Updates 1.3.7 & 1.3.6 Released - Details Inside!

[pipfromslitherine]

1.3.7

+ Easy mode toggle for those toughest battles
+ Toughened some Axis armour - the fear is back...

Easy Mode
Hit the Escape key to toggle in and out of Easy Mode at any time from the options menu.

Axis Armour
Tiger, King Tiger, and Panther much tougher to kill without appropriate tactics.

Fixes
+ fixed a bug where loading into a battle would disable further saves

1.3.6

+ 4 new multiplayer maps with unique objectives
+ 6 new units

Road to Caen
Canadians attack a German position. 5 Victory points. Canadians must capture enough to win before 16 turns.
D-Day + 3
British forces attack a German held town. British must capture VP's before the 20 turn time limit expires.
Race for the Town
The Ardennes, US and German forces . The side with the most VP's by the end of the 20 turn time limit wins.
Desert Rats
German & Italian forces attack a British position. The Axis must capture VP's before the 20 turn time limit expires.

New Units
British Paras
Wespe
Greyhound (created by Tim Catherall)
FlammPanzer
Sdkfz251/2
37mm Stielgranate

Fixes
+ tweaked the reaction fire scripting to be more proactive.
+ you can now play missions without having to complete all prior missions.
+ fixed bug where you could save and exit MP during the replay, causing all kinds of problems including side swapping and crashes.
+ fixed a bug where you could TAB through enemy forces.
+ added patch notes display to allow us to show what is new.
+ can now only save a game when in battle.
+ fixed bug where you couldn't rename existing saves.
+ new map dialog now sets sizes to the current map size.
+ fixed multiple bugs when trying to load or overload effect animation files.
+ fixed bug with fogging when shadows off
+ fixed a bug where some lists weren't being clipped correctly after the text driver crash fix.

[PirateJock_Wargamer]

Just seen on the Matrix forum thread you wanted to update today ... and when started up BA there it was version 1.3.6 and looks like you've left the on-going games on and I got so distracted by that that I've just burnt my pizza Brilliant! - apart from the bit about my frazzled pizza - and top marks again for the support we're getting. You don't mess around pushing these improvement updates out - long may it continue.

Thanks

p.s. the Launcher is still referencing and linked to 1.3.5

[pipfromslitherine]

We're in the process of updating the launcher - didn't want to do it before we had a thread to link to

Cheers

Pip

[insidius]

Just so you know, the only new units available in the editor are the British Paras.

[pipfromslitherine]

They are all there for me. Greyhound at the bottom, same on the german units.

Cheers

Pip

[insidius]

Seriously, I'm the only person who doesn't have the new units in the editor? Nobody else has this problem?

Figures.

[Amaz_Ed]

Just had a look and I can't see them either.....

[PirateJock_Wargamer]

I've got them; you need to change to the Axis units using the Unit Placement Mode button.

[insidius]

I've got them; you need to change to the Axis units using the Unit Placement Mode button.

Not exactly. It has to do with having a custom squads.csv file, at least in my case it did.

[PirateJock_Wargamer]

Are you sure insidius? The only squads.csv being used is from the 1.3.6 update - I haven't made any changes that file and I don't have a custom squads.csv in my custom campaigns folder.

[insidius]

Are you sure insidius? The only squads.csv being used is from the 1.3.6 update - I haven't made any changes that file and I don't have a custom squads.csv in my custom campaigns folder.

You said you could see the new units in the editor right? I couldn't and my problem was that I had a custom squads.csv file. Maybe we're misunderstanding each other.

[bones65]

[quote="PirateJock"]Just seen on the Matrix forum thread you wanted to update today ... and when started up BA there it was version 1.3.6 and looks like you've left the on-going games on and I got so distracted by that that I've just burnt my pizza Brilliant! - apart from the bit about my frazzled pizza - and top marks again for the support we're getting. You don't mess around pushing these improvement updates out - long may it continue.


just to say to all at slitherine, this is now my favourite all time computer game(not just strategy!).. i can't believe the after sales work you guys are doing...cant wait for the hot seat version!! ... it was my only gripe, and i wasn't gonna say anything cos the rest is soooo good if only all companies would do this!! bones65 over and out.

[insidius]

Just seen on the Matrix forum thread you wanted to update today ... and when started up BA there it was version 1.3.6 and looks like you've left the on-going games on and I got so distracted by that that I've just burnt my pizza Brilliant! - apart from the bit about my frazzled pizza - and top marks again for the support we're getting. You don't mess around pushing these improvement updates out - long may it continue.


just to say to all at slitherine, this is now my favourite all time computer game(not just strategy!).. i can't believe the after sales work you guys are doing...cant wait for the hot seat version!! ... it was my only gripe, and i wasn't gonna say anything cos the rest is soooo good if only all companies would do this!! bones65 over and out.

Hotseat is already in game! Just start a MP session and then accept your own challenge and voila, hotseat mode.

[pipfromslitherine]

Note you need to add

ALLOWMPHOTSEAT 1

to your user.txt file in My Documents\My Games\BBCBA before you can acept your own games.

Cheers

Pip

[himmelstoss]

Fixes

+ can now only save a game when in battle.

me now very confused. cuz i can not save mid battle anymore. am i not seeing something?

thx lotsa,

himmel

[pomakli]

Just downloaded and testing!

Thanks again Slitherine!

The new units are in the editor visible for me!

BUT, the real Sd. Kfz. 251/2 had no roof; in contrast it was open for better using of mortars! (as far as I know it!)

[twoeyes]

I was unsure whether to put the roof on or not.

When I was making the 251/2, I was concerned that it would be too hard to tell apart from the normal halftrack. So when I found one image (of a plastic kit rather than an actual source photo) that had this canvas cover on, I seized on it as a way of differentiating the new unit.

So it's there for game play reasons

[pomakli]

when I found one image (of a plastic kit rather than an actual source photo) that had this canvas cover on, I seized on it as a way of differentiating the new unit.

Hah! Another model maker!



No complaining, but which kit was that?



By the way thanks for your work!

[junk2drive]

Pip

Because you edited the first post instead of making a new post, this thread did not show as new. I happened to see another thread about 137 and looked for something official.

Just an FYI for the future.

[pipfromslitherine]

Really? Good to know - I assumed it would refresh on an edit. I'll be sure to add a new tail in future. Thanks!

Cheers

Pip