Civ V Steam Workshop and beta patch: how to get access - Page 4

Lordofchange · Jun 05, 2012, 07:05 PM

Don't know why its going slower for some of you. I have played it a couple hours now on a huge map 22civs/24 states and turn times are noticeably faster for me. I also had a fight with a civ and it did seem do better moves than before, but can't really do that conclusion yet as i have only had one war as of yet.

On the flip side, it seems that they have done something on the graphic side that's under the surface as there's a lot of small weird glitches that wasn't there before. Shores and rivers have strange looks and shows sort of through the FOW when its just on the border of where you can see for example..

But all in all, the game moved up a notch on my enjoyment level. Even noticed there's 2 graphics sets on the trading posts. So if you spam they wont all look the same, some are turned differently.

plokoon9619 · Jun 05, 2012, 07:17 PM

Are there any other changes to multiplayer like the option to enable turn based combat?

IrishBandit · Jun 05, 2012, 07:29 PM

A lot of the sound seem to have been pitch-shifted down. The animations for city bombardment are glitchy.

Zyxpsilon · Jun 05, 2012, 09:03 PM

There goes some critical edits to Z-Advisors lua files... i'm busy!

(PS; The Steam Overlay won't open - has it been linked to our local browsing defaults or simply not activated yet?)

CivRulez07 · Jun 05, 2012, 09:56 PM

[QUOTE=vcutag;11549504]I just loaded my current game (as China, Large map, Epic speed, Prince difficulty, on turn 980-something) and noticed that it flipped a lot of the civilizations. Babylon became Denmark, Denmark became Spain, the Inca became Mongolia (only noticed this on the playback after retiring; I'd long since conquered them since they were my former next-door neighbors.) The only DLC civ that didn't get swapped was Korea. [QUOTE]

Sorry if it's just me being stupid, but what do you mean by the civs being "flipped?"

Pouakai · Jun 05, 2012, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zyxpsilon

There goes some critical edits to Z-Advisors lua files... i'm busy!

(PS; The Steam Overlay won't open - has it been linked to our local browsing defaults or simply not activated yet?)

Normally if the overlay doesn't open I restart Civ and it works.

But the mods don't download - those of you who have used Steam Workshop, how do I get mods to download?

AriochIV · Jun 05, 2012, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by CivRulez07

Sorry if it's just me being stupid, but what do you mean by the civs being "flipped?"

If you load a pre-patch saved game, some of the civilizations get switched around. In the game I loaded, a pair of Korean Turtle Ships were transformed into Korean Norwegian Ski Troops, the Incas transformed into Mongolia (but led by Isabella), the Mongolians transformed into Babylon, and Denmark transformed into Spain (but led by Pachacuti).

It would seem they have changed the meaning of certain numeric identifiers relating to civilization/leader/unit type in the save files.

Zyxpsilon · Jun 05, 2012, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Pouakai

But the mods don't download - those of you who have used Steam Workshop, how do I get mods to download?

It's been fixed with a quick_patch_new "InstalledPanel.xml" file in another thread. Still some verifications to do with resilient D/L call(s) via Overlay access though.

EDIT; Possibly the "Subscribe" button? But you're right... it isn't currently obvious that a download is being allocated to the Mods folder. Beta steps, AFAIC.

Pouakai · Jun 05, 2012, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Zyxpsilon

It's been fixed with a quick_patch_new "InstalledPanel.xml" file in another thread. Still some verifications to do with resilient D/L call(s) via Overlay access though.

EDIT; Possibly the "Subscribe" button? But you're right... it isn't currently obvious that a download is being allocated to the Mods folder. Beta steps, AFAIC.

Would you happen to have a link?

AriochIV · Jun 05, 2012, 11:48 PM

The patch uses the new Gods & Kings graphic for the Trading Post.

Haig · Jun 06, 2012, 12:29 AM

Someone wrote that units still have 10hp. But why would that be changed?
I think the new 100hp system is for GaK only?

snoochems · Jun 06, 2012, 02:48 AM

where are the patch notes ffs? has anything gameplay-wise been changed/fixed?

Camikaze · Jun 06, 2012, 03:03 AM

There are no patch notes, as this isn't the patch. It's a beta of the patch. It doesn't sound like any gameplay has been changed, though I haven't had a chance to try it out yet.

albie_123 · Jun 06, 2012, 03:40 AM

Definitely running slower on my end... let's hope it's temporary.

kiwimaster · Jun 06, 2012, 03:45 AM

Cool, the loading screen when you skip/disable the introvideo isn't just an empty black screen anymore. A minor change, but nice nonetheless.

JFD · Jun 06, 2012, 03:49 AM

The gender specific titles have been implemented.

The Little One · Jun 06, 2012, 05:07 AM

Still haven't had anything back about the Steam group. I got an automated response from the broken email address saying that it had failed, but nothing else

Seek · Jun 06, 2012, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by albie_123

Definitely running slower on my end... let's hope it's temporary.

Hey albie, does the patch obsolete UP/VEM?

albie_123 · Jun 06, 2012, 07:40 AM

I didn't try, as I couldn't get mods working for some reason - it certainly wasn't reading anything from the usual /MODS folder. I'm not sure what was going on.

I can't imagine there'd be any problems though if you could get the game to recognise it, with perhaps the exception of something to do with unit animations (I'm sure there's some behind-the-scene changes now that Multiplayer has quick combat).

SomethingCronic · Jun 06, 2012, 01:54 PM

I've loaded a few saves with the patch, and can also confirm the civ flips, but the turns don't seem slower to me. In fact it feels more optimised.

The unit queues are great, and flight unit are much quicker, although they do sometimes get into a loop and keep attacking a unit for a few more seconds an they should.

Trading posts are much better, but not where I'd like them to be personally. Better than nothing though.

Intro graphic is another bonus.

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Jun 05, 2012, 09:56 PM	#65
CivRulez07 Warlord Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 216	[QUOTE=vcutag;11549504]I just loaded my current game (as China, Large map, Epic speed, Prince difficulty, on turn 980-something) and noticed that it flipped a lot of the civilizations. Babylon became Denmark, Denmark became Spain, the Inca became Mongolia (only noticed this on the playback after retiring; I'd long since conquered them since they were my former next-door neighbors.) The only DLC civ that didn't get swapped was Korea. [QUOTE] Sorry if it's just me being stupid, but what do you mean by the civs being "flipped?" __________________ Join my CivFanatics Social Group: PolyCast Fans The Twilight in KingdomGame Rikk Slinger in Outer Empires. If you join, use the referral code 851220 or the referral url http://j.mp/KAMeKl Last edited by The_J; Jun 06, 2012 at 06:22 AM. Reason: fixed broken BB code

Jun 05, 2012, 11:48 PM	#70
AriochIV HERETIC Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: San Jose, California Posts: 2,797 Images: 19	The patch uses the new Gods & Kings graphic for the Trading Post. __________________ Civilization V Analyst - Brave New World update

Jun 06, 2012, 02:48 AM	#72
snoochems Prince Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 382	where are the patch notes ffs? has anything gameplay-wise been changed/fixed? __________________ For those who approve of Civ V being a Steam-exclusive, copy my custom title and make it yours.

Jun 06, 2012, 03:03 AM	#73
Camikaze Moderator Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sydney Posts: 17,724	There are no patch notes, as this isn't the patch. It's a beta of the patch. It doesn't sound like any gameplay has been changed, though I haven't had a chance to try it out yet. __________________ Gods & Kings Introductory Guide

Jun 05, 2012, 07:05 PM	#61
Lordofchange Chieftain Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Norway Posts: 10	Don't know why its going slower for some of you. I have played it a couple hours now on a huge map 22civs/24 states and turn times are noticeably faster for me. I also had a fight with a civ and it did seem do better moves than before, but can't really do that conclusion yet as i have only had one war as of yet. On the flip side, it seems that they have done something on the graphic side that's under the surface as there's a lot of small weird glitches that wasn't there before. Shores and rivers have strange looks and shows sort of through the FOW when its just on the border of where you can see for example.. But all in all, the game moved up a notch on my enjoyment level. Even noticed there's 2 graphics sets on the trading posts. So if you spam they wont all look the same, some are turned differently.

Jun 05, 2012, 07:17 PM	#62
plokoon9619 Warlord Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 156	Are there any other changes to multiplayer like the option to enable turn based combat?

Jun 05, 2012, 07:29 PM	#63
IrishBandit Chieftain Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 24	A lot of the sound seem to have been pitch-shifted down. The animations for city bombardment are glitchy.

Jun 06, 2012, 12:29 AM	#71
Haig King Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 912	Someone wrote that units still have 10hp. But why would that be changed? I think the new 100hp system is for GaK only?

Jun 06, 2012, 03:40 AM	#74
albie_123 King Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 814	Definitely running slower on my end... let's hope it's temporary.

Jun 06, 2012, 03:45 AM	#75
kiwimaster Chieftain Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 29	Cool, the loading screen when you skip/disable the introvideo isn't just an empty black screen anymore. A minor change, but nice nonetheless.

Jun 06, 2012, 03:49 AM	#76
JFD Kathigitarch Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The Kingdom of New Zealand Posts: 555	The gender specific titles have been implemented. __________________ Supported Venice for Brave New World.

Jun 06, 2012, 05:07 AM	#77
The Little One Warlord Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 273	Still haven't had anything back about the Steam group. I got an automated response from the broken email address saying that it had failed, but nothing else __________________ My LOTR CivPack! It adds 3 4 civs to the game from the Lord of the Rings but there are about 12 more planned!

Jun 06, 2012, 07:40 AM	#79
albie_123 King Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 814	I didn't try, as I couldn't get mods working for some reason - it certainly wasn't reading anything from the usual /MODS folder. I'm not sure what was going on. I can't imagine there'd be any problems though if you could get the game to recognise it, with perhaps the exception of something to do with unit animations (I'm sure there's some behind-the-scene changes now that Multiplayer has quick combat).

Jun 06, 2012, 01:54 PM	#80
SomethingCronic Chieftain Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: London Posts: 75	I've loaded a few saves with the patch, and can also confirm the civ flips, but the turns don't seem slower to me. In fact it feels more optimised. The unit queues are great, and flight unit are much quicker, although they do sometimes get into a loop and keep attacking a unit for a few more seconds an they should. Trading posts are much better, but not where I'd like them to be personally. Better than nothing though. Intro graphic is another bonus.

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