Igor - Download patches for the free demo version or the full version

The toughest challenge this side of the galaxy

Why download a patch?

Like most programs, Igor is not free from small mistakes. By downloading (and applying) a patch, these mistakes can be fixed. Also, while the game is maintained, new features are also regularly added to make your experience more rewarding. Instead of downloading a new version of the game completely, the patch just contains the differences so it saves you a lot of download time. If you want to see what you get before you start downloading, please read the information in the What's new section.

Which patch do I need?

First, you should find the version of the game you have. This version is shown at startup (See picture below for example). Note that the first version (1.0) does not show its version number at startup. If you don't see a version number, you have 1.0 (Full or Demo). If the text disappears too quickly for you to read, you can use the 'Safe mode Igor' icon in your start menu. The game will then wait for a keypress before clearing the screen.

The version number is always followed by 'Full' or 'Demo'. The free version you can download from this website is 'Demo', while the version you can buy on CD-ROM (or as downloadable) is 'Full'.

Text displayed at startup of game. In this case the version is 1.1 Full.

Once you find the current version of the game that you have, you should download and run the relevant patch below. Note that if there is no patch from your version to the most recent version, you might need to download and run several patches. For example to get from v1.2 to v1.4 you will need to download one patch to upgrade from v1.2 to v1.3, and another to upgrade from v1.3 to v1.4.

The patches

Please note that some patches may be relevant for certain languages only. If no language is mentioned for a patch, it applies to all languages.

Most commonly needed patches for the full version:

Patch 18-19full to upgrade the English or Dutch v1.8 Full to v1.9 Full (109 kB, released 2006-10-01)
Patch 10-19full EN to upgrade the English version v1.0 Full to v1.9 Full (1079 kB, released 2006-10-01)
Patch 10-19full NL to upgrade the Dutch version v1.0 Full to v1.9 Full (1093 kB, released 2006-10-01)

Note: If the patch fails to update igor_en.chm or igor_nl.chm don't worry. It's only a small update to the online help. If you really want to, you can download the relevant file and save it in your Igor folder manually: igor_en.chm (for v1.7 English) or igor_nl.chm (for v1.7 Dutch).

Less commonly needed patches for the full version:

Patch 11-12full to upgrade v1.1 Full to v1.2 Full (130 kB, released 2002-12-31)
Patch 12-13full to upgrade v1.2 Full to v1.3 Full (132 kB, released 2003-03-03)
Patch 13-14full to upgrade v1.3 Full to v1.4 Full (283 kB, released 2003-07-21)
Patch 14-15full to upgrade v1.4 Full to v1.5 Full (187 kB, released 2003-11-13)
Patch 15-16full to upgrade v1.5 Full to v1.6 Full (133 kB, released 2004-04-04)
Patch 16-17full EN to upgrade the English version v1.6 Full to v1.7 Full (905 kB, released 2004-11-07)
Patch 16-17full NL to upgrade the Dutch version v1.6 Full to v1.7 Full (923 kB, released 2004-11-07)
Patch 17-18full to upgrade the English or Dutch v1.7 Full to v1.8 Full (141 kB, released 2006-09-23)

Patches for the free demo version:

There are no patches to upgrade the demo version. If you don't have the latest version, you can download it.