Europa Universalis 2 patch 1.06 out today! - Page 2

Ozz · February 12, 2003, 13:55

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Originally posted by Comrade Tribune

It will need another 7 patches and 9 months.

Use EU I as a yardstick.

Do ALL the functions of EU 1 work after 7 patchs?
(i don't own EU 1)

Havard · February 12, 2003, 15:33

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Originally posted by Ozz

In a fanboy forum the 2

would have been
censored/banned by a mod by now.

Yeah-yeah... Sure...

Jon Shafer · February 12, 2003, 15:38

Don't let him get to you Havey, he's just like that.

Havard · February 12, 2003, 16:11

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Originally posted by Trip
Don't let him get to you Havey, he's just like that.

Oh - Rest assured. I have no intention of discussing this topic any further....

Comrade Tribune · February 12, 2003, 16:15

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Originally posted by Ozz
Do ALL the functions of EU 1 work after 7 patchs?
(i don't own EU 1)

10 patches. I said 'another 7'.

But yes, after 10 patches, as far as I remember, most features worked as intended.

Palaiologos · February 12, 2003, 16:43

I did not know that i could get banned for asking for info on a crack.

I am sorry.

No copyright protection you said?

Are you certain?

Ozz · February 12, 2003, 18:05

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Originally posted by Trip
Don't let him get to you Havey, he's just like that.

Yeah, I got a programming job, so I'm not sucking up
to Paradox for some crumbs. Fanboy

Jon Shafer · February 12, 2003, 18:08

Come come now, you have too much pent-up anger, you need to let it all go.

Ozz · February 12, 2003, 18:10

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Originally posted by Comrade Tribune
But yes, after 10 patches, as far as I remember, most features worked as intended.

MOST OF THE FEATURES WORKED!!
after 10 !!! Must be a record settler!

Did the

boys rip paradox for it? Did the Fanboys
(employees) try and drop the cone of silence.

BigFree · February 12, 2003, 18:44

Would this game be for sale at BestBuy or a store like it?

Allemand · February 12, 2003, 23:01

As I recall, after 1.09 the game worked fine. But 1.10 had some bugs, don't know if they were fixed.

St Leo · February 13, 2003, 11:01

I did not know that i could get banned for asking for info on a crack.

Don't worry too much about it.

Did the [troll] boys rip paradox for it? Did the Fanboys
(employees) try and drop the cone of silence.

No, the troll boys didn't really arrive on the scene until EU2.

Would this game be for sale at BestBuy or a store like it?

Hearts of Iron should still be on sale. EU2 might not be.

Ozz · February 13, 2003, 11:17

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Originally posted by St Leo
No, the troll boys didn't really arrive on the scene until EU2.

Troll? Troll? Just unpleasant facts. Yer still making sales
re: BigFree, but at least he/she knows the score..now.
And that is what the

boys are about, they wouldn't find out from fanboys .

Troll boys: Too bad paradox gave them soooo.... much ammuntion eh. EU1 - 10 patchs, I'm still laughing at that one.

Comrade Tribune · February 13, 2003, 18:31

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Originally posted by Ozz
EU1 - 10 patchs, I'm still laughing at that one.

Well, with Paradox, 1.00 is more like an Alpha build. Not really playable, yet, though some of the features can be viewed already.

1.03, where HoI currently is, is a decent Beta. From here the playtesting can start for serious, and we get some glimpse of the general direction of the game´s development.

But don´t expect advanced features like an ai or something before 1.05. With further testing and additional 6 months of development, 1.06 will then come close to pose a challenge, sort of. But at least one major feature will still be broken, this is tradition. Has to do with some Swedish superstition, completely finishing a game means 7 years of bad luck or so.

St Leo · February 13, 2003, 20:21

But don´t expect advanced features like an ai or something before 1.05. With further testing and additional 6 months of development, 1.06 will then come close to pose a challenge, sort of. But at least one major feature will still be broken, this is tradition. Has to do with some Swedish superstition, completely finishing a game means 7 years of bad luck or so.

If you have a problem with this, go play a Blizzard game. You won't be able to complain of lacking features because they never planned to add them in the first place and are not going to add anything worthwhile in the patches.

Total Annihilation had a better interface than WarCraft 3 in Cthulhueaten 1997. Warlords Battlecry had real heroes 2 years before WarCraft was released with a poor imitation.

I'm not even going to mention the near lack of units in WarCraft 3 (or StarCrap for that matter).

Did I just go off on a rant there?

ravagon · February 14, 2003, 01:21

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Originally posted by St Leo
Did I just go off on a rant there?

I believe that may be just about the closest you've ever come to it.

I'm still learning EU2 so I can't really judge the quality of the AI yet but HoI seems much much better with 1.03. Navies can fight, Germany attacks fortresses and doesn't need US assistance to beat the French and the AI throws some unexpectedly good moves at you every once in a while. Or maybe I just suck.

In any case, right now I rather enjoy it and there's no reason whatsoever to think that Paradox will stop there.

Ozz · February 14, 2003, 01:22

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Originally posted by St Leo
Did I just go off on a rant there?

A bit, but I can understand your desire to run a positive
forum, and having my posts here have not been positive.

So I'm give credit were credit is due. The HOI game does have ALOT of potential. It is better than Axis &
Allies for example, but it needs alot more work done.

The EU2 1.05 game is a lot of fun at the start as long as you known what the bugs are. I personally don't finish once the WC is a forgone conclusion.

St Leo · February 14, 2003, 19:51

I personally don't finish once the WC is a forgone conclusion.

I've never really went for WC. I like to keep my BB minimal and expand in a semi-realistic way.

Comrade Tribune · February 15, 2003, 12:49

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Originally posted by St Leo
Did I just go off on a rant there?

You did.

(Though I don´t quite get your point? Did I ever in my life defend Blizzard or any other RTS?

(except Galactic Battlegrounds, which is decent.) But where does the crappiness of most RTSs excuse HoI´s many shortcomings?

HoI would be a better game, had they made it a TBS in the first place.

)

St Leo · February 15, 2003, 15:41

HoI would be a better game, had they made it a TBS in the first place. )

I disagree. The RTS aspects works very well for synchronised attacks and unit movement in general. HoI would have been a better game if it wasn't about WW2.

Comrade Tribune · February 15, 2003, 18:20

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Originally posted by St Leo
HoI would have been a better game if it wasn't about WW2.

Can´t really disagree. The EU engine was not quite made to simulate WWII.

Ozz · February 16, 2003, 15:05

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Originally posted by St Leo
I personally don't finish once the WC is a forgone conclusion.
I've never really went for WC. I like to keep my BB minimal and expand in a semi-realistic way.

I try and do that too. But the tempation is too great.