Yitzi's unofficial SMAX patch 2.3d

[Yitzi]

Yitzi's unofficial SMAX patch 2.2d

http://alphacentauri2.info/index.php?action=downloads;sa=view;down=152

Fixed another bug.

[Geo]

Shouldn't this be 2.3d? Just askin'...

[Yitzi]

Yes, it should.  If Sisko can change it, that'd be great.

[Buster's Uncle]

sisko ain't here, but it's taken care of.  You've already had a download, BTW.

[Kirov]

I can't find what is that option "choose planetary orbit". What does it do?

[Buster's Uncle]

Affects the climate.

[Yitzi]

More precisely (if I understand correctly how things work), planetary orbit affects raininess with more effect near the middle latitudes, whereas cloud cover affects raininess to the same degree everywhere.

[Lord Avalon]

Which orbit is more rain?

[Yitzi]

I believe a further (and thus colder) orbit is more rain.

[Geo]

At my end, I rewrote the '80-100 million' miles description to 'inner-outer habitable zone'. Makes more sense to me since any given mod doesn't necessarily needs to play out around a G2 class star.

[Kirov]

At my end, I rewrote the '80-100 million' miles description to 'inner-outer habitable zone'. Makes more sense to me since any given mod doesn't necessarily needs to play out around a G2 class star.

A nerdy remark but so true! 

To make sure I get it straight - the middle option is the standard one, right?

[Geo]

To make sure I get it straight - the middle option is the standard one, right?

Yes. I named it 'Middle habitable zone'.
Basically the position Earth is in. 

[Yitzi]

At my end, I rewrote the '80-100 million' miles description to 'inner-outer habitable zone'. Makes more sense to me since any given mod doesn't necessarily needs to play out around a G2 class star.

A nerdy remark but so true! 

To make sure I get it straight - the middle option is the standard one, right?

Yes (it's the one that occurs if you select random map without customizing), but there's a bug where if you customize it without patch 2.3 (or later) it selects the first option.

[Kirov]

Yitzi, I need to report two repeatable crashes under your patch in an MP game. The first game is tricky to play, the next one is completely unplayable. I'm attaching the saves here and PMing you with the password and detailed description of the situation. Please remember it's MP and don't disclose any sensitive info unless it's painfully obvious to be safe to do so. Apply caution.

You may need more details to give a diagnosis. This stuff is probably irrelevant, but to stay on the safe side:

1. Windows 7, GOG version. I use Iniswap as well, but the crashes take place both with and without it.

2. I installed the GOG version and apply scient's patch. Then I copied the game in full, without another install, to 3 other folders - with kyrub's, your patch for playing and your patch for scenario building. The other versions sometimes worked funny and could crash even in SP games, though very rarely.

3. Yesterday I installed a pirate version of pre-patched SMAC to test out something. Maybe it did something to the register? Now I removed it, but the crashes are still there.

4. When the first save crashed, I installed another GOG version and applied your patch. However, this doesn't seem to change anything, both saves behave in the same way under your patch, whether installed or copied.

5. Both saves work just fine with scient's and kyrub's, so probably the above issues have nothing to do with it.

6. Unfortunately this is MP, so it be will hard for you to go back or forth in-game. You'd need to ask Bodissey and roninscg for their passwords if you want to do so.

Please give some recommendations, whether it's safe if I do at least several turns with scient's while the guys keep using your patch; whether it's better to have multiple copies installed or copied, etc.

Sending you a PM in a moment.

[LastConformist]

So, this is a really minor graphics issue, but I've noticed that, with your patch, the default base graphics are pushed up one level. That is, normally, there are separate graphics for bases sized 1-3, sized 4-7, sized 8-14, and sized 15 and above, with the HQ being one size larger than it would be for its population. But, on the patch, bases sized 1-3 use the size 4-7 graphics, bases sized 4-7 use the size 8-14 graphics, etc. I haven't tested to see if this loops around at high base sizes; probably not. But I think it should be changed back if you have a chance to do so.