Patch today

[yankeefan05]

Thanks for the good news. Thank god they will continously be updating this game to make it top notch unlike some other developers.

[Beskar]

I got the patch now, no luck with my Poland-Lith game though, damn. :(

[Xerxes74]

Where can the patch be downloaded from? Steam?

[Beskar]

Right click launch game and then it goes straight to updating it.

[Melvish]

Where can the patch be downloaded from? Steam?

Yes in steam.
If you right click on ETW in your game folder (in steam app) and select properties. From there click on the updates tab. You will see a combo box labeled "Automatic Updates". Select "Always keep this game up to date".

From now on whenever you start steam it will check if there a new patch available.

hope it help.

[Xerxes74]

Thanks for the help. Much appreciated.

I had it set to always update, so I guess it updated without me knowing it. Never saw anything load... or any signal that ETW had officially installed anything. I rebooted and restarted steam just to be sure.

I still have the same crashing problems unfortunately :(

[seireikhaan]

1) Thank you, Creative Assembly, for keeping on top of these things. I hope this is a portent for the future that you will be doing a much better job from now on of keeping games in a good state.

2) There are still more issues out there, so please keep up the updates.

[Maleficus]

I had it set to always update, so I guess it updated without me knowing it.

I have it set to ask me before updating, but it still just updated anyway. I mean, I would've updated, but I don't like it when my PC does stuff without asking me first.



Anyway, what's the deal with the patch? does it work on saved games, or do you have to start a fresh one for it to take effect?

[ArtillerySmoke]

I was asking questions about the patching process last week...

I didn't seem to notice Steam update anything. I have it set to automatically update Empire:TW, but again...didn't see any update get downloaded.

Is this normal? As in, it's totally behind the scenes with no prompting or notification?

[satchef1]

I was asking questions about the patching process last week...

I didn't seem to notice Steam update anything. I have it set to automatically update Empire:TW, but again...didn't see any update get downloaded.

Is this normal? As in, it's totally behind the scenes with no prompting or notification?

Nine times out of ten, yes. Steam does most of the updates without telling you, although major updates usually trigger a pop-up message when you log in to Steam telling you the update is out (class updates in Team Fortress 2 or the recent UT3 update, for example).

Personally, i love it. I've come online, done everything i needed to do, popped on here, discovered there was an update and that it's already installed. In previous games i'd be searching around for a download link right now, but instead i'm off to play the game :D

[Quickening]

Is there any way to confirm you got the patch because I can't tell.

[The Spartan (Returns)]

Well since it's on Steam, there's gonna be frequent minor patches, and some big ones.

[Dooz]

So the patch didn't fix my Swedish campaign's CTD issue on Austria's turn. That and the campaign map seems no more smooth than before. I haven't tried anything else but I've heard way too many reports that a lot of people can't even play any battles because of crashing immediately post-patch. Let's hope there's a much quicker stability patch put out instead of waiting another week to add gameplay stuff, if even that.

[Shadow_Wolf33]

What did the version number change to?

[Merdan]

Now with the new update i have the battlefield-CTD!

[Maleficus]

I don't wanna seem impatient, but it would be really useful to know, so I ask again:

Anyway, what's the deal with the patch? does it work on saved games, or do you have to start a fresh one for it to take effect?

Anyone?

[Tsavong]

Is there any way to confirm you got the patch because I can't tell.

Yes go into Steam then My Games and right click on ETW and view update news and it should have something for the 10th of March.

Thats the only way i know to tell.

*Edit* im not 100% sure but i think it works for save games Maleficus

[Maleficus]

Looks like this patch is making CA very unpopular:

Patch reaction elsewhere

[BeeSting]

bah, it didn't fix the AI no-transport-troops-overseas issue. It really didn't fix anything for me. I'd never play Sweden.

Me grumpy old man.

[ArtillerySmoke]

Yes go into Steam then My Games and right click on ETW and view update news and it should have something for the 10th of March.

Thats the only way i know to tell.

*Edit* im not 100% sure but i think it works for save games Maleficus

I saw this too, but I thought it would be more useful for them to put the actual patch notes there...not a message totally unrelated to the patch

I'm not sure about today's, but the one on the 4th was just like a "welcome, the game is available now" message.

[ArtillerySmoke]

What did the version number change to?

This I know from Pevergreen and Sir Beane: With Steam games, version numbers are obsolete. Steam games don't use them.

[Susanna]

Looks like this patch is making CA very unpopular:

Patch reaction elsewhere

Pfff....people should have known that major bugs like 'Crash to Desktop' and memory leaks will be patched first and then, secondly, gameplay and balance issues at later date.

I am not happy about it either, but at least having two patches in two weeks shows they are doing something.

Susanna/Calapine

[Husar]

Pfff....people should have known that major bugs like 'Crash to Desktop' and memory leaks will be patched first and then, secondly, gameplay and balance issues at later date.

I guess, but most posters in the link have the problem that the game doesn't start anymore after the patch or crashes once they want to play a battle.

Personally I want a patch for Royal Mail so they finally deliver my game...

[Maleficus]

Personally I want a patch for Royal Mail so they finally deliver my game...

You have Royal Mail in Germany?

[miniwally]

would this fix solve my problem of steam automatically signing off when i'm on e:tw? Doubt it would but it mentioned somethign bout steam

[Quickening]

Yes go into Steam then My Games and right click on ETW and view update news and it should have something for the 10th of March.

Thats the only way i know to tell.

*Edit* im not 100% sure but i think it works for save games Maleficus

Ah thank you looks like I've got it!

Just rushed through an essay so I can get playing the game. Not to test the patch mind because I've had no trouble with it and yeah it was clearly going to be the literally game breaking issues that were fixed first. I feel bad for people who are getting contant crashes and seeing all kinds of bugs but I'm not so I suppose ignorance is bliss. Then again I'm making a concerted effort not to read the bug lists because that almost ruined my enjoyment of Med 2.

[TB666]

bah, it didn't fix the AI no-transport-troops-overseas issue. It really didn't fix anything for me. I'd never play Sweden.

Me grumpy old man.

It wasn't suppose to fix those issues.
Shogun clearly stated that this week's patch would focus on performance, not AI issues.

[Maleficus]

I hope they'll make other factions playable in a future patch.



I can't be the only one desperate to play as the Inuits, can I?.......

[markaoliver]

Have you been trying to load the troops at a port?

Can't just load up anywhere anymore, need a proper dock etc.

and as far as the land bridge not working, would the other side be so friendly about receiving an invading army? I know I sure wouldn't be!

I have no problems getting my men on a boat ... the computer certainly has problems though ... as far as we are aware there is no transport by ship by the AI at current.

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

For reference, steam will show updates for ETW here:

http://store.steampowered.com/news/?...s&appids=10500