Hey, Belisario! :) Nice to see you around again! Thank you for your ineterest in the mod. There will be a new version within the week, i'll make an announcement and also notify in my signature. Its saved game compatible and better in all ways. Minor tweaks, ironing glitches, nothing major.
I hope it adds to your enjoyment of the game :bow:
No worries Cyprian2; feel free to ask whatever and whenever you wish.
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With no small help from Glenn and yourself, I got the game working and can finally have the authentic experience.
I am very happy to hear that.
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gollum, it seems you've taken a good game, applied some common sense and flare––though not too much––and made a great one.
That is precisely the concept for this mod: an improved/optimised vanilla. I actually enjoy the vanilla game and its flavor more than any other mod in SP. Its just that its lacking terribly in optimisation and this gap, the Caravel Mod tries to fill.
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It's been a while since I last played vanilla on HUGE... :)
Not many people play HUGE; for me its far better for the aforementioned reasons in SP.
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Of course, I recognize that modding is all about creating one's distinctive vision/version of the game––and that choosing to release a mod to the public is essentially an act of generosity, a kind of gift. You, gollum, have bestowed such a gift on this forum, and those of us who still love MTW. What's more, you did so in honour of the much esteemed, and from what I can tell, agreeable, Caravel––and a pretty nice gesture, it was! Quite simply, I respect you for such an undertaking as Caravel mod.
Thank you for the vote of confidence and the kind words, but, in all honesty i am only giving back what i got in the first place. The mod is a big thank you to the TW and org community from which i learned and with which i shared, as well as to CA for making MTW. If the mod adds to the enjoyments of people playing MTW, then it has fulfilled its purpose.
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Also, please don't take my loading screen question as, in any way, an expectation of the mod. I was not hoping for some graphic-laden monstrosity to leap up before my eyes! Mostly, it was a stab in the dark. I realize that the vanilla loading screen is more than sufficient for your purposes. However, I simpy hoped that there might be a small (read: unobtrusive) indication of the version (i.e. "ver1.2") on the nominally vanilla screen, just to help us novices (ergh!) know that things are kosher (and a feature you might consider for future releases) ;)
Yes, i know what you mean, its probably a good idea for many reasons. I like crude amateurish things though, and will probably keep it this way.
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I might do this, Master gollum, If I were ambitious enough and/or dissatisfied with your mod (or wanted it to be more like the other good mods out there), which I am not, and do not. Please note that I came to your mod with an open mind––as an erstwhile lover of vanilla and its various syncopated beauties. I don't think I misapprehended what Caravel was all about!
No worries whatsoever.
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Finally, my main concern in making my recent troubles known––especially those addressed to our friend Glenn in my last post––revolved around my uncertainty as to whether or not I was playing Caravel, or––through my own mistake––some slightly fiddled with version of vanilla. (The lack of Russians, of course, tipped me off.) In no way did I intend my queries to be taken as statements of dissatisfaction or, indeed, XLism, or Medmodism, etc. Indeed, my imagination upon embarking on your mod, was firmly entrenched in your concept of offering a "tweaked" version of MTW. Now that I've had a chance to see some of your tweaks, I must say that I approve! I'm sure there are many I have yet to discover!
Don't worry, i understood you. By the way, XL is simply not to my gameplay taste - that is all: i don't hate it, or devalue it, or try to bring it down with the Caravel mod or anything. I simply don't prefer it: i prefer moded vanilla in a vanilla context/concept, hence this mod. Also Tyberious' graphics are amazing; for me the best graphics ever in a MTW mod, and there are plenty others that have really good ones.
I hope the mod adds to your enjoyment of the game :bow:
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Well...so...um...apparently, I was playing good 'ol unmodified MTW-VI 2.1 and thinking it was Caravel (which might in fact be taken as a compliment to your mod and its authentic aims :) ) Perhaps in my bumbling through copying and pasting files, I inadvertently created a new mod? Who knows? :)
So, I will either retire from the forum in shame––or I may try to figure out what I did and release it as mod! :) :) :)
Perhaps its worth letting it out :)
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Okay. I look forward to the game now.
Thank you for your interest, i hope you enjoy
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Chess and Monopoly; indeed Caravel a good analogy :)