A new update is available. One new ship and over 40 new ship textures changed/added.

https://mega.nz/#F!jl1zjSaC!CdBYterMnYkhdEbQy9rQKg

Update.zip

New Horizons, running 2.8 Storm engine in DirectX 9 link:
https://mega.nz/#F!L001VaYZ!hwNV3uh3sQPbKDkOeDvrcg

This is a functional proof of concept, provided for New Horizons modders to finish; most everything I’ve checked looks like it works to me, but then again, I’ve never actually played this game. I can sail, fight, visit tavern, shop,…[Read more]

Whoops. Got your save and found it’s because I had you change Jessika by mistake. Since you might have saved, this will correct both:

void ExecuteConsole()
{
ref ch = characterfromid("PsHero_35"); //Beatrice
ch.FaceId = 0;
ch = characterfromid("PsHero_36"); //Jessika
ch.FaceId = 330;
Log_SetStringToLog("Operation…[Read more]

Whoops. Got your save and found it’s because I had you change Jessika by mistake. Since you might have saved, this will correct both:

void ExecuteConsole()
{
ref ch = characterfromid("PsHero_35"); //Beatrice
ch.FaceId = 0;
ch = characterfromid("PsHero_36"); //Jessika
ch.FaceId = 330;
Log_SetStringToLog("Operation…[Read more]

Hmmm, I tested that with one of my fighters, and it worked instantly. Send me a save and I’ll check it out.

Yes, those portraits get set at the beginning of a new game, so an existing game will still be wrong. You have to run console code to correct an existing game. Replace your console.c code and hit F4:

void ExecuteConsole()
{
ref ch = characterfromid("PsHero_36");
ch.FaceId = 0;
Log_SetStringToLog("Operation successful! "…[Read more]

Yes, those portraits get set at the beginning of a new game, so an existing game will still be wrong. You have to run console code to correct an existing game. Replace your console.c code and hit F4:

void ExecuteConsole()
{
ref ch = characterfromid("PsHero_36");
ch.FaceId = 0;
Log_SetStringToLog("Operation successful! "…

Yes, that is still a work in progress. I fixed the back-end code to no longer crash during those infamous GOF mast break problems, but one of the tactics to avoid those was to virtually eliminate mast damage in the game so they can’t break, thus rendering the crash problem moot.

Now that my tests using GOF indicate the game is stable during all…[Read more]

No worries. I admit, that this loading does take longer than usual, and I don’t know why yours does in this case. Maybe something going on with your particular game-state at that moment. So I can understand thinking something is wrong. But, it eventually gets there!

That battle didn’t go well for me in the few times I tested though…lost the…[Read more]

I got it. Though I had no trouble attacking the fort. As soon as I load the game, I can hit the spacebar, as the icon to attack the fort is active. Or, I could hit the Enter key, arrow over to the ability icon to attack the fort, and do the same thing. It takes a little while for the loading screen, as it does a boarding save, but I do arrive…[Read more]

OK, that makes more sense. We can enable the logs in start.ini. Also, if you want to send me a save file where you are attempting the fort assault, I can look into that.

For enabling logs, in start.ini, change these to what you see here:

tracefiles = 1
tracefilesoff = 0
debuginfo = 1
runtimelog = 1

What ships come up for sale is determined in the ships utilities file. I am very stingy about what ships come up for sale. Think about it, 1st through 3rd raters would have not been super common to begin with in the 17th century Caribbean. Those were basically King’s ships owned by the state – not something which would have been commonly for sale.…[Read more]

What ships come up for sale is determined in the ships utilities file. I am very stingy about what ships come up for sale. Think about it, 1st through 3rd raters would have not been super common to begin with in the 17th century Caribbean. Those were basically King’s ships owned by the state – not something which would have been commonly for sale.…[Read more]

Also, just to satisfy my curiosity, any particular reason you chose the DirectX 8 version? The standard download is DirectX 9, so you would have had to explicitly find the DX8 version and download that and overwrite. I’m just curious.

I do have all the same bug/crash fixes in both, so they are both fine.

Check your start.ini file and make sure these values are pointed to the correct paths, either relative to the directory the game sits:

resource_directory = RESOURCE
ini_directory = RESOURCEINI

Or full path:

resource_directory = E:ERAS2.6RESOURCE
ini_directory = E:ERAS2.6RESOURCEINI

That master and commander sound clip IS indeed being replaced in a sound mod I am still working on which will have crews talking through gun drills in their native languages including the words “FIRE” “FUEGO”, etc. I’ve spent a lot of time recording movie clips in foreign or translated movies over the last couple years with this mod in mind.

The…[Read more]

Jeffrey and I discussed your idea this morning Chris,

So it is possible, but I am putting strict limitations on it. So I am still working on a long term mod that changes all gun sizes, performance and type. Hopefully this one will be done in a couple of more months. I keep putting it on the back burner. You guys are about to get a new skins pack…[Read more]

Thanks for the comments and Welcome Megaprime,

The game is far from perfect, but an awesome experience and we are constantly working to make it better.

As to the Royal Fortune being overpowered, indeed it is especially after upgrade. People are always worshipping the Queen Anne’s Revenge, but Robert’s ship was one of the truly great pirate…[Read more]