AJE Official patch 1.02b

[Franciscus]

Here, "at last", the 1.02b patch for AJE, with many improvements and bug fixes:

The link:

http://ageoddl.telechargement.fr/3rdParty/Various/Patch_AJE_v1.02b.rar

And the changelog (a comprehensible list of changes since first version is also included in a pdf installed by the patch):

List of AJE patch changes

1.02b
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NEW EXE
- Fix to NM gain/loss when objective cities are taken or loss
- Improvements in AI processing time
- Several fixes and improvements to AI agents
- Improvements in how unit combat strength is calculated
- Improvements in the way decisions work and how AI uses them, specially in sieges

UI
- Removal of the Build Fort and Raze Fort buttons (these orders cannot be issued in AJE)

SCENARIOS AND DB FIXES

Marius vs Sulla scenario:
- Juba king of Numidia event cancelled
- Plot against Hiempsal option will not be cancelled by Marius death
- Buying Replacements for Numidians and Mauretanians infantry units allowed.
- Fix to consequences of Optimates "No Answer" to the Peace of Dardanos proposal.
- Fix to Greek and Asian spies Pontic options

The Great Mithridatic War scenario:
- Fix to double Gaius Cassius Longinus in Placentia bug
- Small fix to Galatian alliance option (only active if Galatians are not attacked and unlocked)
- Fix to Pontic Alliance accepted event (PON fleet will now appear, with a probability of 75%)

The Roman Civil War (Caesar vs Pompey) scenario:
- Addition of AI agents to Numidian armies (to reduce tendency to go on naval invasions if controlled by AI)
- Correction to events related to Caesar to Egypt option: now he will go alone with his Legio VI Ferrata
- Correction to Pompey to Egypt option (now he will go alone)
- Fixes to the Numidian and Mauretanian alliance events and options (including possibility of activation beginning in March 49BC if conditions met)
- Small fix to end of Pacorus raid event
- Scythia Minor region now becomes locked if Thracia becomes neutral

Year of the Four Emperors scenario
- Fix small IA interest mismatch for Bononia.

Septimius Severus scenario
- Small fix to Clodius public enemy option (Off conditions, AI routine)
- Numerianus revolt event can only occur if Severus and Clodius are at war
- Fix to duplicate effects of Albinus and Niger death events and Severus proscriptions events

Year of the Four Emperors and Severus scenarios:
- Fixed links between Palmyrene, Corsote and Hemesa regions

Spartacus DLC scenario (if you have it):
- small fix: Lilybaeum now unlocked if revolt extends to Sicily

All scenarios
-Fix to an issue that was preventing the AI from using several options (specially military)
-Bad Trade Message Broadcasting improved.


GAMEPLAY

- NavalBase will speed up ShipRepair/ShipBuild (10 % more than Ports).
- Fix to Entrencher ability
- 3 New MapAlea added (SandStorm, Heat Wave and Mosquitoes)

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As always this patch is comprehensive, meaning all previous patches changes are included.

It should be compatible with saved games, although many of the changes will not be effective.

Enjoy

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(PS: If you are looking for the BOR patch, it's here:
http://www.ageod-forum.com/showthread.php?30760-BOR-Official-Patch-1-02b)

[Highlandcharge]

Thank you... good to get back to the battlegrounds

[anjou]

Huzzah

[homet]

Was there the chance to address unlocking the Egyptian forces when attacked? See:
http://www.ageod-forum.com/showthread.php?29756-What-Event-Unlocks-Egyptian-%28Lagides%29-Forces
If not, could this be added to a future patch? Thanks for the new patch.

[Franciscus]

Was there the chance to address unlocking the Egyptian forces when attacked? See:
http://www.ageod-forum.com/showthread.php?29756-What-Event-Unlocks-Egyptian-%28Lagides%29-Forces
If not, could this be added to a future patch? Thanks for the new patch.

Hi

That issue escaped our attention, sorry...will check and discuss with the team, will hopefully be adressed in next patch...

PS: Our support for this game is far from over, by the way. Our plans are to release a new patch (1.03 ?) to prepare the game for a simultaneous release of the Parthian Wars expansion (no set date, for sure never before the release of American Civil War2), and we will try, as always, to correct and improve the base game according to reported issues and sugestions from you guys.

Regards

[Person of Interest]

I have just started a pbem game as Pompey and my opponent asked me if my forces no longer have Command Costs. Apparently the Caesarian forces no longer have the cost while Pompey's do. Is this intentional or a bug?

[Highlandcharge]

How odd, I tried and started a test game and the Caesarian do require command points...

[Franciscus]

I too tested and confirm that Caesar's forces require command points (preexisting or new ones):



Are both you and your opponent patched to 1.02b ?

If somehow you confirm your report, please send a save for us to inspect

[Highlandcharge]

As I have said above, me and my esteemed pbem partner have tested our ongoing pbem games and we have both started a new CvP game on separate computers and the command point system is working fine on both, we are both on 1.02b...

Hey Franciscus, I know AACW 2 is the priority at the moment, any rough ETA on the regnum Parthia expansion, will it be later in the year?

[Franciscus]

Hi, Highland

We hope to release it in October or November.

Main problem now is lack of manpower - also of betas, BTW

[Person of Interest]

Thanks for the replies guys. I also started a new game and chose Caesar and the Command Costs are present so it must be something on my opponent's end. He does have BOR while I don't so maybe he mistakenly applied the BOR 1.02b patch to AJE. As far as I know they are in separate folders when both are owned so the patch isn't universal for both games? I asked him to double check to make sure he got the AJE 1.02b patch and not the BOR 1.02b patch instead. If we can't sort it out I will ask him to send a save of his file. Thanks for the help.

Highlandcharge; this is Dave by the way.

[Franciscus]

If your oponent has both BOR and AJE patched with respective official 1.02b patches, there should be no problems, even if he plays Caesar vs Pompey via BOR.

Let me know

Regards

[Highlandcharge]

Hi Dave my esteemed Prussian enemy

I play all my pbem AJE games through BOR, there is no switching between games and hence no waiting for loading the separate games, I have noticed no ill effects from doing this...

Franciscus I have taken the hint and will do a bit of beta testing of the scenarios

[Franciscus]

Thanks Highlandcharge

But maybe wait a few days, I will try to prepare an updated beta for PAR. The current one may mess with your game installation

Regards

[Highlandcharge]

Ok... no problem, will keep an eye out for the new version

[Paul Roberts]

Does this new patch actually update the Spartacus scenario? When I do a fresh game installation (from the Pre-Order version I bought before AJE was released) and apply 1.02b, all of the scenarios are updated with a June 2013 date, but Spartacus remains at September of 2012.

[PhilThib]

DLCs scenario are never updated by patches, because that would break them for future or past purchasers. So that is normal that you see the older date for it.

[Paul Roberts]

DLCs scenario are never updated by patches, because that would break them for future or past purchasers. So that is normal that you see the older date for it.

Thanks! But I thought the patch text mentioned a Spartacus fix.

[Franciscus]

Thanks! But I thought the patch text mentioned a Spartacus fix.

Correct. But the fix is in an event script, not in the scn file.

Regards

[Paul Roberts]

Correct. But the fix is in an event script, not in the scn file.

Regards

Ah, I see. Thanks again!