Lords of Magic: Special Edition 3.02 Unofficial Patch Modification

Build 0014.3

1. REQUIREMENTS

2. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

3. MODIFICATION DESCRIPTION

4. FEATURES

5. KNOWN ISSUES

6. CREDITS

7. DISCLAIMER

1. REQUIREMENTS

This modification requires an installation of Lords of Magic: Special Edition patched to version 3.01. Uninstall any previous versions of this modification before installing a new version.

2. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

INSTALLATION

1. Go to your Lords of Magic: Special Edition install directory and back up gs.mpq and pic.mpq.

2. Extract lomse302_0014.3.rar to your Lords of Magic: Special Edition install directory, overwriting if prompted.

3. Optional Graphics (advanced users only): For users of WinMPQ, load <LoM:SE installation directory>\pic.mpq; in a Windows Explorer window, navigate to the <LoM:SE installation directory>\pic directory, then drag-and-drop the entire contents of the directory (not the directory itself) into the WinMPQ window; click OK without typing anything in the dialog box that is subsequently shown.

4. Run Lords of Magic: Special Edition.

UNINSTALLATION

1. Delete the following files and directories: gs.mpq, pic.mpq, lomse302.htm, settings.cfg and pic directory.

2. Restore the backups you made of gs.mpq and pic.mpq.

WARNING! This modification cannot be used in conjunction with any other modification, such as ManTerA’s GS5 modification.

3. MODIFICATION DESCRIPTION

The Lords of Magic: Special Edition 3.02 Unofficial Patch Modification aims to fix the issues that remain within version 3.01 of Lords of Magic: Special Edition. At the same time, it introduces new features that greatly enhance the game’s functionality as well as user control. Unless erroneous, core gameplay elements (e.g. units, artifacts, faiths, buildings, spells) are, and will not be, altered by this modification.

4. FEATURES/VERSION HISTORY

BUILD 0014.3 (11 December 2007)

Bug fixes/Changes

- Corrected mixing tooltip text from the revised unit information panel

BUILD 0014.2 (7 June 2007)

Bug fixes/Changes

- Corrected the inclusion of the wrong file, that contains most of the game text, in the archive; this contributed to at least one major bug where no text would appear in the dialog announcing the arrival of followers

For modders

- Identified all except 9 unknown files in gs.mpq

BUILD 0014.1 (12 March 2007)

Bug fixes/Changes

- Corrected a few typos in the readme
- Fully removed CD checks
- The console is no longer available in multiplayer games

BUILD 0014 (11 March 2007)

The first release of this modification introduces the following enhancements.

Bug fixes/Changes

- Pegasi no longer spawn in level 1 encounters (should be Brownies)
- Removed instances of music fading out after clicking the Legends of Urak button, and going back to the main menu, since it causes momentary freezes of the game
- The credits no longer display as one of the movies when starting the game
- Tightened where various hotkeys are allowed to be used (e.g. attack and defend only in combat)

Enhancements

- Added hotkeys for rotating the combat map, via PageUp and PageDown
- Added the script window (console), which can be accessed via the tilde (~) key during a game or in combat
- Expanded hotkey dialog to encompass all hotkeys
- Expanded the unit information panel (thanks to ManTerA)
- Greatly expanded the options menu, allowing the user to set options involving tooltips, combat display and selection, mouse and keyboard scroll speeds, as well as the option of loading and saving custom user settings, and restoring default settings. Sound, program speed, blit, and center movement options appear here as well. The hotkey dialog can also be accessed from here.
- Optional: New main menu graphic and rearranged interface
- Removed CD checks
- Revised game menu
- The network service provider dialog no longer is displayed on a black background, and the exit button has been removed
- Version number of the modification is displayed in the main menu

5. NOTES/KNOWN ISSUES

- Avoid use of the console. Misuse may result in errors occurring in-game. The console feature was meant as a developer function. If you open the console, you will have to close it before you can continue playing normally. This can be achieved by clicking the X at the top left of the script window. If you click somewhere else, bring up the console again with the tilde (~) key, then click the X.
- Do not delete or manually modify settings.cfg. Doing so will cause numerous errors in your settings, and may cause the game to hang or crash. Instead, restrict you modification of settings to what is available in the options menu
- Options menu numbers do not always update correctly. Often the slider values do not update correctly. This is due to some graphical limitation in updating text boxes. If this happens to you, after changing a slider position, you can see what the new value of the slider is by clicking a toggle button twice, such as the blit, center movement, or tooltip translucency toggle buttons. The setting you modify will still change even if the value isn’t updated properly.

6. CREDITS

This modification was developed solely by Ascension64. Direct comments, queries, suggestions, and troubleshooting to the Imperials United LOMSE Modding forum (http://impz.proboards14.com/index.cgi?board=lomsemodding).

Thanks go to:

- ManTerA – for allowing use of the enhanced unit information panel

7. DISCLAIMER

USE THIS MODIFICATION AT YOUR OWN RISK! The authors will not be held responsible for any damage caused to Lords of Magic: Special Edition or the computer as a result of the downloading or installation of this package. Support may be given to you in case of problems at the Imperials United forum (http://impz.proboards14.com/index.cgi?board=lomsemodding) but note that you might not always be given assistance with any troubles that you have, although the best effort will be put in to troubleshooting bugs.

This is a community modification, created for free and as a hobby, and you are welcome to distribute among your peers as much as you like. However, please credit the authors of the modification if you intend to build your modifications using this modification as a base, or use any part of the modification as a template to create part/all of a modification that you intent to release to the community. You may not take any part of, or all of, this package and redistribute it in an altered form under the names of the authors. Also, you may not redistribute the entire package in an altered/unchanged form under your name unless given express permission by the authors of this mod.