Unofficial BTS 3.13 patch

[Gyhth]

Hi, I didn't read any of the thread but I went through the changes in the patch and they're awesome, I agree with every one of them.
I just have one question/suggestion.. why not have a possibility of partisans spawning if running the Nationalism civic?

This 'patch' doesn't attempt to change the game play as Firaxis meant it to be, nor does it really add any 'new' features. It simply goes about fixing errors that were not fixed in the 3.13 patch, and errors that were created by the 3.13 patch. Adding something like that would change the over all game play, and therefore it would turn this more into a Mod than a fix. All of the changes that have been added thus far are simply fixes to code and logic that the game creators made.

The talk about changing the AI may amount more as a mod, but it attempts to create a better AI and uses the same logic that the game's creators use(d), so in that vein, is more of a patch. I mean, an AI that builds one thing only to build over it 2 turns later and then build over it again 10 turns later is definately a bug that needs to be looked into.

 

[boogie_one]

Thx a lot you really cool guy!
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[Draven]

So can anyone explain how to install this patch? Just swapping the dll resulted in the game simply crashing.
Do I have to un/re-install and patch a vanilla version?
Do I need to get a specific executable?
Am I using the wrong version?

I downloaded the link in the first post of this thread.

 

[Wodan]

Follow the instructions. Make sure you have the right directory and the right dll. Don't load a saved game, your in-progress games won't be compatible.

Wodan

 

[Draven]

Follow the instructions. Make sure you have the right directory and the right dll. Don't load a saved game, your in-progress games won't be compatible.

Wodan

Thanks for the reply. I definitely have the right directory. It's just the standard directory. Just to be on the safe side I did a search for any other dll with the same name and there's only the two.

So far I've only tried to start new games. It hadn't even occured to me to load a save. Did you have the official latest patch when you installed it? I just tried a clean install and to patch that and I get the same thing.

Are there any MD5 sums I can check ? I've tried dling twice now from two different machines and so far no change.

 

[theKurgen]

Did you have the official latest patch when you installed it? I just tried a clean install and to patch that and I get the same

Yes you have to have the latest official patch for this 'patch' to work. There's so much confusion about this but I'm not sure why. It doesn't patch the game, it patches the horsehockey patch!

 

[grumbler]

Are there any MD5 sums I can check ? I've tried dling twice now from two different machines and so far no change.

MD5 for Bhruic's DLL v1.11:
DFAE1C67A4DD30E422D6A0FF0D7EAAFF

You could also give the installer a try. While the installer also doesn't do anything beyond copying the dll, this way, if it still doesn't work, you could at least eliminate "wrong placement of the dll" as the source of your problems.

 

[Wodan]

Here's what you do, Draven. In this order:
1) First you have to install CIV
2) Then install BtS
3) Then, use the in-game update feature (in the main menu, Advanced) to download the official patch v3.13
4) Then, download the unofficial 3.13 patch v1.11 from here:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=246057
5) Follow exactly the instructions

Draven, did you skip step #3? Yes, that will probably cause your game to crash.

Wodan

 

[Draven]

Sorry for the slow reply, I'm pretty sure I'm fully patched up. I attached the screenshots from within BtS. I'm just backing up my BtS folder atm and then I'm going to try the installer.

Thanks for the replies though

 

[Draven]

Man I don't get this. I used the installer and tried installing it as a patch and as a mod. Both crash to the same screen when the match begins.

I'm using a German version of the game, can that have an effect?

Edit: Are there and traces or logs I can activate to post?

 

[hs1611]

Draven:

I think either the Civ Version or Build version should say 313, meaning the game is patched with the official Firaxis patch 313.

Also, are you running the DVD or the Downloaded version? I don't know if Bhruic's patch will work with the Downloaded version.

 

[Draven]

Draven:

I think either the Civ Version or Build version should say 313, meaning the game is patched with the official Firaxis patch 313.

Yeah I wondered about that too. When I search for updates, it says there aren't any. I'm also not behind a firewall or anything, and I have updated it before. Are you fully patched? what does yours say?

Also, are you running the DVD or the Downloaded version? I don't know if Bhruic's patch will work with the Downloaded version.

No I've got the DVD version. But they are German versions of the DVDs. I've heard mention on other forums that there are problems with the German versions. Can anyone confirm that they've got Bhruic patch working with German DVDs?

 

[Refar]

Your game is not patched. Should look like this...

I dont know, why iy would say "No Update Avaiable" - perhaps some mess up with the registry or whatever... Try downloading and applying the patch by hand - you can get it for example here -> http://www.firaxis.com/games/game_detail.php?gameid=16&showcon=2

 

[hs1611]

Yeah I wondered about that too. When I search for updates, it says there aren't any. I'm also not behind a firewall or anything, and I have updated it before. Are you fully patched? what does yours say?

I am not at home so I can't check it now, but I am pretty sure at least one of them, either Version or Build, says 313.
And yes, I am fully patched to 3.13 and installed Bhruic's on top of that, using Grumblers installer.

You can download patch 3.13 at: http://www.firaxis.com/games/game_de...d=16&showcon=2

No I've got the DVD version. But they are German versions of the DVDs. I've heard mention on other forums that there are problems with the German versions. Can anyone confirm that they've got Bhruic patch working with German DVDs?

Sorry, I have the English version.

EDIT: Civ version says 313.

 

[843]

I'm not sure what's wrong, but this game has started crashing since I installed the patch. I'm not sure if it conflicts with my Blue Marble mod, since those two are the only mods I'm using. Here's an attached save, just before the crash.

 

[Draven]

Awww sweet

It's working. I manually dled the patch and installed it and it worked. So I guess I really just wasen't fully patched. The screen where I could click to "check for updates" really screwed me up.

Thanks a ton for everyones help!!

The best part is that my advanced starts didn't work at all. I just didn't get anyone option to place stuff on the map (ie no green square I kept hearing about). And I just checked the advanced start and it works perfectly now.

 

[LongStrider]

How does this patch, replacing the dll, interact with running a mod? FfH2, Rhyse's, Revolutions or whatever.

I'm sorry if this has been answered in the thread somewhere I only took the time to read the first several pages and the last several pages. The search function also does not work for searching for mod as it is too short

 

[grumbler]

You can only have one dll, so: If the mod comes with its own dll, you can't use Bhruic's, else you can.

 

[jkp1187]

Revolution already incorporates Bhruic's patch.

 

[ori]

How does this patch, replacing the dll, interact with running a mod? FfH2, Rhyse's, Revolutions or whatever.

I'm sorry if this has been answered in the thread somewhere I only took the time to read the first several pages and the last several pages. The search function also does not work for searching for mod as it is too short

You can only have one dll, so: If the mod comes with its own dll, you can't use Bhruic's, else you can.

just to avoid confusion:
you can install this patch in any case and it will not interfere with any mod - but if the mod comes with its own .dll it will ignore Bhruic's patch