DoC 1.16.8 released

[Leoreth]

I have released the current state of the git repository as version v1.16.8. You can download it here.

This is meant to be a hopefully fully fixed state of the mod in anticipation of the proper 1.17 release. Please further report bugs if you encounter them on this version. I will spend the next days updating documentation for 1.17 and if no unforeseen issues come up, the major release will happen early in January.

 

[freethink]

So Excited!

 

[Ecthy]

How do I check what version I have?

 

[Leoreth]

In the main menu, you can select "game info" and it should say something like "[you]'s game ([version])I".

However talking about this I realised that I forgot to update this to v1.16.8, so it should say something like v1.16.7-52.

 

[Ecthy]

There is no game info. There's "about this build" which returns something like 3.19. Are you referring to this?

 

[Leoreth]

Sorry, I meant the main menu inside a game. Not on the title screen.

 

[Ecthy]

Now I'm feeling daft

thanks!

 

[Leoreth]

Nah, it was my mistake for being too vague.

 

[Ecthy]

Don't be too fair, the losing on my end continues. I get an endless string of XML errors on launch after copying the assets folder.

I copied it right out of the zip file, 41 files were replaced.

 

[Leoreth]

I recommend deleting the existing folder completely before unpacking a new version.

 

[Ecthy]

In this case I'd replace a 2+ gigs Assets folder with a several megabyte one. I guess this involves VD and Blue Marble. Can I just install them again after the patch?

 

[Leoreth]

If you are using the zip download from github, do not use the modules. Use the installer to get the modules.

 

[Ecthy]

If I'm not using git but only the installer, in what order should I install the 1.16.7 version, the 1.16.8 update and the extra modules?

 

[Leoreth]

Download the current installer and run it, that's it. It includes options to install the modules along with it.

 

[Golden Console]

Hi, I deleted the previous version, and downloaded this one, but there seems to be some trouble. I keep getting these error messages

Then it just opens vanilla civ4. Did I do something wrong?

 

[Ecthy]

The installer is announced as DoC 1.16, is it the most up to date thing?

Edit: still says 1.67.54 or so

 

[Leoreth]

Yes, I forgot to bump the base version to 1.16.8, sorry. You are up to date.

 

[Ecthy]

I must apologize, you had already said the version number wasn't going to be right. Anyway, I knew I had the real thing when I saw Meritocracy and Caste were incompatible

 

[BigSchwartzzz]

No guarantees of course, but as of your plans, what release will have the ability for new civs to spawn as vassals? ie Canada?

 

[Dracosolon]

On that note, is the difficulty with human vassals mostly from a player experience perspective, or are there significant coding obstacles in how Civ IV is written as well?