Pride of Nations - New Patch

bbmike · July 26, 2015, 07:14:36 AM

Not sure how I missed it, but a new Pride of Nations patch was released last week!

Grim.Reaper · July 26, 2015, 07:19:38 AM

it mentions improvements with turn processing...but was reading in forums that one player seemed satisfied it went from 13-14 minutes to 7-8 minutes...that still seems long to me....was one of the reasons I never fully stayed engaged with the game.

bobarossa · July 26, 2015, 09:38:53 AM

I never had a problem with the turn length. I just brought a book to read. My main problem was with broken UI issues. I remember clicking on a treaty hoping to get more info and it was canceled instead. Also couldn't scroll the treaty list so I couldn't see the latest treaties. Wording of treaties was such that I couldn't tell what they did.

Grim.Reaper · July 26, 2015, 09:41:19 AM

I guess I am just spoiled with other games where it typically is pretty fast....I am not a very patient person to wait 7-8 minutes every turn, even with a book in hand:)

tgb · July 26, 2015, 10:03:41 AM

I don't have a lot of gaming time to begin with, and at 62 I may not live to see the end of the game.

Queeg · July 26, 2015, 10:37:17 AM

No amount of patching can fix PON. The game will forever remain a loose collection of great ideas presented via Excel spreadsheet.

Rayfer · July 26, 2015, 10:45:33 AM

Quote from: tgb on July 26, 2015, 10:03:41 AM
I don't have a lot of gaming time to begin with, and at 62 I may not live to see the end of the game.

LOL....I'm 64, so I completely relate to what you're saying!

sandman2575 · July 26, 2015, 11:28:40 AM

Quote from: Queeg on July 26, 2015, 10:37:17 AM
No amount of patching can fix PON. The game will forever remain a loose collection of great ideas presented via Excel spreadsheet.

Maybe we need a team of French Canadian indy programmers to obtain what they think are the rights to PON, overhaul the engine, and then sell it as a new game. Oh, wait... >:D

bobarossa · July 26, 2015, 11:35:26 AM

Quote from: Rayfer on July 26, 2015, 10:45:33 AM
Quote from: tgb on July 26, 2015, 10:03:41 AM
I don't have a lot of gaming time to begin with, and at 62 I may not live to see the end of the game.

LOL....I'm 64, so I completely relate to what you're saying!

59 here but I'm (un)voluntarily retired so I have the time if not patience for it. However, at 1600+ turns in grand campaign, that would be several hundred hours of turn processing time. I could finish a couple dozen books by the time the game was over!

I reinstalled PrON and patched to 1.03 (the patch after I last played it). My scrolling problems with Foreign Ministry are gone now. I simply couldn't play the game if I couldn't review/cancel my treaties. Will have to give this a new try (after playing the dozen other games I've bought and haven't played yet).

Queeg · July 26, 2015, 03:19:35 PM

Quote from: sandman2575 on July 26, 2015, 11:28:40 AM
Quote from: Queeg on July 26, 2015, 10:37:17 AM
No amount of patching can fix PON. The game will forever remain a loose collection of great ideas presented via Excel spreadsheet.

Maybe we need a team of French Canadian indy programmers to obtain what they think are the rights to PON, overhaul the engine, and then sell it as a new game. Oh, wait... >:D

;D

Boggit · July 27, 2015, 08:42:59 AM

Nice one bbmike! O0 I'm downloading now. I was pleased to see that turn processing is much improved.

Jarhead0331 · July 27, 2015, 09:04:38 AM

So I just booted this with the latest patch and played the combat tutorial. The turn delay was still intolerable. At least 2 to 3 minutes...for a tutorial scenario limited to one turn, that struck me as grossly excessive.

kassdhal · July 29, 2015, 07:52:41 AM

was never able to launch the game :(

RedArgo · July 29, 2015, 01:33:43 PM

Quote from: kassdhal on July 29, 2015, 07:52:41 AM
was never able to launch the game :(

I haven't played much at all, but I did have a problem with the game locking up while initializing.

Here is a thread, the second post really, that fixed it for me.

https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/game-crashes-at-initializing-map-logic.624277/

here is what the post says.

Check under My Documents\Paradox Interactive\Victoria 2\map\cache delete all the files in there and try reloading the game.

Hope this helps.

bobarossa · July 29, 2015, 01:46:34 PM

Quote from: RedArgo on July 29, 2015, 01:33:43 PM
Quote from: kassdhal on July 29, 2015, 07:52:41 AM
was never able to launch the game :(

I haven't played much at all, but I did have a problem with the game locking up while initializing.

Here is a thread, the second post really, that fixed it for me.

https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/game-crashes-at-initializing-map-logic.624277/

here is what the post says.

Check under My Documents\Paradox Interactive\Victoria 2\map\cache delete all the files in there and try reloading the game.

Hope this helps.

I don't see an equivalent to that in the Pride of Nations or VGN folders. Are you sure this Victoria 2 fix applies? Personally I didn't have a crash there.

How did you install the patch? I had uninstalled my game so I reinstalled the 1.02 game, patched to 1.03 then applied the 1.04 patch. Had no troubles. I did copy my old save games files over to the new directory before trying to run it.