I had the version where the constrain heroes option was in the mod options menu, so I’ll update my files and see if that helps. When I do that, is there a way to keep my current game (which I started with heroes constrained), or will I have to start over? Would be a bit of a bummer to start over considering I’ve finally gotten farther than I have…[Read more]

I would definitely like to see this feature make it into future versions of the game. Harbor battles are really cool!

As for what MK1 said he originally wanted for harbors in his post, I’d also like to see ships coming and going from harbors as well. I’d especially like to see small working boats moving around a harbor (and elsewhere around the…[Read more]

The “mod options” screen is a bit troubling. There is a default, that gets written to the options file in the main directory, but the way things work, it doesn’t seem to carry over into individual profile directory (where it gets written gain, that is specific to that particular game), and you do have to redo them for each new profile. I intend…[Read more]

LOL, great story about a snippet of your life, really smiled over that!

As for the punk rock/heavy metal, you and I would probably get along fabulous with our similar music backgrounds; I still have a love for early punk and early metal 🙂 Heck, I still pull out my Jackson electric guitar to pump out Iron Maiden riffs quite often, much to the…[Read more]

That is a mistake from the original game, for one of the quests (Low/Sea Wolf). I just now corrected it, so yes, you may change to Avery to match the log text for that. In an interesting coincidence, the original game had many mismatched names for Low(Loy, Lew, Law, Low) that I corrected awhile back, but I did not notice that Avery one.

Thanks…[Read more]

Thanks for the quick response, Jeffrey!

I did actually start a new game when I saw that option, but it doesn’t seem to work still. I turned it on in the default options at the start menu, but the choices I made didn’t carry over to my game for some reason and I had to select them all over again as soon as I hit land after the intro scene.

Yes, I see the problem with the Excellent Map. I just fixed the texture and I’ll release it next update, which is coming maybe tomorrow.

That constrain heroes is a bit untested, but I can say that it will only work with a brand new game and you will have to click it on right from the start. Once you click OK for a new game, if option selected,…[Read more]

The scripting language used in the game is similar syntax to C/C++. If you use just one = sign, it will try to assign the value on the right side to a variable on the left side. Example:

x = 1; //This assigns the value 1 to to variable x.

So when you try if(sti(PChar.rank) = 1), it is not really testing for equality, it is trying to assign the…[Read more]

Coming soon: Ship AI Improvements

I’ve been mired in a new task to improve ship AI and I’ve got a treat for everyone; I’ve got a significant improvement in hand concerning escape/flee plans, navigating a path around impeding islands.

What happened, is that the work I was doing to give AI to ships in port, and enable harbor scene, traffic and…[Read more]

That would be a really amazing feature to have added! I would definitely prefer to have combat music playing during the fight, and it’d be really cool for one to start while you’re on shore so that you can watch it happen from the docks! Amazing!

I haven’t been very active lately, but I’m working on something.
I begun modeling a cabin for the yachts, inspired by the Utrecht Statenjacht replica; I was also converting one of the Mount&Blade ships MK gave me some time ago.

(Direct link, better resolution: http://i.cubeupload.com/SjvgHE.jpg)

However, as I was working on these two, another…[Read more]

Been forever since I looked on here, and my planned ‘first look/unboxing’ video fell through – and being so busy with life, I haven’t had a chance to upload (or even film) any new videos. That, and I’m eagerly waiting for the release of the HBS BATTLETECH game this coming April – I finally get to play it after helping to kickstart it a few years…[Read more]

I sent you an email, with an attached save. I’ll copy the same explanation below, for others:

The log book shows that the Dutch ships are, “moored somewhere off La Vega”. If it says moored and does not say something like “stranded” on the beach, that means the ships are at sea, nearby and sometimes can be difficult to find.

The best way is to…[Read more]

It might be a case where they are not at shore, but somewhere off the coast, at sea and you need to find them. I can check this out if you send me a save where the mission/quest is started, but not yet passed, and I will see if I can verify the situation.

Ah, yes, the new AI tacking upwind is in there too.

But, I realize I forgot to tell something for the new Loyalty update:

I realize most people don’t always overwrite their start.ini file (due to perhaps personal settings they might have changed) and I did not upload that file, but there is a change; you should also correct the spelling for…[Read more]

I have not updated the commonly available, but I do have a report about the Loyalty version.

I have updated a few things:

Flag movement, very low wind fix

Some extra ship textures

FMOD update to version 1.10.04 – 3/5/18 Studio API minor release (build 93853)

Config.exe and DirectX startup will now recognize other video adapters, rather than…[Read more]

It’s certainly possible, but it’s fairly involved to add new.

To alter/mod the values, just search the entire script code base for the perk name in question, and modify the logic.

To add new, one would have to add them to the perk initialize, add strings to INI files for the display names, alter the perk texture with a new on/off icon image…[Read more]

Yes, agreed, it is much faster!

It was a huge task to convert, and so far, it appears that it was very successful, with only a couple, minor problems — the scroll (which was fixed) and your charge icon. I’m proud this worked out so well.

Hopefully, I can isolate this little problem you’re having with that icon, but strangely, I’ve not been…[Read more]