Peter Brooks 0 Posted October 30, 2007 I've installed FE and the expansion and the new skins. However should I wait for the 'patch' before adding other mods/aircraft/effects/screens etc.?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Longestpants 1 Posted October 30, 2007 That would be advisable, as you don't know what mods are going to be incompatible with the patch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+TexMurphy 0 Posted October 30, 2007 dont install any plane mods until their respective FMs and AIs have been updated.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BUFF 8 Posted October 30, 2007 If you've already got the expansion installed then you effectively have "the patch" already albeit going by previous experience there will probably still be a "hotfix" to correct some small details that always get through beta testing but get found out in general release. Other than that you're on your own installing existing mods until they are updated as necessary (I suspect that terrains etc. will be fine but aircraft fms have changed). You might want to make sure that you have a backup clean copy that you can always revert to (1 of the beauties of this series is that you can run many different installs & that backing up is a simple copy & paste without registry entries too). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Brooks 0 Posted October 30, 2007 Thanks for this advice....so the Expansion is the 'patch' and any other 'patches' will be hotfix to the newest release confused???...not really... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barkhorn1x 9 Posted October 30, 2007 Again, I recommend JoneSoft Generic Mod Enabler so you can switch mods in and out in minutes. A mod doesn't work w/ the new version? - Just switch it out and remove it. New patch came out and you need to revert back to stock? - Just switch ALL mods out, patch and then switch back those that should work. I would not mod w/o this tool. http://www.users.on.net/~jscones/software/products.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BUFF 8 Posted October 30, 2007 so the Expansion is the 'patch' and any other 'patches' will be hotfix to the newest releaseconfused???...not really... Not quite. The Expansion is built to the latest standard for the game engine but there may be some very minor glitches in the Expansion (& specific to it) requiring a hotfix to correct. The patch (in reality several different ones for the different games) will bring other games in the series upto the same standard of the game engine as the Expansion pack. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JediMaster 451 Posted October 31, 2007 The Camel 130 I'm sure will be hotfixed, as will other stuff. That's why I have my pre-Exp modded version still as well as my non-modded Exp install. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barkhorn1x 9 Posted October 31, 2007 What exactly is the definition of "hot fix" - the first patch for FE EP1 - or something else? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gr.Viper 131 Posted October 31, 2007 Well usually hotfix it's a sort of patch that is released quickly to fix some really nasty issues that make game unplayable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barkhorn1x 9 Posted October 31, 2007 Well usually hotfix it's a sort of patch that is released quickly to fix some really nasty issues that make game unplayable. Yea, that's what I thought. And I think we may be waiting awhile because I don't see any "really nasty issues". just a bunch of nigling ones. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BUFF 8 Posted November 1, 2007 hotfixes usually address very minor issues & aren't considered large enough to be a patch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
