The Daily Update at the Com

**Fisherking** · 04-12-2009, 20:07

Originally Posted by nafod

Seconded. Only defeats came from the Inuit and the Cherokee.

Lucky you!

When I played as UP I lost two stacks against a bit more than a stack of Prussians. I don’t know if they were just teched up higher than me or what but it was more like superman vs. the homeless. And believe me there didn’t need to be more penalties on top of that one. It was more than bad enough!

**nafod** · 04-14-2009, 20:51

Originally Posted by Fisherking

Lucky you!

When I played as UP I lost two stacks against a bit more than a stack of Prussians. I don’t know if they were just teched up higher than me or what but it was more like superman vs. the homeless. And believe me there didn’t need to be more penalties on top of that one. It was more than bad enough!

I'd imagine the Prussians could be tough. Especially since they start with bayonets....seems to take ages for everyone else to even research plugs.

But I only play Russia, Prussia and the Ottomans. So I've never faced the Prussians:)

**Monsieur Alphonse** · 04-15-2009, 16:46

Jack today april 15th.

Another short update today, it will cover an interesting issue that was reported during recent beta testing of the next patch.

The mod, it does not work!?!?!?1

A change that was made in the patch (addition of a seperate late multiplayer cost for units) broke mods that edited unit costs as the mods did not contain this new value. They would crash on loading the game. Now not wanting to leave people who play some of the more popular mods with a game that doesn't load for reasons they would not understand, we are adding support to the game so that mods without the new field in them will still work once the patch is released.

Though modders, I would advise you to take advantage of the new field once the next patch is out.

So...beta update?

The foruth and version of the next patch will be done soon and will enter testing.

There will be a changelist posted closer to the release of the patch.

**Veresov** · 04-15-2009, 17:08

Empire is total unstable for me and the last series of 'patches' actually made things worse. Support has been about releasing a broken game and beta testing it on my dime. I am not optimistic about this patch and my patience is wearing thin.

**Fisherking** · 04-15-2009, 18:49

I just uploaded some drivers that came out after the game’s release, hoping it would fix the land battles not loading completely for me.

Well that was a huge mistake. Now I get auto shut downs telling me the system overheated. I can not tell that it did.

There is a game issue here some where. I have monitored the heat, fans, and so on and it does not seem due to excessive heat, but there is some conflict.

**Prussian to the Iron** · 04-15-2009, 22:51

i must say, i believe it is your guys' computers that are the problems. i have installed it on 2 computers, a 2009 vista and an XP at least 4 years old, and i think its older. both have run it without problems, except for 1 that was resolved with the patches( and it wasnt even gamebreaking!)

perhaps you should check the specs of your computer and see if tey exceed the minimum requirements first, and then if they do, then odds are it is just not compatible with your computer, though it should be.

I have to say, im sick of people saying they hate this game because of bugs. odds are it is your computer, and thus your problem, not the softwares. judge the game based on the gameplay, not the bugs.

**Servius** · 04-16-2009, 06:16

I really like the game, but have stopped playing until they squash the last vestige of the end-of-turn/agent/embark-disembark bug that causes a CTD you can't work around. The first patch cut down on the frequency a lot, but since then I've had 3 campaigns cut short because of it. I'm eagerly looking forward to the resolution of that problem since I really like the game.

**Barkhorn1x** · 04-16-2009, 17:29

Originally Posted by John-117

i must say, i believe it is your guys' computers that are the problems. i have installed it on 2 computers, a 2009 vista and an XP at least 4 years old, and i think its older. both have run it without problems, except for 1 that was resolved with the patches( and it wasnt even gamebreaking!)

perhaps you should check the specs of your computer and see if tey exceed the minimum requirements first, and then if they do, then odds are it is just not compatible with your computer, though it should be.

I have to say, im sick of people saying they hate this game because of bugs. odds are it is your computer, and thus your problem, not the softwares. judge the game based on the gameplay, not the bugs.

You seem like a good guy and I think you mean well so I will be delicate here.

1. I am happy that you can run ETW with no issues on two computers.
2. There are MANY MANY folks with very poweful rigs that cannot
3. I have continuing issues with sound and lag on the campaign map
4. None of these issues exist with other recent games I play that demand a high end rig (SHIV)
5. None of these issues exist with M2TW
6. The common denominator here is ETW and it is a buggy mess in its present incarnation

Your milage may vary - and good for you - but you cannot simply wish these issues away by blaming them on gamers pc's.

**Grumfoss** · 04-16-2009, 08:57

Originally Posted by Fisherking

I just uploaded some drivers that came out after the game’s release, hoping it would fix the land battles not loading completely for me.

Well that was a huge mistake. Now I get auto shut downs telling me the system overheated. I can not tell that it did.

There is a game issue here some where. I have monitored the heat, fans, and so on and it does not seem due to excessive heat, but there is some conflict.

What drivers did you update or was it a bios change?

If you roll back the driver does the problem go away or does it remain?

If it remains it looks like a hardware fault - probably processor fan - you probably wouldn't notice a problem when the computer is idling, but when you put it under pressure (i.e. running a game) the temps will skyrocket - very quickly.

If the problem goes away then it was a driver issue.

Just out of curiosity what program are you using to monitor the temps.? - I would recommend using speedfan.

**Fisherking** · 04-16-2009, 13:39

Originally Posted by Grumfoss

What drivers did you update or was it a bios change?

If you roll back the driver does the problem go away or does it remain?

If it remains it looks like a hardware fault - probably processor fan - you probably wouldn't notice a problem when the computer is idling, but when you put it under pressure (i.e. running a game) the temps will skyrocket - very quickly.

If the problem goes away then it was a driver issue.

Just out of curiosity what program are you using to monitor the temps.? - I would recommend using speedfan.

The temps don’t skyrocket! I am using speed fan, though with my board I can’t control the fans it seems.

I updated the video drivers and a bios change.

I may be stupid but with vista I don’t know how to roll back the drivers. It is also compounded by the fact my computer is in German and it is tough to figure out what is what.