Patch 4.4 Hotfix 4 Patch Discussion & Overall Status

[morness]

The idea is for this to be a locked thread that only I will update -- so people have a place to go at a glance to see what's on our agenda.

Hotfix #4 is live now!

New build number is 4.4.856194
Patch notes are here: http://steamcommunity.com/app/221380/discussions/1/496881136904807796/

New updated list of what we're working on now

1. Getting MP Restore working again
   
2. Getting Chapter saves working again
   
3. Cursors not changing properly (can't repro yet)
   
4. Most Valuable Player system not getting setup
   
5. William Wallace last mission crash
   
6. MP Scenarios going mad based on this post: http://steamcommunity.com/app/221380/discussions/0/496880503063469724/?tscn=1447162032#c496880503082205474
   
7. Portuguese team bonus
   
8. AI malfunctioning in Vlad campaign second mission.
   
9. Unit 947 -- we are seeking details about game setup (specific maps, AI's, scenarios, etc.). Screenshots of setup would be awesome and specific repro steps.
   
10. Incorrect team color setup.
    
11. Scenario editor town centers not generating
    
12. Arrow key scrolling breaks when the chat input window is up when either the vote dialog pops up or someone quits the game.
    
13. Some computer enemies or allies have wrong color. Dracula 4, and El Cid 1, for example.
    
14. Piritviraj mission 1 has some bugs. Some units that suppose to stay at their position, just walking around the map.
    
15. Investigate possible load time issues that are causing 8 player matches to frequently drop out before game starts.
    
16. Animals don't board transport ships
    
17. Reveal map after defeated or resign in SP game and keep "Game Over" on screen until you manually quit.
    
18. Character dialogue font changing randomly in SP campaign games (since 4.0)
    
19. When tasking a villager to attack a wild animal, the tooltip Help text dissapears under the UI on the bottom line, so isn't readable. (since 4.4/AoAK)
    
20. Music - civ jingle etc - when starting a game is messed up. Sometimes the civ jingle will play, finish, then an in-game track will start, then the map appears and a different track starts. Or the jingle will play twice. Or it'll still be playing when the map starts, and clash with that. Seems to be badly affected by how long the load takes. (since 4.3)
    
21. Results screen - text is misaligned with columns, team shield icons, and area at the bottom of the screen outlined by graphics - (this area displays how information is calculated).
    
22. Age of Kings/Conquerors campaigns missing fade effect from original (since 4.3)
    
23. New African Kingdoms achievements not working
    
24. Inertia setting can make keyboard scrolling way faster than mouse scrolling.
    
25. If host clicks start game before everyone else is ready, the civ jingle could play but the game won't start.
    
26. Resigned/defeated/spies messages do not always show up
    
27. Support dat file mods -- involves upgrading file transfer to use workshop subscription and ensuring everyone in lobby has the mod before game can start. You would select dat file mods from the dataset dropdown.
    
28. Sounds not triggering when selecting different units in rapid succession or queuing units quickly.
    
29. Co-op isn't working properly (spawns an extra player). Based on http://steamcommunity.com/app/221380/discussions/0/496880503083277430/?tscn=1447365596#p5
    
30. Farmers stop working randomly (game makes exhausted sound while there's still food left in the farm, but the villager can't reseed or gather from the farm)
    
31. Random map generation in scenario editor breaks unless you visit a game setup screen first. Particularly coastal (all water) and black forest (michi).

Note: Items crossed out are fixed in the latest version.

Resolved Issues

• Bug: OLDSCHOOL launch param to re-enable classic fonts no longer works. Would be nice to have this back. Solution: Use OLD_SCHOOL

[morness]

jokinges님이 먼저 게시:

The only thing it dose is says validateing subscriptions then the game shutsdown.

After validation, then the intro videos try to play before the main menu. I'll add some additional logging to the next hotfix so we can try to identify what's failing.

[Jokinges]

Thank you!!!

[gagman]

johan님이 먼저 게시:

Tab "Details" :
Property "Hardware Ids" : HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_8384&DEV_7618&SUBSYS_102801ED&REV_1002 and HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_8384&DEV_7618&SUBSYS_102801ED

do you have an DELL pc ?

[johan]

gagman님이 먼저 게시:

johan님이 먼저 게시:

Tab "Details" :
Property "Hardware Ids" : HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_8384&DEV_7618&SUBSYS_102801ED&REV_1002 and HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_8384&DEV_7618&SUBSYS_102801ED

do you have an DELL pc ?

Yes.

Model : Dimension E521.

[gagman]

johan님이 먼저 게시:

gagman님이 먼저 게시:

do you have an DELL pc ?

Yes.

Model : Dimension E521.

best thing you can do is going to the dell support site, driver section and download the audio drivers. it seems you need the SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC. but check it yourself.

if dell doesnt host the driver google for:

"HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_8384&DEV_7618&SUBSYS_102801ED" Dimension E521

[johan]

gagman님이 먼저 게시:

best thing you can do is going to the dell support site, driver section and download the audio drivers.

Thanks much for your help.

I'll look tonight or tomorrow (it is 6:33 pm here)

EDIT :

gagman님이 먼저 게시:

if dell doesnt host the driver google for:
"HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_8384&DEV_7618&SUBSYS_102801ED" Dimension E521

Thanks you.

[Mitchel]

morness님이 먼저 게시:

jokinges님이 먼저 게시:

The only thing it dose is says validateing subscriptions then the game shutsdown.

After validation, then the intro videos try to play before the main menu. I'll add some additional logging to the next hotfix so we can try to identify what's failing.

I had the exact same problem when 4.4 was first released. I solved it by deleting all my older profiles and savegames from the AoE2HD folder.

[morness]

Mitchel님이 먼저 게시:

morness님이 먼저 게시:

After validation, then the intro videos try to play before the main menu. I'll add some additional logging to the next hotfix so we can try to identify what's failing.

I had the exact same problem when 4.4 was first released. I solved it by deleting all my older profiles and savegames from the AoE2HD folder.

Oh yes, savegames could still be a problem. We hotfixed it where we'd catch an exception, but there is still a chance it could outright crash. I wouldn't delete the savegame folder, but rename it to something else. If you can isolate which save is crashing, we'd love to take a look at it.

[Jokinges]

Ok i deleted saved game and im still having the same problem. Thank you anyway.

[Mitchel]

jokinges님이 먼저 게시:

Ok i deleted saved game and im still having the same problem. Thank you anyway.

Did you also disable Steam Cloud synchronization? Otherwise the old savegames will come back right after you've deleted them.

[Jokinges]

Ok its working now!!

[Jokinges]

morness님이 먼저 게시:

Mitchel님이 먼저 게시:

I had the exact same problem when 4.4 was first released. I solved it by deleting all my older profiles and savegames from the AoE2HD folder.

Oh yes, savegames could still be a problem. We hotfixed it where we'd catch an exception, but there is still a chance it could outright crash. I wouldn't delete the savegame folder, but rename it to something else. If you can isolate which save is crashing, we'd love to take a look at it.

Yes the save game files are causing launch problems i deleted them and now i can play the game.

[morness]

jokinges님이 먼저 게시:

morness님이 먼저 게시:

Oh yes, savegames could still be a problem. We hotfixed it where we'd catch an exception, but there is still a chance it could outright crash. I wouldn't delete the savegame folder, but rename it to something else. If you can isolate which save is crashing, we'd love to take a look at it.

Yes the save game files are causing launch problems i deleted them and now i can play the game.

Did you keep the savegames or did you delete them? I'd like to get my hands on the broken save.

[Jokinges]

I got it. Its player.nph

[Mitchel]

Then it's the profile, not the savegame(s).