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Preview of new Stardock download store / updater

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Preview of new Stardock download store / updater

from JoeUser Forums

So with Impulse over to Gamestop and the digital distribution competition no longer something we’re participating in we’ve developed a new digital updating client – Stardock Central (what’s old is new again).

But unlike the old “big” client, the new one is very…very simple.

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(sorry for the lame screenshot, I’m caught up on my games on this new machine and haven’t installed any apps yet).

Your Stardock purchases will show up here once you login. Just pick what you want to install (or update) and press a button and it’ll use our massively fast CDN to install it (we have a long-term agreement with our CDN except now the only thing using its bandwidth is our stuff so the download speeds are kind of ridiculous – it’s like being the only guy on a 1 gigabyte line).

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The new settings includes an option to have it simply update your software automatically.  So you can either choose to stick with older versions or always have it up to date.

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OK, let’s say you don’t like to have to install a client at all.  That’s fine too.  You can update your software and games via the web as well:

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Pick whether it’s software or games and it’ll look at your account, when you last updated, and off you go.  The installer will figure out what you need to install (i.e. if you have multiple machines with different versions) and off you go.

It’s designed to be as streamlined as possible.

 

UPDATE: TRY THE LATEST VERSION HERE:

https://www.stardock.com/products/stardockcentral/

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Reply #376 from JoeUser Forums Top

Slick & easy here.

Reply #377 from WinCustomize Forums Top

All that SDC [v2] needs is one wee little option....IRC.

2 reasons.

1.  It'd be clever and convenient to get 'immediate' support/feedback re any problems that arise....

and FAR more importantly...

2. I could FINALLY 'retire SDC v1.

 

Just my 1.95 cents AUD which would be 2 cents USD these days ....;)

Galactic Civilizations III
Reply #378 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Jafo, reply 377
Just my 1.95 cents AUD which would be 2 cents USD these days ....
End of Jafo's quote

that's too funny :grin:

Reply #379 from JoeUser Forums Top

I can feel the no love coming, Jafo.  At least until the exchange rate improves. ;)

Reply #380 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Jafo, reply 377
Just my 1.95 cents AUD which would be 2 cents USD these days ....
End of Jafo's quote

Your AUD plus my USD won't get either of us enough petrol to make a motorcycle fart...

Reply #381 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Quoting Jafo, reply 377
All that SDC [v2] needs is one wee little option....IRC.
End of Jafo's quote

This would be great for those of us who don't really bother with IRC, being able to acess it easy would be a huge plus! I havent used the stardock #irc since you could access it through Impulse! (or was it via ready to play? IDR)

I'm guessing at this point, If Jafo's pestering  about IRC being in the new and improved SDC hasn't worked, nothing else will!
:p

Reply #383 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Ahhh, thats very helpful, thanks Rosco!

Reply #384 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Rosco_P, reply 382
You can actually jump on IRC easily from here if you need to:
https://www.stardock.com/support/
End of Rosco_P's quote

And I'm sure I can install any one of a squillion IRC clients too... but I'm still hanging in there with SDC Mark 1 which, fortunately has a very slightly different Icon to SDC v2 ....so I'm not entirely confused.

/me has been using it since Adam was a pup.  It's called TRADITION, dang it .....;p

Reply #385 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Jafo, reply 377
All that SDC [v2] needs is one wee little option....IRC.

2 reasons.

1.  It'd be clever and convenient to get 'immediate' support/feedback re any problems that arise....

and FAR more importantly...

2. I could FINALLY 'retire SDC v1.

 

Just my 1.95 cents AUD which would be 2 cents USD these days ....
End of Jafo's quote

Nope nope nope! Feature creep is a very real thing and I'm pretty sure adding IRC would be considered that :D

We will more than likely never add IRC directly into SDC. The best we'd probably do is link you to the page Rosco did above for support.

Bara

Reply #386 from WinCustomize Forums Top

/me plots to throw rocks at Rosco and Bara....

I'll learn 'em ....;)

And stop calling me a 'creep' ....;)

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Reply #387 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Jafo, reply 386
And stop calling me a 'creep' ....
End of Jafo's quote

Stop giving us cause to, and we will.   >_>

Reply #388 from WinCustomize Forums Top

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Reply #390 from Elemental Forums Top

Does not work for me I keep getting the following error

Reply #391 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Why was the notice of release of this not made in a separate thread?  As this thread was really old I have not even been bothering with it and just happened to check it today to find out SDC was released. o_O

Reply #392 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I had to delete your post zeldalink, your image did something funky to the forums.

 

Reply #393 from Elemental Forums Top

Sorry about that ID. The error I am getting after installing SDC is

There was a problem trying to get the list of updated software:Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

Maybe you can advise.

Reply #394 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting LightStar, reply 391
Why was the notice of release of this not made in a separate thread?
End of LightStar's quote

Good question, LS. I would have thought SDC's long awaited arrival would have been front page news. :sun:

 

Reply #395 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting zeldalink, reply 393
Sorry about that ID. The error I am getting after installing SDC is

There was a problem trying to get the list of updated software:Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

Maybe you can advise.
End of zeldalink's quote

We are looking into that error now.

Quoting LightStar, reply 391
Why was the notice of release of this not made in a separate thread?  As this thread was really old I have not even been bothering with it and just happened to check it today to find out SDC was released.
End of LightStar's quote

I'm making a new "Stardock Central Support" forum now, where the announcement will be made (and stickied).

Bara

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Reply #396 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting LightStar, reply 391
Why was the notice of release of this not made in a separate thread?  As this thread was really old I have not even been bothering with it and just happened to check it today to find out SDC was released.
End of LightStar's quote

It wasn't put out as a big release, the link was just posted in the thread for those who have been reading it.

 

Reply #398 from WinCustomize Forums Top

:thumbsup:   5*

Reply #399 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting GunslingerBara, reply 397
Just made a new forum for tracking Stardock Central issues and made the announcement there: https://forums.stardock.com/419935

Bara
End of GunslingerBara's quote

 

:thumbsup: :)

Reply #400 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Very kewl.   Works like a charm.