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Good news!
Brother Against Brother has been updated to 1.0.4 and this version is truly decisive! The new patch is entirely focused in improving the game in its mechanics and in fixing some bugs!

Amongst all the changes, a particular mention goes to a more differentiation to brigade colors, the morale penalty for splitting regiments has been removed and a new 1st Manassas alternate history scenario is now available!

Developers have worked hard to make the game even better than before!

You can download the patch from here

Here’s the changelog:

Brother against Brother V1.0.4 Changes
Improvements:
• Add PBEM challenge password support
• Add an option not to zoom out during combat resolution
• Add a small flag representing the side the unit is on right before the unit's name in combat reports.
• Allow OOB and game to be active at the same time; highlight selected unit in OOB
• Add cycle to next unit buttons.
• Chit graphics now show line/column and skirmishers. Chits also show units that are disordered, routing, or below -2 morale.
• Combat arrow graphic now has multiple heads along its length to show direction of attack better
• Don't allow commanders to change formation - don't display their formation along with brigade orders.
• Turn off weather sound when weather graphic is turned off
• Change to AI to increase aggression (should help w/ Blackburn's Ford and other scenarios)
• Now using star chit for commanders
• Now showing echelon colors in hierarchy box
• Increased the frame rate
• Added more differentiation to brigade colors
• Select higher echelons in OOB with click; show selected unit/echelons in OOB

Scenario Changes:
• Includes new 1st Manassas alternate history scenario (#3)
• Various scenario tweaks

Gameplay changes:
• Eliminated the morale penalty for splitting regiments
• Reduced chance of finding a leader casualty from 5% to 3% and added requirement that at least 10 casualties have been caused on both sides during the combat phase.
• Misinterpret orders rule is now always in effect for pbem games, regardless of difficulty level

Fixes:
• Fix for PBEM timeout issue
• Fix for corrupted game save PBEM issue
• Fix no smoke on save file load issue
• Fix 1366 resolution issues
• Fix remaining odd issues related to PBEM and window focus (try resigning a game and issuing a challenge with 1.01, on my Windows 7 system that causes some very bizarre issues with which dialog is in front, etc.
• Fix music playing bug
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• Longrange move should be possible even inside move area
• History graph buttons being interfered by unit buttons in short resolutions

I should note that 1.03 had a permanent scenario change that broke Williamsburg saves, so if you never updated to 1.03 then 1.04 will do the same thing.

Is 1.04 "inclusive"? IOW's, must we install the original version 1.00, followed by 1.02, followed by 1.04 (don't believe there ever was an official 1.03 ...)? Or may we simply install over all the previous beta patches? just a little clarification needed. thanks.

1.04 is inclusive, so from a clean install with a empty folder etc, if it's been un installed properly and double checked the folder has gone, all you need is the base game which is version 1.00, then run the auto update which finds the latest build for you, which atm is 1.04, as 1.05 is in beta but can be installed over the top afterwards if you like, but can't be uninstalled on it's own etc, as most beta tbh.

Excellent. Thank you.