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How to Buy, Patch and Mod UFO:ET

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Lurker Sergeant Joined: 25 Oct 2005 Posts: 100	Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 1:32 am    Post subject: How to Buy, Patch and Mod UFO:ET   I think a link to the thread that started it all is most appropriate here: http://www.ufo-extraterrestrials.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2570 As that seems to be the thread that I always find first, and there was lots of good patching and buying information in there as well!! Now, a moderator needs to actually sticky this one here so that it can be found easily and quickly. Quote: How to Buy UFO:Extraterrestrials U.S.A. UFO:ET is published by Tri-Synergy in the U.S. Some very basic information from the publisher can be found here: http://trisynergy.com/products/title_ufoextraterrestrials.shtml North American residents can purchase the game from Matrix Games, an online store where the game is available for digital download, physical shipment, or both: http://matrixgames.com/games/game.asp?gid=342 Availability in U.S. retail stores is reported to be patchy (NEED INFO FROM OWL AND CO) but the game is currently listed as available for purchase from EB Games or Amazon. Europe Europeans can purchase UFO:ET for digitial download only from Gamers Gate, another online store: http://www.gamersgate.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=147&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=14 Gamers Gate is the potentially the cheapest option, not only for Europeans but for anyone living outside the U.S. However, many people have experienced difficulty in dealing with the peculiar requirements Gamers Gate places upon their customers For retail availability in specific Europeans countries, see this thread: http://www.ufo-extraterrestrials.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2667 Rest of the World Customers outside the U.S. can purchase UFO:ET from Gamers Gate (see above) for digital download. Retail availability in most countries is poor. EB Australia do not yet have UFO:ET listed as available, and it remains to be seen when this will change. For specific information relating to retail availability in specific countries, click here: http://www.ufo-extraterrestrials.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2667 How to Patch the Game Before you can install the excellent mods, you need to install Chaos Concept's patch. The patch fixes a number of issues present in the 'vanilla' version. Matrix Version If you purchased the game from Matrix, you will have got a serial number from them. The Matrix patch can be found here: ftp://ftp.matrixgames.com/pub/UFOExtraterrestrials/UFOExtraterrestrials-UpdateReleaseMG-v705.zip You will need to use your serial number to patch the game. Therefore, this patch does not work with other versions. Gamers Gate Version The Gamers Gate version does not come with a serial number. Therefore, Chaos Concept had to release a second patch. You can get it by logging on to Gamers Gate and clicking on 'My Games.' Alternatively, the patch can be found here: http://greycellgreen.net/ufo/UFO_ET_patch1.exe WARNING: the default install path is Program/Chaos Concept/UFO:ET when it should be Program Files/Chaos Concept/UFO:ET. You will need to change the path or the patch won't install correctly. Retail Version As of 23/6/07, Chaos Concept have not released an official patch for the retail boxed version. However, it has been discovered that the Gamers Gate patch will work with the retail version. Therefore, Greycell is temporarily hosting the Gamers Gate patch until Chaos Concept release a proper patch for this version. The link is: http://greycellgreen.net/ufo/UFO_ET_patch1.exe NOTE: the patch will create a new .exe file called UFO_ET.exe. The unpatched retail version uses Project_X.exe. After installation, you will need to use the UFO_ET.exe exclusively. This might mean you have to update your shortcuts. How to Mod the Game There are some excellent mod-packs available for UFO: Extraterrestrials. They significantly improve gameplay and reduce or eliminate many of the problems present in the patched version. Iskandar's Frankenmod Iskandar's 'Frankenmod' is one of the most widely used modpacks. It is in part a combination of Bman's 'Ease of Use' mod and Moriarty's MIAB mod. Note that Iskandar is no longer working on his mod, due to personal reasons (as of 23/6/07). Click here for a link to the thread which includes details of what's in this mod, how to get and install it: http://www.ufo-extraterrestrials.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2512 Bman's 'Ease of Use' mod Bman's mod is extremely popular and features advanced AI and various other improvements. Details can be found here: http://www.ufo-extraterrestrials.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2310 Moriarty's MIAB mod Moriarty's mod mainly focuses on geoscape improvements such as an improvement monthly finance screen, among many other things. It can be found here: http://www.ufo-extraterrestrials.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1948 OVNI's 'Tactical' Mod OVNI's mod adds a working minimap and several other improvements, most of which are not found in Frankenmod. It can be found here: http://www.ufo-extraterrestrials.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2207 There are several other smaller mods that can be found on the main UFO: ET forum: http://www.ufo-extraterrestrials.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=2
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