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How does Boarding work now ( build 13 final)

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wolfstar1

Landlubber
Greetings all,
How do you progress through the decks , on a boarding mission now?
I cannot get anything to work past clearing the 1st group of enemies,
It used to be a key function ( A or shift+a) dont remember exactly now,
but ive done 3 boardings now and cant get past the 1st deck
What am i missing ? lol Ive cleard the deck opend all the chests , talked to the officer ansd sent him below,
but i cant do the lower decks or finish a boarding
thanks all for any help
wolfstar1.
 
<!--quoteo(post=206609:date=Jul 10 2007, 11:29 PM:name=morgan terror)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(morgan terror @ Jul 10 2007, 11:29 PM) [snapback]206609[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->press space, just like the stock game.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Hi thanks for the response,
Unfortunately space bar does nothing,
tried again this morning and was stuck after clearing the 1st deck, no key or key combo i hit would let me move beyond the 1st boarding screen, is this a known bug? cant understand what im doing wrong?
any other ideas would be great.
W.
 
<!--quoteo(post=206746:date=Jul 10 2007, 05:19 PM:name=wolfstar1)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(wolfstar1 @ Jul 10 2007, 05:19 PM) [snapback]206746[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=206609:date=Jul 10 2007, 11:29 PM:name=morgan terror)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(morgan terror @ Jul 10 2007, 11:29 PM) [snapback]206609[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->press space, just like the stock game.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Hi thanks for the response,
Unfortunately space bar does nothing,
tried again this morning and was stuck after clearing the 1st deck, no key or key combo i hit would let me move beyond the 1st boarding screen, is this a known bug? cant understand what im doing wrong?
any other ideas would be great.
W.
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yeah u gotta stealth your sword before the game auto stealths it for u or u will be stuck there
 
<!--quoteo(post=206747:date=Jul 11 2007, 07:33 AM:name=Vengeance)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Vengeance @ Jul 11 2007, 07:33 AM) [snapback]206747[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=206746:date=Jul 10 2007, 05:19 PM:name=wolfstar1)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(wolfstar1 @ Jul 10 2007, 05:19 PM) [snapback]206746[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=206609:date=Jul 10 2007, 11:29 PM:name=morgan terror)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(morgan terror @ Jul 10 2007, 11:29 PM) [snapback]206609[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->press space, just like the stock game.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Hi thanks for the response,
Unfortunately space bar does nothing,
tried again this morning and was stuck after clearing the 1st deck, no key or key combo i hit would let me move beyond the 1st boarding screen, is this a known bug? cant understand what im doing wrong?
any other ideas would be great.
W.
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yeah u gotta stealth your sword before the game auto stealths it for u or u will be stuck there
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Still cannot complete a boarding because of this bug, is there any way to create a hotkey to force the ransack screen to comeup, when a boarding is done, or a ship surrenders and the captain is sent to your brig, atm this is game breaking for me, if you cant capture/ransack ships, thats a big part of the game gone,
any help appreciated.
 
that won't be nessesary. try resetting the controls in the options menu. that usually fixes things like that.
 
I have this problem too.. Last night i went through a lot of work chasing down a pirate only to find out after clearing the deck and having hardly any survivors that I couldn't open any of the doors to progress further.. lol.

Morgan, will when this occurs do i reset the controls and that usually resolves it? or do i reset the controls before accepting the missions.


I also have a problem where the yellow interface buttons are unclickable. Sometimes when the crew pay message comes up, I can't click yes or no, but esc works to bypass, only to usually get a mutiny sometimes and being unable to click that ether.. or escape from it, then i have to hit alt+f4 to close the game and reload. This happens often enough to be very annoying...

Do these two bugs relate to each other? or they separate. The occasional unclickable buttons and stuck after boarding bug is what really upsets me the most right now, would be awesome to get this resolved..

Thanks

I've installed Build 13 Full, Build 13 update 3 Full, And alpha 6. Anything wrong with that install order or anything I'm missing? i noticed i have the menu bug in both build 13, with and without the update and alpha 6... So I'm hoping it's something I'm doing wrong that i can fix.

Thanks again.


EDIT: Hey i noticed your Signature says (uses build 14 alpha 6 with all fixes since 26 February).. What fixes is that? something else i can update my 14 alpha 6 with? or is the current setup include those fixes? I just downloaded build 13 and build 14 alpha 6 other day.

EDIT2: Sorry about the edits... I was also thinking, I'm using windows xp, should i be running th is game in 98 compatibility?
 
98 compatibility? the game's from 2003! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":blink:" border="0" alt="blink.gif" /> no, xp is fine.

the fixes i use are

PB modifications (a must have for b14a6 users)
b14_a7 giuliootto fix
ammo_restock fix

installed in that order on top of b14a6. i could send them to you by email.

resetting the controls would remove the bug entirely, if i'm right. if it doesn't work, it's something else. but usually resetting the controls solves all control-related bugs.
 
Ok i found a few of those fixes you mentioned here

<a href="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=10443" target="_blank">http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=10443</a>

The thing i'm confused about though is that the forum topic is about Buil14_Alpha7 fix

also i found
B14A7_giuliootto_Fix2.zip
B14A7_giuliootto_Fix3.zip

But again.. I'm using b14A6 not A7... But Guiliootto said it works for A6, not A7 in that post, even though the file says A7.. has that file been changed ?

And last question.

the install order shows this:

<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Installation required (Installation order):
1) POTC
2) build13_full.exe
3) b14_alpha6.zip
4) pb_modifications.zip
5) Santiago Quest.zip

6) B14A7_giuliootto_Fix2.zip<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

What happened to b13_update3_full.zip ? We don't install that when installing b14_alpha6? or was that step left out accidently?

I'm going to go ahead and reinstall without the patch... just like they show it.. From what i see in that forum topic Santiago quest.zip is now included in that pb_modifications? I hope, And i guess i'll install the Guiliootto_fix3.. not fix2? Not sure if i'm supposed to combine those or what.. lots of options here it seems..

I can't find anything on that Ammo_restock fix you mentioned. Tried a search and haven't seen it browsing yet... But i still haven't read every single topic on these forums so i could missed something...

I'm still wondering if there are any other websites besides Pieter's Pirates Page that has these fixes and more information like this... Is there?


Thanks for your time.
 
Hmm. I have been playing a while after doing a reinstall and i don't seem to be getting the boarding bug now.

This is what i did..
1) POTC
3) I tried the pre_b13_base.zip and ran english.bat
2) Build13_Full.exe
4) Delete decks folder in models/locations
5) Copy contents of b14_alpha6 into directory and run preset.bat and runme.bat
3) extracted the pb_modifications.zip into the directory
5) extracted B14A7_giuliootto_Fix3.zip into the game directory
6) and of course in-game i reset default controls (that is how you reset controls right?).


So everything seems to be working pretty well. But i am wondering.. Should i have installed build13_update_3_full.zip ?? or not?

I noticed i couldn't loot bodies anymore from kills on ships. I changed corpsemode from 4 to 2.. like it said in one of the forum topics. But do I have to start a new game for it to take affect? I tried hitting F11 before accepting new pirate mission but still once i get there i can't loot, not a big deal though. All other settings are on default right now.

Also.. i noticed i have the old radar like in build 13.. but i can still buy compasses and stuff in the store.. so something seems odd with that.
also when i load the game, the main menu says Alpha7.. But i never installed alpha 7.

I'm going to keep playing like this for now, since it's the first time I could play the mods without a lot of problems, But I missed anything please let me know.

Thanks


I actually seem to have far less problems then when i tried build 13 atm but it could be i missed a step or something.. And i love the features in 14.. I just hope that i don't run into any other brick walls and end up having to give up all these nice things for build 13 or even (gasp) the stock potc, lol.
 
Ok after reading a lot more in the forums. I found some topics talking about lootablity of corpses during boarding.

I also figured out why i have the radar and stuff enabled... The options in my BuildSettings.h has those options set to 1 so they always show even without items... I guess one of those fixes replaced the BuildSettings.h. So that makes sense now.


I like the idea of corpses being autolooted during battles, And some was saying how they goto weaponslocker when your crew kills people (accept doesn't seem to work for officers.. which is fine enough for me). But is this still working?

It's funny becuase when i seen the weaponslocker in my cabin, i was thinking to myself... wouldn't it be cool if i put weapons in there my crew uses it, and stuff from dead bodys went into the weapons locker? Then reading through the forums showed that it's supposed to work that way made me really excited.. But the thing is.. i've fought many many battles now.. and nothing has been added to my weapons locker from dead enemy's and i haven't been able to loot.

If i set corpsemode to 2 (I guess 4 doesn't work with the fix) And autoloot on.. Then I am assuming anyone i kill will autoloot into my inventory... But what about crew members? will they loot and put into weapon cache after the battle? And also do i need to start a new game for these settings to take affect?




I have sooo many questions.. and unfortently using forums for me is a real pain for asking them. I wish really badly that I could talk to someone in a chat in person so i can better ask questions... Anyone here use x-fire? my username is zengrath. I would greatly appricate it if anyone who knows a little about the game take the time to answer some of my questions <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" />.

Thanks, i look forward to hearing from someone in-forums or elsewhere... <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" />

EDIT: I found this... when i had a look at the internal settings file
<!--c1--><div class='codetop'>CODE</div><div class='codemain'><!--ec1-->#define AUTOLOOT_BOARDINGS                1        // BOOL - Default 1: Lootable bodies are not created during boardings, they are auto-looted (if AUTO_LOOT = 1).
                                                // WARNING: Lootable bodies during boarding can cause serious movement and fighting issues as bodies create obstructions UNTIL manually looted!
                                                // Set to 0 so lootable bodies will be made during boardings (if CORPSEMODE = 2).<!--c2--></div><!--ec2-->

So i guess that answers my question... I'm probably going to leave it 1... and autoloot on.. I hope it works! if not.. i wouldn't mind looting manually and having bodies block. better then the way it is now!

Hehe...
 
Ok.. Sorry for all the posts.. Loving these mods. I've been playing all day with no problems now. The only thing that occasinally doesn't work is clicking on the small popup windows while at sea. sometimes when a crew salery.. or if an enemy is spotted.. i can't usually click yes or no, so i have to hit esc.. Other then that I haven't noticed any bugs.

I'm really enjoying the game now. Actually finding it a tad too easy, playing on apprentice. I probably should start over and turn realistic on and bump up the difficulty <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" />


Thanks everyone for all the hard work going into these mods.
 
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