New version available 1.6.0!

Post by **IainMcNeil** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 3:31 pm

New update available. Version 1.6.0 includes a number of fixes and changes and builds in support for the release of Market Garden!

We're moving away from the auto updated becuase of some issues people had and revising it. For now the patch is only available as a stand alone installer.

Download it from :
Slitherine http://www.slitherine.com/files/bbc_ba/ ... -1.6.0.exe
Or Matrix http://www.matrixgames.com/products/387/downloads/

Changes in 1.6.0
+ New UI Mode. Play with just the left mouse button, or stick with the left/right controls. The choice is yours!
+ ShowSystemTip. Script tip functionality now allows you to include popup tips in your missions that remain onscreen for reference.
+ Fix in multiplayer where wrong side was being shown as winner/loser.
+ Fixed scripting where universal variables were not working as intended.
+ Numerous improvements and bug fixes

Merr · Post by **Merr** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 5:26 pm

Quick question ...

Does it matter which folder the EXE should be copied to and run from?
I'm assuming any folder but I'd thought I'd ask in case it matters.

I'll also assume that it should be patched to v1.6 before installing MG ... ?

Thanks for all your work gentlemen!

Post by **IainMcNeil** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 5:38 pm

It doesn't matter where you run from and you dont need to install the patch and Market Garden - one or the other will do.

Have fun and let us know if you have any issues. We've found an odd interemittent problem that we're looking in to so if anyone has problems patching or with the expansions just shout and we'll sort you out ASAP.

Merr · Post by **Merr** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 5:49 pm

So far so good ( for me) ....

I ran the patch from another diretory ... no problem.

I purchased MG from Slith ... no problem, except ... first attempt to d/l ... it just sat there, I clicked cancel, then 2nd attempt works, downloading now.

Again ... thanks again for burning the midnight oil to get all your stuff out (killing 3 birds with one stone!) ...

Bird 1 = Mac
Bird 2 = MG
Bird 3 = patch

bbriggs · Post by **bbriggs** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 5:55 pm

I just applied the 1.6 patch to Battlefield Academy and now I get a version mismatch error and then the following:

Unhandled Exeption! ExpCode:0x80000003 ExpFlags:0 ExpAddress: 0x7680280C Please report!

Please tell me how to get the game working again.

Merr · Post by **Merr** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 5:56 pm

Ian,

One thing I forgot to mention ...

After I patched to v1.6, when I started BA the README window came up but the latest patch info showed 1.53/1.54, not 1.6.

When I install the MG module next (soon) I'll see if it shows 1.6 in the notes.

Post by **IainMcNeil** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 6:40 pm

bbrigs - sorry you are having prioblems. This is the error we are just fixing. It is related to using the autoupdater after one of the files was mastered.

The readme file got missed but will also be fixed in this update.

We will get you a new file to download in about an hour. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Post by **pipfromslitherine** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 7:30 pm

The new, fixed version is up. You will need to redownload the file from the same link, at the top of this thread. Then running the new patch installer will solve the version mismatch error.

This applies to anyone who sees the same issue.

Thanks for your patience.

Cheers

Pip

collegeprof86 · Post by **collegeprof86** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 7:48 pm

You rock! Thanks for updating this awesome game... I may not win a lot of battles, but I have a ton of fun playing it. And it was so much fun I got Blitzkrieg France and also panzer corps ..... awesome games and thanks again

pk867 · Post by **pk867** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 8:00 pm

Does this apply to the new Mac version?

Or is the Mac version already at v1.6 ?

Post by **pipfromslitherine** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 8:01 pm

The Mac version ships at 1.6, so no updating is needed.

Cheers

Pip

pk867 · Post by **pk867** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 8:03 pm

cool I will get it when I get home.

Post by **pipfromslitherine** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 8:35 pm

I think you already have a serial? In which case you will just need to email Iain to get a download link for the final installer for Mac.

Cheers

Pip

bbriggs · Post by **bbriggs** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 8:47 pm

I applied the new (revised) 1.6 patch and I'm a happy campaigner once more. Thanks for the quick reply.

Post by **pipfromslitherine** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 8:53 pm

Glad you are up and running. Just be careful out there!

Cheers

Pip

khill9702 · Post by **khill9702** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 6:03 pm

I am not a fan of the left only UI, so I hit escape to pull up the options screen and switched it back to left/right mode, but its not the same as the original UI! You still have to left click on an order for it to be carried out. The left button was to select a unit, then it was right click to see orders icons and right click again to carry it out. Neither mode allows me to play with the controls the way they were before the 1.6 patch. How can I fix this???

Amaz_Ed · Post by **Amaz_Ed** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 6:38 pm

It's doing my head in too..... clicking all over the place and always the wrong button

Post by **pipfromslitherine** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 7:11 pm

Really? If you can no longer right click the buttons to action them then that is an oversight. I must confess I usually left click the order even after right clicking to activate.

I will make it item 1 for the next update. We definitely didn't want to make things fiddly for people who were used to the original UI system.

@Amaz_Ed: are you talking about the same thing? If not then you can switch back to left/right mode on the options screen.

Thanks for letting us know.

Cheers

Pip

Amaz_Ed · Post by **Amaz_Ed** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 8:04 pm

Sorry Pip, yes, I just keep right clicking instead of left clicking and vice versa.

Post by **pipfromslitherine** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 8:29 pm

But you have switched to the left/right mode, rather than still being in the new left only mode?

If so, then apologies for the oversight. It's already fixed here!

Cheers

Pip

New version available 1.6.0!

New version available 1.6.0!

Frustrated with change to controls.