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The Devs Twisted Sense of Humour
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Amateratsu
The Pegasus Project
#1 - 2012-01-11 14:51:45 UTC

So last night i decided to reinstall the Sisi test server client as i've not played on Sisi for a while.

I go to the Eve-O homepage and download the Sisi Installer, which takes just a few seconds.
Start the installer and get a popup message warning that this is a test server client and not to install it over my main client.

I click ok expecting the installer to ask me where i would like to install it, but instead it starts downloading the game data 4.65GB worth. I think ok this is gonna take an hour or 2 and decide to go to bed (as its late) and i'll finish it in the morning.

I get up the next day to find that the installer has finished the download and auto installed itself..... you guessed it..... right over my main Eve client.... Thats just f****ing great i mumble to myself, I've now got to re download the main client.... This time nearly 5 GB's worth.

So i download the installer for the main Eve client and this time it gives me a choice of 2 locations to install it to. Default or Custom.

I choose default and get a pop up saying You Cannot Install over an existing installation. please choose a different location.
I think to myself your having a laugh..... before deleting the Sisi client and reinstalling the Main client.

So now i'm back to square one facing another 4.65GB download of the Sisi client.

Had i thought about it i could have installed the main client to a different locatation and been done.

But such is lifeBig smile
Destination SkillQueue
Doomheim
#2 - 2012-01-11 15:14:54 UTC
Why didn't you just copy the EVE folder to another location and patch that with the TQ to SiSi patch? I don't get why you're trying to download the whole client once again when you already have one installed.
Grukni
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#3 - 2012-01-11 15:26:55 UTC
Copy the EVE TQ installation to a folder named EVE - Sisi, and let the SiSiLauncher apply the patch for it.

It will download much less that 4GB.
Morganta
The Greater Goon
#4 - 2012-01-11 15:39:13 UTC
Destination SkillQueue wrote:
Why didn't you just copy the EVE folder to another location and patch that with the TQ to SiSi patch? I don't get why you're trying to download the whole client once again when you already have one installed.


poor excuse for a boneheaded distribution package
not everyone is privy to the nuances of dual client installs, and the nerds in iceland should know this after 8 years
Jaroslav Unwanted
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#5 - 2012-01-11 15:41:30 UTC
Morganta wrote:
Destination SkillQueue wrote:
Why didn't you just copy the EVE folder to another location and patch that with the TQ to SiSi patch? I don't get why you're trying to download the whole client once again when you already have one installed.


poor excuse for a boneheaded distribution package
not everyone is privy to the nuances of dual client installs, and the nerds in iceland should know this after 8 years


well i think the SiSI Launcher is quite obvious in the way .. where you want to put it .. It cant be done any better. Nor it needs to.
Amateratsu
The Pegasus Project
#6 - 2012-01-11 15:42:29 UTC
Destination SkillQueue wrote:
Why didn't you just copy the EVE folder to another location and patch that with the TQ to SiSi patch? I don't get why you're trying to download the whole client once again when you already have one installed.


Thats how i always did it in the past and will do so again from here on.
Just thought i restart with a fresh clean installOops

The Sis Launchers takes longer to patch the client than it does for me to download the full clientTwisted at least it did when i last used it, which is probably more than a year ago.
Skydell
Bad Girl Posse
#7 - 2012-01-11 19:09:51 UTC
Hope you weren't going there to test super caps.

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Lady Spank
Get Out Nasty Face
#8 - 2012-01-11 19:32:00 UTC
LOL, unlucky OP.

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Zaxix
State War Academy
Caldari State
#9 - 2012-01-11 20:52:52 UTC
For those of you who don't seem to get what he's saying: why would you have the main installer tell you it won't install over a previous install, but the SiSi one doesn't? Why doesn't it just setup a new folder automatically? That is pretty stupid, and I don't often say that on the forums.

Bokononist

 
Solhild
Doomheim
#10 - 2012-01-11 20:56:35 UTC
Assuming troll
ElQuirko
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#11 - 2012-01-11 21:27:32 UTC
4.65gb in "an hour or two"? Who do I need to murder to get that kind of internet speed?

Dodixie > Hek
Morganta
The Greater Goon
#12 - 2012-01-11 21:30:04 UTC
ElQuirko wrote:
4.65gb in "an hour or two"? Who do I need to murder to get that kind of internet speed?


obviously the cheap screwhead that provides you with lame internets
Bienator II
madmen of the skies
#13 - 2012-01-11 21:30:12 UTC
Morganta wrote:

poor excuse for a boneheaded distribution package
not everyone is privy to the nuances of dual client installs, and the nerds in iceland should know this after 8 years

you could argue that someone who fails installing the test client will also fail to provide a bug report or valuable feedback in case something wents wrong while testing.

how to fix eve: 1) remove ECM 2) rename dampeners to ECM 3) add new anti-drone ewar for caldari 4) give offgrid boosters ongrid combat value
Amateratsu
The Pegasus Project
#14 - 2012-01-11 21:30:15 UTC
Solhild wrote:
Assuming troll


Have you been podded recently and lost your troll detection skill? as its not working for youBig smile
baltec1
Bat Country
Pandemic Horde
#15 - 2012-01-11 21:31:06 UTC
Morganta wrote:
Destination SkillQueue wrote:
Why didn't you just copy the EVE folder to another location and patch that with the TQ to SiSi patch? I don't get why you're trying to download the whole client once again when you already have one installed.


poor excuse for a boneheaded distribution package
not everyone is privy to the nuances of dual client installs, and the nerds in iceland should know this after 8 years


I am a total technovoid but even I can do thisBlink
Solhild
Doomheim
#16 - 2012-01-11 21:58:47 UTC
Amateratsu wrote:
Solhild wrote:
Assuming troll


Have you been podded recently and lost your troll detection skill? as its not working for youBig smile


My apologies. Above suggestions for copying clients and patching are good. You can also copy and rename the SISI folder and repair client back to TQ. This is especially useful after a big patch. In fact usually you can copy SISI and change path extension on the shortcut to go to direct to TQ and save all that patching nonsense Big smile
mkint
#17 - 2012-01-11 22:00:34 UTC
Or just download sisilauncher.exe and it automagically makes everything work. But yeah, it should be damned hard to find a standalone sisi installation file, or a sisi patch file, but should be ridiculously easy to get sisilauncher.exe. Instead the smart way to do it (sisilauncher) you have to know about in advance so you can deliberately search for it. I blame the webteam. webteam is worst team.

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Ranger 1
Ranger Corp
Vae. Victis.
#18 - 2012-01-11 22:03:38 UTC
I don't remember if the installation created the appropriate EVE/SISI folder or if the directions had me do it manually.

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