EB to BI's 1.6

**Cheexsta** · 07-03-2006, 01:53

Porting to 1.6 when a mod works with 1.5 is indeed extremely easy. I tested this with RTRPE a while back: all you have to do is install the game over BI and delete/rename your bi subfolder. Then run the game using the RomeTW-BI.exe file and it works just fine. The game also creates another bi subfolder with a new preferences folder and such, and you can place any 1.6-specific files in the bi\data folder so you can still use the 1.5 exe to run the game normally if you want.

There is also another option, where you can run a simple .bat file before installing a 1.5 mod over BI that changes the file structure to allow the mod to be run directly with the BI exe.

Both methods seem to be extremely stable; I've not had any problems using RTRPE with the BI exe at all. There are no huge differences between using the two exes, though, I *think* there's a few minor tweaks to the AI and the AI factions seem more capable of using the prefers_naval_invasions feature in 1.6 than 1.5.

So IMHO, using the BI executable for EB should only be a concern after a 1.5-compatible version is released.

**Dago** · 07-03-2006, 09:16

Please don`t port to 1.6 because not everyone has BI. As for me 1.5 is good enough.

**Dooz** · 07-03-2006, 09:31

Originally Posted by Dago

Please don`t port to 1.6 because not everyone has BI. As for me 1.5 is good enough.

Why would they not port to 1.6? They're going to finish porting to 1.5 anyways, so those without BI (like myself) will have what they need, but after that, why intentionally not port to 1.6 if it's as easy as described?

**Dago** · 07-03-2006, 09:38

Well yes, they could do two versions, one for 1.5 and one for 1.6. That would be ok.

**Cheexsta** · 07-03-2006, 12:20

IMHO, just keep to one "official" version, compatible with 1.5. User-made minimods to make the mod work with 1.6 should suffice; the RTRPE community is doing the same, with one of the team's unit balancing guys releasing an unofficial 1.6-compatible export_descr_unit.txt file every now and then for people who use the BI exe. 1.5 text files are compatible with 1.6, but the BI executable just adds a little bit more functionality.

**Jolt** · 07-03-2006, 21:58

The thing is. I don't own BI as well, and I can't afford it. Thusly, it would be bad from my point of view to see those who have BI being able to play more advanced versions of EB then those who don't.

**Lehesu** · 07-03-2006, 22:09

Originally Posted by Jolt

The thing is. I don't own BI as well, and I can't afford it. Thusly, it would be bad from my point of view to see those who have BI being able to play more advanced versions of EB then those who don't.

I don't understand your logic...They are already providing a free (and high quality) product that will work with your current copy of the game. If they choose to update the product on BI, why should that be a problem when they already support 1.5? If it is more advanced, than it simply becomes a cost v benefit analysis on your part to see if it is worth purchasing BI.

**Ludens** · 07-03-2006, 23:01

Originally Posted by Jolt

The thing is. I don't own BI as well, and I can't afford it. Thusly, it would be bad from my point of view to see those who have BI being able to play more advanced versions of EB then those who don't.

I think you misunderstand what is being said. Khelvan has repeatedly stated that EB 1.0 will be compatible with R:TW 1.5. What is being proposed here is that someone ports the next releases (0.8 to 1.0) to BI, which is a relatively simple operation.

**The Celtic Viking** · 07-04-2006, 01:34

Originally Posted by Jolt

The thing is. I don't own BI as well, and I can't afford it. Thusly, it would be bad from my point of view to see those who have BI being able to play more advanced versions of EB then those who don't.

Look, if you want that extra cheese, you have to pay up. Otherwise you still have a nice, free pizza to enjoy, and while it might not be as big and tasty as with the extras, it's still way better than you can expect to get for free. What I'm trying to say here is that there is absolutely no reason at all not to allow those who bought BI to ripe the benefits from it, when the port is so easy and those without it still can play.