Matrix Games and Western Civilisation software have released the first patch for Crown of Glory. Grab it now!
The update resolves all major issues reported since the release of Crown of Glory, and even adds several requested features and some requisite gameplay adjustments. (I'm coining the phrase nerf n' buff for those.)
The v1.1 Update fixes all known crash issues, adds a save/restore feature for detailed battles, increases the number of in-game tooltips, resolves some multi-province minor country issues, fixes an occasional PBEM save issue and addresses many other minor issues. All told, the change list includes nine new features, eleven gameplay adjustments and fifteen bug fixes. We recommend that all owners of Crown of Glory update to v1.1 for the best possible game experience.I took the liberty of digging around for a direct link to the patch, which is available on the Matrix Games' website and can be downloaded here.
For those of you who have never seen or heard of the game, here is a quick run down of the features:
- Europe and North Africa, 1799 – 1820
- More than 200 provinces, 8 Major Nations, 90 Minor Powers
- Monthly Strategic Turns, 20 Minute Tactical Turns
- Military, Diplomatic, Economic and Social Decisions
- Quick Resolution of Battles or Detailed Resolution of Battles
- Detailed Combat supports Historical Leaders, Unit Morale, Diverse Unit Types, Command and Control, Weather, Smoke, Reinforcements, and more!
- Economics include Resource Types, Economic Parameters, Banks and Loans, Food and Population Growth, Reinforcement Pool, Trade Routes, Merchant and Colonial Income
- Naval and Land Combat, including Sieges, Interceptions, Fleet Combat, Port Attacks and Blockades
- National Morale
- Computer Opponent for Major and Minor Nations
- Diplomacy includes Treaties, Secret Treaties, Declarations of War, Cease Fires, Limited Surrender, Total War, and Historical Great Diplomats with special abilities
- Weather, Logistics, Fog of War, Special Events
- Full Multiplayer Support via internet, LAN, serial/parallel connection or hotseat
- Standard Campaign from 1805 – 1815 as well as a variety of starting scenarios to expand or contract the timeline and allow more options over technology and upgrades
Philip Howard
