Medieval II Update 2 Feature List

**crpcarrot** · 02-22-2007, 14:04

what the hell is a hotseat mode???

**econ21** · 02-22-2007, 15:17

Originally Posted by crpcarrot

what the hell is a hotseat mode???

I suspect it refers to Multiplayer Campaigns - you can play one faction's move, then another player can play another faction's move, with the AI taking other factions. This was possible in RTW with only minor scripting, as Myrddraal's mod showed. Apparently, it is also possible in M2TW although I forget the details.

The downside, of couse, is that any battles between players must be autoresolved - which is a pain, given that it is the real time battles that are TWs big feature, IMO. I've always thought it would be relatively trivial for CA to programme it so that a battle in a MP campaign generates a MP battle, but I am not raising my hopes.

**DukeKent** · 02-22-2007, 19:18

That is for Multiplayer campaign hotseat. Allows more than one "Human" faction in a game. All on one computer. In reality it would be aPBEM (Play By E_Mail), or one player playing multiple factions. That was available with mods already. Kind of cool to play two factions in one game :-)

**Lusted** · 02-23-2007, 00:55

IT IS CONFIRMED!!!!!

Just chatted to Caliban.

THE SHIELD BUG WILL BE FIXED IN 1.2!

And even then there are thing missing from the fix list posted at .com

**Caliban** · 02-23-2007, 00:59

I'm told the Shield bug has indeed been fixed for update 2, Palamedes might be able to fill you in on more of the details surrounding this but I have been told by multiple sources that it is already in and tested.

There are also three new custom battle maps going in today for testing which hopefully should make the final update release.

**KARTLOS** · 02-23-2007, 01:03

apreciate the information calibal, that is great news.

**FactionHeir** · 02-23-2007, 01:06

Thanks for the info!
Any news on the campaign map lag issue though? Its what's been keeping me from playing M2TW.

**Carl** · 02-23-2007, 01:09

Thanks for that guys, is their any chance now of getting out of CA exactly what they changed ,(from RTW), that caused this bug, and what knock on effects the fix has on that change if any?

**einar** · 03-02-2007, 12:02

Originally Posted by Caliban

I'm told the Shield bug has indeed been fixed for update 2, Palamedes might be able to fill you in on more of the details surrounding this but I have been told by multiple sources that it is already in and tested.

There are also three new custom battle maps going in today for testing which hopefully should make the final update release.

Savegames from 1.1 version will be compatible with 1.2 version?