Apparently I need an update?!?

from Demigod Forums

I was playing the game earlier today for a few hours just fine. I logged off to get some dinner and come back and every time I try to join an internet game it tells me I need an update. I launch Impulse but I have no link to actually update the game. What gives?

 

According to Impluse my Demigod install was last updated on 2009-06-03. How do I update this damn thing? I am getting so sick of this shoddy game. There is no excuse for releasing alpha quality software.

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Reply #1 from Demigod Forums Top

Well after wrestling with this for over two hours I think I have found my issue, I had previously changed my password. Apparently Impulse/Stardock stores your un/pw in two different locations. You need to change it in the Community area AND in the Impulse app.

I completely uninstalled Impulse. Re-downloaded the app, installed it and then was greeted with an "Invalid username/password" message as well as a dock icon for Impulse. My un/pw worked fine in the Community area but for whatever reason it didn't work with updates.

I left-clicked on the dock icon and was able to select "Check for updates" then, once in Impulse you can click on the lightning bolt in the upper-left corner and select Log-in. This will allow you to put in the correct credentials.

Clear as mud?

Did they have trained monkeys designing this UI?

Reply #2 from Demigod Forums Top

Wow, you know the same thing happened to me when I changed my gmail password.  I tried to get mail through Thunderbird and it said my account was invalid.  You'd think the people at Google would be smart.

</sarcasm>

Seriously, PEBKAC.  Sounds like the fail here is that you changed your password and didn't update it in the Impulse client.  The community pages in Impulse are just websites.  Do you really want the people that make Impulse to be able to make changes to your computer and applications from a website like that?  Probably not.

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