I too am getting Update Needed to play online and it takes me to the game page. Unable to play online at all since I purchased it, going to try and install it on laptop and see if I have a problem...

Same as above, though, not running Vista. Dissapointing to say the least.

I am having the same problem as poster above.  I enter my Impulse username/pw and it says invalid.  Maybe they should try to emulate the WC3 Blizzard system.  Seems like that worked out well for them.

online is still a disaster even after the patch. a little bit better, but stil a disaster.

Stardock. this is a MULTIPLAYER FOCUSED GAME, how could you release this game in its current state? 

Its such a shame that this incredibly important part of the game is crippled, every other aspect of the game is excellent.

I'm extremely disappointed,  This is a huge mess.  Can't even play online because of the "Invalid Username/Password" problem.  Ridiculous.

Same Problem here - shame on you Stardock/Impulse for not letting me play the game for a couple of days now.

More than likely it's due to not having a graphics card (and this is a rather graphic intensive game - my 9800 bogs down now and then when 8 demigods are all flinging spells around).  An integrated graphics controller steals part of your RAM, unlike a dedicated graphics card which provides its own memory.  The system requirements state "Video Memory: 128 MB (nVidia GeForce 6800/Radeon 9800)".    The notion that a game should run on any PC/Laptop sounds like the idea of a console, though in which case don't expect your XBox 360 game to run on the old XBox. 

Hey gyus after going through the installation, updates, and what not i cannot even get the game to start.  If i click the demigod shortcut it will have a little hour glass next to my mouse cursor for a short time but then just disappear and no game opens up what should i do?

I too am having the bad username/password issue... i want to play online!!

Other than that nice game! Fix the bugs! Talk to your community!

Wow Stardock in the past i have been very impressed with your games and support. The entire reason i bought Demigod was because i had such good experiences with your games in the past and was looking forward to what you had coming...

That said i have been a video gamer for a long time and Demigod isn't just a poor release...its HORRIBLE.

Number 1...i can't play online...it isnt that online play is slow or difficult...my friends and i simply cant do it even after the multiple patches to "fix" the situation.

Number 2...the Pantheon ranking site isnt even remotely a working tool...most of the time it only shows half the matches played and even then they are usually with the wrong matches or the wrong stats.

Number 3...The game crashes constantly...to the point of ive given up playing it.

Number 4...Whenever the game crashes (which is almost every 15 mins) it most often wont let you back on saying invalid username/password.

Number 5...If somehow all the stars and planets do align to let you into a multiplayer match it is almost always to slow and buggy to even play.

Number 6...Whether in multiplayer or not, the Demigods freeze continually when you give them a command.

Number 7...The Brothers map is unusable due to it bugs out any AI controlled demigods essentially taking them out of the game.

When all is said and done i went and spent 40 dollars on what was supposed to be a fun game. Instead i went and spent 40 dollars to be much more frustrated and miserable than i was before i started. I am perfectly willing to accept that software is always a shot in the dark...and that many games arent even close to perfect when released. However i do expect them to work at least a little bit, afterall its not like i get to say ill give you 10 dollars now and the rest when it works right. You expect me to pay upfront for it i expect to at least get something for my money.

As it stands ive paid 40 dollars for a game i honestly wouldnt even rate as having reached beta testing yet. Can i go get a refund? No i cant because that isnt how the videogame industry works, if i could i would trade this game back in for a refund in a heartbeat. In any other industry this would be a laughing stock, we dont buy a TV that only turns on once in awhile...or a burger that is partially cooked...or a car that wont start, people would laugh you out of town at the idea. Well im not ready to accept that this is ok just because its how games are.

Stardock after this fiasco im never buying one of your products again.

I too click on the game.  I get an hourglass for a second or two and nothing starts.  I have a G9 mouse and Logitech Cam installed.  You need to patch for this.  I actually have disabled both programs (and disconnected) through msconfig and still no go.  A, trying other startups.  Please figure this out,...obviously a common issue.  Bad for a new release.

I spent 40 dollars and change on a game I cannot play. I can spend 3 hours on this game and 10 minutes of it will be actual game play. Isnt your company supposed to do testing on this game BEFORE you release it? Did you ever start it up and try to play multiplayer over the internet? It doesnt work. This game doesnt work. And the worst part is is that its really freakin' good. My game crashes all the time. If I'm breathing too loudly the game crashes. And when it doesnt crash theres such an enormous array of connectivity issues that I can't play the goddamn game anyways! What the crap, youre supposed to iron this stuff out before you sell it to people! HAVE YOU NO SHAME?