English retail v1.2 patch.
Battle Mages. Patch 1.2
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April 2004.
1. INSTALLATION
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To install the patch, run bm1_2eng.exe and follow the onscreen instructions.
By default the patch will be installed to C:/Program Files/Buka/Battle Mages
folder.
After the patch is installed, you can launch the game as usual: from the
program files menu or directly from the Battle Mages folder, double-clicking on
“mages.exe”.
2. PROBLEMS, FIXED WITH THIS PATCH
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Patch 1.2 fixes the following problems:
Bugs
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- "Warlord" perk is fixed;
- Spell description of some mage units are corrected;
- The game no longer crashes, when the troop dies at the moment you are
disbanding it;
- The artifacts no longer appear on the cursor if the troop dies while you were
moving objects in its inventory.
- Some phrases containing Cyrillic characters are corrected.
Improvements
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- It is possible now to play singleplayer maps, after downloading them from the
Internet;
- It is possible now to play multiplayer maps not only via Gamespy, but
directly, by entering the IP address of your opponent;
- You can re-cast a spell from the book without opening it, by pressing E;
Balance
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- There is an experience cap for each map now. After the limit is reached the
experience growth is significantly slowed;
- “Red magic" school is reinforced;
- Undead race is reinforced;
- Human mages are reinforced; The problem with the slow spell casting of “Mage”
unit is fixed.
3. NEW MAPS
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- New maps are available for downloading at our official site:
Targem.ru;
- After you downloaded the map, unpack the .Zip file and copy its contents to
the \data subfolder of the folder where the game is installed to;
- Launch the game. The new maps will appear in the single payer maps or
multiplayer maps menu.
