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İs it .0831 version or .901 version should be downloaded?

Just go to

http://pikt.org/ageod/weathers

and download the latest version you see there.

As of today, the very latest version there is BertoWeathersMods.20120902.zip.

I am managing this such that if you download the latest .zip file, you are assured to get the latest, most up-to-date versions of all the weathers mods (currently for AACW, RUS & ROP; WIA maybe by the end of the week; NCP later still; AJE ... who knows?).

edit> I added a link, BertoWeathersMods.LATEST.zip, that guaranteed will always point to the latest in the mod file series.

In Berto's AACW Weathers Mod, I discuss my reducing snow coverage across much of the Southern Confederacy.

Would cutting back on winter in the RUS Weathers Mod be a good thing too?

Thank you,
I will test the weather in next fatal years campaign.
By early june you mean the weather zones, not the actual weather in June in the screenshot in specific theatres?

I am likely releasing an updated RUS Weathers Mod Tuesday, September 4. Region re-assignments and clean-ups.

But you can apply the weathers mods at any point in an ongoing game.

Thanks for testing this.

For the RUS weathers mod, I especially want to hear from people more directly familiar with weather in that part of the world. I have a good sense of American weather, and a fair sense of West European weather. But my sense of continental Russian weather is a bit hazy.

I don't understand your last question. "By early June" refers to what?

ORIGINAL: berto

I am likely releasing an updated RUS Weathers Mod Tuesday, September 4. Region re-assignments and clean-ups.

I had hoped to release v0.9 of the RUS Weathers Mod today, but I've hit a snag: About ~6 turns into my testing, I get CTDs. In the log file, it says something about not finding a .png file. No log file errors on startup, or in subsequent turns, just that one final, and game/test ending fatal error. [&:]

So, I've got some debugging to do. [:(]

I definetely have little knowledge about climate.
But with Early june I mean there shouldn't be any snow in mediterranean and caucasus theatre. At least only with small probability. There is probably possible some snow left in mountains in late april. But hard to know with global warming. Maybe more cold weather century ago .[:)]

Don't worry. In none of my mods does snow extend into June.

I invite you to download the 20120905 release of my weathers mod, which features the v0.9 RUS Weathers Mod (also updates to the AACW & ROP Weathers Mods over the past week). Get the entire package (which includes unfinished, works-in-progress weathers mods for several other AGEOD games) here:

http://pikt.org/ageod/weathers

(Note: You might wait a bit, because I anticipate issuing a thoroughly tested, at or near v1.0, weathers mod package -- encompassing the AGEOD games AACW, ROP, RUS & WIA -- by the first or second week of September 2012. So be sure to check back later.)

The v0.9 RUS Weathers Mod reflects:

• Region re-assignments:
  • The Swamp regions southeast of the Caspian Sea were moved from the CentralAsian (desert) weather area to the Mediterranean weather area.
  • The regions at the far south of CentralAsian were moved to DeserticSteppe.
  • Baku, Derbent, and a few other regions southwest of the Caspian Sea were moved from Caucasus to DeserticSteppe.
  • Several lowland regions between the Ciscaucasia and Transcaucasia were moved to Mediterranean.
  • The Steppe weather area was thinned, with regions moved to SouthContinental, NorthContinental & DeserticSteppe.
  • The NorthContinental weather area was extended a bit east, to include all mountain and hills regions on the SiberianSteppe side of the Urals.
  • The NorthContinental weather area was pared down (as described in the previous post), with borderline regions moved to SouthContinental & Subarctic.
  • The Mountain weather area has been emptied, with its widely scattered regions moved to the appropriate weather areas.
  • Other minor tweaks and corrections.
• Insights gained from recent work on my AACW Weathers Mod.
• Further research.

Based on my tests, I am getting close to satisfied with the AACW, ROP & RUS Weathers Mods results, satisfied enough that I really do foresee releasing 1.0 versions of these mods within a week or two.

The RUS Weathers Mod (so too the others) should be compatible with any ongoing game-in-progress. (If you apply the mod, then reload a saved game, the mod won't take effect until the next turn in your game.) Feel free to apply and test!

Great I will try the last version with SFV and F.Years.
Thanks !

You might wait one more day. I expect to release v1.0 of the RUS Weathers Mod (also for the other three games) tomorrow, Wednesday.

I have released v1.0 of my Weathers Mod for AGEOD's Revolution under Siege.

Please download the 20120912 release of the RUS weathers mod (also weathers mods for several other AGEOD games) here:

http://pikt.org/ageod/weathers/

Or just click on: BertoWeathersMods.LATEST.zip

The BertoWeathersMods package contains weathers mods for the AGEOD games AACW, ROP, RUS & WIA. (NCP in future, AJE maybe, PON never.)

The RUS Weathers Mod should be compatible with any ongoing game-in-progress.

Enjoy!

Here are some sample screen shots from test games of the RUS Weathers Mod v1.0.

(These are from the first official release of the mod. This is not an announcement of a new mod release.)

Early November 1918 Caucasus.



Late November 1918 Steppe.



Early December 1918 Steppe.

Note the lack of snow in the Mediterranean climate type regions bordering the Black Sea, also the Desertic Steppe regions at the east map edge.



Late December 1918 Central Asia.

Snow in the elevated regions along the south map edge, no snow in the desert regions to the north.



Early January 1919 Desertic Steppe.

Again, no snow in the desert and desertic steppe regions.



Late January 1919 Steppe, Desertic Steppe, Caucasus.

Occasionally, it can snow in the (usually) desertic steppe regions.

Again, no snow in the Mediterranean climate type regions in the Caucasus.



Early March 1919 European, North Continental.

Winter tends to be shorter in Poland and areas to the west, longer and colder in the Russian interior.



Early April 1919 Subarctic East.

Uniformly snow cover. No holes!



Early April 1919 Subarctic West.

Again uniform snow cover to the north bordering the Arctic Circle, no snow to the south. And no holes!



No more "holes", "orphans", "fingers", or "crazy quilts" (except where climate science and the AGEOD-specified region terrain types mandate them). A plausible treatment of rain/mud patterns across the map, and in all seasons, too. A model of game weathers more consistent with climatological facts (as I interpret them).

With my RUS Weathers Mod, what you see is what you'll get. Subject to possible further tweaks. But all in all, I'm really happy with these results. I hope you'll agree.

I have released v1.2 of my Weathers Mod for AGEOD's Revolution under Siege (RUS).

v1.2 delays the onset of winter by a month. November weather is now more like April weather, not like March. May rain/mud has been reduced. (And pertinent to RUS, winter has been scaled back in desertic steppe regions.)

The overall impact is to lengthen the effective campaigning season by up to a month, at both beginning and end.

Please download the 20121129 release of the RUS weathers mod (also weathers mods for several other AGEOD games) here:

http://pikt.org/ageod/weathers/

Or just click on: BertoWeathersMods.LATEST.zip

In v1.2 of the Weathers Mod, the Areas.txt file is unchanged. Only the Weathers/*.ini files have changed. Updating from the previous version is as easy as copying the new Weathers/*.ini files in place.

Entirely new mod installs require, additionally, a simple Areas.ini file edit (copy and replace).

As always, be sure to make backups first!

The BertoWeathersMods package contains weathers mods for the AGEOD games AACW, ROP, RUS & WIA. (NCP & AJE in future, PON never.)

The RUS Weathers Mod should be compatible with any ongoing game-in-progress.

Enjoy!