Public Beta 1.02 updated to subversion G

[Vic]

Hi all,

This is an updated version of the manual PUBLIC BETA patch. subversion G. The previous version was already stable, but since we fixed some final things we'd like you to give this one a spin as well before making it the official beta.

Please do report in this thread if you have installed and running the v1.02g without any issues.

If you are uncomfortable installing files manually or your anti-virus software is not playing ball please wait till the patch goes gold.

If not keep reading...

Install instructions

1. Download the ZIP: http://www.vrdesigns.nl/privatepatch/Barbarossa_Public_Beta_Patch_102g.zip

2. Find your game directory.

3. Rename your existing Barbarossa.exe to something like Barbarossa_backup.exe

4. Rename your BarbScenarios directory to something like BarbScenarios_backup

5. Unzip the zip downloaded in step 1 and copy the contents inside your game directory.

6. Start the game and verify you have v1.02g in the left-top corner of the main menu

note: That save games are fully compatible between all versions in circulation.

note2: That if you are playing PBEM++ both players should install this public beta for the PBEM++ fix to have effect.

note3: Only the items below noted with (E) should kick in with older saved files, for the other fixes to kickin you'd need a fresh start.

Changelist 1.02 subversion G

High and Extreme fatigue levels given dynamic tool tips in Daily Logs detailing units affected and their current fatigue levels

Captured fortification bug causing fortifications to disappear once taken fixed

All Siege Artillery Messages now show in Aide de Camp report (apart from civilian casualties caused ones which are in the relevant Daily Theatre Log)

Fixed bug which was causing excessive Siege Artillery delays. Things will run smoother now.

Changelist 1.02 subversion F

(E) Fixed yet another and hopefully last issue with the tooltips.

Changelist 1.02 subversion E

(E) Fixed some minor issues with the ?-mark tooltips

(E) Extra info on AP available for unit in unit selection popup for combat

Hitler Interference can no longer occur on the first campaign turn

Chief of Staff renamed (pool of ten possibles given more realistic names)

Soviet Reinforcements (bottom tab and Change Orders card) properly sorted

A number of German language corrections

Extent of Summer mud conditions (July) toned down

Changelist 1.02
Here follows the whole list of fixes already present in the initial 1.02 upload...

New

Report showing all cards played during game for review purposes

Report showing all decisions from previous turn to enable review

Dynamic tool tips displayed in a different colour

Page showing full breakdown of score & calculation of victory conditions at game end (PDF’s)

(E) AI has improved aglorithms to detect encriclements threats, opportunties and escape them more timely.

(E) Faulty code causing rare AI crashes in special circumstances has been fixed.

(E) Attempted to fix Korean/Japanese Windows with non-English language issue.



Changed

K.K Rokossvky replaced as commander of 54th Army with Maj.Gen R.I Chepurin

SS Panzer Div Reich renamed to SS Mot Div Reich

% trigger chances of ‘Captured Trucks’ events lowered to spread them out more

Add text to highlight Soviet Exhort Victory card is for Following turn only

Pressure from Above decision trigger changed to take into account both ObdH and Hitler’s relationship levels (previously only Obdh).

PP system overhauled and any negative amounts (eg. from theatre violations) now subtract from any positive amounts and you can be left with zero PP

Reverse sorting order on PG Summary report

Updated Report Status! script to be faster

Added GAR to minor Soviet garrison names

Easy mode tweaked. There is now a 75% chance of any Soviet AI fortification not appearing. The initial Soviet Shock penalty has been increased from 50 to 70% and tapers off at a slower rate of -5 per round instead of -10%

Normal AI mode tweaked. There is now a 50% chance of any Soviet AI fortifications not appearing (previously they all did).

Updated Map names to their correct form. River Neiman to Nieman, River Donetz to Donets, River Chopr to Choper, Pawlograd to Pavlograd, Kriwojrog to Krivirog, Melitipol to Melitopol, Dunaburg to Daugavpils, Kurman to Dshankoi

Soviet Reorganise card base cost increased from 15 to 20 PP

Finnish HQ’s can no longer be evacuated by Air

The loss of a German HQ will result in it being automatically resurrected the following turn but you’ll take a -30 PP hit as a result (doesn’t apply if HQ evacuated)

Soviet Demand Power card cost increased from 30 to 40 PP

Soviet Admit Crisis card cost increased from 10 to 15 PP

Redid Soviet Reinforcement schedule for Central front (less bunched and more spread out over time) & updated briefing notes

Pripet Marshes hexes 37:40, 32:42, 34:41, 31:45 are now alligator infested swamps instead of plains.

AGN starting line-up reconfigured. Memel territory expanded one hex.


Fixed

When all Soviet Marshals are used (pool empty) the relevant ‘change marshal’ cards are now properly disabled

Replace Tsarist card now gives historical marshal type with Historical Option ON

‘Release Tsarist’ card renamed ‘Release Marshal’ & cost increase per use now working correctly.

Release Marshal/Dismiss Marshal/Firing Squad! Soviet cards now disable properly once replacement pool of Marshals emptied & any PP’s refunded

Couple of typos in end of game PDF’s

Change SFT pic for German 50mm PAK ATG (was showing 37mm PAK)

Rail Conversion bug where Mud conditions were being incorrectly reported

Fixed several errors when PG HQ evacuated by air and awaiting redeployment

Removed extra, misleading, text from Daily Log Game - Objectives

Fixed a few inconsistencies when evacuating HQ’s by air

Winter decision series bug preventing triggering under certain circumstances

Minor bug preventing Soviet AI force being properly randomised at start (not if historical option chosen

Corrected German texts throughout game;

Armeegruppe to Heeresgruppe, Panzergruppes to Panzergruppen, Nördwarts to Nord, Ostzone to Ostfront, Göebels to Goebbels, Von to von, Friekorps to Freikorps, Lastwagens to Lastwagen, herr to Herr, Reichsfuhrer to Reichsführer, hamplemann to Hamplemann, verrücht to verrückte, Aussentellen to Aussenstellen, Grossdeustchland to Groosdeutschland, GenLt. Pflugbebeil to Gen.Lt Pflugbeil
Franz Halder demoted from Feldmarschall to Generaloberst (Gen.Oberst)

Highlighted items like Kommandante = Oberbefehlshaber have been omitted as non-german speakers would struggle here. It's also possible I missed a few outliers as there is a lot of text in the game.

(E) PBEM++ specific bug preventing a number of german game functions from working correctly.


Testing
Feel free to give feedback in this thread!

Almost there. This should be the final subversion before going gold with 1.02. This weekend can still be used for a test run


Best wishes,

Vic and Cameron

[Franciscus]

Many thanks !!

An early Christmas gift !! [:D]

[Santini]

Report showing all decisions from previous turn to enable review

Could we have a report showing all decisions from all turns?

[Speedysteve]

ORIGINAL: BrotherJayne

Report showing all decisions from previous turn to enable review

Could we have a report showing all decisions from all turns?

I believe they stated it would be too long a list/big a task to add efficiently in game

[Vic]

Before thanking for gifts. Remember that the status of this patch is PUBLIC BETA.

We think it should be stable, but as with any BETA there is a reason why we call it BETA

best wishes,
Vic

[Franciscus]

ORIGINAL: Vic

Before thanking for gifts. Remember that the status of this patch is PUBLIC BETA.

We think it should be stable, but as with any BETA there is a reason why we call it BETA

best wishes,
Vic

yes, of course.

Aplied and playing on an ongoing campaign (not in the mood to restart again [:D]), and will report if any bug happens

Thanks

(PS: I guess the changes to the Normal AI and Easy mode do not apply to an ongoing campaign ? Anyhow thanks for thinking in the more handicapped players, like me [:D] [;)])

[Vic]

I noted with an (E) what kicks is in if you are playing a game started with a version lower than v1.02.

@Franciscus
Not a lot if you continue an old game, but you could see some sudden AI relocation and different play style. Anyway you'd be testing overall stability of the new code.

best wishes,
Vic

[Franciscus]

Hi

So I started a fresh campaign as germans with 1.02...[8D]

A quickie: On the map and city list Dunaburg has now the Latvian correct name, Daugavpils. Kaunas also, not Kaunus. That's ok, I guess

But the "Select Route AGN" decision still has Kaunus, and the second option with Dunaburg (eg, "Kaunus-Dunaburg-Luga line").

Regards

[Philippeatbay]

Many places in the game would have been called different things by Germans and Russians.

In a perfect world everything would have two sets of place names, depending on which side you were playing.

Apart from the issues of text name searches and disrupting event logic, I think it is absolutely appropriate that the Germans would refer to Duenaburg by its German rather than Latvian name. (What's more problematic is if the Soviets talk about events concerning these places by using the German names, and I'm sure that happens as well).

Sometimes it's better to keep Emerson's hobgoblin in the bottle, and this is probably one of them.

[Remmes]

Don't know if this is intended or not, but it appears that it is much harder to win a battle playing as the Germans with 1.02. In the opening turn if you attack a Soviet division one on one, you fail to make them retreat. In 1.01 it would invariably lead to the Soviets being bounced from the hex. This is on 'Easy' setting. In this example the Soviet 5 Inf. div. withstood single attacks by 18 Mot, 14 Mot and was finally bounced when attacked by 7 Pz. The outcome of battles seems to be more randomized. Although this is a theatre violation attack, it happens in the Bialystok area as well.

[Speedysteve]

Hmm. Interesting. Haven't played a new game yet but you're right normally a 1:1 attack at game start should lead to a retreat 9:10

[governato]

I'd like the option to sort units shown in the OOB section clicking on some of their properties. Which of the motorized infantry Divs has the lowest readiness? Which one suffered the largest losses? Which ones have high morale? This addition would reduce counter shuffling/micromanaging, as it 'd allow the player to quickly highlight the stronger units to assign resources to, or those in need of a refit.

In game terms surely my or an army staff would know such things... without me having to go through the stats of each division as of now, as they are ordered based on their ID... which is not useful when one has 77 infantry divisions to worry about...

[Franciscus]

ORIGINAL: Ramses

Don't know if this is intended or not, but it appears that it is much harder to win a battle playing as the Germans with 1.02. In the opening turn if you attack a Soviet division one on one, you fail to make them retreat. In 1.01 it would invariably lead to the Soviets being bounced from the hex. This is on 'Easy' setting. In this example the Soviet 5 Inf. div. withstood single attacks by 18 Mot, 14 Mot and was finally bounced when attacked by 7 Pz. The outcome of battles seems to be more randomized. Although this is a theatre violation attack, it happens in the Bialystok area as well.

First impressions only of 1.02, but you may have a point. With 1:1 odds I am not seeing retreats, only with significant numerical/concentric advantages...

Maybe the "blitzkrieg" bonus is not being applied in pratice ?

Regards

[Michael T]

Is it happening most of the time or just on certain units?

If you attack 10 1:1's out in the open on 22nd June what happens?

[Michael T]

With 1.0 and 1.01 its like speedy says. 9 out of 10. I haven't tried 1.02 yet.

[Michael T]

Just did one 10 attack sample with 1.02. Result 10:0 So no apparent problem with that test.

[Flaviusx]

Ramses, try those attacks again with the PG HQ within 2 hexes of the units. I think that's the problem here. The HQ bonus on turn 1 is a big deal, it will literally double your combat power if within 2 hexes.

[WingedIncubus]

Duly reporting grammar German mistakes from your corrections, coming from posters on a forum I am member in and were quite a few people are interested in purchasing this gem. [:D]

Sicherhietspolizei to Sicherhietspolzei (Sicherheitspolizei), hamplemann to Hamplemann (Hampelmann), Grossdeustchland to Groosdeutschland (Großdeutschland)

[WingedIncubus]

Double post.

[Vic]

The Soviet RFTMS tab is not properly sorted either. Seems to be due to the same problem as with the 'Change Orders' card.

Cameron will get on it when he's back after the merry season. In the meantime the effects of the slower arrivals in center can still be tested.

Thanks for reporting!

Best,
Vic