CA Patch Updates & Mod Application

[DaVinci]

CA patches - common hints

What i suggest as preparation, in case you have installed mods (equal which ones).

- Do not go Steam online before you ...
- Have removed all mods.
- Have removed all saved games (or stored them away).
- Also it might make sense to remove the complete AppData/Roaming/.../Shogun2 folder, where script and preferences files etc. are. This includes also all your settings and your saved games though!

-> In result, your S2 data folder should look like vanilla, before you update the game with the CA patch.

If the above things are done:
- Go online with Steam.
- Let your S2 game updating.
- Check it out, start the game, make your settings (options, preferences) as usually.

First then:
- Install mods.
- Check it out in-game.
- Perhaps look if saves work still, but most likely, it is recommended to start a new campaign.

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Update info: With the recent CA patches i personally had have no issues, even if S2R+ or certain other mods or my Roaming folder is still included/active.

The further posts below are pretty much outdated.

[DaVinci]

Theme: Multiplayer via Steam online.

I've got an info, that MP codes in mods have an impact on the Steam Avatar system for online matches (thanks to Katsuo for notifying me). In S2R+, some MP unit stats are coded accordingly to the mod (i might have to change that back to vanilla, i'll see).

The consequence is for now, an option at least:
If a player has S2R+ in his data folder and is going online with Steam for MP matches, he has to remove formerly the S2R+ .pack file, this should do the trick.
Else, i hope everybody knows, that the single player mode of S2 (or mods) is playable offline, you simply start Steam, but applying it in offline mode.

It is also somehow logical, a mod like S2R+ is not prepared to work for Steam online MP matches, one should use solely vanilla for that online application.

While ie. MP matches via LAN should work with S2R+, if both have the same build (just where the Steam online Avatar has no impact).

[DaVinci]

I just added this to the Release thread under Important Notes

# Important2: If you play the mod online, also in singleplayer, Steam will check the files, and will consider the file in the battle_preferences (contained in the roaming S2 folder), which is not compatible with vanilla.
This can lead to the error-message "S2 doesn't work anymore".
It makes no real harm though, the mod still works normally, but maybe vanilla makes issues for a next start.
Solution: Prior to your next mod/game start offline, open the battle_preferences file and delete the contained file. This is no problem, it won't change anything, except that the error-message disappears.

As it might be relevant for many, mentioned here once more.

Example path: C:\Users\Xigma_MW\AppData\Roaming\The Creative Assembly\Shogun2
for the ones who don't know that location.

[DaVinci]

Info about the recent CA patch and DLC (unit pack) from 28th July 2011:

S2R+: Works without issues * (at least haven't encountered anything, except that these new DLC unit names aren't displayed in some instances).

S2R+ and this DLC: I intend to fully customise this DLC (Sengoku Jidai, unit pack) to S2R+ as well, but that needs first an update of the PFM tool.

Possible Add On mods: Alone the application of the Unit Variety mod (v3.05 by Hedge Knight aka Josst) seems to make compatibility issues (in my case at least, i got some crashes in the Custom Battle mode, if i apply the Unit Variety mod).

* you might need to remove the following file: battle_preferences (in the roaming path/ S2 folder), if you have used mods prior to the 28th July CA patch, to get the game running overall

[dark9093]

good job, thanks man


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