More questions!

[Pirate Fret]

Being new to this Build stuff, is the Nathaniel Hawk storyline on the Build same as the stock version? If it's changed, is it worth playing it considering I've completed the stock version?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Pieter Boelen]

It's pretty much the same as in the stock game. There's some slight changes for improved enjoyment,
but if you recently played the original game, I'd recommend trying one of the other storylines instead.
Recommended ones:
- Bartolomeu o Portugues
- Assassin
- Horatio Hornblower
- Jack Sparrow

The other storylines are largely unfinished, but the ones listed above provide a LOT of gameplay.

Did you get Build 14 Beta 1 Patch 1? That does come recommended.
I also have some Patch 2 WIP files available, which you can try also:

Download (50.1 MB)
It's actually smaller than Patch 1 because I removed some unnecessary files, but I confirmed it does install correctly.

Installation:
1. Install Build 14 Beta 1
2. Install Build 14 Beta 1 Patch 2
3. Run Rename.bat

Features:

Build 14 Beta 1 Patch 2:
- Ugly deck texture fixed by Captain Maggee
- Code updates:
. Taking captured captains as companion crash workaround by Sulan
. Additional ship balancing and type renaming by Oberleutnant
Additional modifications by Pieter Boelen and Experienced Captain
. "Unique Ship" upgradeable now by Pieter Boelen
. Cannons fire on cursed ships bought from Vanderdecken shipyard by Pieter Boelen
. Ships capsize when their roll angle exceeds 15 degrees by Pieter Boelen (WIP)
. Code governing whether merchants/shipwrights talk to you rewritten by Pieter Boelen
. Questbook interface always available by Pieter Boelen
. BuildingSet models moved to subfolder to clean up the "Ammo" folder by Pieter Boelen
. French national ranks spell-checked by Daf.fr
. Spell-checks and texts improved in dialog and questbook files by Cap'n Cook and Pieter Boelen
- Bartolomeu o Portugues storyline updates:
. Appearance of Isla de Muerte fixed
. Isla de Muerte Grotto location now open by Captain Maggee
. Appearance of Spanish governor fixed by Talisman
. Appearance of Juan Esteban in Havana fixed by Talisman
. Not talking Bertrand Ogeron fixed by Talisman
. Not talking Roxanne in jail fixed by Cap'n Cook and Pieter Boelen
. Cowering Fort Captain fixed by Pieter Boelen
. Different particle systems used for explosions by Pieter Boelen
- Quest updates:
. LaCroix storyline slight fix by Captain Maggee
. Standard storyline Danielle rename fix by Captain Maggee

 

[Captain Maggee]

It is slightly different, we have tried to keep it similar to stock... just a couple of new sidequests

 

[Pirate Fret]

Well, amazingly, my friend is finally downloading Build 14 Full. I've got Patch 1 ready. I'll download Patch 2 as well (unless you say not to ).

Oh, and what are WIP files?
Thanks again!

 

[Armada]

Oh, and what are WIP files?
Thanks again!

It stands for 'Work in Progress' files, in other words unfinished, and therefore not 100% stable just yet.
So download it if you're happy to try it out! Otherwise, just go with Patch 1.

NOTE: Don't forget to run 'Rename.bat' (like I did, lol ) in the main game folder once installed, otherwise a few things won't appear. So it's very important!

 

[Captain Maggee]

Patch 1 does not have a runme.bat (as I compiled it) but most of them do and as EC says it is important to run it

 

[Pirate Fret]

Thanks for the tips guys! :will

I hope there will be a readme file with all of the Build downloads. :

 

[Pieter Boelen]

Patch 1 does have a Rename.bat .

Anyway, I think Patch 2 is pretty stable; it's just got some additional ship balancing that we haven't been using very long yet.
Therefore there could still be some side-effects from that which we'd need to find and address.
Also I put in the Capsizing code, which is very much experimental and might make for some frustration.
But since I set the limit at 15 degrees, which doesn't happen very frequently, it shouldn't cause TOO much trouble.