Graphics Update

Post by **Panzerfaust** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 12:40 am

You can download the update early and prevent a monster lag.

Don't install it until Monday, after the XPAK goes live.

http://ac.turbinegames.com/index.php?page_id=381

Blue Wizard · Post by **Blue Wizard** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 1:23 am

Xpac goes live Monday?

Post by **Panzerfaust** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 2:29 am

yes -- tis the 18th

thenetworkgod · Post by **thenetworkgod** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 8:24 pm

If you already played the preview you will not need the DL, Turbine states.

Post by **Panzerfaust** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 9:29 pm

hmmm I didn't think the graphics upgrade was in the preview. There were some upgrades, but I thought they were going to release more for the release. Maybe they are going to update during patches.

Trekman · Post by **Trekman** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 10:10 pm

Turbine wrote:If you are an existing Asheron's Call player, you will need the new
Graphics Upgrade even if you do not purchase Throne of Destiny.
Downloading the Graphics Upgrade without buying the Throne of
Destiny box will not give you access to Throne of Destiny content
and features such as the Viamontan heritage group, increased level
cap, Rares and more. You must purchase the Throne of Destiny retail
box for these features..
If you have installed the Throne of Destiny Open Preview, you do not
need to download the Graphics Upgrade. When Throne of Destiny
launches on July 18, simply launch the Open Preview client and log
in with your Turbine Account username and password!

(Bold by me to emphasize that the Preview basically *was* the Graphics Update already).

Initially the Preview included the client that is on the ACTOD CDs that should have been pressed a bit ago (to allow distribution). Then during the Preview it got patched a few times fot the most urgent stability and performance issues.

Basically it is the upcoming "Standard Client" for both AC/ACDM and ACTOD players. So even if you do not purchase ACTOD you will get this client - when patching happens sometimes next week (you don't really think that servers will be online and *working stable* earlier than Wednesday, do you ?).

So every player will see new textures, new trees,.... and the new User Interface regardless whether TOD was purchased or not.

People who actually bought TOD will get even better "High Quality Textures" during the next regular patches.

I assume that the "Graphics Update" to be downloaded is the patched client version from around the end of the Preview.

If you do NOT download it now and install it for instance during server downtime, you will get the very same client through Client Patching when you log in - even if you do not activate ACTOD:
But it will take significantly longer than the download.

If you install the client from the ACTOD CD (once it is available) it will be patched too, but much less - only those modifications from the Preview and whatever they fixed since then.

Big Mac Attack · Post by **Big Mac Attack** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 5:13 am

thanks for the clarification, makes sense.

Trekman · Post by **Trekman** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 3:18 pm

Ok - I need to correct my above post a bit :

If you do NOT upgrade the client at all and launch the ACDM client, it appears to be patching by upgrading the Launcher.

But then it will direct you to the Download page of the Graphics Update instead of patching the client in the Blue-Vials screen.