tselepides 9 Posted December 9, 2014 (edited) I finally managed to download 3 patches. They are: 1. sf2_exp1_update-jun2010.zip 2. SF2_update_Mar2012 .zip and 3. SF2_update_Mar2012_Hotfix.zip I am assuming, after the little I have read so far in forum posts and in some download descriptions, that #1 is the SP1 patch, #2 is the SP2 patch, and #3 is a fix to be applied to #2 (and last) after 1 and 2 have been applied--in this order: 1, 2,3. I have a merged install which includes: Strike Fighters 2 Strike Fighters 2 Vietnam Strike Fighters 2 Europe Strike Fighters 2 Israel I have made a backup of the game folder, at my C:\Program Files\ThirdWire\Strike Fighters 2, and also of my Saved Games folder, which is at : C:\Users\TANIA\Saved Games ad made copies of these 2 folders in another spot of drive C. The main game folder [strike Fighters 2] is 3.32 gb in size and the Saved Games folder is 280 mb. These backups are, to be exact, at my C:\Strike Fighters 2 and at C:\Saved Games. Do I run the updates in the order set out above or what do you advise? Thanks for any help you may be able to give, Nick PS: The attached painting is a Royal Navy WWII light cruiser off the coast of Crete in 1941, before the island fell to the Germans,--a watercolor I painted long ago. Sunlight is a key factor here, as Greek waters are full of it....It may be a destroyer also, now that I am having another closer look --the watercolor has been framed and I know I have pencilled the name of the ship on the back of the watercolor but that has to be unframed if I want to read it--one of the things I must do soon, unframe it, rea the name and note it, and reframe it again... Edited December 9, 2014 by tselepides 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KJakker 907 Posted December 9, 2014 (edited) When did you download the four SF2 titles you have? If you downloaded them from the ThirdWire website after July 2013 then your install is already up to date. Edited December 10, 2014 by KJakker Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+allenjb42 4,237 Posted December 10, 2014 Before you install the patches please can you run the game and let us know what date is says in the bottom right corner of the menu screen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+daddyairplanes 10,266 Posted December 10, 2014 he beat me to it. if you d/l'd before then, you only need to get the july 13 patch Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fubar512 1,350 Posted December 10, 2014 Nick, check your personal messages. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrench 9,876 Posted December 10, 2014 Indeed, as all have said before me, if they are recent downloads (like in the last 14 months!), they are already at the July 2013 patch level. But, to be safe, start the game(s) and check the date in the lower right corner. -- nice painting! Looks like a DD to me, just by the gun mounts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+daddyairplanes 10,266 Posted December 10, 2014 great see what this thread has become Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tselepides 9 Posted December 10, 2014 Thanks for your replies. All of the merged titles below are dated October 2009--lower right-hand corner. Strike Fighters 2 Strike Fighters 2 Vietnam Strike Fighters 2 Europe Strike Fighters 2 Israel So what patch(es) do I run? I had bought the games from a shop downtown in Athens--around that time or a little later. Nick Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+daddyairplanes 10,266 Posted December 10, 2014 and very interesting on bought at a shop as i thought SF2 was only available online... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peugeot205 2,745 Posted December 10, 2014 (edited) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strike_Fighters_2 Distribution Digital Download Only The only version of the game you can buy in a shop is the SFP1 series. Edited December 10, 2014 by FRPignon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+daddyairplanes 10,266 Posted December 10, 2014 very true FRP. however........ i dont know how Greece is but when i was stationed in Germany you could get many things on the side at teh Czech Border. Heard things about roadside shops at the Polish border too but never went there myself general point is it may be a functional copy of SF2 series, but Theodoros got the money rather than TK. and downloading the July 13 patch should work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MigBuster 2,884 Posted December 10, 2014 The installer does moan if it needs to be at a certain version - might actually need quite a few patches if starting 2009 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tselepides 9 Posted December 10, 2014 Think of this too: And show it to the wife or girlfriend. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+allenjb42 4,237 Posted December 11, 2014 If you go to the Thirdwire update page you can download the patch to bring it to Jul 2013 level: http://www.thirdwire.com/downloads_pc.htm NB You might need to download some older patches first though http://www.thirdwire.com/downloads_archive.htm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tselepides 9 Posted December 12, 2014 Thanks for you advice Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
