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Patch 2 includes more fixes and improvements.
Hopefully this release allows us to do some further testing and fixing before releasing Alpha 9 in the weekend.
<b>Note:</b> If you already have a correct installation of Build 14 Alpha 8.5 Patch 1, you can suffice with just installing Patch 2 Light (see below)
<b>Patch 2 Features and Fixes:</b>
- Support for governor actors by a simple virtual sailor
- Cuba and Hispaniola character updates by Bartolomeu o Portugues
<i>Including add Tortuga governor</i>
- Location updates by Bartolomeu o Portugues
<i>Including use Redmond port model for Havana and add Tortuga townhall and prison</i>
- New character and ship models by Bartolomeu o Portugues and Thomas the Terror
<i>Navy_Portugal, Navy_Portugal2, GypsyCaptn_6, Roche, Mansveldt, Juan_Esteban, giant and Gherarde_De_Jongh</i>
- Many updates and fixes to Bartolomeu o Portugues main quest
- Relative bearings on DirectSail encounters by Hook
- Fixed GiveShip2Character function by Hook
- Skip pay salary screen if pay is 0 by Hook
- Fix for ship surrender: no more surrenders if no enemty near by Hook
- Fix for lag upon firing cannons by Hook and Captain Dan Wolf
- Standard storyline Thomas O'Reily ammo replinishment option fixed by Estharos
- Further Realistic Weather updates by Hook
<i>Including new SetNextWind function</i>
- Thicker ropes on ships by Petros
- Books aren't sold as per Hook's suggestion
<b>Experimental Mods Features:</b>
- Alternate initItems weapon values by Ron Losey
- Block damage depends on difficulty level by Captain Dan Wolf
- BLOCKDAMAGE mod removed by Pieter Boelen
- Old soldier skins by Thomas the Terror for use as unique quest characters
- DirectSail relative bearing in points by Pieter Boelen
<b>Patch 2 Full Installation Instructions:</b>
1 - Install Build 13 Final
2 - Remove the RESOURCE\MODELS\Locations\decks folder
3 - Install Build 14 Alpha 8
4 - Extract the <i>Build 14 Alpha 8.5 Update</i> file on top of your game (if you haven't done so already)
5 - Allow it to overwrite all files it wants to
6 - After completion, run RunMe.bat
7 - Remove the PROGRAM and RESOURCE\INI folders
8 - Extract the <i>Build 14 Alpha 8.5 Patch 2</i> file on top of your game
9 - OPTIONAL: Install the Experimental mods and any music packs you want to use
10 - Start the game and reset the controls to default in the Options menu
11 - Tweak the controls and the game's settings to your liking in the Options menu
12 - Start a new game, select a storyline and ENJOY! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/w00t.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
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<b>Patch 2 Light Installation Instructions:</b>
1 - Remove the PROGRAM and RESOURCE\INI folders
2 - Extract the <i>Build 14 Alpha 8.5 Patch 2 Light</i> file on top of your game
3 - OPTIONAL: Install the Experimental mods and any music packs you want to use
4 - Start the game and reset the controls to default in the Options menu
5 - Tweak the controls and the game's settings to your liking in the Options menu
6 - Start a new game, select a storyline and ENJOY! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/w00t.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
" border="0" alt="w00t.gif" />
<b>Download:</b>
<a href="http://www.piratesahoy.net/build/b14_alpha8-5_patch2.exe" target="_blank">Patch 2 Full</a> [63,3 MB]
<a href="http://www.piratesahoy.net/build/b14_alpha8-5_patch2_light.exe" target="_blank">Patch 2 Light</a> [7,44 MB]
<a href="http://www.piratesahoy.net/build/b14_alpha8-5_patch2_experimental.exe" target="_blank">Experimental Mods</a> [780 KB]