New release: R.E.D. v.34 ! (hotfix for v.33 / v.32 crashes)

[Gedemon]

Hotfix² is now uploaded on CFC database and Steam Workshop

v.34 (Dec 02, 2012):
- Compatibility : not compatible with saves from previous versions.
- CrashFix: Attacking submarines was crashing the game when using G+K.
- Balance: City siege Promotion (free for infantries) was 10 times stronger when using G+K (+200%), restored to normal (+20%)
- Balance: Fighter were given Anti-Air promotion when using G+K, which was added to the mod base promotion, keep only the base promotion
- Balance: The 100% defensive bonus vs aircraft for embarked units was not initialized when using G+K
- Balance: Field Guns are now "Siege" combat class, not "Gunpowder".
- BugFix: Embarked units were given 0 strength when using G+K.
- Add: Field Guns and AA Guns to units list for Stalingrad scenario.
- Add: More description for scenarios, add warnings when needed about stability and requirements.

v.33 (Dec 01, 2012):
- Installation Fix: Removed files of size 0 from the archive. Firaxis, please, for christmas can you make me an version of Civ5 that does not crash when it meet a 0 size file in an archive ?

v.32 (Dec 01, 2012):
- Compatibility : not compatible with saves from previous versions.
- Compatibility: moved to G&K for automatic DLL installation, but still compatible with vanilla (vanilla require an extra installation step to replace the game original DLL file)
- DLL Feature: balance embarked units defensive combat by considering them DOMAIN_SEA (they were considered DOMAIN_LAND) and ignore all other bonus/penalties except a 100% bonus vs aircraft.
- DLL Feature: restriction on ranged attacks, submarines can't be attacked by land-based artillery or medium/heavy bombers, and naval units can't attack from inside a city (at dock)
- DLL Feature: can set some units to act like a special type of units, "regiment", allowing them to stack with normal ("division") units, but not with another regiment.
- DLL Feature: related to unit stacking, the GetBestDefender function now return the unit that will have the more HP left after the attack.
- DLL Feature: add first strike mechanism used by artillery (field guns, howitzer-guns) units.
- DLL Bugfix: end turn autosave is no more triggered after the AI has started computing it's turn (could make the first AI to lose 1 turn), but before.
- UI: New in-game menu (featuring JanBoruta's Nation maps)
- New Artillery type: "Field Gun" (regiment), with 2 ranges, can't fire above obstacle (direct fire), can only defend, bonus vs armor.
- New Artillery type: "AA Gun" (regiment), protect only the tile it's on from air attack (but with 3 interceptions), can only defend, bonus vs air.
- Balance: remove penalty against armor for Artillery, rename it to "Howitzer-Gun", lowering melee strenght to 14 (was 16), and it's now a "regiment" unit.
- Balance: remove inflation on unit maintenance.
- Balance: lower the number of units supplied by your nation cities and population.
- Balance: penalty production when reaching the supply limit is lowered to 4% per unit above the limit (was 10% in vanilla game)
- Bugfix: don't make units escape from a city under a ranged attack...
- Bugfix: heavy bombers had 50% naval penalty and 70% sea penalty... Now have "only" 70% sea penalty.
- Bugfix: military operations should not try to paradrop units in neutral territory now that they can be closed...
- Bugfix: Stalingrad score function was broken.
- Bugfix: don't try to Air Sweep when the interception was not made by an air unit...
- Optimization of loading/saving time for mod data.
- Authorize more mod: UI - Promotion Tree

Available on CFC database and Steam Workshop.

The installation thread has been updated to reflect some changes, please read it carefully if you don't have G+K as an additional step is needed (the manual DLL installation like in v.31).

The R.E.D. Xtreme for WWII Edition is also updated to reflect the change, update/install after the base mod.

Please post here comments about the addition of this those versions

 

[thecivinator58]

Wow, that was fast Nice job Gedemon
Edit: Should those of us who have G+K keep the v31 DLL, or go back to the default?

 

[Gedemon]

you can go back to the default (if you hadn't kept a backup, validating the game file on steam will restore it).

 

[agentn2o]

I had the beta 1 of v32 installed and it worked great but the new v32 file crashes civ everytime the MOD window opens and it starts to read the new modfile. I tried it from Steam as well with the same result.

 

[Gedemon]

try to delete the old version first, then the cache folder.

 

[agentn2o]

I had deleted the old versions, restored my DLL backup. CRASHED.
Validated the files on Steam... went back in. CRASHED.
Deleted Cache folder from CivV directory. CRASHED.

I am using 64 bit Windows 8. I have not had any probs loading any of the other versions I have tried (v30, v31, and v32 beta1) so far!

 

[Gedemon]

It crash when it tries to extract the files ?

 

[Gedemon]

ok, got the problem, WTH Firaxis had made a program that can't extract file with size 0 without crashing AND put in their OWN folders files of size 0 is beyond me.

Will update ASAP.

 

[agentn2o]

OK... going back to the v32 beta for now.

Are the v32 beta 1 games compatible with the v32 final?

 

[Gedemon]

v.33 uploaded, thanks for the report.

edit: and probably no for your last question, but not tested.

 

[agentn2o]

v33 loads great! Thanks for the quick action on this update.

I have just started a new game (Stalingrad) and it works well so far.

BTW, you were right about the loading of the v32 beta game it crashed when I tried to load it.

 

[thecivinator58]

It seems infantry has a 200% bonus vs cities, not 20%. Typo, I presume?

 

[Gedemon]

It seems infantry has a 200% bonus vs cities, not 20%. Typo, I presume?

on which screen/menu ?

 

[agentn2o]

The infantry 200% city advantage makes for some interesting see-saw battles for the little towns around Stalingrad!

Also the howitzers get double attacks if you stack them with your infantry, attack with a howitzer ranged attack THEN attack with your infantry (they will get preparatory fire attack as well).

 

[Gedemon]

Ok, noted, it's the G+K "PROMOTION_CITY_SIEGE" that is 10 times stronger. Will be fixed in next version (not today, but maybe in 2-3 days)

Please report any other balance broken by the switch to G+K as the base game.

 

[thecivinator58]

on which screen/menu ?

None, infantry now has a promo that gives it +200% vs cities

 

[agentn2o]

I don't know if it is intentional or not but the fighter interception attacks are way stronger now. Might be good as the interceptions were a bit under-powered before. Seems to really affect the ground attack fighters (eg Stukas) alot more than bombers though.

 

[Gedemon]

unintentional, as the change in balance in naval combat. We'll see if it need to be changed back.

 

[Gedemon]

found some balance problems that will require another hotfix (no strength for embarked units), so I will post v.34 tomorrow.

 

[Glorthoron]

Am I understanding this right? v.33 is available on steam, but only for K&G?