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This update is to address issues with some players who didn't have the game exe after a previous version of the full installer.
- No changes to the installer
- No changes to the launcher
- Updated the game exe file to the latest version recently released by Klofkac on the forum
You can download the download the update by using the game launcher for your existing version.
A very small update this time:
- Reverted the installer for .net 3.5 to the previous method
- No changes to the launcher
- Added updated mission files for some custom campaigns to address issues caused by updates to the game exe, which resulted in them not functioning correctly
You can download the updated installer here , or download the update by using the game launcher for your existing version.
It's been a few months since we refreshed the site, and it's time for the launcher to be updated as well. Here are the changes in the latest release:
- Removed .net 3.5 installer in favor of using powershell with the following command:`js
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName NetFx3 -All`
This should prevent windows from prompting for it to be installed when you try to launch the config program or D2K+ tools
- Added web installer for .Net 4.8 to the installation process as it is required for the Mission Launcher
- Fixed an issue with the files for the Tile Attribute Editor that caused them to not appear in the install folder
Replaced the game launcher with a new version, completly rewritten from scratch
! Dune 2000 GruntMods Edition 1.6.5
- Uses Chromium to display the news feed, allowing for a much smoother and better looking experience
- No longer uses the registry in favor of searching sub-folders for game files, allowing you to move the install folder after you install the game
- No longer requires .net framework to be installed to operate (other programs such as the Mission Launcher still require this)
- Now supports larger screen sizes, and has full support for windows resizing
- Now properly supports 32 bit Windows 8.1 and later
- New menu added for D2K+ Toolkit, with support for adding your own tools to the D2K+ Folder
- The updater is now part of the main launcher and no longer a seperate application, which should make update checks faster and smoother
- User interface is now more modern, while still keeping the same general design
- Added link to the Dune 2000 Community Discord
- Moved all documentation to the \Documentation directory and removed confusing references to other installers and exe files that are not relevant as we already include them in the installation
- Removed additional files that are no longer used from the game directory
You can download the updated installer here , or download the update by using the game launcher for your existing version.
Another day another update. This time the focus was on better compatibility with cutscenes and some small optimizations to the launcher.
The English cutscene installer used to be bundled with the game installer as an option at install, with the other languages available as a download through gruntmods.com. This had a few issues, the biggest one being if someone decided after the fact that they wanted to install them they would need to visit the site and download the installer manually or reinstall the game. The second issue was that many players didn’t even know about the option to install through the web download and there was not a good way to communicate it in the launcher or installer.
An unrelated issue with changes to our hosting environment also caused the download in the previous version of the game to stop working, even though the download links were still valid.
Changes to the installer in this release:
Changes to the launcher in this release:
The download for the full install is already available on the download page, if you have the previous version (1.6.3) installed you will be prompted to install a small update package when launching the game.
Its been a long time since the last update to the installer, and the previous version had 274922 downloads of downloads! Thats a lot for such an old game.
In order to celebrate the installers success, as well as to address the many community updates that have happened to the game, I have decided to create a new version of the installer that improves upon the previous ones in several ways. Changes include:
Only 4 years since the last major site update! I guess that says a lot of about the site stability.
We were utlizing a CDN service to serve file downloads as the bandwidth was becoming pretty intensive for our existing file server. We had a minor issue the other month that resulted in the hosted files there becoming unavailable. Rather then risk this happening again, I have taken the liberty of upgrading the server infrastructure.
The site once again has all files on one centralized server, which will allow me to better stay on top of backups and updates. As this would increase the load on the server, I have also taken the chance to upgrade the hardware which should result in significantly improved download speeds and reduced load times.
I had to migrate all the file links manually, so if anything isn’t working please let me know.
Just because I like to show off performance increases, I will continue the tradition of posting a speedtest result after the upgrade.
Windows 11 is here! With that we have an updated version of the configuration program from FunkyFr3sh that should fix the following issues:
Download the full installer from the download page.
It’s that time again! Another small update to the installer to fix a few issues that have come up:
-Added updated Mission Launcher by Feda
-Fixed an Issue where music would not play in Rise of The Mercenaries Mission 2 when selected from the mission launcher
-Fixed an issue where the installer would not download the cutscenes
Download the full installer from the download page.
It’s been a long time since I’ve published an update for the GruntMods Edition. This time I decided to tackle three simple problems that have been an issue for awhile:
To solve these issues with the launcher, I have updated it to a newer version. The most important change is that it no longer includes an automatic update feature. I made numerous changes to the server infrastructure that broke this feature, and since we don’t make updates to the software often this feature is largely unnecessary.
In regards to the mission specific issues, Cm_blast was kind enough to provide updated mission files to address the issue.
That’s all for this update, I haven’t forgotten about mission 3 of Rise of The Mercenaries but I will need to clear more free time for that to be completed.
There was a missing tileset in the last version of the installer, if you are affected you can download this hotfix:
http://files.gruntmods.com/Files/Uploads/Dune/Dune_Gruntmods_Edition_Tileset_Hotfix.exe
Newly downloaded copies of the installer have this issue corrected.
There is a new version of the game installer available! The changes include:
Please note, the launcher has not been updated as I’m still working on reprogramming it with lots of new features. As such the update functionality will not work at this time. If you want to install this version please use the full installer.
You can download the installer form the download page: https://gruntmods.com/dune_2000_gruntmods_edition/
There was a temporary issue with the file server which prevented files from downloading correctly. This issue has been resolved and downloads should now work as normal. Thanks to everyone who reported the issues.
If you are having issues playing Dune 2000: GruntMods Edition on a Windows 10 PC, try using this hotfix and comment if it helped.
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The issues with the game installer not downloading the cutscenes when selected has been resolved. If you previously had issues running the installer, feel free to try again.
On February 2nd at 3:13am EST gruntmods.com and its respective file server was the victim of a DDOS attack. Although we have measures in place to prevent automated attacks against our service there is no such thing as a perfect defense and as such the site was taken offline by our hosting provider until the attack subsided.
Several hours after service was restored at 8am, we again saw an increase in traffic matching the profile of the original DDOS attack. We have taken the following measures to ensure the server is as secure and functional as possible:
We are always working at providing the best possible service and apologize for any interruptions. Transparency is the best policy when it comes to these issues and I hope you continue to enjoy what GruntMods has to offer.
We have resolved the error that users were getting when checking for updates. A new update is in the works and will be released soon with an updated installer.
We have a lot of new changes to go over! First off, we have optimized the website to load even faster then before, really taking advantage of the speed and power of the new server. Once again, I’d like to thank each of the donors, as their contribution continues to enable us to improve the site and servers.
The second change is the launch of the new CnCNet server from our New York server location. The old server will continue to operate for the time being, it will soon be rebooted and relaunched as the Montreal server to better help distinguish between the two server locations.
The final change is the addition of 3 new cutscene installers. Each installer will enable a new cutscene language to be used with the GruntMods Edition. In addition to English and French, we now offer German, Italian and Spanish. You can download these new installers here , and the next version of the game installer will have the option of downloading these as part of the install process.
At GruntMods we believe in transparency, which is why I like to actively communicate changes going on with the site and upcoming projects. There wasn’t much going on for awhile so I haven’t made a news post in a while.
First off, the site seems to be picking up a user base, with the amount of visitors steadily increasing. A good chunk of that is due to new traffic to our YGOPro download page, but Dune 2000: GruntMods Edition is as popular as ever. I am very happy that the site has risen in popularity and I remain committed to making sure it and its sister site d2kplus are running smoothly.
On that note, I’d like to announce that the site will be migrated to a new server to allow the old one to function as a dedicated download server. This will not only increase the amount of resources available to the site but will also allow the download speeds of all the files available to increase substantially. As always, I’d like to thank our donors as they really help make these things possible in ways ad revenue can’t do alone.
Everything seems to be working fine in initial testing so the site will cut over at 11pm EST. If you notice any issues with the site or any downloads, please let us know through the contact form or by commenting here.