Leaked 1.3 on the net

[CaptainCox]

Taking heed here :p .

[Boris]

Careful, i got my ass moderated for this last night :yep:

[TDK1044]

The Beta version of patch 1.3 is supposed to be password protected. Somebody dropped the ball and this early Beta version got leaked.

[The General]

Is someone gonna post a link or what?

[ReallyDedPoet]

The Beta version of patch 1.3 is supposed to be password protected. Somebody dropped the ball and this early Beta version got leaked.

I am guessing no because of this :roll:


RDP

[The General]

Well, it's not like the last 2 patches fixed everything, so we may as well have it in it's Beta form.

[John Channing]

RDP, You are guessing right!

Until it's official (ie announced by Ubisoft) we have no way of knowing exactly what is being "offered" and it would be irresponsible to post links.

JCC

[ReallyDedPoet]

Well, it's not like the last 2 patches fixed everything, so we may as well have it in it's Beta form.

I am not disagreeing, would like to have what is there as well, but any threads releasing something unofficial won't last long here.


RDP

[ReallyDedPoet]

RDP, You are guessing right!

Until it's official (ie announced by Ubisoft) we have no way of knowing exactly what is being "offered" and it would be irresponsible to post links.

JCC
I am just glad that the process is continuing with 1.3 :yep: Some key fixes in that beta read-me .

RDP

[tater]

Ubi has a history of doing this with patches, at least if IL-2 is an example. They put things in their FTP areas unprotected, then some rep will post how awful it was that it was leaked.

It's very simple, if it's on an official server that is publicly accessible it's public by definition.

This isn't a rant at people here, it's just a funny observation that sometimes devs/publishers get bent out of shape over things they have 100% control over.

Obviously that's different than a beta tester breaking an NDA and putting it out there, etc.

tater

[TDK1044]

I'm enjoying the game patched to 1.2 with TM plus other mods. I don't play at 100 percent realism, so I'm in no real hurry to install 1.3. I'll download it when it's officially released and then wait for Forum feedback on the patch.

[CaptainCox]

Well I find it brilliant as i can test all my MOD's and be ready for the "real" thang ;)

[Uber Gruber]

I don't mind waiting, honest. But i really don't like the idea of people making decisions for me, so feel free to post the link for those that are able to think for themselves.

And while yer at it, get me a McDonalds coffee, extra hot, cos i'm in the mood for buring my legs :rotfl:

[John Channing]

Please don't post any links to it. They will only be deleted and frankly I have better things to do with my time.

It is not an issue of making up other people's minds for them, but rather one of this site retaining it's excellent relationship with developers. A lot of the good that has been accomplished on this and many other projects has been the direct result of that relationship and we really don't ant to see that spoiled.

As well, there is really no way of knowing exactly what is being distributed so Subsim.com should not be a part of anything like that.

Thanks for your understanding.

JCC

[TDK1044]

Well I find it brilliant as i can test all my MOD's and be ready for the "real" thang ;)

But you don't know how early a Beta this version is. You may get some false positives.

[CaptainCox]

True, but as far as i can see...down to the version nr on the screen...don't look like a beta to me, if it is its very close to the real thing.

All the stuff that i have checked (not all yet) seems to stack up to the fixes in the read me.

But anyhow, looks like I only have to work on the .ini when the real one comes. So far I have fixed all my MODs using the .ini based on this "BETA" and its not a big job.

That's basically what I wanted to know, and that's why i got it in the 1st place. Could well be there is more stuff that needs tweaking when the real deal comes, but this is a good indicator I think.

[tycho102]

Well, it's nice to know it's so close to completion.

[terrapin]

I feel obliged to gamers, not the industry (rejected some ridiculous T-shirt contest offerings lately from the publisher of SH4...:huh:) the beta (or-not-so-beta ;)) thingie will be available from UBRS DLC in a few hours.

Edit: the installshield notes 'game updated to 1.03.0000'

Update is done without problem, SH4 is running fine, seems like the features do work as advertised.

Now to the upload...

[WernerSobe]

even if it was beta and the final patch differs from that what can ones lose?

reinstalling the game takes 15 minutes.

[CaptainCox]

I actually did a 1/1 back up of the SH4 folder using "Acronis True Image" if I need to revert back, it will take less then 4 min or so, with all the mods still installed ;)

[Iron Budokan]

Well, it's not like the last 2 patches fixed everything, so we may as well have it in it's Beta form.

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

[MaxT.dk]

Why would you want a beta version of a patch that tries to fix the game in the beta stage? Don't you have enough of the bugs? :roll:

[ming]

Trailing a jap merchant for 10 minutes surfaced and submerged and within a few hundred yards of her without a "ship spotted" notification or sonar contact reported is already pretty bad. I hope this is a good patch when it comes!

[GT182]

:hmm: Just imagine how you'd feel if you grab a beta patch and it contains a worm or something more malicious, and it scrambles everthing on your HDD. Thanks but no thanks on a patch until it's an "Official" release. :yep:

Ya can't put a condom on your computer to keep it safe. ;) That's basicly what John's trying to say.

[haegemon]

I'll wait till the relase. Let's wait till the work is fully done.

[Ducimus]

Im breaking my self imposed ban from Subsim to express my contempt at whoever leaked the patch. Particuarlly if said leak originated from a modder. Last week, I (and im assuming other modders as well) was approached by the representative of the developer, asking if i would like access to the files so that i may be able to start updating my mod..... providing that i keep it to myself! For this leak to occur, there was obviously a breach of trust involved. Its rare that a developer would do this, ultimatly to better support the community. Hence, im a bit upset about this leak. If there is a another game, next time, the community might not recieve this level of support again.

Anyway, yes the full (cumulative?) patch is just under 200 megs, yes the data files as they currently exist are encrypted and PW protected. No i will not tell you where to get them, nor the password to unlock them. At anyrate, unless my installation is botched (1.2 to 1.3 upgrade, much smaller), you dont want the beta patch anyway. There are at least a couple things that have glaring issues, no i will not discuss the contents of the patch.

I will say a little on how the patch relates to Tmaru (and possibly other mods). In sum, some changes i made in Tmaru, may, or may not still be neccessary, depending on outcome of final patch. The AI is indeed improved, or at least, the looking over of the pertainant files would seem to inidicate. Suffice to say, the changes are such that im tossing my own AI settings out the window for now until ive had a chance to playtest Ubi's NEW settings. BTW, tweak files for dats that relate to the AI sensors, and Player sensors will have to be rewritten.

I now return myself to Davy Jone's locker.

[CaptainHaplo]

Ducimus - Well stated mate. I for one wont use a prelim patch - when the thing is ready I will dl and use it - until then I give the devs the time they need. They are working on it - and I can wait.

If you dl a leaked patch - dont be screaming that "this" or "that" didnt work or get fixed - if it aint official - it aint ready. Before long you will see someone screaming that a preliminary build sux so the official 1.3 must too - what a croc of (Self censuring invoked to protect the non-sailor ears and eyes of some posters) - but you get the point.

Give Ubi the time to do this right. If you get burned playing with fire - dont cry here....