AACW 1.15 patch

[Longshanks]

As a reminder, you can change the AI settings in the middle of a game and they take effect. The only one that doesn't is Randomized Generals Stats, IIRC.

[Sean E]

I haven’t played AACW for a long time so loaded up the 1.15 patch and started the long campaign. I usually play the south so decided to give the north a go.

A few months into the game confederate units seemed to take a particular interest in Chicago and all towns north. Even crossing the great lakes and roaming the Canadian border. They were all a long way from confederate controlled territory and were infantry units not cavalry raiding.

Is this a WAD? Or something that will be fixed in 1.16?

Previous plays I remember small incursions happening but this is quite unhistorical. Any solutions?

Also I found a union cavalry unit with a .MAP after the unit name. Small bug.

[Gray_Lensman]

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[Sean E]

Ok thanks Gray will do that now and try it out.

[Calixto]

I'm new in forums but i'm buying AACW and i want to know in which order i have to install patches (where can i download them and what changes they include), and of course, where to get an updated manual of this game. Thanks and congratulations for your excellent job.

[Jim-NC]

Welcome to the forums Calixto . The most current update is 1.16rc4. It can be found here. It lists the changes from previous patches. You download 1.16 directly over your initial install. It is a beta patch, but most of us are using it. The last official patch was 1.15. Don't patch to 1.15, then attempt to patch to 1.16. You can install the game twice (once for each patch if you wish). I have done that, and am currently running 2 versions of the game (due to a PBEM game).

We're a helpful bunch, and don't forget the search function.

[Ethan]

Hi Calixto!

First, welcome to the Ageod Forums. Have fun here and enjoy playing.

Well, to install a specific patch, firstly you have to install AACW and then run the choosen patch (which will be installed on the installation of AACW).

Regarding where to download the patches: If you are interested in the 1.16 Release Candidate 4a (still unofficial :neener , look here.

If you're looking for the 1.15 patch or any previous, then check this out. Here, you will also find a list of changes.

For the manual, take a look here.

In addition, look these helpful links originally posted by Dixicrat.

And remember that the search function can help you so much.

Greetings!


Edit: Jim remains as a very very fast advisor!

[Calixto]

Thanks Jim-NC & Ethan, you're very kind. Well, I'll try to follow your instructions. See you.

[Ethan]

You're welcome, Calixto!

By the way, can I ask you where are you from?

Regards!

[charlesonmission]

Is it actually true in patch 1.16 that you can only get replacements at a depot. I know it says that, but in reality is it so?

Charles

I've had good results with setting the CSA AI to LT or COL (take your pick - COL can be daunting, IMO, what with Stax O'Doom wandering the earth) and then setting Detection to "Plus Two" ('two levels up'), Normal Agressiveness and not unimportantly, Historic Attrition for Player only - which also means that you can get Replacements only at a Depot (read the mouseover).

Not a lot of silly raiding, although Athena gets fixated on Harper's Ferry sometimes and forgets about Richmond. Any raids she does are usually "reasonable."

Start in 1862 on COL and watch A. S. Johnston come boiling out of TN with a Louisville Slugger inscribed "For Special Delivery to US Grant." The first time that happened, I was staggered to my knees.

[Longshanks]

charles: i think that depends on one of the settings
calixo: make sure to install AACW in the c:\ root directory to avoid some problems with file location

[Pocus]

You can get back full replacements only on depots if you are with historical attrition on, only... otherwise others places are good too.

[Calixto]

You're welcome, Calixto!

By the way, can I ask you where are you from?

Regards!

Sorry for my late reply Ethan, I'm from Argentina. Regards.

[Ethan]

No problem, buddy!

I like the Spanish-speaking community increases.

Regards!

[Dixicrat]

I've had good results with setting the CSA AI to LT or COL (take your pick - COL can be daunting, IMO, what with Stax O'Doom wandering the earth) and then setting Detection to "Plus Two" ('two levels up'), Normal Agressiveness and not unimportantly, Historic Attrition for Player only - which also means that you can get Replacements only at a Depot (read the mouseover).

Not a lot of silly raiding, although Athena gets fixated on Harper's Ferry sometimes and forgets about Richmond. Any raids she does are usually "reasonable."

Start in 1862 on COL and watch A. S. Johnston come boiling out of TN with a Louisville Slugger inscribed "For Special Delivery to US Grant." The first time that happened, I was staggered to my knees.

What a cool post!

[greenalien]

Hello I am having a huge problem. Whenever I try to open a turn I've just processed for my PBEM counterpart, the game crashes. We're on a second turn of the grand 1861 campaign w/kentucky.

12:32:47 (Reporting) User: Michal Computer: SKRYTEZLO
12:32:47 (Reporting) Loading general settings
12:32:47 (Reporting) USettings.LoadSettings 330 settings loaded, out of 10 settings files.
12:32:47 (Reporting) Loading Localized Strings
12:33:03 (Reporting) System local strings loaded from C:\Program Files\AGEod's American Civil War\ACW\Settings\LocalStrings__AGE.csv
12:33:03 (Reporting) Loading Display Options
12:33:03 (Reporting) Entering DirectX Initializations
12:33:03 (Reporting) LocalStrings & Settings 16326 ms
12:33:03 (Reporting) Cursors 6 ms
12:35:40 (Reporting) DirectX Initializations 351 ms
12:35:40 (Reporting) Fonts 11 ms
12:35:40 (Reporting) TTerrainDefs.Create 36 Terrains definitions loaded, out of 36 terrains files.
12:35:40 (Reporting) Terrains Definitions 1351 ms
12:35:40 (Reporting) Areas & Theaters 1801 ms
12:35:40 (Reporting) Particles I 0 ms
12:35:40 (Reporting) TAbiDefs.Create 78 Abilities loaded, out of 78 abilities files.
12:35:40 (Reporting) Units Abilities 115 ms
12:35:40 (Reporting) TListModels.Create 1001 models loaded, out of 1001 models files in 11319 ms
12:35:40 (Reporting) Models 11324 ms
12:35:40 (Reporting) TListUnitDefs.Create 1301 UnitDef loaded, out of 1301 UnitDef files in 1977 ms
12:35:40 (Reporting) Units 1981 ms
12:35:40 (Reporting) TStrucDefs.LoadFromFile 5 StrucDef loaded, out of 5 StrucDef files.
12:35:40 (Reporting) Structures 21 ms
12:35:40 (Reporting) TFactionDefs.LoadFromFile 8 FactionDef loaded, out of 8 FactionDef files.
12:35:40 (Reporting) Factions 26 ms
12:35:40 (Reporting) Application.Initialize OK
12:35:40 (Reporting) TSplash.Create OK
12:35:40 (Reporting) TSplash.Show OK
12:35:40 (Reporting) TSplash.Repaint OK
12:35:40 (Reporting) Starting Media Librarian
12:35:40 (Reporting) Max Texture size: 8192 x 8192
12:35:40 (Reporting) TAgeAudio Initializing Audio Engine
12:35:40 (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.InitializeSounds 131 sounds loaded.
12:35:40 (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.InitializeMusics 19 Musics loaded.
12:35:40 (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: delphi , ExImage ignored
12:35:40 (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: directx , ExImage ignored
12:35:40 (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: inno , ExImage ignored
12:35:40 (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Finished loading images in 19.188 seconds Memory usage: 395888 kb
12:35:40 (Reporting) Media Librarian 21155 ms
12:35:40 (Reporting) TParticlesDef.Create 4 particles definitions loaded, out of 4 particles files.
12:35:40 (Reporting) Particles II 9 ms
12:35:40 (Reporting) TDoodadDefs.Create 6 doodads definitions loaded, out of 6 files.
12:35:40 (Reporting) Doodads 2 ms
12:35:40 (Reporting) TListRegionDefs.Create 1527 Regions definitions loaded.
12:35:40 (Reporting) Regions & the Map 7741 ms
12:35:40 (Reporting) TListButtons.Create 67 buttons definitions loaded, from 30 frontend files.
12:35:40 (Reporting) Buttons 61 ms
12:35:40 (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.GetMediaInfo: Unable to find MediaInfo for image: multievents
12:35:40 (Reporting) TFrontEnd.Create 30 frontend definitions loaded, from 50 frontend files.
12:35:40 (Reporting) Frontends Initializations 7490 ms
12:35:40 (Reporting) Starting Game World
12:35:40 (Reporting) TAbiDefs.Create 78 Abilities loaded, out of 78 abilities files.
12:35:40 (Reporting) TMerchandises.LoadFromFile 22 Merchandises loaded, from 22 Merchandises files.
12:35:40 (Reporting) TWeather.Create 16 Weathers patterns loaded, from 16 files.
12:35:40 (Reporting) TEthnics.LoadFromFile 0 Ethnics loaded, from 0 Ethnics files.
12:35:40 (Reporting) TReligions.LoadFromFile 0 Religions loaded, from 0 Religions files.
12:35:40 (Reporting) TResearchDefs.LoadFromFile 36 Research loaded from 36 Research files.
12:35:40 (Reporting) TFactionMods.LoadFromFile 2 Faction Modifiers loaded, from 2 files.
12:35:40 (Reporting) TFacAttribDefs.LoadFromFile 0 Faction Atttributes loaded from 0 Attributes Definition files.
12:35:40 (Reporting) Game World & attached DBs 518 ms
12:35:40 (Reporting) Starting Data Parser
12:35:40 (Reporting) Data Parser 0 ms
12:35:40 (Reporting) Starting Renderer
12:35:40 (Reporting) Rendering Engine 96 ms
12:35:40 (Reporting) Starting Game ...
12:35:40 (Reporting) TMain, CreateForm OK
12:35:40 (Reporting) Application.Run Starting app...
12:35:40 (Reporting) Game Engine version: AACW 1.15
12:35:40 (Reporting) TGameSim.OnLoadGame_FilePicked C:\Program Files\AGEod's American Civil War\ACW\Saves\Citizen X vs Alien\Citizen X vs Alien~CSA.trn :Turn file loaded, # of entries: 87123
12:35:40 [Critical ] TRegion.CalcOperatingHarbor Exception caught: Violation d'acces a l'adresse 006A5DFA dans le module 'AACW.exe'. Lecture de l'adresse 0000001C Accessing structure Region: Madison, NY 19
12:35:40 (Reporting) All gamesim data loaded in: 7179 ms
12:35:40 --- End of Log ---

[Confederate]

Hello I am having a huge problem. Whenever I try to open a turn I've just processed for my PBEM counterpart, the game crashes. We're on a second turn of the grand 1861 campaign w/kentucky.

Perhaps email that to lodilefty? This thread is old. Hardly anyone views this thread anymore.

(P.S: Not trying to bump)

[lodilefty]

Perhaps email that to lodilefty? This thread is old. Hardly anyone views this thread anymore.

(P.S: Not trying to bump)

I don't even have 115 installed, so if it works in 116RCx,then I'll simply tell you to patch to latest beta release.

Try the beta patch first, in short...

[lodilefty]

Version 1.16 released!

http://www.ageod-forum.com/showthread.php?24334-AACW-patch-1-16-March-24-2012&p=231339&viewfull=1#post231339