Patch 1.05 - Not working?

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First time out of the vault
Howdy folks. I finally decided to grab the 1.05 patch and see what all the fuss was about. Unfortunately, I THINK it isn't working properly.

I copied over all the files, overwriting the originals as necessary. Then I figured the easiest way to test if it was working or not was to make a new game and hop on over to Klamath to see if the keycard on the dead body had been replaced by dog tags. Sadly, it's still a keycard. Firstly, am I correct that my test is an accurate one, and that this shows me that the game is still "vanilla" and pre-1.05?

I tripped across a mention in old threads about deleting the patch000.dat file fixing some issues with 1.05, but I'm not CERTAIN. (And doing a search on the subject of either 1.05 issues or the patch000.dat file were fruitless. The subject is not exactly well organized, heh) Can anyone tell me what I need to do, if anything?

I have the US version of the game, installed clean & fresh. I patched it to 1.02d (ie last official patch), and then I installed the 1.05 patch and then the 1.05 patch update 1.

Thanks!
 
1. Delete the patch000.dat

2. Set all the *.PRO files to read-only in critters and items directory. If there aren´t any PRO files in those directories, install the 1.05 and it´s update again and then set them read-only.
 
Ah, thank you. :) Soon as I get home I shall do that.

Can I still keep using the game that I just started, or do I need to start fresh again after the changes are made?
 
You need to start a new game, cause your old saves probably won´t take account the read-only *.PRO files.
 
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