IMPORTANT: 1.4 Patch Warning to Modders and Downloaders

**Emilio Aguinaldo** · September 16, 2009, 10:07 PM

I am warning all mod consumers to skim their mod consumption for the upcoming 1.4 patch which is going to be released late this month. The new patch might cause problems with pre - 1.4 patch mods as this patch is actually focussing on revamping the AI. I also will ask all Modders to check if your mod[s] might conflict with the possible "Improvements" the patch might make. Here is list of those Improvements:

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New Features:2 new historical battles: Battle of Rossbach and Battle of Fontenoy. Both available in single player and multi player.
Missile cavalry can now fire and reload whilst on the move.
Balance Changes:
Overhaul of naval balancing
There is now a cap on how many of some units you can take in MP. Examples of such units are Ferguson Rifles, many of the Elite Units of the West, and other unique units such as Royal Ecossais etc.
Dragoons are available from higher building levels and now have fire by rank to allow them to better fulfil the role of mobile infantry.
Light Dragoons have gained longer range guns to allow them to skirmish better.
Reworked cavalry costs to better reflect their value on the battlefield.
Increase in cost to Windbusche Jaegers and Ferguson Rifles.
Some improvements to projectile balancing.
Balance improvements made to Road to Independence Episode 3. Additional Fixes & Improvements:
Significantly increase the rate of naval invasions. Including those across theatres.
Increase AI aggression and improve use of armies.
Increase the creation and retention of strong mixed higher level unit armies by the CAI.
Fix for texture allocation in sprite cache that was causing a memory crash.
"Backstabber" and "Dishonouring Treaties" diplomatic factors change so don't apply when joining an ally in war.
Fix for some towns in regions still giving bonuses to income when damaged for raiding.
Improvements to siege AI in how it approaches and assaults walls.
Units with fire by rank now fire correctly when behind walls.
Bug with fort cannon targeting fixed, making them much more accurate.
Many fixes to sound bugs improving overall sound across the game.
Fixed issue with default battle preference not being saved.
Fix to include protectorate owned regions in explicitly-specified victory condition regions.
Various crash fixes.
Fixes to various group formations to improve formations used by player/AI.
Fix for routing unit cards losing faction colour.
Fix for auto unlimbering causing the attack order to terminate prematurely resulting in an inability to stop the unit from firing.
Fix for troops on fort walls not using fort gun range when judging when to fire on enemy troops.
Fix for fort guns using wrong targeting formula.
Fixes to fort pathfinding and use of ropes.
Multiplayer soft lock fixes.
Fix crash in quotes table.
Cumulative updates to improve AI invasion behaviour.
Bug fixes and improvements to AI counter offers.
Improvements to AI diplomatic valuation of military access and alliances.
Fix for wind sounds not working in naval battles
Fixed ship wakes not always working.
Fixed potential crash disembarking agents from navies.
Fixed armies not being booted out of regions when losing military access gained by joining an ally in war.
Improved AI diplomacy valuation of technologies.
Fixed reinforcements from unreachable positions.
Balance of power fix for attack of opportunity.
Fixed bug that was causing issues with embarking an army containing multiple characters.
Minor tweak to stop some ship sails endlessly play furling sound.
Fixed path blocked bug (pathing into ZoC).
Diplomacy counter-offer improvements.
Fix for fast forward not working as intended on some PCs. Will always speed up if camera is still, if camera moves fast forward will be as fast as possible on each PC.
Fixed issue where artillery would be told to stop firing but continue.
Fixed issue with the virtual file system whereby on certain hard drives / raid configurations / partitions which were experiencing a crash with sound enabled.
Fixed a boundary pathfinding crash.

May moderators close this thread

**1in1class** · September 16, 2009, 10:40 PM

Sounds vary scary, most of the people who got the ETW have mods skins and startpos.files dl. So does this mean that for us to get the full on patch that we need to take all the mods all that is not vanilla ETW out?

**Okuto** · September 16, 2009, 10:47 PM

I'm pretty sure we may need a brand new startpos and the cai may have to change to a degree

**Sun Devil** · September 17, 2009, 12:01 AM

I just turned off my auto-download so I can continue playing my 1.3 mods unmolested until they have made them compatible with 1.4.

**green tea** · September 17, 2009, 06:16 AM

Originally Posted by USC_Trojans

I just turned off my auto-download so I can continue playing my 1.3 mods unmolested until they have made them compatible with 1.4.

Then check if it is still turned off when you played the game. My auto-download is always turned on again automatically after playing.

**gord96** · September 17, 2009, 09:59 AM

Originally Posted by USC_Trojans

I just turned off my auto-download so I can continue playing my 1.3 mods unmolested until they have made them compatible with 1.4.

i do the same, but the best way to ensure you dont get the patch is to take steam offline. i won't bother with the patch until my favorite mods are up to date with 1.4.

Under file go "Go Offline". This will ensure no patching.

**~~ToonTotalWar~~** · September 17, 2009, 02:15 AM

When is the patch 1.4 due out? date?

**Emilio Aguinaldo** · September 17, 2009, 03:35 AM

Originally Posted by ToonTotalWar

When is the patch 1.4 due out? date?

If you read correctly, I posted the following: Late This Month

**~~ToonTotalWar~~** · September 17, 2009, 05:23 AM

Originally Posted by Emilio Aguinaldo

If you read correctly, I posted the following: Late This Month

I seen this, what i was requesting was a date?? if you dont know that is fine

**Beggar** · September 17, 2009, 05:32 AM

Originally Posted by ToonTotalWar

I seen this, what i was requesting was a date?? if you dont know that is fine

No info has been given on the date so far.

**MorganH.** · September 17, 2009, 06:13 AM

Originally Posted by Kohvi

No info has been given on the date so far.

I am pleased to confirm that update 1.4 will be out in late September.

**Xmecial** · September 17, 2009, 07:42 AM

Originally Posted by ToonTotalWar

I seen this, what i was requesting was a date?? if you dont know that is fine

I agree...his reply was rather snotty and not very inviting...shame on him.

**~~ToonTotalWar~~** · September 17, 2009, 08:01 AM

Originally Posted by Xmecial

I agree...his reply was rather snotty and not very inviting...shame on him.

Woahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! hang on there tiger!!! there was nothing snotty about my statement, i was merely asking a question!! and in future PM me personally rather than leaving detrimental comments on others persons thread!!
I think you need to check my credibility on TWC before making unfeasible statements pal

I think this statement is been detrimental and condesending!!: "If you read correctly, I posted the following: Late This Month"

**Johan217** · September 17, 2009, 05:43 AM

I'm not too worried. I'm pretty sure all of their "unit stats rebalancing" can be simply overwritten by the major mods, who usually do a much better job of that anyway. It's only when they add columns to the db files (like with patch 1.2) that the headaches start. I think most mods will leave out their AI changes to see how things work out with the patch.

The only challenge will be re-modding the esf file. It'll probably mean that people will have to start a new campaign when they download 1.4, only to have to restart when their mod is updated a little later.

**Xzuzz** · September 17, 2009, 10:18 AM

I don't want to sound like a dick, but why is this posted in the Released Mods section? "Here you can find non-hosted released mods for Empire: Total War."

**MorganH.** · September 17, 2009, 11:24 AM

Originally Posted by Xzuzz

I don't want to sound like a dick, but why is this posted in the Released Mods section? "Here you can find non-hosted released mods for Empire: Total War."

Because the OP posted because of the effects the 1.4 will,or maybe will have, on all the Mods we are currently playing

**EmperorBatman999** · September 17, 2009, 02:41 PM

Hmm, I can't play this game without mods anymore, I'm afraid our efforts on the Malta mod I'm working on may have to be redone.

**Emilio Aguinaldo** · September 19, 2009, 11:47 AM

Originally Posted by EmperorBatman999

Hmm, I can't play this game without mods anymore, I'm afraid our efforts on the Malta mod I'm working on may have to be redone.

Don't just keep working on it... Once the patch is released, copy your mod and start conducting tests.

**EmperorBatman999** · September 19, 2009, 11:58 AM

I still have a feeling that the only real changes to gameplay will be that on ships.

**Mong** · September 20, 2009, 08:28 PM

Originally Posted by Emilio Aguinaldo

I would like to warn all mod consumers to skim their mod consumption for the upcoming 1.4 patch which is going to be released late this month. The new patch might cause problems with pre - 1.4 patch mods as this patch is actually focussing on revamping the AI. I also will ask all of you Modders to check if your mod[s] might conflict with the possible "Improvements" the patch might make. Here is list of those Improvements:

LOL this guy thinks/wishes he works for CA?