1.06 and Australian version?

[artemis667]

I recall when 1.05 came out, it took a number of months before an Australian patch eventually got leaked (it was never officially released IIRC, although Paradox did acknowledge it after a little bit of initial confusion). Does the same problem exist with 1.06, or will the NA Strategy First 1.06 patch work with the Australian edition?
I'll find out anyways when I get home from work ;-) and post what happens here.
But I'm going to backup my directory first! Coz I'll be very surprised if the patch works...

 

[viper37]

if it doesn't work, unzip your backup and try the following:

install the German 1.06 patch and then extract only the text.csv file from your backup in your game directory. try this to see if it works...
a lucky guess.

Ah, and if you get multiple versions for the scenarios, use the english one.

 

[artemis667]

Well, I guess I am lucky ;-)
I just did a fresh install of 1.00, installed the 1.06 Strategy First (NA) patch and the game worked for me straight away.
So I guess this is good news for people who have the Australian/New Zealand version ;-) it looks like we don't even need a workaround.
Now to concentrate on the game, hehehe

 

[unmerged(6777)]

Thanks. That's handy to know.

 

[unmerged(9394)]

Hi folks,

Yep, that is good to know. I have a copy of the Strategy First Australian version as well. So that is good news. Thanks for trying it out, artemis667.

Regards to all,

Asterus.

 

[unmerged(6777)]

Oh...and he forgot to mention that you have to put your CD in upside down since you're south of the equator.

*just kidding! Don't do it!*

 

[unmerged(9394)]

Hi all,

Yep, I can now confirm from my own experience that the NA 106 patch works fine for the Australian "Strategy First" release (as opposed to the Australian "Typhoon Games" release) of EU2. I played a new campaign for about two hours and not a single hic-up - so far so good.

And strangely enough, the game does play ok with the CD upside-down. Now, who would have thought that possible?

"Yeah , right!"

Cheers,

Asterus.

 

[unmerged(6777)]

One thing I've always menat to ask....

Do your CDs spin in the opposite direction?

(no need to reply)

 

[unmerged(9394)]

Hi all,

Unfortunately, I've just experienced my first crash to the desktop playing EU2 (Australian Strategy First version) with the NA 106 patch. This occured after about 11 hours of playing all up - around 46 years of game time (from around 1419 - 1465 or thereabouts).

But apart from that, its still considerably better and more stable than with the Australian 105 patch.

Ciao,

Asterus.

PS: I wonder if this has anything to do with my CDs spinning in the 'opposite direction'. Hmm.

 

[unmerged(6777)]

Occasional CTDs are, sadly, seemingly unavoidable but considerably rarer these days. If you use the autosave on a yearly or 3-year basis you should lose very little when the inevitable happens. Glad you're up and running smoothly now.