Patch 06 - Public Beta

[jwilkerson]

Ok Guys and Gal,

Here is the patch 06 public beta ... since Matrix is on vacation we will make this available as a download from the tech forum.

Just download the file, unzip and run, this will install the patch (EXE only) into a separate directory and create a separate shortcut to allow you to choose to run either the beta or the current version you are running.

We think this works on top of patch 04 or patch 05, but installing on top of patch 05 is recommended.

Here is the changelog.

001. Check if active units start on the map or on TFs; some LCU/TFs could end up being lost/disappear
002. Fixed travel delay from East Coast and off-map for group/leader
003. Fixed fragment disband that could be allowed when loaded on ship
004. Fixed bug in refueling barges from carried cargo
005. Fixed bug in TF size check when changing TF mission; affected barge TF
006. Fixed bug where base ownership was checked at scenario start for future arriving air groups; caused the group to divert to home base, rather than divert at the time of arrival if still in enemy hands
007. Removed the supply requirement for returning reserve planes to the pool
008. Removed devices that don't belong to the same side as the LCU
009. Added a destroyed LCU screen and the ability to reform non-Chinese LCUs (at 1% TOE) using PPs
010. Added the Nationality filters to ground reinforcement/withdrawal in line with other screens
011. Show path of group plane upgrades on the user selected upgrade screen; (+) against upgrade indicates the old designer group path upgrade
012. Added an option to retain the user over-ridden group upgrade when manually upgrading only; currently it loses the original upgrade if player down grades
013. Changed to use a common fuel requirement check as there were 2 different check methods used; now requires enough fuel to fuel all disbanded ships in a base regardless if already fueled - originally required the full class fuel level regardless of fuel already in ship
014. Added any future group size changes to be shown in the mouse-over box on group screen
015. Changed to allow HQ units (below the base slots) to upgrade their devices; only LCUs above the base slots were upgraded as check started from there
016. On the army screen, show static device even if no active/disabled devices currently present; explains why unit is "cant load/Not loadable". Currently static device only show when there is at least one device.
017. On the army reinforcement screen, show the arrival base in RED if enemy-held at the time - this is inline with how group bases are shown; LCU is still relocated to home base if arrival base is enemy held at time of arrival
018. Undo rule where viewing TF list automatically tries to refuel ships
019. Added option to refuel all ships in port from the Anchored Ships list to counter above change
020. Fixed empty group showing after group transfer from ship
021. Changed Auto Convoy to determine supply path based on base location(on Auto Convoy screen)
022. Changed Auto Convoy to skip enemy-held main supply base (on Auto Convoy screen)
023. Added '*' to base name if supplied from the western Allied supply base (on Auto Convoy screen)
024. Added column for fuel required to Auto Convoy screen; '+' next to value indicates ships in port
025. Added ship class filter on ship list on Auto Convoy screen; filters line up with 12 major classes shown in image with counts
025. Changed base screen to use appropriate main supply base for Auto Convoy ON/OFF setting; off-map bases don't use AC
026. Suppress Soviet bases in Auto Convoy List until activated
027. Tweak to TF unloading
028. Tweak air attacks on small craft TFs (barge, PT, landing craft) to stop large bombers from attacking at high alt
029. Fixed Mouse-over box on non-base hex with an event thinking it is a base
030. Fixed Over-flow issue with base required fuel causing it to go negative
031. Fixed (base screen on industry management screen) Background screen of a larger underlying screen was left behind when a smaller screen was shown and map was moved
032. Fixed showing enemy LCU count in a non-detected hex; shows if unit detected or FoW off or in a detected base hex
033. Fixed Soviet activation being on at start of scenario not allowing Japanese air attacks against Soviet locations.
034. Changed Group patrol levels increase/decrease more consistent across all patrol types with a left-click by 10% and a right-click by 30%; use to be just right-click on training for 50%
035. Fixed Error in TF list screen for guns' ammo
036. Fixed Aerial mine-laying mission was left out of the bomber interception check; should have been as it was added to the other checks
037. Added Quick ability to change repair/production state from the actual base-in-hex Industry screen
038. Fixed Unescorted bomber withdraw message not correct sometimes
039. Fixed Ship-based groups in port or on docked TF can be transferred from damaged ships
040. Fixed Attack bomber was being set to strafe incorrectly sometimes
041. Added Extend the save game load checks to include checking (and adjusting) the fuel/oil/resource/supply load does not exceed ship capacity
042. Fixed Recon/search flights were being shown with escort/sweeps in same hex
043. Fixed Supply/fuel/oil/resource totals didn't always agree across the various screens. Total supply on these screens shows supply at bases in '()'.
044. Fixed Secondary Chinese home base was incorrect - was CHENGTING should have been CHENGTU
045. Tweaked Distribution of supplies to units unloading from ships
046a. Fixed Handle zone to zone when direct connection is not available (offmap boxes to Aden/Abadan prior to Med opening)
046b. Added protection to stop connecting invalid destination zones that caused issue in 46a
047. Fixed Not trying to auto-docking at ports > 4; should not auto dock at port 0-3
048. Tweaked Expanded turn cycle from 3 to 4; art contains 1-4 images
049. Fixed ARD repair
050. Fixed Auto dock not working for ports 3+; should not be allowed at port 0-2; test was reversed
051. Fixed Error in target base selection that could stop Heavy bombers from picking a base to attack
052. Tweaked Standardized skill selection and mission profile for skill improvement; experience updates could revert to primary mission only
053. Fixed ASW experience could be sometimes incorrectly modified in sub combat due to wrong variable.
054. Fixed Defensive subs not working properly due to bug
055. Fixed Due to timing of auto patrols, subs may might not upgrade.
056. Tweaked Follow on TF bug
057. Fixed Error in repair estimate for ships
058. Fixed Radar detection for land units was overridden by 'visual' spotting
059. Changed Limit the 'On Map Routing' button on the TF screen to the on-map entry hex to minimize TF routing errors
060. Fixed Weather setting for non-base LCUs was not correctly set for all units in the same hex
061. Suppress restoration of the Combat Event report in PBEM games due to Japanese info being available to Allied player
062. Tweaked Improved airborne radar impact on Air Search as current setting is being overwhelmed
063. Fixed Search arcs seem to be generated in reverse sequence. This varies depending on the size and angles of the search sector. Added anti-/clockwise option to search arc on group screen due to confusion when large sectors being assigned
064. Added direction switch on the Search arcs to alleviate searches being in wrong order
065. Tweaked display of search arcs to emulate above change - sectors sharing AM/PM search show as Black (Naval) or White (ASW)
066. Tweaked Several pilot screens to retain current position when performing pilot assignments
067. Fixed Wrong pilot could lose skill points (for flying wrong type of plane) when transferred to Pilot Reserve on the 'Request Veteran' screen
068. Fixed Sometimes a destination was set for new TFs. Current base/hex will be the default destination, unless it is formed from another TF where that TF's will be used.
069. Added TF mouse over shows off-map destination details if applicable
070. Added Base mouse over shows garrison info if applicable
071. Tweaked Group screen - some mouse over updates, retain target (if appropriate) when swapping between Port/AF/Ground missions, check if within range before changing all in base
072. Tweaked Allow AI to use port mining as a group mission
073. Changed Night missions on the group lists will show in BLACK to make them easier to find
074. Tweaked Small map AI supply base - use closest main base with enough supply rather than just the first one. Stops AI from creating supply TF going from one end of map to the other.
075. Changed Protect AI from generating errors from data in scenario file
076. Changed Top Pilot list treats TRACOM as if a Japanese group.
077. Fixed AdjustRateForNavalSupport() increased to a long integer to cater for large naval support values
078. Changed Switching between night/day will attempt to retain mission for ease of play
079. Fixed Amphib HQ was not being loaded on AGC due to a wrong variable check and correct unloading process. If no Aphib Hq, then a land or naval HQ will try to load on the AGC before any other land unit does.
080. Changed Added the target prepared for to the Load/Adjust Troops screen to ease LCU selection for amphib forces.
081. Fixed Loading groups weren't showing up in the load lists for 'Load Troops' as it was no longer at the base
082. Tweaked Increased fuel requirements of bases' with HI to force more fuel to be routed there, with adjusting of actual ship/TF fuel used
083. Added New button on base screen to show TFs home-based at the base (help to refine base fuel needs)
084. Tweaked Removed Cold Zone from off-map bases
085. Tweaked Made the attack bomber strafe/bomb more obvious in animation
086. Tweaked Added 'destroyed by flak' count to the combat report due to kill confusion
087. Tweaked Swapping of fragment and parent were missing some items
088. Added New filter on List pilot screens for plane type
089. Fixed Transport of devices by non-float planes to dot base (no AF) not allowed
090. Added Show current victory level if not a draw on Intel based on current losses
091. Fixed Standing down CV groups was not curing plane fatigue.
092. Changed Offset the original nation hex (from hotkey 4) so it can be read when a base is present
093. Changed Allowed Allies to control their industry as it can be stop/start via Industry Management screen but doesn't show up on other screen
094. Added Filter to show enemy bases on the List Base screen - can only go to the base hex, no other details shown
095. Fixed Crash when withdrawing ship at a non-base off-map location
096. Fixed Sub mine numbers not always being cleared when tube/mines are removed when not in a port
097. Removed ability to send pilot 'home for 180 days' as not desired or useful
098. Changed Industry Management store totals were too big using alternate font
099. Fixed Cap the number of landing phases a TF can perform. The count was becoming 99 which resulted in abandoning the landing.
100. Removed ability to send pilot 'home for 180 days' as not desired or useful
101. Changed Some of Industry Management fields were too big using alternate font, changed to show fewer letters
102. Fixed Once R&D kicks in, always keep at least one R&D point available to stop DB updates from wiping out availability advancement
103. Fixed Verify ship and class devices match before determining damaged weapons. Force unmatched ship/class devices to conform when ship in friendly base
104. Fixed The ship load method was not always set correctly resulting in units not being in proper mode for amphib TF.
105. Added Show 'combat load' method on LCU when viewing ship screen
106. Fixed Group fragments on ships not combining
107. Fixed Follow-on escorts could change to bombing mission if its secondary was a bombing one
108. Fixed Search plane being killed while on search could cause a CTD
109. Fixed Don't allow component LCU to be rebuilt if parent already reformed
110. Fixed Flak from ships in port being used as if in a TF; related to an earlier change
111. Fixed Don't reform groups that have been lost due to a ship class change unless specifically stated in scenario
112. Fixed TF were auto-disbanding when the still had routing parameters

[drw61]

Thanks for the great support!  Wow that's a long list of changes / fixes.

[ADB123]

97. Removed ability to send pilot 'home for 180 days' as not desired or useful
100. Removed ability to send pilot 'home for 180 days' as not desired or useful

Wow! You guys hated this one so much that you removed it twice? [;)]

Actually, I'm quite sad to see it go. I used it all the time to get rid of "trainees" from air groups when I need to move the training group into a combat role and add pilots from the Reserves.

Now I'll have to figure out a different way to do it. (Once I finally upgrade, of course. I'm not going to test the Beta.)

[m10bob]

Every patch should be this easy to load..Thank you for this great work..

[witpqs]

Wow - thanks!

[Rainer]

Splendid!
Installation works like a charm.
You may want to include your special settings to the shortcut (like -altFont -cpu2 -f -dd_def or whatever you prefer).
After the initial installation the shortcut to the beta version has -w (windowed) applied.
All other settings are retained (Preferences, Options).

PS: Joe, this beta does not ask for the License Number. Intended?

[jwilkerson]

ORIGINAL: Rainer
Joe, this beta does not ask for the License Number. Intended?

That's a "feature" of the "Matrix on vacation" ... [:)]

[Zebedee]

Thank you. Downloading to see if I can break it

[michaelm75au]

ORIGINAL: Rainer

Splendid!
Installation works like a charm.
You may want to include your special settings to the shortcut (like -altFont -cpu2 -f -dd_def or whatever you prefer).
After the initial installation the shortcut to the beta version has -w (windowed) applied.
All other settings are retained (Preferences, Options).

PS: Joe, this beta does not ask for the License Number. Intended?

I left the short cut setting simple because there are so many variants out there.[;)]
Players should put what they normally like in the shortcut properties.

[n01487477]

Thanks guys ... I filed a bug report months ago about the Industry screen being wrong ... still is.

Look at Navy and Merchant SY - all numbers are HI points; not as they should be - factories / SY points.

[michaelm75au]

ORIGINAL: n01487477

Thanks guys ... I filed a bug report months ago about the Industry screen being wrong ... still is.

Look at Navy and Merchant SY - all numbers are HI points; not as they should be - factories / SY points.

Sorry, didn't see the report.

Or if I did, forgot about.

After all, this IS a sum of all the bugs/etc since patch 4 (which was about Xmas last year IIRC)

[edit]
Fixed in next build 1108c
Also will re-format large totals into the 'millions' form to reduce number overlapping when using the alternate font.

[michaelm75au]

I am hoping the changes made to Auto Convoy will make it a bit more useful now.[:)]

[jwilkerson]

ORIGINAL: michaelm
this IS a sum of all the bugs/etc since patch 4 (which was about Xmas last year IIRC)

Oh I forgot ... Christmas in Oz is in July !!! [:D][:D][:D]


(patch 04 released July 2010)

[michaelm75au]

ORIGINAL: jwilkerson

ORIGINAL: michaelm
this IS a sum of all the bugs/etc since patch 4 (which was about Xmas last year IIRC)

Oh I forgot ... Christmas in Oz is in July !!! [:D][:D][:D]


(patch 04 released July 2010)

See.
I don't ever know when/where I am.
Toooooo much AE ....

[Mistmatz]

009. Added a destroyed LCU screen and the ability to reform non-Chinese LCUs (at 1% TOE) using PPs

Great news on the patch, thanks developers, testers an Matrix folks. [:)]

I especially like the item quoted as it should save a lot of people a lot of time trying to save fragments. Hopefully the PP cost is reasonable.

[michaelm75au]

A note:
This patch will re-sync weapons on subs when they hit port. It wont go into 'repairs' unless there is other damage.

Ships where the class and ship weapons are not aligned will have the good old '*' next to the class name of the ship display.

[stuman]

Thanks very much guys.

[Apollo11]

Hi all,

ORIGINAL: jwilkerson

Ok Guys and Gal,

Here is the patch 06 public beta ... since Matrix is on vacation we will make this available as a download from the tech forum.

Just download the file, unzip and run, this will install the patch (EXE only) into a separate directory and create a separate shortcut to allow you to choose to run either the beta or the current version you are running.

We think this works on top of patch 04 or patch 05, but installing on top of patch 05 is recommended.

Here is the changelog.

<SNIP>

063. Fixed Search arcs seem to be generated in reverse sequence. This varies depending on the size and angles of the search sector. Added anti-/clockwise option to search arc on group screen due to confusion when large sectors being assigned
064. Added direction switch on the Search arcs to alleviate searches being in wrong order
065. Tweaked display of search arcs to emulate above change - sectors sharing AM/PM search show as Black (Naval) or White (ASW)

<SNIP>

Fantastic!!! [:)] [&o]

Thanks for everything (really HUGE list list [:D]) and especially for the "Search Arcs" above! [:)][&o]


Leo "Apollo11"

[CV2]

Should it still say VERSION 1.0.4.1106i Oct 27 On the main menu page after the patch? Thats what mine says, and Im not getting the black and white search arcs.

The only file with a new date is wp.prfs (and a folder called "beta"). Are we supposed to over write the 2 files in the BETA folder into the game files?

[n01487477]

ORIGINAL: CV2

Should it still say VERSION 1.0.4.1106i Oct 27 On the main menu page after the patch? Thats what mine says, and Im not getting the black and white search arcs.

The only file with a new date is wp.prfs (and a folder called "beta"). Are we supposed to over write the 2 files in the BETA folder into the game files?

You should be using the new shortcut created (mine appeared auto on the desktop). As this is a beta they've kindly given the option to use patch 5 or patch 6.