I currently cannot play this game because of this reason. I have not changed anything on my computer since the launch of this game concerning firewalls, internet, etc. This did not just happened with 1.09o, it also happened with 1.09n. It seemed to all start when I changed my forum password on the Stardock website.
I have since changed it on the impulse log on and have no issues with impulse or updating Elemental, but I cannot play the game because it fails to start due failed to dowload data file.