New Installer EXE
After a lot of hard work this weekend and a lot of testing, finally I've got another proper EXE installer with all the latest stuff.
If I am correct, this one should be really quite playable. Though of course quest interference still needs testing, as do the effects from the Realistic Cargo Mod.
All the options for the Free Play storyline should be working properly now, which a whole bunch of pre-defined characters being available.
Navy Officer gameplay only works for England and France, but that is being worked on by
@Grey Roger.
Also the Standard and Free Play storyline tutorials must be skipped for America as they aren't fully playable just yet.
New game enforced (again) because all sorts of things were changed at the initialization stage.
You can still use your old savegames by manually setting the IS_SGV value at the bottom of PROGRAM\globals.c back to your current version.
After loading your savegame, be sure to press F11 to reinitialize. As this does bypass some new game fixes, I do recommend starting a new game if at all possible.
Code:
Build 14 Beta 3.5:
- New Features:
. Improved Select Storyline Interface by Levis and Pieter Boelen
> Free Play storyline added that enabled various custom game starts linked to player background profession
> New "Cursed" player type added
> Interface elements enabled and disabled as appropriate to prevent errors
. Realistic Cargo Mod by J Norrington and Pieter Boelen
> Minimum and maximum crew overwritten if set too low in ships_init.c
> Changes to ensure ship randomization doesn't cause less capacity than the pre-calculated minimum
- Bug Fixes:
. Add multiple skill points to prevent >100% values by Pieter Boelen
. "Protected" quest companion ships will never mutiny by Pieter Boelen
. Insane skill increases fixed by Pieter Boelen (correction from previous upload)
. Escort Quests to Hispaniola corrected by Pieter Boelen
- Storyline Updates:
. Sidequests:
> Edgar Attwood sidequest enabled in all storylines by Pieter Boelen
. Tutorial in Standard and Free Play storylines:
> Locked locations after French Tutorial fixed by Pieter Boelen
> American tutorial enabled by Pieter Boelen [WIP: To be completed]
. Jack Sparrow Storyline:
> Generic sidequests disabled where a custom version is available by Pieter Boelen
. Devlin Opera Storyline:
> Placed in "Unfinished Storylines" section in installer
> Restored to former functionality
Unless any hugely pressing matters are uncovered soon, this may be my last update for a while as there are some other things I need to take care of.
It is my hope though that this version will prove relatively playable and everyone here will join in some proper testing of all the various changes.