After experiencing a few crashes and minor oddities, I decided to double-check which version I have installed, and noticed that when looking at the properties of GC2DarkAvatar.exe it showed version 1.7
I thought this was strange, as it reports 1.80g on the game screen as well as in the registry.
I ran a restore from archive using SDC, but it didn't seem to update anything.
So, is version 1.7 of the executable the correct one for DA version 1.80g or a red herring?
gc2_DarkAvatar.log from SDC:
-- [Application] ----------------------------------------------------
Name: Stardock Central
Path: C:\Program Files\Stardock\SDCentral
Version: 2.54.524, build: 167
-- [System Information] ---------------------------------------------
Platform: Microsoft Windows Windows XP, 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2
Display: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX
Driver Version: 6.14.11.7519
System Dir: C:\WINDOWS\system32
Time / Date: 21:51:12 -- Thursday, August 28, 2008
-- [Installing] -----------------------------------------------------
Server: http://sdc1.stardock.com
Server Dir: public
Network Id: drengin
Name: Dark Avatar (Expansion Pack) for Galactic Civilizations II
App Id: gc2
Installed: False
Version: 1.80g.100
Type: production
Reg Key: GalCiv2
Install Dir: C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2
Exe: DarkAvatar\DALaunch.exe
Last Updated: 02/29/2008
-- [Account] --------------------------------------------------------
First Name: xxxx
Last Name: xxxx
Email: xxxx@xxx.xxx
-- [Installation] ---------------------------------------------------
Extract: C:\Program Files\Stardock\SDCentral\Backup\Galactic Civilizations II Dark Avatar (Expansion Pack)_1.50.135_02.20.2008.sdc 1
Load: C:\Program Files\Stardock\SDCentral\temp\gc2_DarkAvatar.xml 1
Move: C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar\AppData\Big_Button_Away.png 1 | 01/24/2006 13:54 | 2691
Move: C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar\AppData\Big_Button_Down.png 1 | 01/24/2006 13:54 | 5200
Move: C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar\AppData\Big_Button_Over.png 1 | 01/24/2006 13:54 | 5232
Move: C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar\AppData\Close_Away.png 1 | 01/24/2006 14:06 | 1386
Move: C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar\AppData\Close_Down.png 1 | 01/24/2006 14:06 | 2045
Move: C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar\AppData\Close_Over.png 1 | 01/24/2006 14:06 | 2065
Move: C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar\AppData\DA_Starup_Gadget.png 1 | 12/14/2006 15:08 | 375447
Move: C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar\AppData\GC2_Startup_Gadget.png 1 | 12/14/2006 15:05 | 402339
Move: C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar\AppData\package2.ini 1 | 02/09/2007 13:49 | 18506
Move: C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar\AppData\Small_Button_Away.png 1 | 01/24/2006 14:15 | 2162
Move: C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar\AppData\Small_Button_Down.png 1 | 01/24/2006 14:15 | 3517
Move: C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar\AppData\Small_Button_Over.png 1 | 01/24/2006 14:15 | 3545
Move: C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar\AppData\Stardock_Logo.png 1 | 01/24/2006 13:33 | 8105
Move: C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar\AppData\TGN_Logo.png 1 | 01/24/2006 13:33 | 6811
Move: C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar\AppData\{53114DD1-A1A0-4425-A5EA-767B7112713A}.DXScript2 1 | 02/09/2007 13:49 | 3617
Move: C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar\AppData\{8DB8DB00-3FAC-4938-9754-DBC91D6EF42A}.DXScript2 1 | 02/09/2007 13:49 | 4250
Move: C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar\AppData\{8F2D792F-4CE1-4339-9880-8D5153CC041F}.DXScript2 1 | 02/09/2007 13:49 | 2773
Move: C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar\AppData\{A32D652B-00DA-4BCA-9773-476A162313F2}.DXScript2 1 | 02/09/2007 13:49 | 1427
Move: C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar\AppData\{BA5072F8-18A4-4125-A6F2-B03269F5A5AA}.DXScript2 1 | 02/09/2007 13:49 | 831
Move: C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar\AppData\{BC3C09F7-98F2-45DD-8EF7-5DAB9B74810E}.DXScript2 1 | 02/09/2007 13:49 | 2286
Execute: C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\wise_post.exe 1
Update: C:\Program Files\Stardock\SDCentral\installed\gc2_DarkAvatar.xml 1
Link: C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Start Menu\Programs\Games\Galactic Civilizations II - Dark Avatar.lnk 1
Result: Installation successful
