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The major change for the 1.3 patch was to reduce the spy entries in the inc files to one line (for the nation that the inc file is for), and to copy in the new text entries from scenario_text.csv (all the spy messages) & text.csv (only 2 lines here, that refer to mouse overs on $, now showing Intelligence cost). Additionally, you need to update the misc.txt file with the new lines from the 1.3 patch, otherwise things will be out of order and may produce some weird results. I think that was pretty much it, in terms of minimum necessary changes to get an existing mod to run with 1.3.

Tim
 
Hi,

Progress is lsow but steady. We'll start 1.3 compliant testing later this week and if it goes well we'll have an RC ready to test shortly after that. At best a couple of weeks more, though if anything comes up it will be at least a month and possiblly much longer depending on the fix required.

mm
 
I feel sorry for CORE, dying the death of a thousand cuts. Thanks for working on it, but it's almost irrelevant now with HOI3 around the corner.
 
Lusitan said:
Not all is lost, i bet 80% of CORE can be copy pasted to HOI3 without a change.
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Mechanics, AI etc... nope it will not be so easy. Maybe events can stay but we need to wait at least half year before first CORE for HoI3.
I dont play HoI2 anymore so dont check how will last CORE work. Im also sure it will come out after HoI3 so the whole work is for nothing IMO. It is a year since the work started IIRC? Too much...

Add tech tree and balance and you have another half year estimating from its last progress.
 
Well,how much mods whose aim is improving the historical WW2 experience?7?8?IMHO,for HoI3 it would be best for the CORE team to join efforts with the others so a true historical experience mod can once be really finished...Fernando Torres is already preparing such a project with the Mod33 guys...
 
This .40 update isn't cancelled is it?
 
Not by any means... We're currently testing Release Candidate #2, which has been modified to support the 1.3 patch. The latter will probably result in a need for a Release Candidate #3 as it does introduce some unwanted side effects, but based on the initial reports the #1 major issue that prevented us from releasing seems to be addressed sufficiently. So it's final adjustment and tinkering at this stage.
 
Hagar said:
Not by any means... We're currently testing Release Candidate #2, which has been modified to support the 1.3 patch. The latter will probably result in a need for a Release Candidate #3 as it does introduce some unwanted side effects, but based on the initial reports the #1 major issue that prevented us from releasing seems to be addressed sufficiently. So it's final adjustment and tinkering at this stage.
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Ok because a lot of what the people were saying above was giving me the impression that they stopped updating CORE. I'm glad this isn't the case! :D
 
I'm confident we will, based on the current state the Beta is in. :)
 
A couple of weeks at the very least... We will have to adress some issues that crept in due to the 1.3 patch. but giving accurate time frame estimates for 0.4.0 have proved to be a killer, as Beta cycles tend to last a month or more. The volume of files we need to modify each cycle is massive. If I were able to give a more accurate timeframe I would be the first to do so. But it looks like we're - finally - getting to the end of the Beta cycle.
 
Hi,

At this point the main hold up is getting the final 1.3 patch in place. Once we have that we may be able to finish in 2 weeks if all goes well and it doesn't break anything new.

mm
 
Is there a change log available for 4.0? If not, can a small list of major changes be listed?

CORE is my favorite mod-I'm going through "withdrawals" waiting for this new version. I've installed the 1.3 patch and am going to give 3.2 a whirl-I hope it works.
 
Here you are...

Changelog for Ver 0.4.0.9 (Armageddon 1.3 patch migration, Release Candidate 2)
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- Added Japan Oil Embargo AI events
- Migration to 1.3 Armageddon patch
- Fixed some trigger issues
- Removed several sleepleader commands
- Added DAP tech team activation for AST
- Added a sleepevent for Schrödinger tech team (AUS)
- Added Leichte Division upgrade events
- Reduced available Indian manpower
- Added recovery events when the SCW ends for both SPR and SPA
- Fixed some minor text issues
- Adjusted manpower requirements
- Added DAP tech team for AST
- Revised TUR tech teams
- Revised unit costs and stats of naval units
- Revised AI files


Changelog for Ver 0.4.0.8 (Armageddon migration, Release Candidate 1)
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- Minor tech revisions
- Fixed ALB 'game over' event (change erroneously left out in 0.4.0.7)
- Added two CZE TAC models
- Altered experience gain modifier
- Tweaked resources and starting trades for better AI performance (notably the USA)
- Revised OoB, as well as starting and deactivated techs
- Revised SPR/SPA setup
- Added TUR naval construction events, plus minor changes to the chain as a whole
- Revised triggers to COREd Vanilla events, notably the M-R pact, Vichy and Winter War chains
- Revised Soviet Industry Move events
- Removed some Old Guard German leaders
- Revised air unit air attack/defence stats
- Revised tech teams for ENG, SOV, USA, SWE, POL, YUG, TUR, ROM, LAT, EST, SCH, LIT, SIA, RSI, BLR, GEO
- Revised and new tech team activation events
- All recovery techs now transfer when a nation is released (by the player or by event, such as SPA)
- Revised triggers of the Munich chain
- New purge/mobilization dissent events for unpurged SOV
- Revised unit stats, notably slightly lowered defensiveness
- Revised combat modifiers
- Revised AI files


Changelog for Ver 0.4.0.7 (Armageddon migration)
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- Added AUS leader/minister Julius Yllam image
- Changed ITA air unit notations somewhat
- Revised AI files
- Added model imagery for AST, NZL, HOL, CHI, TUR, FIN, SPR, SPA, DEN, NOR, IND, POL
- Revised some model imagery for SOV, USA, GER, ENG
- Halved TC load for undeployed brigades
- Minor tech revisions
- Increased surface defence values for CAS
- Slightly reduced ARM, L-ARM and MECH defensiveness and toughness
- Increased HQ build times (at reduced cost)
- Added two missing AI switch files
- Significantly reduced fort build times
- Increased rares and metal (concentrated in Pre-Ind & Semi-Ind nations)
- Upped oil usage for the USA
- Revised SCH tech teams, and new POL start team Dowództwo Broni Pancernych
- Added naval base for Curaçao and Casablanca
- Revised SPA industrial techs, and removed HUN 1935 heavy industry tech
- Lowered dissent hit for SPR 1936 elections
- Revised Vichy and Indochina events
- Revised Eastern Poland inheritance event
- Revised FRA tech team activation
- Revised Lend-Lease events
- Revised USA recession/recovery/mobilization events


Changelog for Ver 0.4.0.6 (Armageddon migration)
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- Revised US naval commanders (either adding imagery or complete removal)
- Added missing event texts for Recommission the Malaya, Hiei
- Added missing RUS minister images
- Revised leader issues regarding Roatta, Von Beyer and Vlassov
- Fixed some minor event text issues
- Fixed some minor spelling/unit naming issues
- Reduced all terrain modifiers by 10%, and made Urban roughly equal to Hills
- Added Polish tech teams Edward Smigly-Rydz and PZTiR
- Research cost increased tenfold (typo)
- Added several missing tech images
- Added some BEL and SWE air model imagery
- Added new 1930 CAG model
- Added new AUX model (Monitor)
- Complete naval brigade revision
- Revised air and air doctrine techs (prerequisites, activation, effects)
- Revised CVL setup
- New AUX model (Monitor)
- Scaled down naval attack values of air units approx. 25%
- Corrected Oil/Energy burn ratio
- Revised Metal & Rare levels
- Revised IC levels for nations with start ministers having more than 10% IC Minister effects
- Revised PM/FM mobilization events
- Minor Munich chain adjustments
- Adjusted Lend-Lease events
- Adjusted ITA OoB naming scheme


Changelog for Ver 0.4.0.5 (Armageddon migration)
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- Revised Commonwealth air force naming scheme
- Revised misc.txt stats, mostly downwards
- Revised land unit combat stats to scale down on landlock battles
- Revised naval convoyattack values (downwards)
- Revised AI files
- Fixed several text issues
- Added/adjusted some tech team imagery
- Added HMS Malaya And IJN Hiei to the naval construction events
- Rhineland chain revised substantially so that France no longer has war option
- Added Czech fort events
- Revised Maginot expansion events, making them more expensive (including HOL & BEL fortification costs)
- Added additional Lend-Lease events
- Money costs revised (most costs halved, as per IC:Money ratio change)
- USA Synthetic rubber scheme costs amended
- Added LoN Sanctions events if SOV/ITA/GER get too involved in SCW
- German claims on Polish territories now handled in separate events rather than via M-R Pact events
- Modified NIC sliders to prevent initial RI
- Modified LUX sliders to very dove-ish setting
- Added BPs/techs for USA/FRA/ITA
- Added some extra German MP at start
- Moved HMS Kent to "active" status at game start - now on China station as she actually was
- Corrected the image of Patton in the role of Chief of Army
- Increased Rares & Metal values across the board


Changelog for Ver 0.4.0.4 (Armageddon migration)
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- Fixed sleepevents for the UK Cruiser transfer events
- Revised event texts
- Revised carrier/CAG stats
- Lowered convoy costs
- Changed SPA/SPR naval units setup
- Minor revision of the tech files
- Reduced naval attack values of aircraft
- Revised resource stockpiles and transports
- Adjusted MP values
- Added Lend-Lease events
- Revised GER sliders
- Removed duplicate GER leaders Dégrelle and Phleps
- Fixed several text issues


Changelog for Ver 0.4.0.3 (Armageddon migration)
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- Changed CGX, CYN and CXB tech teams to actually refer to the proper graphics rather than the 'unknown' image
- Added a 'river' for PHI representing a 2km wide strait
- Changed a few SOV and USA minister IDs
- Slightly modified stats for land brigade models
- Cosmetic changes to a couple of counters
- Changed the image of an Austrian minister (Julius Yllam)
- Made some port adjustments, and revised the navaldist.tbl
- Revised Greek tech teams
- Revised scenario, resource levels, infra levels and starting trades
- Revised vanilla events
- Revised gameplay events
- Fixed Sell Austrian Planes to Hungary event CTD
- Revised event texts
- Revised bomber tech requirements
- Revised escort carrier activation
- Changed combat modifiers
- Revised Trickleback, Reinforcement Manpower Cost Factor and Influence Nation values
- Revised AI files
- Revised Albanian leader and ministers


Changelog for Ver 0.4.0.2 (Armageddon migration)
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- Corrected several text issues
- ENG Mobilization now activates Steward Menzies instead of Robert Menzies
- Added Ethiopia events for better balance of Ethiopian war
- Added Austrian aircraft sale events when Germany inherits these after the Anschluss
- Added Kondor Legion events
- Revisted Nat. Spain/Rep. Spain Civil War starting Order of Battle
- Integrated a whole bundle of fixes for various event issues
- Added BPs for 2nd & 3rd recovery techs to all relevant states with PM & FM
- Vatican events moved to their own file for neatness
- Adjusted AI files
- Changed some FIN naval leaders
- Improved color depth of 150 tech team and 100 leader B&W images
- Revised resource levels
- Minor tech tree adjustments
- Revised starting trades
- Changed SSN counter strip image into AV image
- Changed SSN sprite images into AV look using BeBro's naval transport sprite graphics


Changelog for Ver 0.4.0.1 (Armageddon migration)
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- Corrected minor text issues
- Added new misc.txt file
- Switched control of Newfoundland to CAN
- Fixed some tech activation errors
- Fixed skewed US minister imagery
- Revised scenario file (starting trades)
- Fixed broken Munich chain
- Fixed some event triggers for ROM, POL
- Changed province resources
- Revised naval construction events
- Fixed L2D purchase and Operation Zet events
- Increased color depth of some SOV tech team images
- Added some dummy ai switch files to the Vanilla dir, in order to load those in the moddir
- Revised some AI files
- Revised FRA and JAP switch files
- Changed some models, and switched brigades 4_x and 9_x
- added Naval & air bases to Ceram (DEI)
- added forts to Warsaw, adjusted other Polish fort levels
- made Tannu Tuva a Soviet puppet


Changelog for Ver 0.4.0.0 (Armageddon migration)
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- updated the manual
- New AI files for all nations
- Added revised tech trees
- Added revised brigade model files
- Added revised division model files
- Revised IC and resource production
- Revised combat modifiers
- Revised spy and diplomatic costs
- Revised building costs
- Revised random events
- Revised and upgraded PM/FM events
- Added full Armageddon attachments support
- revised EGY events to allow ENG access from the Sudan to the coastal strip
- corrected a typo in FRA events and implemented a change to get rid of "duplicate event" in Rhineland chain
- removed Yamamoto assassination event
- corrected flag mismatch in CZE events
- corrected dates for a couple of death events
- added some land forts for AUS
- corrected some unit size/model errors for VIC
- corrected flag mismatch in BRA/SAU events
- implemented change to fix the "non-repairing Graf Spee" problem
- corrected Death of Wever and Udet's Suicide events
- implemented some land connections in North Africa (around Egypt)
- corrected typo in ROM aircraft purchase-related events
- corrected supply cost for SCW intervention for FRA and SOV
- implemented corrections for air tech issues for SPA/SPR
- added events for SPA/SPR to simulate civil war effects on industry
- implemented a number of corrections in land corrections
- corrected image for Chief of Staff Keitel
- adjusted and added many tech team images, including missing Vanilla ones
- integrated Randwyck's Japanese leader images (with permission)
- Added some propaganda posters
- Corrected spelling for some tech teams
- Adjusted Dutch flavour event
- Added new and revised mobilization events
- Added revised naval construction events
- Added the Holy See (the Vatican) as country U69
- Added dozens of US leaders
- Added 1936 Olympics chains (flavour)
- Added Italian East Africa supply depot events
- Modified Soviet minister setup
- Modified USA minister setup
- Added US neutrality acts
- Added new US election event chain
- Added new Lend-Lease event chain
- Added Vatican events
- Added US dam event chain (TVA still to-do)
- added Reichswerke Hermann Goering events (Autarky chain)
- added Puppet State events and effects
- added Defence Lobby events (tying Hawk slider to Mobilisation level)
- revised event structure to organise them into logical blocks
- revised Industry tech tree to make Industrial tech levels additive
- changed default end date to 1st Jan 1952 (to fit ARM choices)
- tidied up province.csv file, with counter, AA, airfield & port icons moved to prevent overlap, and continent assignment for 2 Egyptian provinces corrected
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The new Beta was released yesterday, so feedback is still a bit scarce. So far no big snags though, quite the contrary. :)
 
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