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korn469 posted 06-05-99 12:13 AM ET
i have been waiting on the 4.0 patch for a long time just like every one else and i am begining to lose hope its ever coming out and it also seems like more bugs keep on getting found like the maintenence cost bug...i really want the patch i want the bugs in my game to get fixed. i'm getting impatient, cuz didn't yin send the list for the 4.0 patch in march or april? i don't remember oh well all i know is i want the patch
korn469
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS posted 06-05-99 12:43 AM ET
Version 4 has been in test for about 2 weeks at EAHQ and points abroad. English is looking good, though a few revisions have required resubmissions. Translation strings for European versions are falling into place, allowing us to make foreign language builds available to test. As soon as they're all signed off, up they go.
jkm
firaxis games
Shining1 posted 06-05-99 12:51 AM ET
Ah, nice. Thank you.
korn469 posted 06-05-99 01:00 AM ET
Jeff thanks for responding that was really quick! I can't wait to get the patch. I hope it is soon (next week would be nice) i'm just getting anxious to play again and see all what has changed and hopefully drop transports will work now.
impressed by a responce
korn469
By the way Jeff i was just wondering what you are doing up so late on these forums...are you still at work? i hope they don't have you chained to a desk this late at night
Darkstar posted 06-05-99 01:51 AM ET
Jeff is probably checking in from home. He does that from time to time.
Jeff, since you say you've grabbed back the English 4.0 patch, does that mean that your staff is patching those embarassing bugs like the excess energy from NOT queueing and the credit BONUS that Transcend gets? That is what it SOUNDS like. Not that I mind... fix all the bugs/mispellings/grammar... as long as it is going forward, we will wait and drool and dream... and even play SMAC occasionally. Thanks for the reply!
Korn469 - If Firaxis isn't doing patching in SMALL fashion (a bug killed here, a bug killed there), well, lets just say that they have a lot of things to do and check at once, further complicated by wanting to release across language versions simu. So a little patience.
And thanks for asking and getting a reply from Jeff.
-Darkstar
Valtarien posted 06-08-99 09:09 AM ET
One thing that I would certainly appreciate is a *rough* idea as to when I should start looking for the patch. I realize the pitfalls in quoting an exact date & then later not being able to fulfill it, so I'm not asking for that. Just a *rough* idea, such as "next week", "3 weeks from now", "a month", etc., would be nice.
If that's still asking for too much, then I'll understand & check back once every couple weeks as I have been doing. TIA.
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS posted 06-08-99 09:30 AM ET
I have absolutely no idea. It's in EA QA land, which is on the other side of the country. As the euro-patches start getting hit, they'll be on the other side of the planet. I could guess, but that's worse that no information. If I learn more, I'll post it, but I probably won't have any reliable date until it's signed off. Life and times in a huge multinational corporation.
jkm
firaxis games
Valtarien posted 06-08-99 10:25 AM ET
Thanks for the prompt reply. Apparently the whole situation regarding the patch is out of your hands, & that would explain the lack of any news on the subject. That is understandable, & so I'll once again return to my silent vigil. And you're correct, of course, no info. is better than faulty info., as long as we know that progress is being made.
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Author	Topic: Where is the 4.0 patch?!
korn469	posted 06-05-99 12:13 AM ET i have been waiting on the 4.0 patch for a long time just like every one else and i am begining to lose hope its ever coming out and it also seems like more bugs keep on getting found like the maintenence cost bug...i really want the patch i want the bugs in my game to get fixed. i'm getting impatient, cuz didn't yin send the list for the 4.0 patch in march or april? i don't remember oh well all i know is i want the patch korn469
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS	posted 06-05-99 12:43 AM ET Version 4 has been in test for about 2 weeks at EAHQ and points abroad. English is looking good, though a few revisions have required resubmissions. Translation strings for European versions are falling into place, allowing us to make foreign language builds available to test. As soon as they're all signed off, up they go. jkm firaxis games
Shining1	posted 06-05-99 12:51 AM ET Ah, nice. Thank you.
korn469	posted 06-05-99 01:00 AM ET Jeff thanks for responding that was really quick! I can't wait to get the patch. I hope it is soon (next week would be nice) i'm just getting anxious to play again and see all what has changed and hopefully drop transports will work now. impressed by a responce korn469 By the way Jeff i was just wondering what you are doing up so late on these forums...are you still at work? i hope they don't have you chained to a desk this late at night
Darkstar	posted 06-05-99 01:51 AM ET Jeff is probably checking in from home. He does that from time to time. Jeff, since you say you've grabbed back the English 4.0 patch, does that mean that your staff is patching those embarassing bugs like the excess energy from NOT queueing and the credit BONUS that Transcend gets? That is what it SOUNDS like. Not that I mind... fix all the bugs/mispellings/grammar... as long as it is going forward, we will wait and drool and dream... and even play SMAC occasionally. Thanks for the reply! Korn469 - If Firaxis isn't doing patching in SMALL fashion (a bug killed here, a bug killed there), well, lets just say that they have a lot of things to do and check at once, further complicated by wanting to release across language versions simu. So a little patience. And thanks for asking and getting a reply from Jeff. -Darkstar
Valtarien	posted 06-08-99 09:09 AM ET One thing that I would certainly appreciate is a rough idea as to when I should start looking for the patch. I realize the pitfalls in quoting an exact date & then later not being able to fulfill it, so I'm not asking for that. Just a rough idea, such as "next week", "3 weeks from now", "a month", etc., would be nice. If that's still asking for too much, then I'll understand & check back once every couple weeks as I have been doing. TIA.
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS	posted 06-08-99 09:30 AM ET I have absolutely no idea. It's in EA QA land, which is on the other side of the country. As the euro-patches start getting hit, they'll be on the other side of the planet. I could guess, but that's worse that no information. If I learn more, I'll post it, but I probably won't have any reliable date until it's signed off. Life and times in a huge multinational corporation. jkm firaxis games
Valtarien	posted 06-08-99 10:25 AM ET Thanks for the prompt reply. Apparently the whole situation regarding the patch is out of your hands, & that would explain the lack of any news on the subject. That is understandable, & so I'll once again return to my silent vigil. And you're correct, of course, no info. is better than faulty info., as long as we know that progress is being made.