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Downloads for non-GameStop users?

December 10, 2011 2:15:57 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire ForumsSins of a Solar Empire Forums

Bought SINS ages ago, was caught up in the migration from downloads on the website to Impulse. Now that Impulse has been bought by GameStop - I want nothing to do with the application (Impulse + GameStop).

For users that have purchased the retail box, is there no other way to get updates to the game except via GameStop?

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Reply #1 December 10, 2011 2:27:24 PM
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https://store.stardock.com/login.aspx?ReturnUrl=/myaccount/products/

Go here, enter your info, and get your games. Should be same info as for Impulse. It was for me.

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Reply #2 December 10, 2011 2:30:26 PM
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We'll be releasing a new Stardock Central app for downloading/updating our own software in the near future, and will also have the full downloads available via the Stardock store (that part is open now but currently limited to only the latest SKU of each game; we're adding more as we approach SDC's release).

For the moment though, Impulse remains the only means of updating for users of older releases.

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Reply #3 December 10, 2011 4:00:09 PM
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Thank you for the intel, it is much appreciated. Can't wait.

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Reply #4 December 13, 2011 4:55:50 PM
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Aw poop, apparently I bought GalCivII and Sins from the wrong place or something, they're not available for download there, but they are listed. GalCivI and Demigod are downloadable though.

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Reply #5 March 11, 2012 3:49:52 PM
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Old post, but ... question gets a bit more complicated. I saw this while searching the website today:

https://www.stardock.com/products/sdcentral/

Great! It's available! But the download link takes me to a page to either create an account, or update my account info. I update my account info, go back to download, and I'm in a viscous circle that seems to have no end. After more searching, I found this:

https://www.stardock.com/products/sdcentral/support.asp

Which seems to imply that Central is available, but it's part of Object Desktop, which is $49.95.

Is this the only method available, or am I just failing at navigating the website?

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Reply #6 March 11, 2012 4:05:01 PM
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With more searching, I've found this:

https://www.stardock.com/products/stardockcentral/

The website needs some serious TLC.

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Reply #7 March 11, 2012 4:05:09 PM
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Quoting trefalgar,
reply 5
Old post, but ... question gets a bit more complicated. I saw this while searching the website today:

https://www.stardock.com/products/sdcentral/

That's the old and now-retired version of SDC which preceded Impulse. You can get the beta version of the new one here, though at present it still only has Trinity available (as on the store website). If you only have the base game and/or individually-purchased expansions, you'll need to continue using Impulse for the time being.

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Reply #8 March 11, 2012 4:07:16 PM
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And it looks like the application doesn't work for people that made a retail purchase (it only works for digital purchase or via Steam installs). Hopefully that's still to come.

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Reply #9 March 11, 2012 4:07:53 PM
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The website needs some serious TLC.

Those pages shouldn't be linked anywhere on the site if you just visit stardock.com (if there are some such links, let us know where). Google still has them though since they haven't been outright deleted.

 

And it looks like the application doesn't work for people that made a retail purchase (it only works for digital purchase or via Steam installs). Hopefully that's still to come.

Retail versions of Trinity are supported, just not the other SKUs of Sins.

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Reply #10 March 11, 2012 4:11:18 PM
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Quoting kryo,
reply 7

If you only have the base game and/or individually-purchased expansions, you'll need to continue using Impulse for the time being.

Or phrased differently, unable to play using IronClad Online because my game version is old and the only method to update it is unfortunately controlled by a company that I want nothing to do with. *sigh*

Great customer service response time on the forums, constellation prize I guess

 

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Reply #11 March 11, 2012 4:12:27 PM
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Quoting kryo,
reply 9

Those pages shouldn't be linked anywhere on the site if you just visit stardock.com (if there are some such links, let us know where). Google still has them though since they haven't been outright deleted.

Using Stardock's website (stardock.com) search feature, searched for "Central", it's the top link.

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