New 2.11 Patch! +OS X Patching problem

[jngpng]

No-one else seems to have noticed that the new 2.11 patch is out!
I suppose I must have logged on to the Dom2 site at the right time...
Anyway, I would comment on it, but I can't as I'm having some problems installing on OS X. It seems that the iPatch checks to see if the app it's updating is what it expects before patching. Unfortunately this means that if you've added any extra maps or anything to your Dom2 install, it wont update. Is there any chance of realeasing an old-style OS X update? Or do I need to re-install and go install all the maps again after the patch...
Either way this doesn't seem like a good permanent solution. Perhaps maps could be added in the dominions2 directory in the user's Documents directory in a similar manner to mods?
Seeing as this is my first post too(long-term lurker), then I guess I should congratulate Illwinter on a wonderful game too

Julian

[mlepinski]

Does any know what the effect of the patch is on ongoing games? (That is, if I upgrade to the patch will it break anything in my saved games?)

- Matt L. :->

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Originally posted by mlepinski:
Does any know what the effect of the patch is on ongoing games? (That is, if I upgrade to the patch will it break anything in my saved games?)

- Matt L. :->

Normally it shouldn't break anything , and you'll fully enjoy the new patch in your games ! (except a special case of Dracolich shapechange documented in the readme ... just re-change shape !)

If you're playing MP ALL players must upgrade though.

[JaydedOne]

Patch's list of fixes and additions looks great. I think it'll be some time before we figure out just how much impact it has, but the initial outlook seems to be: LOTS.

Thanks IW!

[Chris Byler]

Originally posted by Miguel Duran:
Patch's list of fixes and additions looks great. I think it'll be some time before we figure out just how much impact it has, but the initial outlook seems to be: LOTS.

Thanks IW!

What look like the biggest changes:

* Battle inconsistency problem fixed!!! Yihaaaa!.
* Paralyze is not eternal any longer.
* Non blood mages are worse at finding blood slaves.
* Regeneration items doesn't work for inanimates any longer.

Wasn't that Last one already the case? Or maybe I'm thinking of Dom I... Anyway, paralyze wearing off will make supercombatants a little tougher to counter, but on the other hand, less hunting by non blood mages will make *blood* supercombatants harder to get in the first place (except the Vampire Queen, heh heh.)

And of course everyone celebrates the fixing of the battle replay bug, Utgard bug and some new goodies for two weak themes, Carrion Woods and Blood of Humans.

Nothing about the much-discussed Clam of Pearls - I suppose Illwinter is still waiting for the playing community to reach a consensus on whether or not an agressive strategy can beat down clam hoarders before their investment pays off. I think it might be difficult to do so when the clam hoarder is a water nation, because of the water nations' huge advantages in underwater combat (it's nearly impossible to use conventional armies against them at all, and even undead and construct armies are at a serious disadvantage). Many army bLasting rituals won't even work against underwater provinces (flames from *where*? )

[CayseP]

Thanks IW!!!