New Patches released next week

[Garvanko]

Nothing in the patch about fixing the Scipii.

[aw89]

Whats wrong with the scipii?

[TB666]

Whats wrong with the scipii?

I think it is about them not expanding but that have been fixed if you read the read-me.

[Kraxis]

I think it is about them not expanding but that have been fixed if you read the read-me.

Lets hope that this...

AI-controlled factions will now make proper use of ships.

...means that the problem is fixed.

[TB666]

Lets hope that this...

...means that the problem is fixed.

Well since scipii and brutii can only expand by using ships then the problem must be there.
Atleast that is what I have read from the bug-report(haven't played RTW since I got BI so I haven't seen the problem yet)

[Shoraro]

Huzzah...no more Huns calling me Strategos

Very interested in how battles against Roman AI play out now. Might make early Roman Hastati heavy armies a bit more dangerous.

[Seasoned Alcoholic]

Improvements have been made to the AI when orchestrating Skirmish Maneouvres.

AFAIK, you will get a CTD anytime you face roman_velites in RTW v1.3. Has anyone else encountered this? I've had a look at descr_model_battle.txt, and it looks as though there are couple of things that cause this CTD. Replaced this section of the text with an older version, and things are now working fine, no more CTDs.

Here are both sections of the text, note that the second section (containing the potential bugs) has been edited out of the game using semicolons (;).

type                roman_velite
skeleton            fs_semi_fast_javelinman,  fs_semi_fast_dagger                        ; throwing spear/javelin & short sword
indiv_range            40
texture                romans_julii, data/models_unit/textures/unit_roman_peasant_julii.tga
texture                romans_brutii, data/models_unit/textures/unit_roman_peasant_brutii.tga
texture                romans_scipii, data/models_unit/textures/unit_roman_peasant_scipii.tga
texture                romans_senate, data/models_unit/textures/unit_roman_peasant_senate.tga
texture                slave, data/models_unit/textures/unit_roman_peasant_slave.tga
model_flexi            data/models_unit/unit_roman_velite_high.cas, 8
model_flexi            data/models_unit/unit_roman_velite_med.cas, 15
model_flexi            data/models_unit/unit_roman_velite_low.cas, 30
model_flexi            data/models_unit/unit_roman_velite_lowest.cas, max
model_sprite        slave, 60.0, data/sprites/slave_roman_velite_sprite.spr
model_sprite        romans_senate, 60.0, data/sprites/romans_senate_roman_velite_sprite.spr
model_sprite        romans_scipii, 60.0, data/sprites/romans_scipii_roman_velite_sprite.spr
model_sprite        romans_brutii, 60.0, data/sprites/romans_brutii_roman_velite_sprite.spr
model_sprite        romans_julii, 60.0, data/sprites/romans_julii_roman_velite_sprite.spr
model_tri            400, 0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f

;type                roman_velite_temp
;skeleton            fs_fast_javelinman, fs_fast_dagger                        ; throwing spear/javelin & short sword
;indiv_range            40
;texture                romans_julii, data/models_unit/textures/unit_roman_peasant_julii.tga
;texture                romans_brutii, data/models_unit/textures/unit_roman_peasant_brutii.tga
;texture                romans_scipii, data/models_unit/textures/unit_roman_peasant_scipii.tga
;texture                romans_senate, data/models_unit/textures/unit_roman_peasant_senate.tga
;texture                slave, data/models_unit/textures/unit_roman_peasant_slave.tga
;model_flexi            data/models_unit/unit_roman_velite_high.cas, 8
;model_flexi            data/models_unit/unit_roman_velite_med.cas, 15
;model_flexi            data/models_unit/unit_roman_velite_low.cas, 30
;model_flexi            data/models_unit/unit_roman_velite_lowest.cas, 40
;model_sprite        slave, 60.0, data/sprites/slave_roman_velite_sprite.spr
;model_sprite        romans_senate, 60.0, data/sprites/romans_senate_roman_velite_sprite.spr
;model_sprite        romans_scipii, 60.0, data/sprites/romans_scipii_roman_velite_sprite.spr
;model_sprite        romans_brutii, 60.0, data/sprites/romans_brutii_roman_velite_sprite.spr
;model_sprite        romans_julii, 60.0, data/sprites/romans_julii_roman_velite_sprite.spr
;model_tri            400, 0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f

[EDIT:]I've highlighted in bold where the code changes between the latest and original

[Divine Wind]

Whats wrong with the scipii?

I think it was something to do with Scipii never expanding further than Sicily and there main base in Italy. This could only be rectified by saving and loading up the game again, but after 1 turn they stop boarding boats again.