Missing startup files.

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I downloaded Beta 3 into a brand new clean directory (that is, I renamed the directory I had the Beta 2 in and allowed the DGM to create a new GalCiv directory). So far I have found at least two files missing, or that, for some reason, when I attempted to start GalCiv it thought these files were needed before it could even get started.

Binkw32.dll
SdNetlib.dll

I found copies of these files in the Beta 2 directory and tried copying them to the new Galciv directory and tried again, and got a crash and an SE report:
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Stardock SmartException Logging Information
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OS Version : Windows ME
Video Card : NVIDIA GeForce2 GTS/GeForce2 Pro (IBM)
Application Exception code: C0000005 ACCESS_VIOLATION
Crash Addr: 00508DC2 01:00107DC2 E:\DRENGIN.NET\GALCIV\GALCIV.EXE

Processor Registers (x86):
EAX:00D2F918
EBX:83B14D70
ECX:00000000
EDX:005FF348
ESI:83B14C90
EDI:00000818
CS:EIP:0187:00508DC2
SS:ESP:018F:00D2F838 EBP:00D2F888
DS:018F ES:018F FS:4A77 GS:0000
Flags:00010206


Current Application Call Stack:

Addr Frame Logical addr Module Name
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00508DC2 00D2F888 0001:00107DC2 E:\DRENGIN.NET\GALCIV\GALCIV.EXE
00453201 00D2F944 0001:00052201 E:\DRENGIN.NET\GALCIV\GALCIV.EXE
004BF8BF 00D2F9E8 0001:000BE8BF E:\DRENGIN.NET\GALCIV\GALCIV.EXE
004BFEAD 00D2FAA4 0001:000BEEAD E:\DRENGIN.NET\GALCIV\GALCIV.EXE
004BEFF0 00D2FAF8 0001:000BDFF0 E:\DRENGIN.NET\GALCIV\GALCIV.EXE
004BF4F5 00D2FB54 0001:000BE4F5 E:\DRENGIN.NET\GALCIV\GALCIV.EXE
00520A72 00D2FBC4 0001:0011FA72 E:\DRENGIN.NET\GALCIV\GALCIV.EXE
BAABD70D 00D2FBF0 0001:0001C70D C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\DDRAW.DLL
BFF63613 00D2FC10 0001:00002613 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KERNEL32.DLL
BFF848F7 00D2FC24 0002:0001B8F7 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KERNEL32.DLL


Debug information for each stardock app follows ....

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Admittedly, I had problems with the download (didn't everyone?). Since I won't be getting an answer until tomorrow when Cari comes to work, I guess I will try for a new download.
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
That's odd. I can't imagine why they'd be missing.
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
They're both there in the source directory.
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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top
Well, they are missing in my directory so they must have not been downloaded to my PC, perhaps because of the extreme load on the server. I received several SDS004 messages trying to download the game, and I did close the DGM in the middle of downloading the multimedia to switch my download to the faster server. I think there is something to be conserned about here, but I am not sure what I can do to help pinpoint the problem.
Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
Cari spent the weekend recovering from the sleep deficit she built up last week, but she is thinking that she should still start going to bed earlier...

:)

Hmm...yeah, it does look like a download problem...that crash appears to be when it first checks for the sdnetlib.dll.
Have you been able to get it to download correctly yet?

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top
Cari,
I spent 12 hours yesterday downloading GC and its multimedia into a brand new clean directory. Then all the time I had before going to bed was to bring up the startup screen, which worked. I am going to start testing today.

I think there is a serious issue with the DGM. It does not seem to be able to determine whether the download is successful or not, or at least it doesn't give any indication of failure when it finishes the install. I am running DGM with the debug option, but it indicated that the install was successful (turned on the "play" button and "uninstall" buttons, etc.), so, just like every new purchaser will on the final release, I assumed it had installed correctly and did not bother checking the debug.err file (which is now gone).