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[Barbarossa82]

Not to criticise, just to clarify - this doesn't fix the 1.3 broken Brutii and Scipii campaign map AI does it?

If not I still hope CA will come out with a patch for it.
Good that they've released this one promptly though.

[Afro Thunder]

Does this patch do exactly what installing BI does? In other words, do I need to download this if I already have BI?

[Puzz3D]

Well I installed the v1.3 patch over RTW/BI and RTW still indicates it is v1.3. At least I think it installed over it because the patch didn't indicate where it was going to install to. I was able to start the game and load my previous RTW v1.3 campaign.

[Captain Fishpants]

1.3 Patch for Rome: Total War

There has been a little confusion over the 1.3 patch. This is a patch for the original version of Rome: Total War ONLY. You do not have to download this patch if you have already bought and installed the Barbarian Invasion expansion pack. The expansion pack automatically brought the original RTW up to version 1.3 as part of the install process.

Version 1.3 addresses bugs and issues that came to light after RTW version 1.2 was released. It does not - indeed cannot - take into account any new issues that people have found while playing BI. It's to keep RTW and BI in step, and allow multiplayer compatibility.

Now, I would like to write this next bit in letters of fire 3 metres high: we are currently looking into a further patch for RTW/BI. This does *not* mean that there definitely will be another patch; that's what we're trying to sort out. We want to make sure that any unexpected and difficult-to-identify issues are spotted before a patch is prepared. *When we know for sure about a patch, you'll know for sure.* How reasonable is that?

MikeB

[econ21]

Thanks, Captain Fishpants. I think CA have built up a lot of goodwill here by patching vanilla up to BI standards for those who have not bought the expansion. Promising to look in to a further patch only amplifies that.

[player1]

This does sound to me that there will be up to one full patch (like 1.2 was).

So that developers need to indetify all crucal bugs first (so that things like save/load won't get missed), and also analyze are there enough crucal bugs to warrant another patch.

Of course, the biggest danger of such approach is making something that works bugged in the process (aka battle difficulty levels with 1.2).



P.S.
Personnaly I think that fire at all for pillums and naval invasion issues are crucal enough to warrant a hotfix on their own.

[Barbarossa82]

Good news from CA on this. Personally I don't mind waiting if the end result is a thoroughly researched and tested patch which leaves RTW as the first-class classic game it's so close to being.

[Kraxis]

Sounds good Mike. Now we just have to hope the 'fix'-lobby will win the debate at CA HQ.

Personnaly I think that fire at all for pillums and naval invasion issues are crucal enough to warrant a hotfix on their own.

Agreed. Those alone are important, the rest is basically things we can either ignore or fix ourselves. So please... Fix the two of them.

[Sheep]

Personnaly I think that fire at all for pillums and naval invasion issues are crucal enough to warrant a hotfix on their own.

Can't you fix the pilum issue in the formations text file? Haven't tried yet, but I know Darth's formation mod somehow turns that on and off.

[Mouzafphaerre]

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Thanks Captain Fishpants, CA and Sega.
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[SpencerH]

1.3 Patch for Rome: Total War

We want to make sure that any unexpected and difficult-to-identify issues are spotted before a patch is prepared. *When we know for sure about a patch, you'll know for sure.* How reasonable is that?

MikeB

Nothing the matter with that. Wait and see what problems arise (hopefully only small ones), then fix em.

It sounds like a plan.

[Ulstan]

So if I install this patch, will I be able to play my 1.2 saved games still?

[player1]

No
You can't play old saves if installing 1.3, neither if installing BI expansion.