If your trying to play diplomacy and it is crashing you need to install and update entrenchment also

Vanilla Sins

Entrenchment

then

diplomacy

I would assume you have to make sure they are updated fully before you start the next.  Maybe the directory is installing to a different folder which is creating your issue.  I wish I could be more help.

Downloading the update shouldn't require a computer restart, something is going screwy. It only wants a restart if it doesn't have access to the files when it tries to update, like if you're running the game or something is blocking it. Try starting Impulse in Admin mode (right click its launch icon). Alternatively, try right clicking Sins and selecting Verify Installation.

Impulse itself can be a very tricky program and it is fustrating.  The good thing is your account on impulse registars what you have purchased.  Make sure that the impulse program is updated in addition prior to updating sins.  There might be some information here

http://www.impulsedriven.com/help/default.htm

that can possibly help you pin point what is happening.

The current version of impulse is3.24.489(build 1637)

Also there is an error log top right of the impulse program in the blue circled question mark

This is probably it:

It's saying that the expected version of Sins is not what it got.

I know how you feel guys, these problems can be really, really frustrating.

Here's my best guess at fixing it.

Sins leaves some files behind in C: > Program Files > Stardock Games after uninstalling.

Uninstall Sins, then go there and delete any left-over Sins files. Then reinstall Sins.

congrats decathado

I wouldnt had guessed that   stupid computers