Patch Readme now available

[Cardboard Cock]

When is this patch coming out, exactly? When a video game developer says "soon" it can mean almost anything.

[aw89]

In a year or two i guess

[Blitz]

Yeah should be soon now (growing white hair all around) ,

[drone]

Did they fix the grain import/export bug?

The naval changes are going to change the whole campaign dynamic. Let's see:

Larger AI fleets means tougher combat
Less 1 ship fleets means fewer (easy) chances to gain crew XP
Less 1 ship fleets means its a little easier to move around
Combat stars for admirals, woohoo
AI blocakdes ports, this probably means we can't hide small fleets in ports either

The autoresolve fixes hopefully will give us a chance. Looks like its going to be very important to get started early on naval domination. No mention on whether the AI has reduced the urge to build millions of ships in the first place though.

A lot of good fixes mentioned, can't wait to see for myself.

[Colovion]

Has anyone reported that bug or is it just me? I was playing the Seleucids and my capital was besieged and had maximum units in it. A mature son appears...........near Rome!!!!!!! How am I supposed to get him where I need him?! I hope that has been fixed as well! Also, I was wondering why my Egyptian generals were dying so fast. After I lost like 3 or 4 easily, I stopped using my generals in battle at all.
P.S. The more I play RTW, the more I regret wasting my $50 on it. I think I am re-installing MTW:VI and hope for MTW2.

Dear Members of the Org:

When responding to such threads as these - READ IT.

The readme clearly states that the new heirs will be popping up in the settlement where their fathers are garrisoned. Also - your other question has been answered.

Sincerely,

Colovion

[SpencerH]

I'm a little disappointed that the bogus inf running speeds has not been mentioned (its not a game ender but it is irritating to see inf run away from my pursuing cav across a open plain). Will the changes to fatigue influence differerent units differently, or will they be across the board effects?

[The Stranger]

'damn that list was long but i hope it will be an improvemend

[Turbo]

Yes you are correct, I was part of the team testing the patch.

Although Im still not a fan of the high speed in RTW the minimal UI along with better grouping and FF fixed makes battles a lot better.


CBR

I was hoping that they were going to slow the combat speed down or at least provide a speed control switch.

[Sam Adams]

i hope the siege time limit is increased a bit...

[Turin]

Does this patch address the stamina bug?

It says the effects of fatigue are increased, but nothing about fixing the stamina bug!

Oh yeah! And WTF no open source?

[Suraknar]

· Stopped men on bridges from panicking (thus leading to mass extinctions).

I like the Ironical Humor here ;)

Overall, can;t wait for the patch! Has some elements that will require adaptation of Tactics and Strategy changes!

[BalkanTourist]

Dear Members of the Org:

When responding to such threads as these - READ IT.

The readme clearly states that the new heirs will be popping up in the settlement where their fathers are garrisoned. Also - your other question has been answered.

Sincerely,

Colovion

Dear Fellow Member,
I too took the time to read the READ ME file thoroughly. But thanks for the advice anyway. My only problem was the family member popping near Rome when the city where he was supposed to appear was under siege and the army slots were full. That happened to me while playing the Seulecids. I do remember my first campaign with the Julii when a fem member of the Seulecids popped up near Rome and was wandering on my territory (I ended up killing him and thus destroying the faction). I am aware the chariot issue is resolved. I just completed a campaign with the Egyptians and noticed something fishy about their chariots and I was sharing my frustration.
Anyway, PM if you have anything else smart to say. No need to hijack the thread.

[CBR]

Stamina bugs (heat and standard fatigue) should be fixed.


CBR

[Jertsy]

The "minimal UI" option in preferences.txt sounds interesting. Will try that right away, maybe it'll bring back the translucent STW/MTW interface.

Yeah.. thats my fav part.. Hopefully we can have a "full" battle view now without an annoying GUI....
Sweet..

[Jertsy]

Yes you are correct, I was part of the team testing the patch.
Although Im still not a fan of the high speed in RTW the minimal UI along with better grouping and FF fixed makes battles a lot better.
CBR

Can you expand on what "minimal UI" means please m8...

Cheers..

[CBR]

Essentially its like STW/MTW design: one row of unit icons at bottom of screen and command buttons at the top and F keys can be used to hide the different parts, unit icons, commands and radar.


CBR

[Colovion]

Essentially its like STW/MTW design: one row of unit icons at bottom of screen and command buttons at the top and F keys can be used to hide the different parts, unit icons, commands and radar.


CBR

sweet sweeeeet candy

[Nigel]

Originally Posted by CBR
Yes you are correct, I was part of the team testing the patch.

Hey, that is putting the right man in the right job.

Well done CA

[Simetrical]

What exactly does your NDA say, CBR? Don't want to feel guilty about getting you in trouble.

-Simetrical

[CBR]

Hey, that is putting the right man in the right job.

Well done CA

Thx for the kind words Nigel. Lets see if you still mean it when you see the patch

What exactly does your NDA say, CBR? Don't want to feel guilty about getting you in trouble.

Nah dont you worry, although I have wondered about that black van parked outside...


CBR

[HicRic]

Looks like a great patch, it's great to see so much work has been put in to improve the game.

I wonder if with the minimal UI in the vein of STW/MTW will also allow us to use the same controls as those games? (Except for the left/right click change which was great).

I look forward to the release of the patch! I hope it's soon.

[Nigel]

Thx for the kind words Nigel. Lets see if you still mean it when you see the patch

Don't worry, the patch may well see the end of CA-bashing and the beginning of CBR-bashing


But seriously, I am really looing forward to it.

[Simetrical]

Does the AI still fail to use generals for its large armies? Presently it often just uses captains for major attacks, hurting its chances of winning.

-Simetrical

[Orvis Tertia]

Nah dont you worry, although I have wondered about that black van parked outside...CBR

That's just the cat-detector van, making sure you have a cat license. nudge. wink.