Operation Barbarossa v1.12 Public Beta Update Available

[Erik Rutins]

Hi everyone,

The v1.12 Public Beta update for Operation Barbarossa is now available in our Members Club. We're putting this into Public Beta until next week, when we plan to release it official barring any serious issues being found in the meantime. This update resolves many of the most pressing issues from the release version, based on customer feedback to date.

How to download the Public Beta update:

Register your copy of Operation Barbarossa in our Members Club here:

http://www.matrixgames.com/community/login.asp

Then go to My Games and Private Downloads for OB and you should find the v1.12 Public Beta. Download it and double-click to run the update installer.

Here's the change list:

Changes from V 1.11 to 1.12

- The issue with mouse double clicks has been fixed.
- Air transports are not visible anymore in the game panel when they are in the fog of war.
- Retreat: Now all unit types can retreat if they are under artillery fire.
- Retreat: Henceforward just self-propelled antitank/antiair/artillery units can retreat.
- Unit Info: Button "Cancel" has changed to "Reset" to make it more clear that it is not for closing the window. It´s just for resetting the strength/ammo/fuel values if the player has changed his mind.
- The closing button for the windows has been reworked for better visibility.
- Scrollboxes (like scenario description or debriefing): Now it always starts at the beginning of the text.
- A small bug relating to the Benelux nation has been fixed.
- End Turn: A confirmation dialog for ending the turn has been included. This can be toggled in "Options/Game".
- PBEM: Now it´s possible to choose a name for the game by the 1st player
- The German flag for the ownership has been changed to make it more distinguishable from the Russian one.
- The Romanian Army has been expanded by 8 German units.
- Several misspellings in the scenario textes have been corrected.
- In some scenarios the specific unit names have been changed. Before they had just the general name like "Panzer III".
- BM 8-24: Infantry defense +2

Retreat Changes:

4.7.2 Special cases

Retreat

Attacked ground units retreat to an bordering free field (without adjoining enemy units) if they have suffered losses of at least 50% of its current strength points. Any entrenchment levels of that unit are lost then.
Exceptions: Cannons do not retreat, but self-propelled ones do. Attacks lead by aircrafts never cause a retreat.

[vonRocko]

Thanks guys, have the CTDs' been addressed?

[qy_panzer]

unable to connect to matrixgames ftp

[Erik Rutins]

Working fine here, just tested it.

[qy_panzer]

sigh, it does not work for me [:@]

Network Timeout




The server at ftp2.matrixgames.com is taking too long to respond.


The requested site did not respond to a connection request and the browser has stopped waiting for a reply.

* Could the server be experiencing high demand or a temporary outage? Try again later.
* Are you unable to browse other sites? Check the computer's network connection.
* Is your computer or network protected by a firewall or proxy? Incorrect settings can interfere with Web browsing.
* Still having trouble? Consult your network administrator or Internet provider for assistance.


Pinging ftp2.matrixgames.com [64.111.28.25] with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Request timed out.

[Erik Rutins]

Must be something going on between our server and your ISP. You might try a different browser just to see if that makes a difference.

[qy_panzer]

Thanks Erik, I've changed several browser and also a ftp client software, nothing works, and I can not even ping ftp2.matrixgames.com, maybe China is too far away from matrixgames server[;)]

[junk2drive]

I think the members area uses a different user name and password than the forums. Or you can have the same user name but different password. You might check that. I use Coffee Cup ftp freeware.

[Andrew Loveridge]

There is a minor fix to this patch for some of the new Romanian units.  It has been changed in the download.  You can re-download this patch and run it again to correct the error.

[vonRocko]

ORIGINAL: Andrew Loveridge

There is a minor fix to this patch for some of the new Romanian units.  It has been changed in the download.  You can re-download this patch and run it again to correct the error.

Does this one fix the CTDs'? Am I the only one that has a problem?

[ComradeP]

Although I had not experienced a single CTD prior to installing the patch, loading a saved game (a new one, made whilst this patch is applied) crashes the game every time.

[Erik Rutins]

Darn, was that the case only with the updated public beta with the fix for the Rumanian units? I'll test this here as well, we'll get it fixed up before the official release in any case.

vonRocko, I know the developers are working on all reports. If yours have not yet been fixed, it may be because your issue has not been able to be duplicated (yet).

Regards,

- Erik

[ComradeP]

I downloaded the patch two hours ago, so I'm guessing it includes the fix of the Romanians, as you stated the original download file was changed to the new one including the fix I believe.

[vonRocko]

ORIGINAL: ComradeP

Although I had not experienced a single CTD prior to installing the patch, loading a saved game (a new one, made whilst this patch is applied) crashes the game every time.

Yes,now I have the same problem with the latest update.I played the first two scenerios of the first campaign,then saved,and now the save crashes when I try to load.This is something new.

[Erik Rutins]

I'm guessing this appeared with our last minute update of the public beta. We'll get this fixed ASAP on Monday, in the meantime I'd suggest staying with the release version.

[Andrew Loveridge]

A new version of the 1.12 Beta patch can be downloaded.  It will not run saves that crashed in the previous version, but new saves should not crash.  Thank you all for your help with this beta test.

[ComradeP]

Thanks a lot for the continued support guys, everything works like a charm.

There are still quite a few spelling errors in the briefings and unit names, but I can live with that.

[vonRocko]

The patch is running smooth so far.[:)] Thanks

[Ronald Wendt]

Hello,

good to hear all seems to work well.

ORIGINAL: ComradeP
There are still quite a few spelling errors in the briefings and unit names, but I can live with that.

You can live with it, we can't [;)]. All hints about such errors are warmly welcome, so please send me a PM or open a thread to collect them so i can correct them.

[Andrew Loveridge]

The patch has been updated again, to address a CTD during deployment phase.  If you have experienced that situation, please download the patch and reinstall it.