New version! New version!

llamabeast · #1 May 3rd, 2007, 11:47 AM

Version 3.08's just been released! Woohoo!

Personally I rarely look at the stickied posts, so it's easy to miss some things - like a new patch coming out. So I thought I'd make a non-sticky post to tell everyone.

llamabeast · #2 May 3rd, 2007, 12:34 PM

Thought I might add a couple of tips as well, to minimise the chaos in multiplayer games when a new patch is released:

1) Make a copy of your dominions folder before you patch. Call it "dominions3_06" or something. You'll then have the choice to play using either the old or new version, so that you'll still be able to take turns with any MP games that don't immediately get updated.

2) DON'T connect to a multiplayer server using the new patch unless you've already heard that it's been updated. As soon as someone using 3.08 connects to a server running 3.06 it'll crash (at least, I'm assuming this is the case judging from the last patch).

llamabeast · #3 May 3rd, 2007, 12:35 PM

By the way if any more experienced players disagree with these tips, feel free to correct me.

Dedas · #4 May 3rd, 2007, 04:02 PM

Excellent tip! I'm using this right now.

HoneyBadger · #5 May 3rd, 2007, 04:31 PM

Just a quick bit of advice: Don't expect that the only changes are what the Devs have been kind enough to list. I started getting attacked by madmen after version 3.06 and I've never seen them before. They might have been there from the start, but then again, there might be quite a few such "little odds-and-ends" the Devs failed-or even forgot-to mention.

Dedas · #6 May 3rd, 2007, 04:32 PM

Maybe your version went insane?

Taqwus · #7 May 3rd, 2007, 05:35 PM

Sounds like somebody's hitting you with Imprint Souls.

Edi · #8 May 3rd, 2007, 05:38 PM

Yep. That one produces madmen and flagellants, led by a mad priest. Always been in the game.

llamabeast · #9 May 3rd, 2007, 08:26 PM

Another tip: As Edi pointed out in another post, the technique of only backing up the exe rather than the whole folder won't work with this patch as it has with others, since other files are changed. The best way to keep a copy of v3.06 is just to copy the whole folder.

Cainehill · #10 May 4th, 2007, 03:13 AM

Blah. So, since IW couldn't be bothered to _mention_ this, it's screwed up my (and other people's) installs. And since they so-cleverly used an .exe to update the Windows version (instead of a zip like the other platforms) we didn't even get to see the contents to know it.

F-ing lovely.