Game Patches & Utilities

 

Action/Adventure

• Beyond Good and Evil (1.01)
  
• Bionic Commando: Rearmed (1.01)
  
• Ceville (1.0.2.0)
  
• CSI Franchise
  3 Dimensions of Murder (1.01)
  Crime Scene Investigation (1.01)
  Dark Motives (1.01)
  Miami (1.01)
  
• Culpa Innata (1.03)
  
• Dark Messiah: Might and Magic (1.02)
  
• Darwinia (1.5.11)
  
• El Matador (1.1)
  
• Gish (1.6)
  
• Machinarum (01)
  
• Shade: Wrath of Angels (1.2)
  
• ShadowGrounds (1.05)
  
• Star Wars Franchise
  Star Wars: Battlefront (1.2)
  Star Wars: Battlefront II (1.1)
  Star Wars: Jedi Academy (1.01)
  
• The Path (1.1b)
  
• Tomb Raider: Legend (1.2)
  
• Trine (1.09)
  

Edited November 29, 201114 yr by Fionavar

FPS

• America's Army (2.8.5)
  
• ARMA II Franchise
  2 (1.10)
  British Armed Forces (1.01)
  Operation Arrowhead (1.55)
  
• Battlefield Franchise
  Battlefield 2 (1.41)
  Battlefield 1942 (1.61b)
  Battlefield 2142 (1.51)
  Battlefield: Bad company 2 (589035)
  
• Call of Duty Franchise
  Original (1.5)
  2 (1.3)
  4 (1.7)
  World at War (1.4.1)
  
• Crysis Franchise
  Original: (1.1)
  Warhead: (1.5)
  
• Delta Force Franchise
  Black Hawk Down: (1.5.0.5)
  Black Hawk Down: Team Sabre: (1.5.0.5)
  Xtreme (1.6.9.3)
  
• Ghost Recon Franchise
  I (1.5.0)
  Advanced Warfighter (1.35)
  Advanced Warfighter 2 (1.05)
  Sum of All Fears (1.1)
  
• Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising (1.6.9.2)
  
• Mirror's Edge (1.01)
  
• Prey (1.4)
  
• Serious Sam Franchise
  First Encounter: (1.05)
  Second Encounter: (1.07)
  2: (2.070)
  
• S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Franchise
  Shadow of Chernobyl (1.5.10)
  Clear Skies (1.5.10)
  
• Unreal Franchise
  3 (2.1)
  
• Wolfenstein Franchise
  Enemy Territory (2.6)
  Return to Castle Wolfenstein (1.4)
  

Edited December 13, 201114 yr by Fionavar

Game Patches & Utilities

 

RPG

• Baldur's Gate Franchise
  I (1.1.4315)
  II (23037)
  II: Tales of the Sword Coast (5512)
  II: Throne of Bhall (26498)
  
• Avencast: Rise of the Mage (1.04)
  
• Beyond Divinity (1.49)
  
• Depths of Peril (1.015)
  
• Deus Ex: Invisible War (1.2)
  
• Diablo 2 (1.13c)
  
• Dungeon Lords (1.3)
  
• Dungeon Siege 2 (2.2)
  
• Elder Scrolls Franchise
  Bloodmoon (1.6.1820)
  Morrowind (1.2.0722)
  Oblivion (1.2.0416)
  Shivering Isles (1.2.0416)
  Tribunal (1.4.1313)
  
• Eschalon: Book 1 (1.04)
  
• ETROM (1.1)]
  
• Fallout Franchise
  3 (1.7)
  New Vegas (1.3)
  
• Freedom Force (1.2)
  
• Gothic Franchise
  1: (1.08k)
  2: (Rev 1)
  3: (1.12)
  3 (Forsaken Gods): (1.08)
  
• Loki (1.0.8.1)
  
• Mass Effect 2 (1.02)
  
• Mount & Blade: Warband (1.134)
  
• Neverwinter Nights Franchise
  1: (1.69) (CEP: 2.3)
  2: (1.22)
  
• Parhedros: The Tunnels of Sethir (1.0.1)
  
• Risen (1.10)
  
• Sacred Franchise
  2: (2.43)
  2: Ice & Blood (2.65.2.0)
  
• Star Wars Franchise
  Knights of the Old Republic (1.03)
  Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (1.0b)
  
• The Witcher Franchise
  Original: (1.5)
  2 (1.35)
  
• Two Worlds II (1.3)
  
• Warcraft Franchise
  World of Warcraft (4.3) (MMORPG)
  

Edited December 13, 201114 yr by Fionavar

Game Patches & Utilities

 

Simulation

• All Aspect Warfare (1.00.39)
  
• Dugeons (1.2.1)
  
• Enemy Engaged 2 (1.02)
  
• Falcon 4: Allied Force (1.0.13)
  
• Hornet Leader (1.20)
  
• Live For Speed (Z28)
  
• Pacific Fighters (4.04m Merged)
  
• Rulers of Nations (4.30)
  
• Sailors of the Sky (7.2)
  
• Silent Hunter Franchise
  III (1.4b)
  IV (1.4)
  
• Spaceforce: Rogue Universe (1.2)
  
• Starshatter (5.03)
  
• Strike Fighters Franchise
  1 (Oct 2008)
  2 (Jan 2011)
  
• The Guild 2 Franchise (1.41)
  
• Trainz Railroad Simulator Franchis
  2004 (SP4)
  2006 (SP1)
  2009 (SP4)
  2010 (SP 3)
  
• Wheels of Steel Convoy (1.02)
  
• X Franchise
  X: BtF (2.2)
  X: Tension (2.2)
  X2: The Threat (1.5)
  X3: Reunion (2.5)
  X3: Terran Conflict (3.1)
  

Edited August 1, 201114 yr by Fionavar

Game Patches & Utilities

 

Strategy (Empire Building)

• Chris Sawyer's Locomotion (1.76)
  
• Civilization Franchise
  III (1.29f) (Play the World: 1.27f) (Conquests: 1.22)
  IV (1.74/SDK) (Beyond the Sword: 3.19) (Colonizartion: 1.01f) (Warlords: 2.13)
  
• Crusader Kings (1.05)
  
• Immortal Cities: Children of the Nile (1.3.0.1)
  
• Marine Park Empire (1.1)
  
• Sid Meier's Railroads (1.1)
  
• Singles Franchise
  Flirt up your life! (1.6)
  2: Triple Trouble (1.4)
  
• Zoo Empire (1.22)
  

Edited March 14, 201114 yr by Fionavar

Game Patches & Utilities

 

Strategy (Real Time)

• Act of War: Direct Action (2.0)
  
• Age of Empires Franchise
  I (1.0c)
  I: Rise of Rome (1.0a)
  II (2.0a)
  II: Conquerors (1.0c)
  III (1.14)
  III: Asian Dynasties (1.03)
  III: Warchiefs (1.06)
  
• Battlestations: Midway (1.1)
  
• Black & White Franchise
  Original: (1.3)
  2: (1.2)
  
• Celtic Kings: Rage of War (1.16)
  
• Command Ops: Battles from the Bulge (4.1.235.)
  
• Combat Mission: Shock Force (1.31)
  
• Command and Conquer Franchise
  First Decade (1.2)
  Generals (1.08)
  Generals - Zero Hour (1.0)
  Red Alert (1.08/3.03 TFD Edition)
  Red Alert 2 (1.006)
  Red Alert 3 (1.10)
  Renegade (1.037/1.4 Scipts DLL)
  Tiberian Dawn (Gold Patch)
  Tiberian Sun (2.03)
  Tiberian Wars (1.09)
  
• Commander: Conquest of the Americas (1.03)
  
• Company of Heroes Franchise
  GotY (2.101)
  Oppossing Fronts (2.500)
  Tales of Valor (2.600)
  
• Dawn of Discovery (1.2)
  
• Distant Worlds (1.0.7.0)
  
• Earth 2150 Franchise
  Escape from the Blue Planet (2.8.7.1)
  Lost Souls (2.1)
  The Moon Project (2.1)
  
• Earth 2160 (1.3.8)
  
• Eufloria (2.07)
  
• Flashpoint Germany (1.13)
  
• Grand Ages: Rome (1.11)
  
• Heroes of Annihilated Empires (1.1)
  
• Kohan II: Kings of War (1.2.3)
  
• Majesty 2: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim (1.3.36)
  
• Men of War Franchise
  Original (1.17.5.1)
  Assault Squad (1.96.6)
  
• Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword (1.140)
  
• Neighbours from Hell 2 (SP2 Patch)
  
• Operation.Barbarossa: The Struggle for Russia (1.20)
  
• Original War (1.10b)
  
• Panzer Commander: Kursk '43 (1.07)
  
• Savage (2.00e) (Linux/Windows)
  
• Sins of a Solar Empire (1.18)
  
• Space Empires V (1.79)
  
• Spellforce Franchise
  The Order of Dawn (1.52)
  2 (2.0)
  
• StarCraft Franchise
  Original (1.161) (Mac/Windows)
  2 (1.3.2)
  
• Star Ruler (1.0.7.4)
  
• Star Wars Franchise
  Empire at War (1.05)
  Empire at War: Forces of Corruption (1.1)
  
• SunAge (1.09.3)
  
• Takeda 3 (1.20.2.0)
  
• Theatre of War (1.10.0.81)/Bonus Maps)
  
• The Settlers: Paths to a Kingdom (1.08)
  
• Warhammer Franchise
  40,000: Dawn of War (1.51/Mod Tools)
  40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm (1.2)
  40,000: Dawn of War II (1.2.1)
  Dark Crusade (1.20)
  Mark of Chaos (1.72)
  
• Warlords Battlecry III (1.03)
  
• Warzone 2100 (2.3.4)
  

Edited August 1, 201114 yr by Fionavar

Game Patches & Utilities

 

Strategy (Turn Based)

[*]Battlefront (1.02)

[*]Campaigns on the Danube (2.2)

[*]Combat Mission: Afrika Korps (1.03)

[*]DEFCON (1.6)

[*]Domination (2.0.164)

[*]Dominions 3 (3.24)

[*]East India Company (1.12)

[*]Elven Legacy (1.0.9.3)

[*]Empires in Arms (1.07.01)]

[*]Field of Glory (1.3.3)

[*]For Liberty! (1.82!)

[*]Gary Grigsby

Edited October 17, 201114 yr by Fionavar

Due to many PMs/emails over the course of the last week, I have decided to move the Tech Files to Obsidian. This has not been an easy decision, as I most grateful to Mistress for allowing the Tech Files to be at home at the Lair for the last several years. And now the latest update ...

 

Patches & Utilities

 

FPS

• Battlefield Franchise
  Battlefield 2 (1.4)
  
• Prey (1.1)
  

RPG

• Neverwinter Nights (1.68)
  

Strategy (Real Time)

• Sword of the Stars (1.1.1)
  

OS (Core/Codecs/Drivers)

• K-Lite Audio/Video Codec Pack
  Full/Standard/Basic (2.76)
  Mega (1.58)
  
• nVidia ForceWare
  Graphics: (2k/2k3/XP/64-bit [WHQL]: 91.47)
  

Software

• foobar2000 (0.9.3.1) Freeware Audio Player
  

Utilities

• FileZilla (2.2.27) Open Source FTP Client
  
• Fresh Devices
  Fresh UI (7.66) Windows Optimisation
  
• nVidia nTune (5.00.11.06) System Utility
  
• Zone Alarm (6.5.737.000) Firewall
  

OS (Core/Codecs/Drivers)

• Linux
  Gnome (2.16.0) Linux/Unix Desktop
  

Software

• AbiWord (2.4.5) Open Source Word Processor (Multi-Platform)
  
• Adobe
  Adobe Tweak (1.35)
  Reader (7.08)
  
• Alcohol 52%/120% (1.9.5.4327) Shareware CD/DVD Backup/Emulation
  
• ATI Multimedia Centre (9.15) Multimedia Player
  
• Eudora (7.0.1) Email Client
  
• FastStone Image Viewer (2.6) Multimedia Manager
  
• Folder Access Pro (2.1) Windows Data Protection
  
• Logitech
  SetPoint (3.01)
  
• mIRC (6.2) IRC Client
  
• MyIE2 (1.5.6.39) Internet Browser Freeware
  
• Netscape (8.1) Internet Browser
  
• ObjectDock (1.3) Animated Launch/Taskbar
  
• Opera (9.02) Internet Browser
  
• PhotoFiltre (6.2.5) Image Retouching Programme
  
• Steamripper 1.61.18 Open Source MP3 Recorder
  
• the GIMP (2.2.13) Open Source Photo Suite (Multi-Platform)
  
• VLC Media Player (0.8.5) Multi-Platform Media Player & Streaming Server
  
• WinAmp (5.24) Multimedia Player
  

Note: Full Update of Software Section

Utilities

• Fresh Devices Freeware (Registration Req.)
  Fresh Diagnose (7.42) Benchmark
  

Geckling Links

• (Open Source Games) Wikipedia
  

Thread to discuss games is here in C&C.

Titan Quest is now up to version 1.15. A better link to the TQ patch would be this:

 

http://www.ironlore.com/patches.html

 

(ironlores page rather than THQ's, the latter of which is a mess to find things on)

 

Then a nit-pick. UFO: Aftershock is listed in the UFO franchise as turn-based strategy, when in fact it's not. It's real time with pause. I don't know what is more important, keeping franchises together or to have games correctly labeled.

 

And finally a few suggestions for more stuff to add:

 

Since it's apparently ok to list BitTorrent clients (Azureus is there) I'd like to recommend

Software

• Gaim (1.5.0) Open Source Multi-Protocol Instant Messanger
  
• Notepad2 (1.0.12) Freeware MS Notepad Replacement
  
• PopTray (3.1) Open Source Mail Notifier
  

Utilities

[*]BitTorrent P2P Protocol

 

Utilities

• Asus PC Probe (2.23.06) Hardware Monitor
  
• BitTorrent P2P Protocol
  Core (Linux/Windows4.20.9/Mac 4.4.1)
  
• CachemanXP (1.2) Shareware RAM Manager
  
• CCleaner (1.32.345) Freeware Windows Optimisation
  
• CPUID Freeware
  ClockGen (1.0.4.7) Overclocking
  CPU-Z (1.36) Hardware Detection
  PC Wizard (2006.1.69) Advanced System Information
  PerfMonitor (1.0.0.7) System Performance Monitor
  
• ERUNT (1.1j) Registry Backup
  
• ExploreXP (1.07) Freeware Windows File Manager
  
• Fraps (2.7.4) Freeware/Commercial Benchmark/Screen & RT Capture
  
• freeCommander (2006.06a) Freeware Windows File Manager
  
• HdTach (3.0.1.0) Benchmark
  
• memtest86+ (1.65) Open Source Memory
  
• NTREGOPT (1.1j) NT Registry Optimiser
  
• RegSeeker (1.45) Registry
  
• SiSoftware Sandra (10.105) Benchmark/Diagnostic
  
• SpeedFan (4.29) Freeware Hardware Monitor
  
• TUGZip (3.4.0.0) Freeware Archive Manager
  
• WinRar (3.60) Shareware Archive Manager
  

Note: Full update of Utilities Section

Patches & Utilities

 

Strategy (Turn Based)

• Strategic Command 2 Blitzkrieg (1.04)
  

OS (Core/Codecs/Drivers)

[*]AMD Athlon

Software

• Mozilla
  Firefox Browser (1.5.0.7)
  Thunderbird Email/Newsgroup Client (1.5.0.7)
  

Utilities

• Fresh Devices Freeware (Registration Req.)
  Fresh UI (7.67) Windows Optimisation
  

Utilities

• 7-Zip (4.43) Open Source Archive Manager
  
• CCleaner (1.33.382) Freeware Windows Optimisation
  

Patches & Utilities

 

Strategy (Real Time)

• Company of Heroes (1.2)
  

Patches & Utilities

Strategy (Real Time)

• Joint Task Force (1.1)
  

Software

• Ahead
  Nero (7.5.1.1) Commercial CD/DVD Burning Software
  

Patches & Utilities

 

Strategy (Real Time)

• Age of Empires Franchise
  III (1.09)
  
• Arena Wars (1.2.1)
  
• Command and Conquer Franchise
  First Decade (1.2)
  Generals (1.08)
  Generals - Zero Hour (1.01)
  Red Alert (1.08/3.03 TFD Edition)
  Red Alert 2 (1.006)
  Renegade (1.037/1.4 Scipts DLL)
  Tiberian Dawn (Gold Patch)
  Tiberian Sun (2.03)
  
• Crusader Kings (1.05)
  
• Dragonshard (1.2.1b)
  
• Flashpoint Germany (1.11)
  
• Galatic Dream (1.2)
  
• Port Royale (1.8)
  
• (Rome: Total War Franchise
  Barbarian Invasion (1.6)
  Original (1.5)
  
• Rush for Berlin (1.2)
  
• Savage (2.00e) (Linux/Windows)
  
• Spellforce Franchise
  2 (2.0)
  
• StarCraft (1.14) (Mac/Windows)
  
• Star Wars: Empire at War (1.05)
  
• WarCraft III (1.20e)
  
• Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War (1.51)
  

OS (Core/Codecs/Drivers)

• ATI Catalyst (2k/XP 32/64-bit [WHQL]: 6.9)
  
• Linux
  Gnome (2.16) Linux/Unix Desktop
  Kernel (2.6.18)
  

Software

• QuickTime Alternative (1.76) Multimedia Player
  

Utilities

• BitTorrent P2P Protocol
  Core (Linux/Windows4.22.0)
  
• Fresh Devices Freeware (Registration Req.)
  Fresh Download (7.62) Download Manager
  

Software

Logitech
SetPoint (3.10)

Software

• AbiWord (2.4.5) Open Source Word Processor (Multi-Platform)
  
• Adobe
  Adobe Tweak (1.35)
  Reader (7.08)
  
• Ahead
  Nero (5.5.10.56/6.6.0.18/7.5.1.1) Commercial CD/DVD Burning Software
  InCD (4.3.20.1) UDF Packet Writer
  
• Alcohol 52%/120% (1.9.5.4327) Shareware CD/DVD Backup/Emulation
  
• ATI Multimedia Centre (9.15) Multimedia Player
  
• CDex (1.51) Open Source CD Audio
  
• Eudora (7.0.1) Email Client
  
• FastStone Image Viewer (2.6) Multimedia Manager
  
• Folder Access Pro (2.1) Windows Data Protection
  
• foobar2000 (0.9.3.1) Freeware Audio Player
  
• Fresh View (6.50) Multimedia Manager
  
• Gaim (1.5.0) Open Source Multi-Protocol Instant Messanger
  
• Google Toolbar (3.0.128.1) Search Engine/Pop-up Blocker
  
• IrfanView (3.98) Multimedia Viewer
  
• Logitech
  Desktop Manager (2.01)
  Mouse/Keyboard (2.20 Build 242)
  Mouseware (9.79.1 Build 025)
  SetPoint (3.10)
  
• Media Player Classic (6.4.8.9) Multimedia Player
  
• mIRC (6.2) IRC Client
  
• Microsoft
  Media Player (10)
  Messenger (8.0.0792)
  Office (2k3: SP2) (XP: SP3)
  RAW Image Viewer 1.0
  
• Mozilla
  Firefox Browser (1.5.0.7)
  SeaMonkey (1.0.3)
  Thunderbird Email/Newsgroup Client (1.5.0.7)
  
• MyIE2 (1.5.6.39) Internet Browser Freeware
  
• Netscape (8.1) Internet Browser
  
• Notepad2 (1.0.12) Freeware MS Notepad Replacement
  
• Nvu (1.0) Web Authoring Open Source
  
• ObjectDock (1.3) Animated Launch/Taskbar
  
• OpenOffice (2.0.3) Opensource Office Suite
  
• Opera (9.02) Internet Browser
  
• PhotoFiltre (6.2.5) Image Retouching Programme
  
• PopTray (3.1) Open Source Mail Notifier
  
• Post-It Digital Post-It Trialware
  
• QuickTime Alternative (1.76) Multimedia Player
  
• Real Alternative (1.49) Multimedia Player
  
• Tom's eTextReader (1.9.0) Project Gutenberg Text Reader
  
• the GIMP (2.2.13) Open Source Photo Suite (Multi-Platform)
  
• Steamripper 1.61.18 Open Source MP3 Recorder
  
• Trillian (3.0) Multi-Network IM Client
  
• VLC Media Player (0.8.5) Multi-Platform Media Player & Streaming Server
  
• Warp Pipe (0.3.5) Gamecube Internet networking software
  
• WinAmp (5.24) Multimedia Player