Must See Thread Over at the Center...

[Barkhorn1x]

...I hope it is OK to post this here. Here is a VERY informative thread by a chap who took part in today's SEGA Community Event:

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=228248

Here is one of my exchanges with him - emphasis added:

Originally Posted by Barkhorn1x
Good news and thank you for your feedback. Rep to you.

I must ask one more question, tho' - from your comments it sounds as tho' changes are still in progress and yet - the game is due for release one week from Tuesday in Europe. Do you have any reason to suspect that another delay is in store?

No more delays. The retail version is already done. You'll get the first patch on the 4th via steam.

[quadalpha]

Nice find. + imaginary rep!

[Monk]

It is now possible to save campaign battle replays.

yes.

[Sir Beane]

You would definitely get rep if we had any over here. This is some good stuff, although a lot of it was known (or suspected) already.

[Monk]

You would definitely get rep if we had any over here. This is some good stuff, although a lot of it was known (or suspected) already.

We've suspected some of this stuff for a while, but it's great to see it cemented in stone.

Also I'm amazed. A patch on day one? Someone's been listening to our complaints!

[Sir Beane]

We've suspected some of this stuff for a while, but it's great to see it cemented in stone.

Also I'm amazed. A patch on day one? Someone's been listening to our complaints!

If they are releasing a patch on day one why on earth don't they just put it in the retail version? Or has that already shipped to shops?

[ArtillerySmoke]

Great find OP.

I love that they have the first patch ready for day 1 via Steam. My ONLY concern is that some kind of nasty bug makes it's way into the first patch, and because it hasn't been play tested much they miss it and release it like that...and we wind up waiting a while for a fix.

This happened with Dawn of War 2

Anyone know if Steam will auto download/install the patch?

[pevergreen]

You can tell it not to.

[Gaius Terentius Varro]

We only get 2 patches per release anyways, historically speaking

[ArtillerySmoke]

We only get 2 patches per release anyways, historically speaking

Indeed...and this is why I'm really hoping the "day 1" patch isn't a problem. It could be a while before we see a fix. I think it's a little risky to release the patch before it's been properly tested by the playerbase.

We shall see though. /crosses fingers

[Monk]

Please see this post in regards to the "ONLY TWO PATCHES" worry.

[pevergreen]

We only get 2 patches per release anyways, historically speaking

Rome: Total War

1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4

With Barbarian Invasion there was a 1.5 and a 1.6...

[Monk]

Rome: Total War

1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4

With Barbarian Invasion there was a 1.5 and a 1.6...

STW had more than that, it had versions all the way up to 1.12.

MI/WE had 3 i think, could be wrong though.

[Gaius Terentius Varro]

Rome: Total War

1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4

With Barbarian Invasion there was a 1.5 and a 1.6...

1.1 came on release week, 1.2 took ages... the other 2 came out bundled with Barbarian Invasion patches. As I said 2 per release (not title)

[CBR]

1.1 was a MP panic patch because CA had screwed up the server. 1.3 came along with the expansion (BI 1.5) and the expansion patch again had fixes for RTW so it became 1.4/1.6. CA only makes one large patch in between releases.


CBR

[Gaius Terentius Varro]

Patch means pulling people off other projects, so i doubt they will keep a strike team and release lots of small patches, its not how the industry works. Besides CA got away with not fixing the last 2 games so why do you think they will do it now when 90% of the people playing it (till example people who don't visit forums) won't even know that the game needs fixing.

[pevergreen]

There goes my knowledge.