Birth of America patch 1.03 is out

Christopher Mello wrote:
> I had my wife type it for me while I rested.
>
> This one too!

LOL - good one

Greetz,

Eddy Sterckx
 >> Stay informed about: Birth of America patch 1.03 is out 

Mike Want wrote:

> Does anyone know what one has to do to get what one has paid for??
>
> Grateful for any suggestions.

Try another avenue of approach ?

"Pocus" - the OP - is one of the developers - he might look into this.

Greetz,

Eddy Sterckx
 >> Stay informed about: Birth of America patch 1.03 is out 

I had my wife type it for me while I rested.

This one too!


<eddysterckx.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> Christopher Mello wrote:
>> Thanks, I am lazy!
>
> You're just amateur level lazy - the *really* - pro level - lazy
> bastards wouldn't bother typing a reply
>
> Greetz,
>
> Eddy Sterckx
>
 >> Stay informed about: Birth of America patch 1.03 is out 

"Pocus" <phmalacher.TakeThisOut@free.fr> skrev i melding
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> Hi Folks,
>
> Another week, another update:
>

Keep up the good work!
 >> Stay informed about: Birth of America patch 1.03 is out 

Yes, I would love to take advantage of this, but the publishers will not
send me a serial number, even though I bought, paid for, and downloaded the
game nearly two weeks ago.

I have sent several emails to Rodolphe Bouchez but am still without a serial
number.

Does anyone know what one has to do to get what one has paid for??

Grateful for any suggestions.

Mike

"Pocus" <phmalacher.TakeThisOut@free.fr> wrote in message
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> Hi Folks,
>
> Another week, another update:
>
> *** Birth of America patch 1.03 readme ***
> friday, March 10, 2006
>
> Bugs fixes
> - In some cases, indians units would be unable to set an ambush.
> - In some cases, an army having crossed a river would keeps the penalty
for
> more than one turn.
> - bug in the script engine, leading to Fort Henry (FIW scenarios) unable
to
> be built.
> - Lakes and rivers under snow weather wont show anymore has being frozen
(on
> the map).
>
> Interface additions
> - Its now possible to rename or delete a saved game. Move the mouse over
the
> savegame line to have the keys used for these operations.
> - Scrolling redone: smooth scrolling at start, double speed, reduction in
> texture usage during scrolling (should lead to a decrease of a Blue Screen
> error for the user suffering from a random bsod).
> - You can have the battle report shows after each battle, during turn
> processing. To activate this pausing, check the corresponding checkbox in
> the Options window.
> - Bullets representing the companies of a regiment are now shown, for each
> regiment (regiment panel, center botton of the screen).
> - Supplies units now have a supply bar shown (regiment panel).
>
> AI
> - Refined how the AI moves supply and artilleries, these units should now
be
> protected better in hostile territories.
> - Reworked how AI considers local opportunities, the AI will now considers
> these opportunities better, without taking more risks.
>
> Database and scenarios changes
> - erroneous link fixed between Kawanake and Richelieu (ghost river!)
> - minors modifications on various scenarios scripts.
>
> (more AI improvements to come in the next patch, stay tuned!)
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: Birth of America patch 1.03 is out 

They actaully sent me an email with it but it was stuck in my spam folder
and dumped. When I rewrote them I gave them my order number and they
responded real quick with a download link.


"Mike Want" <mikewant.RemoveThis@dial.pipex.com> wrote in message
news:4412ec7b$0$26028$cc9e4d1f@news.dial.pipex.com...
> Yes, I would love to take advantage of this, but the publishers will not
> send me a serial number, even though I bought, paid for, and downloaded
> the
> game nearly two weeks ago.
>
> I have sent several emails to Rodolphe Bouchez but am still without a
> serial
> number.
>
> Does anyone know what one has to do to get what one has paid for??
>
> Grateful for any suggestions.
>
> Mike
>
> "Pocus" <phmalacher.RemoveThis@free.fr> wrote in message
> news:44129fca$0$26768$636a55ce@news.free.fr...
>> Hi Folks,
>>
>> Another week, another update:
>>
>> *** Birth of America patch 1.03 readme ***
>> friday, March 10, 2006
>>
>> Bugs fixes
>> - In some cases, indians units would be unable to set an ambush.
>> - In some cases, an army having crossed a river would keeps the penalty
> for
>> more than one turn.
>> - bug in the script engine, leading to Fort Henry (FIW scenarios) unable
> to
>> be built.
>> - Lakes and rivers under snow weather wont show anymore has being frozen
> (on
>> the map).
>>
>> Interface additions
>> - Its now possible to rename or delete a saved game. Move the mouse over
> the
>> savegame line to have the keys used for these operations.
>> - Scrolling redone: smooth scrolling at start, double speed, reduction in
>> texture usage during scrolling (should lead to a decrease of a Blue
>> Screen
>> error for the user suffering from a random bsod).
>> - You can have the battle report shows after each battle, during turn
>> processing. To activate this pausing, check the corresponding checkbox in
>> the Options window.
>> - Bullets representing the companies of a regiment are now shown, for
>> each
>> regiment (regiment panel, center botton of the screen).
>> - Supplies units now have a supply bar shown (regiment panel).
>>
>> AI
>> - Refined how the AI moves supply and artilleries, these units should now
> be
>> protected better in hostile territories.
>> - Reworked how AI considers local opportunities, the AI will now
>> considers
>> these opportunities better, without taking more risks.
>>
>> Database and scenarios changes
>> - erroneous link fixed between Kawanake and Richelieu (ghost river!)
>> - minors modifications on various scenarios scripts.
>>
>> (more AI improvements to come in the next patch, stay tuned!)
>>
>>
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: Birth of America patch 1.03 is out 

This is exactly what happened to me, but in my case it had not yet been
dumped and I did find it in the end.

"Christopher Mello" <cjmello63.DeleteThis@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:bYadnc0Jl5FQao_ZRVn-sQ@comcast.com...
> They actaully sent me an email with it but it was stuck in my spam folder
> and dumped. When I rewrote them I gave them my order number and they
> responded real quick with a download link.
 >> Stay informed about: Birth of America patch 1.03 is out 

The smooth scroll is much better. Had to use the arrow keys before.

On the down side I got errors twice in a row after battle AI moved.
Battle screen is blank, Click ok to close out and crash to desktop.




"Pocus" <phmalacher.TakeThisOut@free.fr> wrote in message
news:44129fca$0$26768$636a55ce@news.free.fr...
> Hi Folks,
>
> Another week, another update:
>
> *** Birth of America patch 1.03 readme ***
> friday, March 10, 2006
>
> Bugs fixes
> - In some cases, indians units would be unable to set an ambush.
> - In some cases, an army having crossed a river would keeps the penalty
> for more than one turn.
> - bug in the script engine, leading to Fort Henry (FIW scenarios) unable
> to be built.
> - Lakes and rivers under snow weather wont show anymore has being frozen
> (on the map).
>
> Interface additions
> - Its now possible to rename or delete a saved game. Move the mouse over
> the savegame line to have the keys used for these operations.
> - Scrolling redone: smooth scrolling at start, double speed, reduction in
> texture usage during scrolling (should lead to a decrease of a Blue Screen
> error for the user suffering from a random bsod).
> - You can have the battle report shows after each battle, during turn
> processing. To activate this pausing, check the corresponding checkbox in
> the Options window.
> - Bullets representing the companies of a regiment are now shown, for each
> regiment (regiment panel, center botton of the screen).
> - Supplies units now have a supply bar shown (regiment panel).
>
> AI
> - Refined how the AI moves supply and artilleries, these units should now
> be protected better in hostile territories.
> - Reworked how AI considers local opportunities, the AI will now considers
> these opportunities better, without taking more risks.
>
> Database and scenarios changes
> - erroneous link fixed between Kawanake and Richelieu (ghost river!)
> - minors modifications on various scenarios scripts.
>
> (more AI improvements to come in the next patch, stay tuned!)
>
 >> Stay informed about: Birth of America patch 1.03 is out 

HR wrote:
> pffft...I alread caught it. I had to get out of bed and put my slippers on
>

Amazing you still have the strength to type after such an exhausting
experience

Greetz,

Eddy Sterckx
 >> Stay informed about: Birth of America patch 1.03 is out 

On Sat, 11 Mar 2006 11:02:07 +0100, "Pocus" <phmalacher.RemoveThis@free.fr>
wrote:

>Hi Folks,
>
>Another week, another update:
>

Hi,

I'd like to make a couple of comments/suggestions on BoA. First of
all, congratulations! I expected good things after reading the
reviews here but it's exceeded my expectations. I haven't been this
impressed with a wargame since Red Devils over Arnheim. CotA (if it
comes out this year <g>) is gonna have some serious competition for
the best wargame of 2006.

OK, enough gushing, there are a couple of problems that I've run
across.
- . I'm running the 1.03b patch and I managed to crash the game from
the combat resolution screen by clicking on one of the information
icons in the row at the bottom. I didn't have a recent save to try
and recreate it and I've just avoided clicking on the icons since
then.
- The game has a habit of taking over my desktop (running an ATI 9800
pro). If I tab out to a different program that isn't running full
screen, I won't get my windows desktop in the background, I get the
game screens. Even if I open my windows task, I'll keep the game
screen as the background.

Not sure if these next two are bugs, UI issues or whether I'm just
missing something. Both refer to the 1775 campaign as the British.
- there are two active land units that start on an island in the far
south. It's impossible to load these units onto the transport in the
usual way, by merging the two tabs. It is possible to put the units on
the transport if I launch the transport by moving it to the adjacent
coastal square and then drag the land units onto the small icon (for
the transport) that's in the ocean.
- There are some Hessian reinforcements that appeared in 1776 (I
think) in Boston, these take up 4 command points per regiment. Not
sure if these guys are just harder to command than usual (rowdy
european Karp fishermen? <g>) or whether there's an error in the
database.

Finally, a couple of general comments.

- The one thing I've run across that really bugs me is how the games
are saved. It's not just bad, it's probably the worst that I've ever
seen. A minor problem is that it insists on filling up the save-game
directory with a lot of saves that I don't care about. I've already
gone in once and just deleted all of the saves to keep things clean.
The main problem however is that it insists on overwritting my saves!
From what I can tell, the game insists on overwriting that save with
the information from the beginning of the next turn. I'd like to
suggest that you take the approach that Paradox does with EU/HOI. For
automatic saves that the computer does, just write it into a file
called 'autosave', and save the previous one in oldautosave to allow
recovery from things like corrupt turns and save games. Then you could
use the ingame save button to save games in the format that it
currently does, by scenario and date. That save however, should be at
the beginning of that game turn.

- OK, this next one is minor and you could take the fact that I even
notice as a compliment. It's unheard of that I get caught up enough
in a game to pay attention to the weather patterns. Having said that,
the winter weather in the deep south just don't work right. A place
like Orangeburg should have snow once every few years, not a couple of
times a year. This winter was admittedly warmer than usual but we
didn't have a single stretch where it stayed below freezing for 24
hours in a row (in Orangburg). If you drew a line between Ninety-six
and Charlotte, freezing/snow should be a lot less likely between there
and the coast. When it does occur however, it comes in a large weather
front. You don't get random patches like you do in game, the whole
area will be covered except for the coastal provinces.

Anyways, best of luck with your game. I really hope it does well so we
see the engine used for other scenarios.

Regards,
Frank
 >> Stay informed about: Birth of America patch 1.03 is out 

Get your wife to type for you.


<eddysterckx.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> HR wrote:
>> pffft...I alread caught it. I had to get out of bed and put my slippers
>> on
>>
>
> Amazing you still have the strength to type after such an exhausting
> experience
>
> Greetz,
>
> Eddy Sterckx
>
 >> Stay informed about: Birth of America patch 1.03 is out 

Are we speaking of the same game? I know not Rodolphe Bouchez, so you're
perhaps mailing to the wrong person. Our forum is open to your problems, and
the correct address for such issues is contact.DeleteThis@ageod.com

"Mike Want" <mikewant.DeleteThis@dial.pipex.com> wrote in :
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> Yes, I would love to take advantage of this, but the publishers will not
> send me a serial number, even though I bought, paid for, and downloaded
> the
> game nearly two weeks ago.
>
> I have sent several emails to Rodolphe Bouchez but am still without a
> serial
> number.
>
> Does anyone know what one has to do to get what one has paid for??
>
> Grateful for any suggestions.
>
> Mike
>
> "Pocus" <phmalacher.DeleteThis@free.fr> wrote in message
> news:44129fca$0$26768$636a55ce@news.free.fr...
>> Hi Folks,
>>
>> Another week, another update:
>>
>> *** Birth of America patch 1.03 readme ***
>> friday, March 10, 2006
>>
>> Bugs fixes
>> - In some cases, indians units would be unable to set an ambush.
>> - In some cases, an army having crossed a river would keeps the penalty
> for
>> more than one turn.
>> - bug in the script engine, leading to Fort Henry (FIW scenarios) unable
> to
>> be built.
>> - Lakes and rivers under snow weather wont show anymore has being frozen
> (on
>> the map).
>>
>> Interface additions
>> - Its now possible to rename or delete a saved game. Move the mouse over
> the
>> savegame line to have the keys used for these operations.
>> - Scrolling redone: smooth scrolling at start, double speed, reduction in
>> texture usage during scrolling (should lead to a decrease of a Blue
>> Screen
>> error for the user suffering from a random bsod).
>> - You can have the battle report shows after each battle, during turn
>> processing. To activate this pausing, check the corresponding checkbox in
>> the Options window.
>> - Bullets representing the companies of a regiment are now shown, for
>> each
>> regiment (regiment panel, center botton of the screen).
>> - Supplies units now have a supply bar shown (regiment panel).
>>
>> AI
>> - Refined how the AI moves supply and artilleries, these units should now
> be
>> protected better in hostile territories.
>> - Reworked how AI considers local opportunities, the AI will now
>> considers
>> these opportunities better, without taking more risks.
>>
>> Database and scenarios changes
>> - erroneous link fixed between Kawanake and Richelieu (ghost river!)
>> - minors modifications on various scenarios scripts.
>>
>> (more AI improvements to come in the next patch, stay tuned!)
>>
>>
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: Birth of America patch 1.03 is out 

----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank E" <fakeaddress RemoveThis @hotmail.com>

> OK, enough gushing, there are a couple of problems that I've run
> across.
> - . I'm running the 1.03b patch and I managed to crash the game from
> the combat resolution screen by clicking on one of the information
> icons in the row at the bottom. I didn't have a recent save to try
> and recreate it and I've just avoided clicking on the icons since
> then.

its corrected for 1.04, thanks for the report though.

> - The game has a habit of taking over my desktop (running an ATI 9800
> pro). If I tab out to a different program that isn't running full
> screen, I won't get my windows desktop in the background, I get the
> game screens. Even if I open my windows task, I'll keep the game
> screen as the background.

you have to minimize BoA first, by clicking on the small desktop icon in
your taskbar. This will collapse all windows&applications, including the
game. Then restore the one you want.

>
> Not sure if these next two are bugs, UI issues or whether I'm just
> missing something. Both refer to the 1775 campaign as the British.
> - there are two active land units that start on an island in the far
> south. It's impossible to load these units onto the transport in the
> usual way, by merging the two tabs. It is possible to put the units on
> the transport if I launch the transport by moving it to the adjacent
> coastal square and then drag the land units onto the small icon (for
> the transport) that's in the ocean.

strange. if the said units are not locked, then they should not behave like
this. Send me the saved game to support RemoveThis @ageod.com please.

> - There are some Hessian reinforcements that appeared in 1776 (I
> think) in Boston, these take up 4 command points per regiment. Not
> sure if these guys are just harder to command than usual (rowdy
> european Karp fishermen? <g>) or whether there's an error in the
> database.

ahah, not a bug. Hessian have the GER flag, so you need at least one
prussian general with them, so that they only cost 1 command... Otherwise
they will cost 4. Same thing would happen if you wanted to command indians
with an english general who has not the ability: anglo/indian command.


> Finally, a couple of general comments.
>
> - The one thing I've run across that really bugs me is how the games
> are saved. It's not just bad, it's probably the worst that I've ever
> seen. A minor problem is that it insists on filling up the save-game
> directory with a lot of saves that I don't care about. I've already
> gone in once and just deleted all of the saves to keep things clean.
> The main problem however is that it insists on overwritting my saves!
> From what I can tell, the game insists on overwriting that save with
> the information from the beginning of the next turn. I'd like to
> suggest that you take the approach that Paradox does with EU/HOI. For
> automatic saves that the computer does, just write it into a file
> called 'autosave', and save the previous one in oldautosave to allow
> recovery from things like corrupt turns and save games. Then you could
> use the ingame save button to save games in the format that it
> currently does, by scenario and date. That save however, should be at
> the beginning of that game turn.

its not purposely done like that to bother players, rest assured. Its
because the game NEED to saves informations from one turn to another, and
the most logical thing to do is keeping the previous name... otherwise this
would be a far greater mess.

Now, the novelties and things you have perhaps missed:

a) in 1.03 you can delete in-game saved game
b) in 1.03 you can rename a game
c) previous turns are saved under the backup directories (12) in the save
directory of the game you are currently playing. Its always possible to
restore a turn which went bad...

Perhaps there is the "save as" option which is missing, i agree on that.


>
> - OK, this next one is minor and you could take the fact that I even
> notice as a compliment. It's unheard of that I get caught up enough
> in a game to pay attention to the weather patterns. Having said that,
> the winter weather in the deep south just don't work right. A place
> like Orangeburg should have snow once every few years, not a couple of
> times a year. This winter was admittedly warmer than usual but we
> didn't have a single stretch where it stayed below freezing for 24
> hours in a row (in Orangburg). If you drew a line between Ninety-six
> and Charlotte, freezing/snow should be a lot less likely between there
> and the coast. When it does occur however, it comes in a large weather
> front. You don't get random patches like you do in game, the whole
> area will be covered except for the coastal provinces.

the weather pattern is not quite satisfying, you're right. We plan to do an
update on that, but we are over busy right now. Its a revision which is
already noted in our list anyway.

>
> Anyways, best of luck with your game. I really hope it does well so we
> see the engine used for other scenarios.
>
> Regards,
> Frank
>

I hope so. Thanks for your kind words Frank.

Pocus (Philippe Malacher).
 >> Stay informed about: Birth of America patch 1.03 is out