see last post.

Are you sure about the cd key? I will reinstall and try again. As to support getting it sorted, I am sure they can to, I just wanted to play NOW (stamping foot, lol)

Indeed. I had to stop play X3 terrain conflict because of this. I had a $20 dollar game, which will not longer run without a 6.2GB patch, which will cost me around $130 dollars in downloads (and for some Chinese updates no less, nothing that will actual do anything for the English version). After investing two months into the game, it just added to my total dislike of steam/gamestop and the like. I actual look at new games now, and will not buy them if these are listed as requirement (and most new games are).

I always check the size of the download (after a movie torrent debacle, which I did not realize was happening, where every time I jumped online a whole movie series was trying to download, for 10.5 gigs worth- took me 7.0 gb to work this out). For the 1.34-1.37 download, I used about 200mb, for a 22mb patch, so not a total download, but still, a $2.50 cost to me

They don't accept new registrations, but that's not a problem for users (such as you) who already registered or purchased via Impulse/Stardock years ago. If you can update with it on one machine, you should be able to install the GameStop app and do it on any machine. The update itself seems to work fine, just ran one through it myself as a matter of fact.

Edit. Just got an email from star dock support (which I re emailed back to), where:

Hello,
Sorry for the trouble. The patch that we put out does not work with the installation from the retail disc based install unfortunately.
To solve this, you would want to uninstall what you currently have installed and then download the full game from us.
If you do not have Stardock Central already, please visit the following link:
https://www.stardock.com/stardockcentral/
Once installed, any updates to your Stardock products and serial numbers will be listed here.
If you prefer, you can visit your accounts page to retrieve products you have purchased: https://store.stardock.com/myaccount/products
Please let us know if you should have any further questions/concerns.
Ken Janeczko Customer Care

 Now this download would cost me around the same as the original purchase price. Obviously, I am less then impressed with having to 'buy' the game again, and it does beg the question, that what happens to new customers, who purchase sins trinity off the shelves (I am sure the are still a few around the place)? I mean stardock still accepts the money for these games even though they are fully aware that they are no longer patchable. Surely they should recall every one of them, as a defective product.

Regardless, same old, same old for DRM, and the paying customer.

This is ridiculous. I've just gone through the exact same number of hoops as the OP and the guy above, created 2 accounts and am now having to redownload the whole game, even though I have it sat on a dvd next to me. Stardock and Gamestop need to get their communication sorted or at least try to help customers...

I am a sad panda...

SoA 2 v0.5D.1 for Diplomacy & SoA 2 v0.5D.5 patch will work for Dip 1.34 and 1.37 but Like I said, I will try and get you access to the beta which is 

1.4 GB 

 Mephistopheles

Ummm, I could tell you what we added, but then I would need to hunt down everyone that read the post and 'silence' them. Star trek is without the 'trek' if you knew everything that was coming when you got there.
And yes, that's the 7z archive size.