New hot fix

[johnhughthom]

There is a hotfix for Empire just released which I'm currently downloading. Not sure what it fixes...

[Ardri]

Just saw that pop up as well.

[GeneralHankerchief]

Announcement from the ETW Steam group:

The new update for Empire Total War is out, so hopefully, the most irritating bugs and crashes are fixed.

Enjoy.

In other words, I think we're all waiting to see.

[johnhughthom]

Check out hooahguy's thread further down, that explains what it has. No gameplay updates mostly CTD related.

[CanCritter]

Empire: Total War


Multiplayer – can now find friends across regions

Load time detection on trade routes to fix pathfinding crash in campaign

Some General Sound balancing improvements

Fixed UI Chat hang when spectator leaves unranked match with 3+ players

Varies Campaign Crash Fixes

Some Save/Load fixes

Boarding fix where cannon crew board order was not being deleted properly causing crash

Fix to kill characters instantly to stop crashes in campaign on agent/general deaths

Save games limited to 1000

Fix to animation glitch causing repetitive sounds when battle is launched

[Feanaro]

Quicker than I figured. Downloading...

[Monsieur Alphonse]

Nice fix but Empire isn't starting anymore.

[Bornslippy]

Tried it, and then tried to load a campaign that was crashing before, but not impressed - the LOAD screen now hangs ! I'll try a reboot and see if that helps...

[johnhughthom]

Tried it, and then tried to load a campaign that was crashing before, but not impressed - the LOAD screen now hangs ! I'll try a reboot and see if that helps...

Chances are any save/load fixes will only be for new games, I'd be very surprised if they managed to get corrupted saves going again.

[AussieGiant]

Before going completely "radio rental" about the patch, I'd start a new game and see what happens, johnhughthom has a good point.

[Bornslippy]

Err - I beg to differ but that means that anyone in the process of playing one or more games loses all but their current game. I don't know about you but campaign games take days and tend to fit in around the rest of my life. I can understand if already corrupted files are not fixed, but existing ones which are working fine ...?

Also, I have rebooted and the load screen simply hangs. You can only <Continue> your current campaign, which I suppose is something. Trying to <load> simply shows no saved games, and bringing up <Load> after selecting single player hangs. Very poor testing I suggest ?

[Monsieur Alphonse]

I can start the game now. I just had to copy the original Bink video back to the Empire folder. Have not noticed any improvements but can play the game now.

[AussieGiant]

Err - I beg to differ but that means that anyone in the process of playing one or more games loses all but their current game. I don't know about you but campaign games take days and tend to fit in around the rest of my life. I can understand if already corrupted files are not fixed, but existing ones which are working fine ...?

Also, I have rebooted and the load screen simply hangs. You can only <Continue> your current campaign, which I suppose is something. Trying to <load> simply shows no saved games, and bringing up <Load> after selecting single player hangs. Very poor testing I suggest ?

If they are changing code then the only way to be sure you have a clean shot is to start again. If you have a CTD it could be in the save and it might not. You will never be sure until you start again.

[CanCritter]

with stat changes ect imagine all previous games are toast becuase things wont sync......will probally have to start new campain

[Bornslippy]

If they are changing code then the only way to be sure you have a clean shot is to start again. If you have a CTD it could be in the save and it might not. You will never be sure until you start again.

Well that's certainly one way, but equally certainly it is not the only way and probably not the best way - how about validating when you load a file ? And a CTD is just poor coding.

[Monsieur Alphonse]

I can continue and I could load saved games. But CA has introduced a new strange bug. When I save no saved games show up and I can only see the map of north America suggesting I am playing the USA while I am playing Russia. Typing the name of my saved game gives me the normal message that I am replacing an old file and I can save the game. Immediately saving works fine but next turn I had a blank screen again suggesting I was the USA. This can maybe because the fix isn't save game compatible but It would be nice if I was notified about that.

[Veresov]

Another disappointment! This hot fix fails to fix a lot of hardware incompatibilities with Empire. Despite a full reinstall, Empire still has the crash fleet issue and disbanding a general still CTD's. The game still crashing at the end of the turn with the Microsoft error "Empire has stopped working...".

I've been putting up with a non-functioning game for over 3 weeks. Time to start visit places like Amazon and giving this coaster a one star rating.

[Miyamoto_Musashi]

Hopefully it will be fixed in the subsequant patches read the next patch update topic @ verosoz.

How big is this patch?

[foop]

Hmm. Not an unqualified success.

By coincidence, I was just about to start a game as the British. The patch installed. I now get a CTD after my first naval battle.

Before the patch, I had no problems (although I've only played RTI and a short Maratha campaign so far).

[KozaK13]

Damn was hoping maybe a map would be included following the questionnaire on the official forums...atleast no more of what ever it fixed.

[Dayve]

Stop talking about giving a game 1 star because it's a bit buggy, or using it as a coaster. The only reason this game is so buggy compared to other games that are released, lets compare it to, i don't know, DOOM 3, is because DOOM 3 is a mindless shooter with no substance, and a game like that takes only a few months to put together.

This game is absolutely massive, and even with several years to work on it it still isn't enough time, but 3-6 months from now it will be fully patched up and working fine.

I knew this game was going to be buggy when it was released and so did everybody else. You weren't forced to buy it and play a buggy unfinished game, you weren't forced at all, the choice was yours. You could have waited an extra 6 months until it was fully patched up to buy and play.

[Forward Observer]

How does one know if the if the hot fix has been applied. I saw this thread on my old PC while I was playing the game on my new rig. I ended my game, signed off of Steam, rebooted my system, and started the game up again, which of course is preceded by the Steam sign on. I got no messages about a download and the game just started up like normal.

I restarted Steam again with no observable message or delay in starting the game. Since these fixes don't appear to have version numbers nor have I seen any such notations in the game, how does one know if they are getting properly updated.

I have Steam set up to notify me of updates and such and in the past when I tried to start a game such as HL2, I would actually see an update message, and the start of the game might be delayed a bit. This is not happening with me for Empires.

Several people posted that the fix/patch was being downloaded as they were posting. Any ideas why others would they see this and I don't?

Thanks

[bloodshed]

It might be just me but after I downloaded the patch and got into a land battle some of the sounds were off. Id hear random musket shots and not in sync with what I am seeing like I would see a line of infantry shoot together but the shot sounds would be scattered. I dont know its hard to explain. There would also be a delay like when Id click on a unit I would have to wait a few seconds then I would hear them say what they are. Same thing on when I click and tell them where to go. Anyone else get this or is it just me.

[johnhughthom]

It might be just me but after I downloaded the patch and got into a land battle some of the sounds were off. Id hear random musket shots and not in sync with what I am seeing like I would see a line of infantry shoot together but the shot sounds would be scattered. I dont know its hard to explain. There would also be a delay like when Id click on a unit I would have to wait a few seconds then I would hear them say what they are. Same thing on when I click and tell them where to go. Anyone else get this or is it just me.

A lot of people reporting this at twcenter, not noticed it myself.

[Mailman653]

1000 savegame limit...wouldn't that take up about 5GB?

[Kasagi Yabu]

Continued my game as France. Next turn there was a land battle (same as last night). Game crashed just as the remaining British forces started to retreat. (Same as last night). Wonderful.

[TB666]

A lot of people reporting this at twcenter, not noticed it myself.

Had that problem myself.
But I remembed that I had a sound mod installed.
I removed that, verified and problem gone.
Atleast so far.

[Barkhorn1x]

I am now getting White Screen CTDs when I had none pre-patch. But I am playing RtI Part III - which may be bugged.

Fingers crossed as I go back to the Grand Campaign.

[Feanaro]

Works fine for me.

[Heinrich VI]

post land- and naval battle CTDs. wow thats a new one...

on the positive side so far i have experienced no click-on-fleet-CTDs and no corrupted savegame *fingers crossed*.

but the new post battle CTDs render the game completely unplayable now.

EDIT: got the game to progress by replaying the same naval battle three times. at last! encountered a new gem during the next naval battle: the game just froze and forced me to reboot the computer. it has done this to me during AI turns previously but never during battles. :/