CA Patch Updates & Mod Application

[DaVinci]

S2R+ 1.93 tested with recent CA patch (26th May): No issues found.

A tip for users who experience issues (while CA patch updating): Remove the roaming S2 folder, formerly perhaps save your scripts/preferences.script file.
Example path: C:\Users\your pc name\AppData\Roaming\The Creative Assembly\Shogun2

[TylerX5]

Hello DaVinci!
I just want to first say that I think your mod of STW2 is arguably one of the Best. You are very responsive to outside input, you have good historical base of reasoning for modifications, and Battles are overall more satisfying on your mod than any others I have played. Thanks for this mod of awesomeness!!!

Secondly, Could you elaborate what your last post said about removing the roaming folder.

1. What does deleting it do?

2.What do you do before deleting it?

3.What do you do after deleting it?

4. How can you still get updates?

5. And does having the game on steam affect this method?

[DaVinci]

Hello DaVinci!
I just want to first say that I think your mod of STW2 is arguably one of the Best. You are very responsive to outside input, you have good historical base of reasoning for modifications, and Battles are overall more satisfying on your mod than any others I have played. Thanks for this mod of awesomeness!!!

Secondly, Could you elaborate what your last post said about removing the roaming folder.

1. What does deleting it do?

2.What do you do before deleting it?

3.What do you do after deleting it?

4. How can you still get updates?

5. And does having the game on steam affect this method?

Hello, well the roaming S2 folder will be generated automatically, if you run the game.
Do not exchange the roaming S2 folder with the actual S2 data folder, the S2 data folder is at a whole other location.

The roaming S2 folder contains only user related files, not actual game content. The game content updates via Steam shouldn't have any problems with it if the roaming folder is not present. You just always go Steam-online to start your vanilla updates.
If you are unsure how to act, you can just copy/save the whole folder at another location (ie. desktop), if something goes wrong just put it back there, also you have then your preferences.script saved to put that file back separately if you wanna apply your settings again without doing that via the ingame Options menu.

The reason for this tip is, that i had for example real issues (game crashed/freezed), as i updated the game with the big CA "patch 2": Only the removal of the roaming folder helped.
This is probably mainly due to the "battle_preferences" folder which is contained there and carries the used battle mode content-history, which is just different to vanilla if mods are applied (with additional units), and also saved games might make issues - all this is especially relevant if mods are applied which have additional units on board. Means, Steam looks there in those relevant files, if it is not vanilla-compatible, the game-update will make anger.

Check out also the "compatibility" thread in this S2R+ forum, where i related at least one post to CA updates, ie. it might make also sense to move out all mod files from the S2/data folder, if CA patch updates are applied ... afterwards if the patch update is done and the game works properly, just put the mods back into the S2/data folder, start the game, then one will see if the mods are still compatible with the CA patch update content.

Also, consider that you can play the game (singleplayer) in offline mode, without connection to Steam, just start the Steam application in offline mode, then the game exe. While usually after i updated the game via Steam, i apply the game rightaway short online, afterwards only offline.

I just want to first say that I think your mod of STW2 is arguably one of the Best. You are very responsive to outside input, you have good historical base of reasoning for modifications, and Battles are overall more satisfying on your mod than any others I have played. Thanks for this mod of awesomeness!!!

Thanks. Yes, i'm modding TW games and leading mod projects since a while. I think i'm one of the best modders out there, and have something to offer for friends who like historical-realism shaped mods with challenging and interesting gameplay incl. AI consideration. Normally i'm already in retirement, S2 took me back to the modding front (like every new TW game release), but i'll finish this S2R+ modding soon (if v2.0 is reached).

[TylerX5]

Thanks man!