PDM 3.1.1 download/feedback thread (for non-AHD, v1.3 only)

[Naselus]

Checksum LHCV.

CON balance is better now; several bugs fixed too. War exhaustion more responsive.

For Victoria 2 1.3 - DO NOT use with 1.2, and do not post asking which version it's for :P

Link: http://filesmelt.com/dl/3.1_.1_.rar

Changelog can be found here.

[death&d3cay]

Sweet! I just got into this mod yesterday, so I'm stoked there is a new update!

[Rylock]

Just a note: you fixed the bad flag in the Taiping folder, but you didn't change the "has_core" to "is_core".

Might not do anything, I'm not sure. Might end up killing 10% of China's entire population if they defeat Taiping.

[KaiserBenjamin]

Let the Wookie* win.

*Taiping

[tului]

I was getting a lot of "this_that_the_other" mistakes in 3.1.0. I'll check here and report exactly what they are in this one. I didn't post errors for 3.1.0 as it was my first time using the mod. Good work though. Glad to see the graphic change making Prussia blue.

edit 18/05/2011 - error in "Copper Pits" second effect reads "copper_RGO_SIZE" as opposed to something prettier.
edit - as above, but also in "Advanced Ore Grinding Process"
edit - "Practical Artillery Experience" the line above Effects reads as "practical_artillery_experience_desc"
edit - As France the decision "Officially Recognize the CSA" has several such underscore errors in it's wording.
edit - As France, Greece allows me the Mycenaean Excavation. The mouseover tip on the button has "mycenaean_excavations"

[Naselus]

If you include all the missing localizations, we'll be here all night :P Use this thread for gameplay errors only, there is a separate thread for missing localization.

[Clendor]

It's night to you, isn't it? I love PDm and its often updates.

[Naselus]

lol, actually, it's about half two in the afternoon here :P Tho I usually work overnight since it means less noise and distractions.

[tului]

Oops. Sorry about the localizations. I'm new to the mod and wasn't aware there was a separate thread. I'll post the rest there and copy these too.

[KaiserBenjamin]

Maybe it's just because I'm playing Mexico, but this version seems harder. The decreased liquidity means I'm actually having to make some budgetary choices. Now that it's getting into the mid-1850s, it's getting a little bit better (I can actually afford to build a navy), but for the first twenty years of the game, I had to choose between a navy and infrastructure. Good deal.

[Naselus]

It's not liquidity; it's because the peacetime supply discount is now only 25%. I may have overdone it a bit; the UK currently can't afford the Royal Navy.

[Rylock]

I thought the problem with making the navy more expensive is that the AI would often prioritize the navy over spending money on a standing army?

[Naselus]

Yeah, that's what I'm worried about, but I'll wait for feedback to see whether it's causing a problem.

[KaiserBenjamin]

I haven't noticed that people don't build troops, but I haven't been paying much attention. (Since I'm Mexico, so I'm focused on the USA.) I will say that I build a 30 unit navy and promptly had no money. As much as it pains me, I may have to scuttle about half those ships. They're just too expensive for to afford.

*EDIT* As you can see, Britain has by far the biggest fleet but still maintains a 70 brigade army. Contrast that with Germany, and their 20 unit navy but 270 brigade army. Russia appears to be making some poor choices though. They only have 7 brigades and a 120 unit navy. :/
(3.1.1 year 1866)

[history_fan]

Could we place a physical limit on the number of ships a nation can have, based on its number of coastal provinces or something? Or would that need to be hardcoded, like EU Rome or III?

[Naselus]

We can't do a damn thing to control fleet sizes.

[KaiserBenjamin]

I will say that when I took that screenshot, Russia had just come out from a series of wars against the Ottoman Empire, Austria, and Great Britain. So it's possible that this was an anomaly. I'd have to go back and poke around previous saves to be sure.

[Naselus]

Hmmm, one would hope that's what caused it. Can you have a check from before the wars?

[JuffoWop]

V2 crashes during startup (When it displays "Loading Flags," if it makes any difference) after installing PDM 3.1.1. I'm running Windows 7 x64, is this a known issue? Also, if there's a different thread where I'm supposed to post error reports I'll stick this there instead.

[KaiserBenjamin]

Hmmm, one would hope that's what caused it. Can you have a check from before the wars?

In 1853 Russia had 60 ships and 51 brigades. In 1863 Russia had 130 ships and 118 brigades. By 1866 (as in the screenshot), they disbanded most of the brigades, but apparently decided to keep their navy. Since I don't believe they fought any wars between 1863 and 1866, I think we can attribute it to disbanding, not attrition. Unfortunate that they decided the navy was more important than the army, but hopefully your wooden ships alteration for 3.1.2 will help.