1.29f PATCH README

[KingJoshi]

Hey Firaxis,

Another question. How much has the file formats changed?

[dunk]

Re: 1.29f PATCH README

Originally posted by MarkG
* Added Fortify All and Wake All right-click menu commands.

Of the same type or everyone?

Originally posted by MarkG
* Editor: Added unit properties.

What properties?

Originally posted by MarkG
* Editor: Enabled Add/Delete buttons for Civilizations.

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Originally posted by MarkG
Note that there is a maximum of 32 Civilizations.

Originally posted by MarkG
* Editor: Enabled Add/Delete buttons for Citizens.

* Editor: Enabled Add/Delete buttons for Civilization Advances.

* Editor: Enabled Add/Delete buttons for Improvements and Wonders. Note that there is a limit of 256 Improvements and Wonders. Also, changing Improvements and Wonders will have NO effect on the city view screen. The city view screen will behave as though the improvements have not been modified .

YAY!!!! And also to the other Add / Delete buttons added. WOO HOO!!!

Originally posted by MarkG
* Added the ability to rename units if they produce a great leader during combat. The player is given a popup to name this unit.

Very cool.

Originally posted by MarkG
* Editor: Optimized citizen and government pages slightly.

Advisors? >8 civ-friendly foreign advisor?

Originally posted by MarkG
* Fixed bug in Foreign Advisor with the display of some leader heads.

Maybe this is it.

Originally posted by MarkG
* Fixed crash that occurred when there are not enough starting locations to play a game. Now, an error message is displayed and the game exits.

Ick. So if the map generator screws up, the game exits?

[The Pioneer]

Originally posted by Alexnm
I'd like to add that it is nice to see the Firaxians posting here, not only Mike, but also Soren. Good support, guys.

I second that, it's impressive to see them hang around the forum to discuss the new patch with us!

[monkspider]

This looks like an incredibly wonderful patch, thanks Firaxis!

[KingJoshi]

I third that. I was excited to see stuff they put in the patch but even more pleasantly surprised that they read and answered some questions. These are the best PR guys for the company (including the other Firaxians who've chatted and posted

[FrantzX]

Hey Mike B. or Soren, any improvements to the AI?

[Saint Marcus]

Sounds very good.

Two questions (maybe I overlooked them).

1. Can you now add/delete units in the editor (not map)?

2. Can you toggle historically correct starting locations?

[dunk]

Originally posted by Saint Marcus
Sounds very good.

Two questions (maybe I overlooked them).

1. Can you now add/delete units in the editor (not map)?

Yes, it was listed somewhere in this thread as "Things we missed in the first readme".

Originally posted by Saint Marcus
2. Can you toggle historically correct starting locations?

What you can do is set the starting location for the civs in the game. So, someone would have to make a mod with everyone's correct starting location.

[Desert Dog]

Civ placement

Forgive me if I missed this from a previous post asking this?

Can we now place any civilization where we want on the map? Please say yes and not say, "Not until PTW XP comes out? Make my day, week, month will you

[Kal-el]

* Added error handling for scenarios with an incorrect number of difficulty levels, eras, espionage missions, experience levels, worker jobs, terrain types, and world sizes. The player will be given a message and the game will exit.

Does this mean we will not be able to add experience levels? Not that it was working properly now, but I was kinda hoping that we would eventually be able to have this feature.

Can we now have more than 36 total resources? Does it matter what order the resources are in in the pcx file?

Did you guys ever figure out what happened to the rivers? i.e. Why do they connect differently now as opposed to the original version of the game?

Are we still unable to make improvements other than Great Wonders obsolete?

[CivGeneral]

New Age

At last. A Golden Age for scenarios . Hopefully the trigers and other scenario events are coming in the PTW Expantion.

[Jon Shafer]

Re: New Age

Originally posted by Civfan01
At last. A Golden Age for scenarios . Hopefully the trigers and other scenario events are coming in the PTW Expantion.

Dan said that events were "on the wish list".

Hopefully they'll make it, I think it would be a very important addition.

[rflagg]

we need to know!

ugh, sorry for going on about it, but I feel it's a critical thing to know:

Can we edit the diplomatic relationships between ai civs? Dan? Soren? Mike? Sid?

I can live without events, and I'd be fine if we have to wait until the final patch for PTW for them. Don't get me wrong, the Lord of the Rings Scenario for Civ II wouldn't have been the same without them, but, there were so many great scenarios before that created without scripted events. But, they would've only been altered maps if it weren't for the ability to create good/bad relations between civilizations.

Please tell us? We already love you forever, but we'll also start sending you envelopes of unmarked bills everyday if you let us know. Thanks!

-Rflagg.

[Jon Shafer]

Mike is online, but he no speak. Answer us, oh Enlightened One!

[Boris Godunov]

That's a critical point: Will I be able to force alliances and other diplomatic relationships for scenarios? If I'm making a WWII scenario, I want to make it impossible for Britain or Russia to grovel for peace when the panzers--er, I mean, I want the nations to maintain their historical stances.