Successor to Impulse will be boring

from JoeUser Forums

So Stardock is working on its successor to Impulse. As some of you know, Stardock sold Impulse to Gamestop this past spring.  Stardock is out of the digital distribution – for third parties – business.

So with the knowledge that we’ll only have our own stuff to purchase, download, and update, we’ve been building something new. And guess what? It’s practically invisible.  I don’t even have a cool screenshot to show you because, well, there’s not much there. It’s just about updating “your Stardock stuff”, largely automatically, largely in the background (all options of course). 

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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top

Just the way it should be, thank you very much.

Reply #2 from Demigod Forums Top

Good stuff!

Elemental: Reforged
Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Sounds great Brad!

Reply #4 from Elemental Forums Top

Nice! Thank you!

I'm looking forward to checking out the E:WOM updates.

 

Does this apply only to updates, or can we also buy Stardock product?  Will we be able to buy GalCiv2 directly from you?  What about games from other developers that Stardock has published, and may publish in the future? And especially, what about E:FE - Can we get it from you?

These questions have been asked before.  Only vague answers have been given.  I accept that there may be practical, and possibly legal reasons for that.  I wonder if the deal with gamestop, makes it so that specifics cannot be released until Q2 2012?  

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Sounds       to me. (does 'invisible' sound at all?)

I do hope it'll have IRC for a *certain* Australian.

Things could get very ugly indeed if it doesn't... 

(what does an invisible IRC look like?) 

Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

As long as It doesn't have to stay.. running in the bg.. im cool. |-)

Reply #7 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

I'm with Doc on hoping for a built-in IRC client. Maybe Stardock Central Light?

Also good to know that we'll be able to run it manually.

Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting DrJBHL, reply 5
I do hope it'll have IRC for a *certain* Australian.

Things could get very ugly indeed if it doesn't...
End of DrJBHL's quote

I'll still have ye olde SDC ...;)

 

Sometimes 'boring' is good...;)

Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Jafo, im starting to believe one of your eyes is froze shut... :w00t:

Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Jafo, reply 8
Sometimes 'boring' is good...
End of Jafo's quote

You been talking to my wife?               o_O

Reply #11 from Stardock Forums Top

Does this mean Stardock Central will rise from the grave?

Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Just my personal opinion mind you, but I will take boring over some of the other options that may have been available. 

To me boring means, not much to look at but does what it is supposed to do with out fanfare and doesn't need to be updated every time you turn on the computer.

I can live with boring.  :sun:

Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I'm with Philly on this one... no need for fancy schmancy when all we need is access to updates.

While Impulse did its job in that respect, it was still a bit over the top with colourful banners and promotional stuff.

In some instances boring - read plain/basic/ordinary - is better.... and I'll be much happier with a delivery system that does not foist upon me promotions for 3rd party games I'd never ever consider purchasing.  Yup, take that clutter out of it

Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Simple works for me!

Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting starkers, reply 13
While Impulse did its job in that respect, it was still a bit over the top with colourful banners and promotional stuff.
End of starkers's quote

Yep ... too chunky, too flashy.

Simple is good, you get less headaches with something basic.

Reply #18 from Stardock Forums Top

Does that mean I can manage my stardock products outside of impulse in the future or does that only apply for "new" sales ?

Reply #20 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting sydneysiders, reply 16
less is more...
End of sydneysiders's quote

More or less... :P

Reply #21 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Fulgrymm, reply 11
Does this mean Stardock Central will rise from the grave?
End of Fulgrymm's quote

Will be great... SDC was working with Linux... was never the case for Impulse...

I don’t even have a cool screenshot to show you because, well, there’s not much there. It’s just about updating “your Stardock stuff”, largely automatically, largely in the background (all options of course).
End of quote

I have one cool screenshot for soase...

A simple "download update" in the main menu of the application was perfect... Simple, fast and working perfectly... the K.I.S.S. principle was and remain a good principle...

Reply #22 from WinCustomize Forums Top

sounds like a great idea.

Reply #23 from Sins Forums Top

good. can we all use our current impulse games on this system? I wanna get out of impulse now that gamestop are in.

Reply #24 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Destraex, reply 23
good. can we all use our current impulse games on this system? I wanna get out of impulse now that gamestop are in.
End of Destraex's quote

dito

Reply #25 from Elemental Forums Top

You going to be selling stuff (especially games) elsewhere? I've done this Stardock specific client thing twice already, and sorry to say that I'm not playing along a third time. If future games aren't on Steam/D2D/Whoever then I'm not interested.