Get crazy with N3 - patch after patch

>When does the last patch come out? Every week I must download the >newest Beta patch to be up to date. I don't know the differences and >can't see any advance, but I guess I must have them to be compatible >to other multi-players. From what I've heard (I've yet to install one yet) the changes are pretty much "under the hood." Some of the changes are pretty dramatic, but mostly related to transmission packets and such - not graphics or rules. Gunner

When does the last patch come out? Every week I must download the newest Beta patch to be up to date. I don't know the differences and can't see any advance, but I guess I must have them to be compatible to other multi-players. Uli -- Uli Winkelmann un sing www.koelsche-sick.de

Uli Winkelmann wrote in message ... >When does the last patch come out? Every week I must download the >newest Beta patch to be up to date. I don't know the differences and >can't see any advance, but I guess I must have them to be compatible >to other multi-players. > From what I've heard (I've yet to install one yet) the changes are pretty much "under the hood." Some of the changes are pretty dramatic, but mostly related to transmission packets and such - not graphics or rules. Gunner

Uh....that kind of goes hand in hand with "BETA" testing. The original CD install still works just fine and there are races available with it. The other alternative is for them to have kept beta testing to themselves and then we all get stuck with the highly flawed CD version up until a point they would decide to release a patch to the public. I applaud them for allowing the patch testing to go public. One of the few really good things they have done lately. Uli Winkelmann <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> When does the last patch come out? Every week I must download the > newest Beta patch to be up to date. I don't know the differences and > can't see any advance, but I guess I must have them to be compatible > to other multi-players. > > Uli > -- > Uli Winkelmann > un sing www.koelsche-sick.de

They have changed a ton of things, but you are right, especially the last few patches, things are seemingly very minor. They also have upgraded the engine smoke when a car is about to blow...(very helpful when drafting at Day..er I mean Talladega. And the sparks when you've trashed a wheel are new and "improved." Some of the changes are listed in the readme, the faq or on the Sierra Beta message board. The last jump from 1202 to 1204 included only new code to fix a server hosting problem. dave henrie "Don Hancock (\"Gunner\")" wrote:

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> > Uli Winkelmann wrote in message ... > >When does the last patch come out? Every week I must download the > >newest Beta patch to be up to date. I don't know the differences and > >can't see any advance, but I guess I must have them to be compatible > >to other multi-players. > > > > From what I've heard (I've yet to install one yet) the changes are > pretty much "under the hood." Some of the changes are pretty dramatic, but > mostly related to transmission packets and such - not graphics or rules. > > Gunner

Remember if you participate in the patches you are participating in the beta program to develop the patch. Once it is final, it will be released to all and when you sign on for mulitplayer it will prompt you to update to the patch. All the patches you speak of are a work in progress, except rather than going on strictly behind the scenes with in house testers, Papyrus opened it up to a lot of people to get as much feedback as they could. Sounds like they want this patch to be right. Folks who purchased N3 and did not patch it, still can race on Won, just not with the same folks that are participating in the patch testing. -- Don Burnette Dburn in N3 and Legends "Uli Winkelmann" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > When does the last patch come out? Every week I must download the > newest Beta patch to be up to date. I don't know the differences and > can't see any advance, but I guess I must have them to be compatible > to other multi-players. > > Uli > -- > Uli Winkelmann > un sing www.koelsche-sick.de