Regarding the development of BC 2.0!

**hellas1** · August 16, 2008, 01:33 AM

Hi B.C. team,

Thanks again for this excellent labor of love!

I'm just wondering how progress is going on BC 2.0, IF there will be a 2.0

Thank you,
hellas1

**~~Miraj~~** · August 16, 2008, 01:41 AM

Absolutely no guarantees on 2.0. We're still chipping away slowly but definitely on 1.5.

After 1.5 the reality is we will probably make smaller and more gameplay focused improvements with faction by faction expansions instead of the originally concept of a "big" 2.0 project.

**Shadowcry** · August 16, 2008, 05:30 PM

Is it possible then that we could see the Kara Khitai implicated perhaps in 1.5 ?

**hellas1** · August 16, 2008, 09:51 PM

@ Miraj,

Thank you and the BC team for the information!

I appreciate it!
hellas1

**knight of virtue and valor** · August 16, 2008, 10:13 PM

norse/russain faction?

**iksterminator** · August 17, 2008, 02:51 AM

I really think that BC team has done tremendous work and that is just great. I think same as Miraj, that other than 1,5 there is not much we should ask, it's great as it is and will probably be a milestone after 1,5.
So hail BC!

**T-S-O Persia** · August 17, 2008, 05:53 AM

isnt there any propable release date for bc 1.5? is it still gonna take long?

**gaius valerius** · August 17, 2008, 06:19 AM

And how about the extended map and new factions, will they be in 1.5?

**Strelac** · August 17, 2008, 07:43 AM

No new factions, nor map expansions. 1.5 is in large part polished 1.05, in summary:

Improvements in unit balance (many changes in inf, cav, and missile behavior)
Prolonged battles – offering more strategic battle maneuvering.
Adjusted Unit cost – more realistically applied cost formula based on units armor, weapons and skills.
Removed annoying punch animation from all melee attacks.
New projectile configuration – realistic and dynamic projectile behavior based on accuracy and trajectory adjustments.
New auxiliary recruitment system – adds new unit
Rebalanced economy
Improvements in diplomacy
New units and skins for Mongols by Yellu
Reconfiguration of Indian factions (new units added)
Fixes from previous patch

**Basileos** · August 17, 2008, 11:04 AM

Originally Posted by Strelac

No new factions, nor map expansions. 1.5 is in large part polished 1.05, in summary:

Improvements in unit balance (many changes in inf, cav, and missile behavior)
Prolonged battles – offering more strategic battle maneuvering.
Adjusted Unit cost – more realistically applied cost formula based on units armor, weapons and skills.
Removed annoying punch animation from all melee attacks.
New projectile configuration – realistic and dynamic projectile behavior based on accuracy and trajectory adjustments.
New auxiliary recruitment system – adds new unit
Rebalanced economy
Improvements in diplomacy
New units and skins for Mongols by Yellu
Reconfiguration of Indian factions (new units added)
Fixes from previous patch

seems good!realy something to look forward to.
question: if the mongols will have its own units and skins,will they be playable then?
an other question: will 2.0 be for kingdoms like you told us it would be?

**~~Miraj~~** · August 17, 2008, 02:56 PM

Originally Posted by Strelac

No new factions, nor map expansions. 1.5 is in large part polished 1.05, in summary:

Improvements in unit balance (many changes in inf, cav, and missile behavior)
Prolonged battles – offering more strategic battle maneuvering.
Adjusted Unit cost – more realistically applied cost formula based on units armor, weapons and skills.
Removed annoying punch animation from all melee attacks.
New projectile configuration – realistic and dynamic projectile behavior based on accuracy and trajectory adjustments.
New auxiliary recruitment system – adds new unit
Rebalanced economy
Improvements in diplomacy
New units and skins for Mongols by Yellu
Reconfiguration of Indian factions (new units added)
Fixes from previous patch

Pretty much sums it up nicely.

**ELJAY** · August 17, 2008, 08:11 AM

Broken Crescent ist definatly the best mod i have ever played for medieval2 and one of the best mods ive experienced in my life.

By the way my Ps3 is broken at the moment and it would be a really cool time for me to play 1.5 in the nearer future :p

**Lupu** · August 17, 2008, 08:19 AM

Ya! New mongols!!!!!

**zznɟ ǝɥʇ** · August 17, 2008, 09:48 AM

1.5 looks to be killer, really keen to play battles with those changes.

**ELJAY** · August 17, 2008, 10:31 AM

Ive started campaigns with all factions but after a few hours it always starts getting boring as as the main opposite-faction dies by my hand and the imperial overstretching begins...

**knight of virtue and valor** · August 17, 2008, 03:06 PM

this is awesome if only I knew a bit more about eastern warfare. I am a western history buff, so in things like EB I knew th difference. Unfortunately I have found no detailed information about Middle eastern ware fare, I know BC is more accurate by far then vanilla, but I would hardly know the difference. a shame that their are so few books about Middle eastern warfare and army composition.

**iksterminator** · August 17, 2008, 03:38 PM

Could there be done anything about game crushes? Like when the faction is destroyed it starts to become a horde, so it takes sometimes 15 minutes, half an hour and once it took more than 3 hours!!! It's extremely annoying, some of my friends stopped playing because of these.
Maybe we could just eliminate the horde respawning possibility, so the game doesn't freezes? Would make an breakthrough in gameplay.
Just a proposal, thanks in advance for any good changes and for a great mod

**knight of virtue and valor** · August 17, 2008, 03:52 PM

I have never experienced one crash, but then again, I purposely don't destroy a faction completely because of hordes. I give them a uselessly small settlement and wipe them out ever where else