NCP Code Patch 1.06

[Pocus]

Dear Players,

Here is the new Napoleon's Campaigns patch. It can be very well called "Legacy Patch", but with us, you never know

Given the vast amount of modifications and improvements (not to say some bug fixes) in the code since the last patch, there is no comprehensive list. Suffice to say that the game logic is now updated to the latest, and that the AI is much more expert than one year ago (while still being an AI).

One thing to appreciate among others is that the game loads twice as fast as before also.

http://ageoddl.telechargement.fr/latest/NCP_Patch.zip

Modders are welcome to rework the historical data, if they believe glitches and errors exist. There is always room for improvement.



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[font="]This patch includes more than two hundreds code improvements, in both game logic and AI code.[/font]
[font="]Historical Data have not been improved since the previous patch.[/font]
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[lodilefty]

[Nikel]

Thanks Pocus, finally you decided to release it


Edit: sorry for messing, after installation everything is OK. It seems it was the extractor that created those doubled portraits

[Pocus]

Propose mods by all mean, we all know that a game can only live through players. Even if this is just to rename portraits and add a dozen ones

[Nikel]

Releases day today, legacy or not


But you managed to confuse me, so this portraits names, like

Unit_RUS_Krusenstern,1
Unit_RUS_Krusenstern,2

is a bug or not?

[Post Captain]

Downloaded the patch, loaded up the Danube campaign and noticed on the objectives page in the ledger that the flags to the right of the objectives are out of line. Loaded up Thames or Danube, same problem.

[Pocus]

Downloaded the patch, loaded up the Danube campaign and noticed on the objectives page in the ledger that the flags to the right of the objectives are out of line. Loaded up Thames or Danube, same problem.

Please re download, the issue is fixed (a file was not updated properly in the patch)

[Post Captain]

Please re download, the issue is fixed (a file was not updated properly in the patch)

All fine now, thank you

[Nikel]

Sorry Pocus.

After installing the patch everything is OK. Edited the first post and deleted the second. It seems it was a mess created by the extractor

[stegosarus_army]

Nice Downloading now.

[Pocus]

good to know!

[stegosarus_army]

the patch has been great and i have noticed improvements in AI behavior.
One small issue i have noticed is that when you click on an element to view it's stat card, the numbers for the men, horses, and cannon have been lowered and are partially obscured by the brown background. Like I said, no biggie.
But overall great patch

[Pocus]

Good to hear that work pays

Thanks for the report on the graphical glitch. It won't be forgotten, but no update on the games before some time at least, we are concentrated on very important things these weeks

[Rastan]

Hi! I tried the patch. It has a very good AI, but i think there must be any broken data file. The struggle of nations scenario is a mess. Besides, the swedish militia has lost its icon, and it takes 200 days to move it (in russo-swedish war scenario)

[cobra6193]

thank you for this new patch and merry christmas to all
some comments if I can
stores no more appear darker when clicking on corresponding key, on the contrary it is obviously possible to build some with only 1 wagon!

[Pocus]

Thanks for the wishes and input!

We are not against doing another pass on Napoleon's Campaigns, but I really can do only code related issues, and the game being old now, we will have to rely on volunteers to help us on data (historical etc.)

[thebagel]

do you need to download all previous patches? if so, where can i find that list?

[arsan]

Hi!
No, the latest 1.06 patch is enough. It includes all the previous changes.
Install it over you base game and everything should be OK
Regards

[von Beanie]

I just bought this game today and I do not have any of the patches. At the top of this thread it says (in red):

THIS PATCH DOES NOT WORK FOR THE 1.00 VERSION, if you have not installed the Foundation Patch before.

But the previous box says the 1.06 patch is all I need. Would you please clarify if I need a "foundation patch" before installing this patch. If so, where can I get it?

Thank you

[PhilThib]

The foundation patch is needed ONLY if your original instal is from the DVD boxed version from Nobilis... if you have a NOBILIS boxed version of the game, then you need the foundation patch, then the other patches (now 1.06).

If you have purchased a download version from us, then no need of foundation patch, the normal patch is sufficient

[hannibal_barca]

Are there plans to put a reply feature in NCP? All the other Ageod games have it.

[Pocus]

Not now sorry, it has been painfully slow to add it to AACW, and I believe that will be the same or even worse for NCP. If we do a NCP 2, then definitively, but for a patch, this would not be wise for our schedules (and finances). Sorry, harsh world

[Gen.Montcalm]

I got a problem with the 1.06 patch and the game in itself. I installed it in english then installed the patch in english but when I start the game, the game is in french and there's multiple units portraits missing. I've tried installing the game without any patch and I still have the same problem. I am using Windows 7 64 bit maybe that's the problem, since when I was using windows XP I had no problem with the game...

[lodilefty]

Vista gets wierd, in particular if you install in Program Files default directory

This works for me with my Vista system:

1. De-activate your UAC [how-to at: http://www.ageod.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11621&highlight=UAC ]
2. Uninstall the game
3. Use Explorer to find "Napoleon's Campaigns" folder under Program Files.
4. Delete the "Napoleon's Campaigns" Directory and all it contains [you will lose saved games]
5. Reinstall NCP, but change the default directory box to read "C:\AGEOD\Napoleon's Campaigns" [or any hard drive you wish]
6. Download the latest patch from: http://www.ageod.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=199
7. Extract the patch file and run it [it shoud automatically go to the "C:\AGEOD\Napoleon's Campaigns" location]
8. Run NCP

..and, if you have graphics or startup problems, I also had to:

Be sure you have installed DirectX 9, as Vista's inherent DirectX10 is not fully backward compatible.
DirectX 9:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2da43d38-db71-4c1b-bc6a-9b6652cd92a3&DisplayLang=en

Hope this helps.

[Gen.Montcalm]

I'll try to install in another directory than program files.

Edit: installing in C: did not work... gonna try installing directx 9c
Edit2: intalled directx 9 + updated my drivers didnt work either...

[Pocus]

This is not related to directX. Install in C:\games for example.

[Gen.Montcalm]

Did as you said. Installed the game in C:\AGEOD\Napoleon's campaign and still I have some troops and some generals portraits missing. Maybe it's the version of gamersgate that has informations missing? Because I have now tried to install 5 times the game, plus directx9.0c, plus drivers and nothing works.

[Pocus]

Perhaps then, so please write me at phmalacher@ageod.net (referencing this thread or your nick) and I'll give a near up to date setup (close to the latest patch version), you should get no problem.

[stegosarus_army]

I just saw that WIA got a Spring 2010 patch... is that possible of NCP?

[Pocus]

Yes, but I can only provide a patch with content dealing with the engine, and in the absence of volunteers doing that, there won't be fixes to the historical data if needed.