» Patch 1.10.0 released
Brilliant! The vertex4 center of patching excellence strikes again.
Update 1.10.0 fixes some general bugs and also adds some niceties.
Update 1.10.0 includes:
- added - beefed up tutorial map - more units more fun
- added - improved battlefield sounds (esp. machine gun sounds )
- fixed - pathfinding issues (occ. causing script-hangs in in-game-sequences)
- fixed - occ. crash on saving games
- fixed - occ. crash on building buildings near map margins
- fixed - bomber dropping only one bomb
- fixed - deselection of buildings on slight mouse dragging (band-selection kicking in)
- fixed - bundle-fire not working on clients
- fixed - startup problems with skirmish-games (screenblackening, hangups, total gfxcard-fuckups...) esp. und Win7 and Vista.
- fixed - often changes of ai-opponents & human players causes problems
- fixed - all mouse-control schemes reintegrated.
- fixed - texts: server chat and game chat
Patch Download Links:
Read the full changelog. Comment this update it on the forums.February 10, 2011
» Patch 1.09.9 released
Update 1.09.9 fixes some general bugs that have been reported.
Update 1.09.9 includes:
- squads in different modes can now be grouped by a single click grouped. (so, also commanders can be grouped to snipers, now)
- units exiting the transporter are now auto-grouped
- added scroll bar in the instructions window
- the building process is now also autoresumed by building units.
- commanderbuff - is now only applied, when the commander is near enough.
- improved ai-reaction time (in direct combat situations)
- fixes for more than 45 general bugs
Patch Download Links:
Read the full changelog. Comment this update it on the forums.December 6, 2010
» Patch 1.09.8 released
Update 1.09.8 fixes a whole lot of reported campaign bugs, as well as some general bugs.
Update 1.09.8 includes:
- General bug fixes: ~60 general bugs
- Campaign bug fixes: ~100 campaign related bugs (script bugs)
Patch Download Links:
Read the full changelog. Comment this update it on the forums.January 12, 2009
» Patch 1.09.3
Update 1.09.3 adds many new features and improvements including several features relating to controlling squads of multiple unit types. This new update will upgrade the game to version 1.09.3 and is intended for both retail and online-purchased versions of the game.
Update 1.09.3 includes:
- Improvements to command and control of squads of multiple units.
- New hotkeys implemented for buildings and units
- Resources always displayed on minimap, even when unexplored
- Upgrades are now queuable
- Improvements to lobby and other interfaces
- Adjustment and improvement of Flame Mechanic
- Further balancing to increase strategic options.
- Multiple bug fixes and improved overall stability
March 7th, 2010
» Patch 1.09.7
Update 1.09.4 to 1.09.7 includes:
- added: improved/flexibilized master-server - entry in .ini
- added: demo-ability of the game.
- added: improved/flexibilized master-server - entry in .ini
- fixed: v4Patcher fixed - some small files got corrupted on extraction.
- added: missing d3dx9_42.dll added (needed for .exe compiled against DirectX Redist August 2009)
- changed: Lots of text-changes esp. in mission objectives - thanx so much, Tater Po.
Patch Download Links:
Read the full changelog.February 19, 2008
» Patch 1.08.1
Update 1.08.1 adds an entirely new multiplayer system with multiple enhancements designed to streamline your online gaming experience. This new update will upgrade the game to version 1.08 and is intended for both retail and online-purchased versions of the game.
Update 1.08.1 includes:
- New and improved multiplayer experience
- Expanded and optimized multiplayer interface
- Online in-game Chat Lobby
- Advanced Firewall Negotiation
- New UDP-based networking framework, "V4P" with lower latency and faster connections.
- Improved balancing for more strategic depth.
- Multiple bug fixes and improved overall stability
December 22, 2007
» Patch 1.06.1
Update 1.06.1 adds several new enhancements and features, as requested by the growing SunAge community. This new update will upgrade the game to version 1.06 and is intended for both retail and online-purchased versions of the game.
Update 1.06.1 includes:
- Added difficulty settings for single player campaign mode
- Improved formation dragging features
- New handling for Bomber units
- Port change and various optimisations for multiplayer
- Several path finding issues solved
- Added 3rd Mouse-handling style (alternative RMB mode)
- Added instant squad reaction for giving commands
- Optimized alternative modes for several units (Skimmer, Golgotha, Liberator)
- Improved 'boxing' of units
- Added support for laptops with 'SpeedStep' technology
- Several bug fixes and improved overall stability
See the original press-release for more information and release notes. Read the full changelog.December 5, 2007
» Patch 1.05 (retail)
The patch adds several new enhancements and bugfixes, upgrading the game to version 1.05 and is intended for the English and Italian boxed versions of the game only.
For those of you with Direct download versions, you already have v1.05 which means you DON'T NEED THIS PATCH! Please don't try to patch it anyway. :)