Patch 'n mod

[Tim Brooks]

The Linux patches are up now.

[CJN]

A small error found in the Linux x86 patch:
- The files orania.map and oraniawar.map extracted into the main dominions directory instead of the maps/ directory.

EDIT: Ignore, my mistake, forgot to copy the executable to /usr/local/bin:
- The Version number is still 2.14.

If I want to use the patch in a sp game but not a mp game can I? Can I use it in 1 mp game and not in another?

[Kristoffer O]

If you patch the game it goes for all games, the mod on the other hand can be turned on and off in different games.

If you really want to have one game with 2.14 and another 2.15 you can probably make a copy of the game in another directory and patch one of them. This is not something I would recommend as it sounds like an invitation to trouble. Be sure to make backups of save files before trying this.

[Alneyan]

You would need to copy your dom2.exe, rename the copy to dom214.exe (or anything really), and apply the patch. Only the original dom2.exe will be patched to 2.15, while the copy will stay on 2.14.

You will have to make sure you use the correct executable when playing the game though. The only problems while using the wrong Version should be bogus battle reports; the keyword here is should.

Hmm, the patch modifies (or adds) a file called army9.trs, though it looks like it does not affect Dom 2.14. I am not sure if it was present before 2.15, or if it has been added by this patch. If it is the latter, it will be fine, but there might be a problem or two otherwise. My guess is that this file is used to add some descriptions for the units of Oceania, as a few units of the nation are without description when playing the mod under 2.14. That is, however, a mere guess, so don't sue me if something goes wrong (of course, praise is welcomed if I am right).

Hmm, how do I activate the oceania mod, I went into mods it wasnt there, but I saw when creating an alantian god, that under atlantis was special themes-oceana, but at the part where u change dominion I selected special, but the oceana did not come up.

[Alneyan]

You will have to download the Oceania mod from Shrapnel download page, extract its contents to your mods directory, and select the Oceania mod before creating a Pretender. Once you have started a game with this mod, it will be automatically switched on when you play this particular game.

Oceania does not seem to be available under the special themes of Atlantis (unless I badly need to have my eyes checked), and instead replaces the whole nation.

[PvK]

Alneyan said:
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Hmm, the patch modifies (or adds) a file called army9.trs, though it looks like it does not affect Dom 2.14. I am not sure if it was present before 2.15, or if it has been added by this patch. If it is the latter, it will be fine, but there might be a problem or two otherwise. My guess is that this file is used to add some descriptions for the units of Oceania, as a few units of the nation are without description when playing the mod under 2.14. That is, however, a mere guess, so don't sue me if something goes wrong (of course, praise is welcomed if I am right).

army9.trs was there in 2.14 too.

[Alneyan]

I will toy a bit with the 2.14 army9 file then. It seems to be working fine with the new one, but "seems" is not quite the same thing as "is". My theory mostly rests on the mention on the patch history about making Dominions able to run the Oceania mod (which does not exactly work under 2.14), but that remains an assumption.

Legacyspy, the link to download the Oceania mod is right below the links for the various patchs, and above the list of all the changes. Maybe your browser has not loaded the most recent Version of the page? At any rate, the direct download link is here .

Thanks alot.