Patch Update

Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS · November 26, 2001, 19:37

Hey guys. I wanted to drop you a line about the upcoming patch. We've sent it off to testing and baring any unforeseen problems it should be available some time next week. That is not a promise that it WILL be available next week however, since any number of things can cause a reset. We're on v1.14f right now, it being the 7th patch we've submitted to testing, only to find showstoppers.

Just keeping you in the loop.

Jeff

jemwhiskars · November 26, 2001, 19:39

Any chance you could give us a list of fixes please?

Peoux · November 26, 2001, 19:42

Jeff,
The update on the status of the patch is appreciated very much indeed!

Thank you!

Peoux

Boracks · November 26, 2001, 19:51

Thanks for the reality check!

Kolyana · November 26, 2001, 19:52

Cool. Thanks for the update.

HugoHillbilly · November 26, 2001, 19:53

Does anyone know if your old saves will work after the patch is applied?

Farmer Jimbo · November 26, 2001, 20:03

Thank you for the update. We appreciate any and all info you can share with us, like this.

Skanky Burns · November 26, 2001, 20:10

Quote:

Originally posted by Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS
Just keeping you in the loop.

Jeff

And we definately appreciate it

Good luck, hope this one makes it through

Whohangs · November 26, 2001, 20:15

Yes, thank you very much for creating a game that eats up hours upon hours of my time! The patch will cause me to spend even more time playing! Woohoo!

Skanky Burns · November 26, 2001, 20:17

Oh, and any info on what actually made it into the patch would also be nice

Wade · November 26, 2001, 20:27

By chance is it a "multiplayer patch" and if not could you let us know that you guys/gals if any are working on one but thanks for the update right on!!!!

adaMada · November 26, 2001, 20:36

Thanks, Jeff! Though some people on these boards are just complaining, I'd like to speek for myself and say that I LOVE Civ 3 -- as soon as some of those bugs are patched out, I'll just love it even more! Thank you so much for keeping us up to date -- personally, that's all I really want from Faraxis (keeping us up to date, answers to some of our questions, and (of course) the patch itself

). Keep up the good work, and good luck with the testing!

-- adaMada

markusf · November 26, 2001, 20:44

This is a massive list of things we want fixed

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthrea...threadid=35481

Dan Magaha FIRAXIS · November 26, 2001, 20:51

Old saves should be backwards compatible, as should old BIC files.

Dan

War4ever · November 26, 2001, 20:59

Dan...pls look at our list of what we deem are "needed fixes"...no one is expecting miracles.... but forums of this nature are going to be your best bet in fixing a bugged game.....

if you fix early mistakes the community will feel like they have been heard and will likely be less critical of this game you have put out...

the potential is here, now lets polish up this rough little diamond you have created

crayonx_2K · November 26, 2001, 21:05

Thanks Jeff, as you can tell we all look forward to the tweaks to the game.

To those who are giving a list of what you want to see fixed...most likely they have already been considered, or are under eval. I'm sure Jeff and company appreciate all the feedback they get, and do understand that not everything can be fixed at once....

As for multiplayer, that sounds more like an "Add-On" feature we will see rather than a patch.

Just my 1.5 cents (er I mean shields)

crayonx

Capt Dizle · November 26, 2001, 21:38

Jeff,

Please do not do this again. You have basically buzzed us out of pure evil mischief.

You say you have sent out a patch for testing and lead us to believe that it will be right out. Then you stick in the small print the fact that your last seven attempts to patch this game failed miserably.

Do you and your wife wear leather undies?

And of course, you fail to mention any single one thing that this alleged patch might allegedly fix. Swell.

Brillant man.

My suggestion is that if this is the best that you can do to keep us in the loop, you should keep your mouth shut.

Or, as is the usual case, firmly attached to the hindquarters of the only true gaming god. Snicker.

Have a nice day.

Capt Dizle · November 26, 2001, 21:39

Just kidding there Jeff, thanks for the update.

sachmo71 · November 26, 2001, 23:19

Awesome news!

cassembler · November 27, 2001, 01:11

Woo hoo!!!
Thanks for the continued support guys.

Zanzin · November 27, 2001, 01:23

This is good news. Thanks for the update.

Magician · November 27, 2001, 01:42

Thank you very much!
Finally... I can give the AI bombers a lesson!!

Rasbelin · November 27, 2001, 02:51

Ahh... finally it will arrive! The lond waited Civ III patch.

Thanks for droping us this note!

Robert Plomp · November 27, 2001, 04:42

civilization 3.5

great that you guys took that much time to create a patch

Since it took 2 months I suspect it to solve much issues !

it'll make civ3 rock even more !

Deathwalker · November 27, 2001, 04:42

Thanx a lot, now maybe we can can get over some of the smaller bugs and move on

star mouse · November 27, 2001, 05:25

More customisation, perhaps? This could add immensely to the replay value.

Luxury resource distribution
[ ] Clumped (one or two large groups, 5-8 in each, score bonus)
[ ] Clustered (three or four medium groups, 3-4 in each)
[ ] Scattered (Five or six groups, 1-2 in each, score penalty)

Strategic resource distribution
[ ] Clumped (score bonus)
[ ] Clustered
[ ] Scattered (score penalty)

Strategic resource rarity
[ ] Common (1.5 of each per civ, score penalty)
[ ] Normal (1 of each per civ)
[ ] Scarce (0.75 per civ, score bonus)

Minor tribes
[ ] Common (score penalty)
[ ] Normal
[ ] Scarce (score bonus)

Corruption levels
[ ] Petty (score penalty)
[ ] Larcenous
[ ] Organised (score bonus)

PapaLenin · November 27, 2001, 05:48

REMEBER TO PUT STARTING LOCATIONS OF REAL CIVS IN WORLD MAP AND FIX THE WORLDMAP PLZ!

Fredric Drum · November 27, 2001, 05:58

Sorry to disappoint you, guys.. he left... what will be (in the patch) will be.

Fred

Robert Plomp · November 27, 2001, 06:40

for the record: they're testing the patch.
that means it's finished.

wait for the 2nd patch

or the expa........ sorry, I don't dare to say it

protista · November 27, 2001, 08:15

Thanks for the update! I was really becoming frustrated at the lack of information, but feel much better now! We all look forward to downloading and applying the patch as soon as possible!