Okay guys, some results from my testing:
1. For those who have lost their blood pack features, the problem was that installing V106 direct from V100/V101 caused a TEEN version to be installed without checking for the MATURE flag. I have uploaded a new update program which will kick in when you install from a fresh install how, but try this first. If you install the blood pack again and then use the Auto Update feature twice, you will find it install an Auto Update Patch and then after running FPS Creator X10 again, it will update to the actual V106. Do this and you will get your blood pack back under V106
2. For those getting the 'could not retrieve version' error, this is due to you running FPS Creator X10 auto update and running it in Standard Mode without administrator privilages. This caused a file that needed to write to the Program Files area to fail to write. For V100/V101 you will need to elevate FPS Creator X10 to administrator level before an initial auto update will work. For versions beyond V101 you will not be able to auto update in Standard Mode at all, and you need to run as an Administrator session to avoid seeing this message, as the new auto updater will only run 'as Invoker' which means you NEED to be an Administrator only. Running in Standard Mode with UAC switched on will not work beyond V101. In some cases you will need to create a new user account and set it as a full Administrator type and use that for your FPS Creator X10 installation and update procedures.
3. Another symptom of running in Standard Mode is that any time you are not running as an Administrator invoker causes files to virtualise, meaing they do not actually get written to your program files or documents area but 'pretend' to write to those folders just for the benefit of the executing program. This means when you read that file back, you are actually reading back the last cached version of that file, not the actual or latest file you thought you had downloaded.
4. For those who are indeed logged in and running as a full Administrator, and also getting the 'could not retrieve version', this is because you are running UAC switched on, which means you will not be running FPS Creator X10 as an administrator, but as a regular user with standard mode privilages. When you are in Administrator mode you either need to switch UAC off so all your operations are treated as full administrator, or keep UAX switched on and use the 'Run As Administrator' when you wish to use the auto update feature.
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Welcome to Windows Vista UAC! I will transcribe these tips into the next README and see if I can add some more meaningful error messages so you pretty much know what is happening when you are running in the wrong mode. I might also elevate the blood pack and updates to use Administrator manifests to smooth things out a little. Unfortunately as we are currently working on applying for the Vista logo program, we cannot elevate FPS Creator X10 itself (for the auto update feature) but providing you follow all the above little tips you should have no more problems (famous last words I know).
As a recap for those who just want a step by step to get it all working nicely:
A. Log on as Administrator and turn OFF the UAC (at your own risk)
B. Go to START\All Programs\The Game Creators\FPS Creator X10\
C. Run FPS Creator X10 Setup and select REPAIR (restores you to V100)
D. Run your BLOOD PACK installer if you want to (takes you to V101)
E. Run FPS Creator X10 and use the auto update feature ONCE (with UAC switched on you may have problems connecting at this point)
F. When it restarts, you will notice your version is still V101 but you now have (TEEN or MATURE) attached to the version number
G. Run the auto update again and this time you will download V106
H. Drop in some characters and guns and the ragdoll should work
To find UAC control, go to Control Panel\Security\Security Center\Other security settings and click user Account Control link to control it's state.
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