Development Info Titan Quest gets a quick fix soon!

[Saint_Proverbius]

Tags: Titan Quest

According to <a href="http://www.titanquest.net/developer-digest/1628-patch-eta-july-5th.html">this juicy tidbit</a>, there will be a patch for <a href="http://www.titanquestgame.com">Titan Quest</a> coming out just after the holiday. Here's a list of what to expect:
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<ul><li>Improved auto-placement of inventory items
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<li>Fixed NPC dialogue windows closing when NPC moves to avoid other characters
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<li>Added character back-up functionality which will help prevent corrupted characters
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<li>Improved multiplayer stability and performance</ul>
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I'm not sure backing up save games counts as preventing character corruption. Still, it's nice to see developers pump out a patch these days.
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[LlamaGod]

whats its multiplay like, anyways?

Playing an action RPG where everyone uses hacked characters online sucks balls, like what happened with Diablo 1.

 

[Thrawn05]

Still, it's nice to see developers pump out a patch these days.

I recall a time when a game patch consisted of just some improved network code for multi-player.

 

[Drakron]

Too far back ... I just wish games dont get a patch the within a week of release, then I start to wish for patchs that just support new software/hardware.

 

[vazquez595654]

What a shitty patch.

 

[Sol Invictus]

Yes let's leave those bugs in the game.

 

[Twinfalls]

Hey vasquez123$%, do you happen to be the titular subject of that lesser-known Hammett novel 'The Maltese Retard'? Just curious.

 

[Kthan75]

Any solution to the save game corruption is welcome. I installed the game, although I am generally not into hack&slash games, but I was interested in the setting.

OK, nice graphics, decent gameplay (although a major pain that you have no inventory auto-arrange function) and by the time I got to level 5, the game crashed and the save was corrupted...

I'll just play Heroes 5 and Rise of Legends until the patch comes out...

 

[Saint_Proverbius]

Any solution to the save game corruption is welcome. I installed the game, although I am generally not into hack&slash games, but I was interested in the setting.

Yeah, but can't you do this now? Without a patch? Just copy the data files to another directory before playing.

 

[Drakron]

You are not serious are you ...

 

[vazquez595654]

Hey vasquez123$%, do you happen to be the titular subject of that lesser-known Hammett novel 'The Maltese Retard'? Just curious.

Auuuh. You're so cute when you're insulting.

 

[Kthan75]

Any solution to the save game corruption is welcome. I installed the game, although I am generally not into hack&slash games, but I was interested in the setting.

Yeah, but can't you do this now? Without a patch? Just copy the data files to another directory before playing.

Yeah, I can, but really, should I have to? If I knew this would happen when I started playing the game, perhaps I would have, but I don't think I should have to worry about this. How much fun will the game be knowing that everytime I exit the game I must backup my character because it might get corrupted? I'd rather wait for the patch and play something else until then.

 

[gromit]

Save corruption has a manual fix at the moment... it's only the quest files that "break." Removal of Quest.myw and QuestToken.myw (buried in the Titan Quest folders under "My Games") saves the character, but resets all quests and shrines... it's like free xp for the hassle. :D

 

[germx]

Hmm... if the game is crashing everytime I try to start with a certain character, does that mean it's corrupted?
Because it works most of the time with my other characters.

 

[Oarfish]

I figured it was trying to save me from myself. The 2 levels I managed to play before the corrupted save were pretty damn turgid.

 

[flabbyjack]

Pushed back till July 7th! YOU LIED TO ME!

http://www.titanquest.net/developer-dig ... pdate.html

Another unplayable game at release...

 

[vazquez595654]

Yes let's leave those bugs in the game. Rolling Eyes

Hey vasquez123$%, do you happen to be the titular subject of that lesser-known Hammett novel 'The Maltese Retard'? Just curious.

My original point was that it is stupid to release an "official patch" and address so few issues.

A post in the Titan Quest Vault says the highly anticipated patch for TQ has been postponed until this friday and addresses the following issues:

Patch Notes
# Fixed crash caused by teleporting in multiplayer after players used Rally skill
# Fixed NPC dialogue windows closing when NPC moves to avoid other characters
# Fixed bug with different relic bonuses for different players in multiplayer
# Fixed relic completion sounds propagating to all clients in multiplayer
# Fixed multiplayer lobby UI error with sort arrow
# Fixed a multiplayer lobby crash
# Fixed internet connection problem with custom maps
# Fixed a memory leak
# Improves multiplayer connection reliability
# Improves multiplayer performance
# Improves item auto-placement in inventory
# Added character back-up functionality
# Added option to disable compatibility check

Now it is not a shitty patch, but just a shitty game.