<t> This game was not even on my radar until about a month ago.&nbsp; I have been hyping it up to myself, and building up expectations.<br/>
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After playing for about 7 hours since I purchased it yesterday, all I can say is WOW.&nbsp;[&o] It is rare to find a game that exceeds expectations in ...

Its just as easy as steam or impulse, and saving a backup copy is a big plus, would recommend purchasing the game if that is the only thing holding you back.

scratch that, I just realized there was an actual patch file hosted on matrix as well, Ill just use that.

<t> Installed the game, tried to update having read that there is a pretty critical bug that was patched, but I get<br/>
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"Error: Update information for Distant Worlds could not be downloaded. Please contact Matrix Games for help."<br/>
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At first I assumed it was a firewall issue, so I ...

yeah make sure you update first

Purchased ..... guess i can stop forum lurking now&nbsp;[8D]