[RudisDolphins]

Ahoy Coldfront!

Make sure you are trying to install RA from a vanilla Dangerous Waters (no mods) and that you have applied the DW 1.04 patch to it.

CAUTION: Believe it or not, Steam made me install DW twice (on separate days into two different locations). Both worked as they each had individual shortcut icons and already had the 1.04 patch applied. However, when I wanted to install RA, I had to delete both DW installations and reinstall the game in one location which Steam chose. No further problems.

First, I always unzip the compressed folder to some kind of temp folder (to avoid potential problems - but that's just me from experience). Then, I copy the contents and begin the install using a batch file or just copying the contents by opening a created folder (as in RA V1.50 Patch 3).

Presuming you have unzipped RA V1.50 Combined Patch 1&2 somewhere, you should now have a batch file to do the install and a folder containing what is to be installed. Simply copy the file and UNOPENED folder into the root directory of DW. Click the batch file and follow the directions (if any - for me, there were none except to take a coffee break which wasn't necessary).

Once Patch 1&2 are installed, you will need to install Patch 3. As previously stated, I unzip the compressed folder into another temp folder (again, what I have learned the hard way to do) and in this case OPEN the primary single folder (not the secondary sub-folders that you will then see) to be installed - there is NO installation file for it. Group copy all of the resultant content. Now paste it into the Dangerous Waters root directory.

Note: RA does NOT give you a clue that Patch 3 took effect when installed from the opening screens. When I installed Combined Patch 1&2, I knew that it had installed correctly due to opening changes from the original vanilla version. Patch 3 I took on as a leap of faith as some would say.

Hope this helps.

RudisDolphins