New 1.08.05 Public Beta Available!

[Andrew Loveridge]

Hello all,

We have a new Beta update for you to try. It includes a large number of fixes and enhancements, and is available in the Members Club.
This is a beta, so please give us any feedback you may have.

Fix List

Version 1.08.05

• Rules Deviation
  • Placement of minor controlled fleets during reinforcement resolved.
  • Ally of aggressor no longer selected to control minor when non allies are available.
  • Naval Blockade working as it should.
• UI Enhancement
  • Standing orders in land phase added.
• Game Bug
  • Fixed Poland receiving double manpower.
  • Russia able to place depots in Prussian controlled Polish free state Kingdom.
  • Cannot make enemy fleet attack ghost fleet and retreat.
  • Corps is no longer kicked out after temp access expires when warring powers have since become allies and allowed access.
  • Interception/evasion rules corrected.
  • Battle file will no longer be deleted on game load before battle starts.
  • No Spanish in area interception and Portuguese can not combine with Russian Fleet vs Spain resolved.
  • Selected text is replaced by the word "Label" followed by a number after updating to 1.07.01 resolved.
  • Depot for Spanish player can be placed.
  • Relocation logic problem resolved.
  • Text labels at top right part of screen during SETUP corrected.
  • Games being saved in the "SETUP" directory in 1.08.02 resolved.
  • Fixed Game sequence. Loads French land phase, instead of repeating French setup phase.
  • PBEM game rolling back an entire player’s set of phases resolved.
  • Friendly ports will let in your ships.
  • Transfer of Money to Ally now working properly.
  • Call to allies does clear skip settings.
  • Now able to issue orders to besieging corps at end of land combat phase.
  • Losses from naval battles now appearing in log.
  • Game won’t repeatedly reload PBEM diplomacy file.
  • Game properly finishes land movement phase.
  • Game now advances out of January, and Russia doesn’t continuously replay January 1805.
  • Reinforcement Bug resolved.
  • Circular Dip Phase resolved.
  • Players and host able to skip diplomacy in sim phase game.

Known Issues

Upgrading from 1.00 to versions after 1.05 require the following special upgrade method to be utilized!
Upgrade from 1.00 to 1.06.03
Upgrade to 1.07.02
Now load the latest patch!
Reboot!
NOTE: This is temporary!

Upgrading can cause intermittent font issues. This may look like you are missing text/buttons. To remedy this please REBOOT after loading a patch!

Upgrading an existing game while battle files are in the battles dir can cause unit location problems! Please clean your battles dir (After completing your battles) should solve this!

Wide screen monitors with their DPI set to something other than 96DPI can cause viewing issues making the game unplayable. Please set your CRT DPI to 96.

Pressing a key to skip the Matrix movie from playing may not always work, depending on the machines video card buffer size.

There may be some issues with Microsoft Vista (Screen sizing errors, game not running, etc) and if you do see any difficulties then try the following:
1. Right click on the EiANW.exe file
2. Click properties
3. Click the compatibility tab
4. Check off the compatibility mode and then switch to something other than Vista.

[delatbabel]

Where is the 1.07.02 update available from?  The Matrix Games website only has the 1.08 and 1.06 updates.

[Dancing Bear]

Try this one, I think it still works:

ftp://ftp.matrixgames.com/pub/EmpiresIn ... v10702.zip

Otherwise, you can try the following, and scroll down to the Dec 9th post from Andrew Loveridge.

tm.asp?m=2308028

[delatbabel]

So to summarise, people who have been having problems (such as weird battle errors, display bugs, and leaders jumping ownership) should attempt to resolve those with a clean install.

Here is the process:

* Move all of your extra files, everything in commin, Save, etc, plus all of the scenario files to a safe place. Also remember to keep a copy of your serialreg.txt file because that has your serial number in it. Best to just make a complete backup copy of your install.

* In a new directory re-install the game from CD.

* Then upgrade that to 1.06.03 which is here:

ftp://ftp.matrixgames.com/pub/EmpiresIn ... v10603.zip

* Then upgrade that to 1.07.02, which is here:

ftp://ftp.matrixgames.com/pub/EmpiresIn ... v10702.zip

* Then upgrade that to 1.08.04, which is here:

ftp://ftp.matrixgames.com/pub/Empiresin ... v10804.zip

* Lastly upgrade that to the 1.08.05 beta which you will need to be a registered member to get, but it's here:

http://www.matrixgames.com/members/priv ... sp?gid=285

* Only when that's done, re-install the extra scenarios, such as the 1740, Classic and 1792 scenarios made by Yearworld. Also copy back your commin and Save files.

[DCWhitworth]

I've heard that 1.08.05 will not be released as an official patch. Can we have an official Marshall/Matrix comment on this please ?

There is a lot of interest in this patch from the PBEM games I am in, but an understandable reluctance to apply a beta patch.

If this is going to become a full patch, what's the time scale ?
If not, why not ? And what is the roadmap and timescale for the way forwards from here ?

[Mardonius]

ORIGINAL: DCWhitworth

I've heard that 1.08.05 will not be released as an official patch. Can we have an official Marshall/Matrix comment on this please ?

There is a lot of interest in this patch from the PBEM games I am in, but an understandable reluctance to apply a beta patch.

If this is going to become a full patch, what's the time scale ?
If not, why not ? And what is the roadmap and timescale for the way forwards from here ?

Here here! We have been loyal fans for years now. And as paying customers, we are entitled to forthright updates.

[DCWhitworth]

ORIGINAL: Mardonius
And as paying customers, we are entitled to forthright updates.

Sadly we're not, we're paid customers not paying. Often a major point where software development is concerned.

[Mardonius]

Perhaps, yes. But paid customers unhappy means less paying customers as word gets out.

[bongina]

1.8.05 Beta still has major issues. We have to wait for 1.8.06

[DCWhitworth]

ORIGINAL: bongina

1.8.05 Beta still has major issues. We have to wait for 1.8.06

Care to give us some more details ?