<t> Want to report the crash I experienced last night with un-modded Steam version of Universe:<br/>
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Distant Worlds - Crash Dump - 1.9.5.1<br/>
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12:16:33 AM Saturday, May 31, 2014<br/>
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System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Index was out of range. Must be non-negative and ...

[:D][:D] Good news!! I don't suppose you could give us the patch details in advance???

[>:][>:][>:][>:]... What's the scoop with the patch?? I think we've all been more than patient up to this point.

Mark,

Glad to hear you are able to reproduce the problem. I really like the demo, save the artifacting, and will no-doubt purchase the full version if the problem is solved.

Thanks for the update!

Again, same here... Latest Logitech MX500 mouse driver and ATI Catalyst driver installed. Tried rolling my Catalyst driver back to the previous release, but it made no difference.

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I have the same horizontal artifacts appear with mouse movement in the demo. Maybe an ATI thing, as I'm running an ATI X800 SE card. Mouse is a Logitech MX500. I am using a standard cursor. Video card control panel is set to let application determine anti-aliasing and ...

Erik,

It has now been a little over a month since your previous post on the patch status. What is taking Black Hammer so long?? Could you give us an update, please?

I just installed the game, and found that I get the same runtime error if I choose an AA option higher than "2X". I am running a Radeon X800 SE w/driver version 6.14.10.6444 and XP SP2. If I choose any AA option below "2X" the game launches just fine.

Update: I am using the "Stardownloader" now as Marc kindly suggested (thank you). I am able to resume downloading, but my average transfer rate with Roadrunner is still a paltry 10 kb/s for some strange reason. Oh well, only 6 or 7 more hours and I'll be flying.

I just ordered a digital download of the new "Last Days" campaign. I am on a cable modem, and my transfer rate is averaging about 4.5 kb/second. Currently I am showing 46 hours left before download is complete. Is there some problem with the Digital "River" servers???

Thanks