Where\'s the patch?
 

Still waiting on a patch to make this game usable, it supposedly went to the testers in Sept!

Re: Where\'s the patch?
 

And is still with the testers...we ain't going easy on poor Andrew http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

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Xerxes:

I sincerely apologize for the delay.

We decided that it would be best to fix everything that we could and add some features all at once, so it is taking a little longer. Things are going well, so it should not be long now.

Re: Where\'s the patch?
 

Hello,
Andrew,
Will we have the Scenario Editor then ? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif
That'll be great (I wait for that much more than MP...)

Xerxes,
Why do you expect the patch to make the game "playable" ? It's quite playable for me at the moment ... :?

Re: Where\'s the patch?
 

Yes, the Editor is in.
"playable": There are a number of people who are having problems running the game that Andrew is attempting to get fixed. The problem(s) seem to result from beta testers not having similar problems, so a couple have been added to see if they show up on someone else's system...he's working very hard trying to get things right.

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Release for Xmas?

Mark

Re: Where\'s the patch?
 

Time to raise this question yet again!

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Guys:

I have cleared everything else out of the way and its ‘Salvo only’ till I get this thing right. No distractions, no side projects. For what its worth, things are going well. I’ll see how the testing goes and let everyone in the Salvo forum know the status soon.

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Well over a month since the last "...know the status soon!"

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That's 4 months wait with practically no info, it's really becoming ridiculous, I don't have much faith anymore in the support/future of the game.
And the forum is less lively than an Ermor province* for despairing a little more http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif
Sad, because I liked the theme, the gameplay, but I shelved it.


*Undead nation in Dominions game (my addiction) http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

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It seems to me that the only "lively" forums on this whole site are that of Land of Legends and Weird Worlds (and War Engine). Two of those areboth members of the "Coffee Break" games that are becoming so popular.

I'm willing to give Andrew L. a little slack on this one. The game works (at least on my PC). The big problem with some of these older games are many.
The reviews of the game have been abysmal with many sites giving Salvo! low ratings and very unflattering comments. I think that this is how Coliseum (Stormcloud) lost its appeal to potential buyers and users. I believe that Spruegames has devoted almost their entire interest to Ouborous, a new strategy engine that is supposed to be really successful. Andrew is right to say that only now have they started to work on "Salvo!" again.

Compare the interest in this game to the interest in the other "intensive" wargames on this site (i.e. Desert Rats, Danger Forward, the whole Dragoon series and ProSimCo's BCT/ATF games). None of them have great massive followings like the coffee-break games. Dominions is a huge exception to this as is IT 2.

I have personally gotten a lot of kind response from developers by using one-to-one communication over the email
. I have also found that most of them really do have ten projects going at once (one that they're actually doing and nine that they are dreaming about doing).

I guess that is the reason why I would give him a chance and a word of encouragement.

Re: Where\'s the patch?
 

I just received a note from Andrew that he's finished with the fixes and updates that came out of the last round of testing is ready to begin the final test. Hopefully that will go quickly. Thank you for your continued patience!

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It's a little disappointing that the game has been out for this long (6-8 months?) and there's no patch. I know new projects demand a lot of time, but I set Salvo aside right after I bought it when it was first available and am wanting to play but not without the needed patch. Please, can anyone offer a rough idea when we might be able to get it?

Thanks

Re: Where\'s the patch?
 

Mystery

A strong candidate for the final version of the Salvo update is currently in testing, and the release of the final update depends –to a large extent- on tester participation. More testers = faster release. So, here is your personal invitation to join the Salvo Update Beta. I am particularly interested in your participation because you have a system/situation that the update NEEDS to fix.


Check out the ‘Looking for a few volunteers! ‘ thread….

http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/thr...14&fpart=1

Re: Where\'s the patch?
 

Thanks for responding Andrew. Perhaps my use of the word "NEED" was a little extreme. My slight disappointment is not so much that there is no patch yet. It's more that I want to play the game, (after watching a couple of Brit naval movies) but with the adjusted damage levels to be included in the patch. I also read somewhere that the game may get a graphics facelift, another reason to want that patch real bad! So I'm very much looking forward to the following fixes and more, as I understand it.

Battle tweaker. Change ship locations and build squadrons.

Fog error on some systems now fixed.

Adjusted damage levels.

I really wish I had the time to accept your offer to test the patch but I have no interest in multiplayer testing and having to play through every scenario, though tempting, will have to wait till the patch comes out. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...es/biggrin.gif

Thanks again!

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’Ve half vays off making you join ze Beta!’

Just kidding – you don’t have to if you don’t want to, but things are going slow with the testing and ANY additional testers would be a big help. Also – there is no actual ‘Shrapnel Beta Participation Enforcement Squad‘ SBPES that would ruff you up if you failed to test each and every game, at least not yet. That does not mean that Shrapnel (or Sprue) encourages casual testers, but all the testers are Volunteers, and it is understood that people have limited time.

Well – Back to Work.

Re: Where\'s the patch?
 

The Patch is here! Upgrade to version 1.5 now! Just go here:

Get the Patch Here