Stardock Central
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| Website | http://www.stardock.com/products/sdcentral/ |
Stardock Central was a
Introduced in 2001 to access games on TotalGaming.net (then known as the Drengin Network), Stardock Central was later expanded to cover all Stardock products, replacing Component Manager (1999).
As of 2010, Stardock Central had been phased out in favour of its successor,
Features
Software on Stardock Central was divided into components, and further divided into packages. When users purchased a product or a subscription, they gained access to it via Stardock Central. The program had the ability to break products into components so that users on slower connections could start using the main portion of the software as soon as possible, and download extras — such as in-game movies or music — at a later date.
To cater for the various frequent updates provided for many products, once a package has been downloaded and installed Stardock Central only downloaded updated files for new versions. A product
Stardock Central was similar in concept to the later-developed Steam content delivery system; unlike Steam, it did not require a permanent connection to the Internet, only being required when a user wanted to install or update a product (or when needed for its chatting, content libraries, or forum support).
History
While Stardock Central started development in 2001, it got its biggest test in March 2003 when was released in 2004, and in 2005, TotalGaming.net phase 2 was released, adding over a dozen new third-party games.
See also
References
- ^ Brad Wardell (2012-04-04). "The new Stardock Central is available to download". Stardock. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
- Gamasutra. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
External links
- Stardock Central Homepage
- Stardock Central at the WinCustomize Wiki
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