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v1.07 is ready for download[message #346975]

Tue, 20 September 2016 10:00

edmortimer

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v1.07 is ready for download from the Arulco Vacations blog.

v1.07 delves deeply into almost every aspect of Jagged Alliance 2. There has been more modding from v1.06 to v1.07 than in all previous versions combined! More weapons, more items, more recruitable characters, new characters with new voices, new shopkeepers with new items only available from them, more strategic decisions, more tactical situations, new patrol routes for the Arulcan Army, new garrison setup, new weapon and item lists for the factions of the Arulcan Army (Elites, Regulars & Federali), more loadscreens, more factions, more IMP portraits, another IMP voice, more individualized gearkits for the A.I.M. & M.E.R.C. characters, new map border sectors that were previously inaccessible, all maps have been reworked, more Facilities, more ammunition types, new ammunition calibres, a new camo patterned interface, and more I can't think of at the moment. v1.07 also includes Sevenfm's latest Experimental Project 7 executable for r7609 -- and it is a fantastic addition to this mod. The AI tactics have been greatly improved, and most, if not all, of the bug fixes from later versions of v1.13 have been rolled into this executable. As well, Smeagol has graciously allowed me to use his STI artwork for some of the new weapons and items - and his artwork is probably the best in the JA2 universe. D.G. has done tremendous work on the portraits and voice files - which bring another level of immersion to this game world. I could go on for much longer, and give details about the changes . . . but I want them to be a surprise, I would like this mod to bring a sense of newness to an old game. So download and enjoy what I hope is a new Jagged Alliance experience for you - a vacation in Arulco!

That said, I will tell you this much: Angel is now automatically recruited when you recruit his sister, Maria - they each have a salary of $100/day. Three of the terrorists - Mayhem (Annie), T-Rex (Jasmin) and Tiffany Eddie (Joe) - are now recruitable for $1000/day (you recruit them by giving them any amount of money, not by using the "Recruit" option). All of the Head Miners are recruitable for $100/day. Skyrider is recruitable for $100/day. Darrel Jr. is recruited for $100/day after the shotgun wedding. Joey Graham is recruitable for $20/day.

ONE CAVEAT:
There is an ammunition bug I have been unable to eradicate. It affects the M1918A2 BAR, the Bren Gun, and the SMLE No. 4 Mk 1. As far as I know only these weapons are affected at this time. When you unload them manually the ammunition disappears. If it is loaded and you try to load a different type of ammo into it, the game will crash. Usually this is a problem with the Magazines.xml -- but I have re-worked it from beginning to end and still the problem persists. After 5 weeks of trying to fix this bug I am releasing in the hopes that a few more pairs of eyes will see something I am missing. As of this release those three weapons are not available to the Arulcan Army, and only available to you if you purchase them from Bobby Ray's or Tony. So . . . you don't have to encounter this bug at all if you don't want to. If strange things happen to any other weapon please let me know.

Once I recover from making this mod I will detail all of the changes on the AV blog.

[Updated on: Tue, 20 September 2016 19:03]