Okay, with manual repositioning I got the damn thing to work. As suggested, I copied the expansion assets to the root directory of the original game (CD version) and everything appears to function (including the RTS segments). Good luck, y'all.
Well, my download has failed twice so far, so let's hope that third time will be a charm. I'm trying to maintain an open mind about this new system, but it seems to be a bit of a dog (at present time). Perhaps if all the messages here weren't about either unavailability (which isn't really Stardock's fault) or incompatability I wouldn't have such a grim outlook. Perhaps once I get the darn thing downloaded properly I'll be an exception to the rule and it'll be smooth Rangerin'
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