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1.06 Patch from Norm
Edit: I have merged both threads relating to the new patches. There might be some confusion so I included the starting topic of both threads in this first posting
Well here it is. Norm wants us all to test out this patch and make sure there are no problems with it before he continues his research on future patches. He sends this warning;
Just make folks aware that these are not officially supported by Take-2, that I don't really make any claims that they have been tested, and that since the code was left in a "partly tinkered with" state I'm not absolutely certain that there aren't partly implemented things I didn't locate when I reviewed it last week.
When I unzipped it I renamed both my opart exe's in case this new one gave me problems. Thus far it has not...even with a few PBEM games going on with 1.04 users. I suggest you play it safe and back up your files anyway as a precaution. Several of us have tested it, but there is no way to guarantee it will work for you too. If you have any problems or questions about this, use this thread to ask questions before you install the patch. Also use this thread for comments about the patch and its gameplay.
Norm has stated this patch really only has a few tweaks to improve play on XP, since he is running XP at home. Most users therefore will probably not notice anything new at all when running this patch. If you don't want to be part of this test and its potential for problems, please don't install this patch.
That being said, Norm is very excited to get this patch into as many hands as possible so we can bang on the code and make sure it is stable before he updates it even further. Good things are coming! Thanks everyone for your patience.
:banana:
1.06 Patch for ACOW
Edit: Additional information from topic 2
For an ongoing list of proposed enhancements/wish list go to this page ... Wishlist/Enchancement list
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Norm is definitely hard at work to crank out some product! He has updated the 1.04 patch so it is now unwrapped to avoid the copy protection issues. However, he has also released a full version of the 1.06 patch which will update directly from 1.00 so you no longer need to grab 1.04. It comes with all the scenarios that were in 1.04.
The only folks who need this download are those with version 1.00 (ie, just bought the game, are reinstalling it, etc.).
So the two files are:
1.04 unwrapped patch (you won't need this if you grab the 1.06 patch instead) 7mb
1.06 Full Patch --> updates ACOW version 1.00 to 1.06 (with scenarios) 7mb
If you already have 1.04 installed, you should still use the smaller 1.06 update here
As usual, use at your own risk and post any problems here.
And for those who missed it in the other thread...here is some important info from Norm;
"I will check the forum to see if there is anything that needs fixing in 1.06 now that it's been out there for a while. Then I plan to tackle the first significant unofficial update - support for hex edge rivers, more events, and improved movement path calculations."
Edit: I have merged both threads relating to the new patches. There might be some confusion so I included the starting topic of both threads in this first posting
Well here it is. Norm wants us all to test out this patch and make sure there are no problems with it before he continues his research on future patches. He sends this warning;
Just make folks aware that these are not officially supported by Take-2, that I don't really make any claims that they have been tested, and that since the code was left in a "partly tinkered with" state I'm not absolutely certain that there aren't partly implemented things I didn't locate when I reviewed it last week.
When I unzipped it I renamed both my opart exe's in case this new one gave me problems. Thus far it has not...even with a few PBEM games going on with 1.04 users. I suggest you play it safe and back up your files anyway as a precaution. Several of us have tested it, but there is no way to guarantee it will work for you too. If you have any problems or questions about this, use this thread to ask questions before you install the patch. Also use this thread for comments about the patch and its gameplay.
Norm has stated this patch really only has a few tweaks to improve play on XP, since he is running XP at home. Most users therefore will probably not notice anything new at all when running this patch. If you don't want to be part of this test and its potential for problems, please don't install this patch.
That being said, Norm is very excited to get this patch into as many hands as possible so we can bang on the code and make sure it is stable before he updates it even further. Good things are coming! Thanks everyone for your patience.
:banana:
1.06 Patch for ACOW
Edit: Additional information from topic 2
For an ongoing list of proposed enhancements/wish list go to this page ... Wishlist/Enchancement list
***
Norm is definitely hard at work to crank out some product! He has updated the 1.04 patch so it is now unwrapped to avoid the copy protection issues. However, he has also released a full version of the 1.06 patch which will update directly from 1.00 so you no longer need to grab 1.04. It comes with all the scenarios that were in 1.04.
The only folks who need this download are those with version 1.00 (ie, just bought the game, are reinstalling it, etc.).
So the two files are:
1.04 unwrapped patch (you won't need this if you grab the 1.06 patch instead) 7mb
1.06 Full Patch --> updates ACOW version 1.00 to 1.06 (with scenarios) 7mb
If you already have 1.04 installed, you should still use the smaller 1.06 update here
As usual, use at your own risk and post any problems here.
And for those who missed it in the other thread...here is some important info from Norm;
"I will check the forum to see if there is anything that needs fixing in 1.06 now that it's been out there for a while. Then I plan to tackle the first significant unofficial update - support for hex edge rivers, more events, and improved movement path calculations."
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