1.08 Patch is out

[Jinx1337]

Can't be buggier than the original release. ;P

[nbarclay]

When a game is working acceptably well, I agree that it's best for people not to try a buggy patch. But for people who can't play at all without the patch (or at least can't play without using a workaround that takes a lot of the fun out of the game), gambling on a buggy patch can be a whole lot better than what they're stuck with now. I really wish they would approve of posting the patch with clear disclaimers that the patch is buggy and unsupported and that people shouldn't try it unless they are having serious problems with the unpatched game. It's not an issue for me, but it is for some other people - such as people who are facing the blacked-out terrain problem that I faced until I replaced my video card.

[padillah]

Well, I have it and have no problem posting it (when I get home from work) but Mark has got to give the go-ahead or it'll just get taken down again.

@ MarkG If it don't bug you, it don't bug me. Let me know.

Tom P.

[padillah]

Originally posted by nbarclay
It's not an issue for me, but it is for some other people - such as people who are facing the blacked-out terrain problem that I faced until I replaced my video card.

I just thought of something - I had a problem when I went into the WB and played with the "Reveal Tile" mode. When I came back nothing that I hadn't revealed in the WB would be revealed - ever. I had units walking through it, I had cities in the middle of it... nothing but black.

I wonder if this is the same bug and what the WB not working anymore may have to do with this...



Tom P.

[MarkG]

word from firaxis is that the next version of the patch will be out very soon, so better to hold off

[Stuie]

Originally posted by MarkG
word from firaxis is that the next version of the patch will be out very soon, so better to hold off

"Very soon" relative to what? Christmas? 2010?

[nbarclay]

Originally posted by MarkG
word from firaxis is that the next version of the patch will be out very soon, so better to hold off

If there weren't people who find the game unplayable or only marginally playable without a patch, I would agree with that sentiment. But I know how irritated I'd be if I were still using my old video card, and I knew that a patch existed that would probably let me play but no one would make it available to me. A wait of a day or two might not be too big a deal, but anything longer than that would - especially since there's no guarantee that they won't find additional bugs and end up delaying the patch longer than they currently expect.

I definitely don't think the patch should be posted without a very strong disclaimer. But I do think it would be best to go ahead and make it available for the benefit of the people who are having the most serious problems.

[Finarfin]

Originally posted by alva

They also didn't fix the Randomize Leader Personality trait. Grrrr. I like having the leaders have different configurations from game to game.

That's not a bug, it randomises their behaviour not their threats.

Could you expand on that? In earlier versions of Civ using that option would randomly assign the leader's traits, which in turn determined their behaviour. Are you saying that it's treated differently in this version, that they will always have the same "traits" but that their personalities will be modified? How do you tell what their current randomized, or non-randomized, personalities are?

[Finarfin]

Originally posted by nbarclay


If there weren't people who find the game unplayable or only marginally playable without a patch, I would agree with that sentiment. But I know how irritated I'd be if I were still using my old video card, and I knew that a patch existed that would probably let me play but no one would make it available to me. A wait of a day or two might not be too big a deal, but anything longer than that would - especially since there's no guarantee that they won't find additional bugs and end up delaying the patch longer than they currently expect.

I definitely don't think the patch should be posted without a very strong disclaimer. But I do think it would be best to go ahead and make it available for the benefit of the people who are having the most serious problems.

I think that the patch did some good things, and would definitely recommend it to people that were having performance issues. What do they have to lose?

[Nikolai]

Originally posted by padillah


All due respect but we have been asked to not post the buggy patch. (As a matter of fact the url was earlier in this thread and it's been edited out).

I happen to agree with this. Since we understand there is a known bug we have to accept that there may be other, bigger, less friendly bugs also.

With that in mind I don't think it's as good an idea as it sounds to "just try it".

My .02

Tom P.

So, I shouldn't try a patch that could possibly make it possible to actually get to play the game? With all due respect, that just isn't a good solution.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by nbarclay
If there weren't people who find the game unplayable or only marginally playable without a patch, I would agree with that sentiment. But I know how irritated I'd be if I were still using my old video card, and I knew that a patch existed that would probably let me play but no one would make it available to me. A wait of a day or two might not be too big a deal, but anything longer than that would - especially since there's no guarantee that they won't find additional bugs and end up delaying the patch longer than they currently expect.

I definitely don't think the patch should be posted without a very strong disclaimer. But I do think it would be best to go ahead and make it available for the benefit of the people who are having the most serious problems.

Yup.

I am very irritated now because updating to the newest video card driver still doesn't help.

So I am willing to take my chances. I mean, if the patch doesn't work, I still can't play the game anyway, so what have I got to lose?

[Cardozo]

"With that in mind I don't think it's as good an idea as it sounds to "just try it"."

Maybe you don't think it's a good idea, but shouldn't that be my decision to make? I can't play the game at all right now, so really anything which doesn't fry my operating system would have to be an improvement.

Please post the link.

[az86]

Where can i find patch ?? my autoupdate doesnt work, is there any other way to download the patch??

[Dinner]

MarkG doesn't want people at Apolyton giving out the patch so just go to the MP lobby and ask people there. They're giving it to each other.

[padillah]

Originally posted by Cardozo
"With that in mind I don't think it's as good an idea as it sounds to "just try it"."

Maybe you don't think it's a good idea, but shouldn't that be my decision to make? I can't play the game at all right now, so really anything which doesn't fry my operating system would have to be an improvement.

Please post the link.

If you read the whole post you'd see, it's not my decision either.

MarkG has asked people not to post the patch AND has gone so far as to remove a link that used to be here.

If you feel the need to place your instalation in jepordy on the off-chance that this fixes something, I have no issue with that. I think it's overreacting, but then the game works for me (and always has) so...

Tom P.