Worldwide PTW 1.21f patch to be released this week!
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anarres
anarchist revolutionary
4 days left then a week is up.
I'm gonna run a book on whether it comes out by the 15th.
I'm gonna run a book on whether it comes out by the 15th.
Stapel
FIAT 850 coupé
Whatever, I already have the official Firaxis 1.21 no cd patch!
Unless anyone can explain whywhywhywhywhy there are different versions of civ, I will buy the US version of conquests later this year!
Unless anyone can explain whywhywhywhywhy there are different versions of civ, I will buy the US version of conquests later this year!
MrWhereItsAt
Warlord
No. The only difference in this "new" version 1.21 to your one is that those with European copies of Civ3 can use it.
If v1.21f works for you already, this "new" one is just allowing everyone who it DOESN'T work for to apply it.
If v1.21f works for you already, this "new" one is just allowing everyone who it DOESN'T work for to apply it.
disorganizer
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@stapel: easy 
the european distributer used a different copy protection mechanism... thats the only difference i can see...
the european distributer used a different copy protection mechanism... thats the only difference i can see...
Eklektikos
Eponymous
About bloody time.
ProPain
King
Next week... Dont mean to be pessimistic but I did hear that before. Remember that Firaxis chat. They said last week for non american 1.21 but that chat has been months ago (april iirc)
So, i'm not holding my breath here. I also never knew putting a different copy protection on patch was so complicated it would take 6 months or so
So, i'm not holding my breath here. I also never knew putting a different copy protection on patch was so complicated it would take 6 months or so
Well it's now Friday and still no patch yet....
I wonder what day the week ends on?
I wonder what day the week ends on?
@ville - that's funny. I can just see TF's journal now:
"Day 5. The natives are getting restless. I see them wearing strange costumes, chanting and singing and danceing around a bonfile, praying to their god 'Firaxis', saying things such as 'Where's our patch, or lord, where is it? Have you forsaken us? Please, give us a sign!"
"Day 5. The natives are getting restless. I see them wearing strange costumes, chanting and singing and danceing around a bonfile, praying to their god 'Firaxis', saying things such as 'Where's our patch, or lord, where is it? Have you forsaken us? Please, give us a sign!"
On ftp://ftp.download-center.com/ I can only seem to find the German, French, Spanish and Italian 1.21 patches under the "international" folder. ftp://ftp.download-center.com/pub/Download/uk_infogrames_com/support/civ3ptw/ only contains the 1.14 patch. Why???
majwalrus
Chieftain
Isn't that slightly taking the proverbial?
The one place that needs no localisation, just a different copy protection is the one to be released last?!
The one place that needs no localisation, just a different copy protection is the one to be released last?!
samildanach
Necrophile
Look did any of us really expect the organisation formally known as infobums to be able to deliver on their promise of a simultaneous release of all future patches.
Tavis
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That promise was for future patches =)
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Some people may experience a problem with the French version having the main menu text appearing incorrectly. Please make sure the beginning of the doc has:
#LABELS
Tentative de connexion à GameSpy.
Envoi des parties sauvegardées terminé.
Envoi d'une partie sauvegardée au joueur %d...
Chargement de la partie en cours...
The key line missing is the
Tentative de connexion à GameSpy.
Add it as shown above and the problem is resolved.
ajerzguy
Chieftain
I implore all in the multiplayer community to email Firaxis with their disappointment of not releasing the fixes that we were told about 6 weeks ago. Following you will find my email to Firaxis using th "contact us" dropdown menu. Please make them release the 1.21 patch prior to releasing conquests.
Good afternoon all, It is now 3:40edt and I have just become aware of the latest patch release for our Euro civers. Allow me to be among one of the first to congratulate you.
However, this email is in response to the release of that patch and the misleading of the civ community about it's release. Now I may be grossly using semantics here but I did read where all future patches were going to be released when all versions could be incorporated into one.
The European 1.14 blunder was bad enough, now I feel it will compound the problems that already exist in the game in it's present form. I'm sure you are aware of the many problems plaguing the PTW multiplayer version of the game. I did sit in on a chat and saw that a patch to the current 1.21 version was scheduled to go to testing approximately 6 weeks ago. That patch has not been released as of this email.
Therefore I have no alternative than to assume that there will be no fix for the 1.21 patch. I also believe that it will be a ploy used by Atari to include the fixes in the new addon "Conquests". I mean really, "why make a change now in the middle of June", the last 1.21f patch was release 2/28/03 right. That's approximately 3 1/2 months. So using laws of probability the next patch should be released around 10/1/03. But wait a minute the addon is due to be released 10/28/03. So I guess you expect us to wait until then to have a game that is in excellent (not perfect) running condition.
Quite frankly that is not good enough for me. I make this promise to both Atari and myself, for every business day that passes without a patch for the 1.21 version i will delay my purchase of the addon 1 week. I play online almost everyday. Actually I spend more time rebooting and reloading than playing but this downtime will give me the opportunity try and get a grass roots movement to boycott the new release until the current one is repaired. I promise to do this diligently whenever online, and by using the various civ community forums to spread the word and hit Atari where it hurts, "in the pocket".
You can't imagine how outraged I am at this.
You know the author, see you in the forums.
That's it
Good afternoon all, It is now 3:40edt and I have just become aware of the latest patch release for our Euro civers. Allow me to be among one of the first to congratulate you.
However, this email is in response to the release of that patch and the misleading of the civ community about it's release. Now I may be grossly using semantics here but I did read where all future patches were going to be released when all versions could be incorporated into one.
The European 1.14 blunder was bad enough, now I feel it will compound the problems that already exist in the game in it's present form. I'm sure you are aware of the many problems plaguing the PTW multiplayer version of the game. I did sit in on a chat and saw that a patch to the current 1.21 version was scheduled to go to testing approximately 6 weeks ago. That patch has not been released as of this email.
Therefore I have no alternative than to assume that there will be no fix for the 1.21 patch. I also believe that it will be a ploy used by Atari to include the fixes in the new addon "Conquests". I mean really, "why make a change now in the middle of June", the last 1.21f patch was release 2/28/03 right. That's approximately 3 1/2 months. So using laws of probability the next patch should be released around 10/1/03. But wait a minute the addon is due to be released 10/28/03. So I guess you expect us to wait until then to have a game that is in excellent (not perfect) running condition.
Quite frankly that is not good enough for me. I make this promise to both Atari and myself, for every business day that passes without a patch for the 1.21 version i will delay my purchase of the addon 1 week. I play online almost everyday. Actually I spend more time rebooting and reloading than playing but this downtime will give me the opportunity try and get a grass roots movement to boycott the new release until the current one is repaired. I promise to do this diligently whenever online, and by using the various civ community forums to spread the word and hit Atari where it hurts, "in the pocket".
You can't imagine how outraged I am at this.
You know the author, see you in the forums.
That's it
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