Best way to download 2.8.5.0?

[TheForce-=Of-God=-]

Hi everyone. For those of you who remember me... maybe only Peace lol... anyways... (and i didn't mean anything negative by "only" ... does anyone know of an easy way to download AA 2.8.5 without having to first download and install the deploy client (and all its prerequisites)? After a year or more, I have finally been able to afford a computer upgrade. So now I can finally play 2.8.x or at least that is what I am hoping... haven't done it yet. I see that Server No. 2 is running 2.8.5.0, and so I just wanted to find the easiest (laziest) way to download it.

Is the deploy client the only way for me to get AA? Any input from anyone is appreciated.

Thanks,
Mark

[TheForce-=Of-God=-]

Nevermind... I am now up and running! My pc can now run 2.8. I downloaded 2.8.3, then patched to 2.8.3.1, then patched to 2.8.4, then patched to 2.8.5. Kinda leapfrogging around, but I finally made it to 2.8.5. As soon as anyone feels like playing on Server 2, just let me know!

Later,
Mark

[Peace-=Of-God=-]

  Hey Mark, good to hear from you, and great to see that you're able to get back in the game. It's been a busy week for me, but I may be able to find some time to play on Wednesday or Thursday ... hope to see you then.
    ~ Jeff

[TheForce-=Of-God=-]

Apr 28, 2010 1:53:21 GMT -5 Peace-=Of-God=- said:

  Hey Mark, good to hear from you, and great to see that you're able to get back in the game. It's been a busy week for me, but I may be able to find some time to play on Wednesday or Thursday ... hope to see you then.
    ~ Jeff

Aaaah... that's what I get for not logging in more often. It's now Friday!!! and I just saw your post. Sorry about that. I've had a busy week too. So usually its the weekends when I am free to play some. However, I will try to look out more often; I'll bookmark the server webspectator page and look that way too. It would be fun to play a few rounds together sometime. Thanks for letting me know.

Keeping an eye out for fellow gamers,
Mark

[Peace-=Of-God=-]

  ... that's okay, I didn't make it out to play either of those days anyway , what with Karie's dentist appointment and other things that came up. Hope to see you again soon, though!
    ~ Jeff

[TheForce-=Of-God=-]

May 3, 2010 7:11:36 GMT -5 Peace-=Of-God=- said:

  ... that's okay, I didn't make it out to play either of those days anyway , what with Karie's dentist appointment and other things that came up. Hope to see you again soon, though!
    ~ Jeff

Roger that! Sooner or later, I'm sure we'll cross paths

See ya,
Mark

[[Q]Rob001]

Im doing the same thing. I had AA saved on a disc and have reinstalled it. Now im downloading all the patches to get me to 2.8.5.