Mod News Co8 Modpacks 5.9.0 BETA and 5.9.0 NC BETA Released

[VentilatorOfDoom]

Tags: Temple of Elemental Evil; Troika Games

<p>The Circle of Eight guys <a href="http://www.co8.org/forum/announcement.php?f=15" target="_blank">released a new version</a> of their ToEE mod.</p>
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<p>The Circle of Eight is pleased to present the latest versions of our modpack for The Temple of Elemental Evil - Circle of Eight Modpacks 5.9.0 BETA and 5.9.0 NC BETA.<br /> <br /> In addition to continued bugfixing, Circle of Eight Modpack 5.9.0 BETA features significant improvements to enemy AI in the form of the 'Reactive Temple' mod, which causes the Air, Water, and Fire Temples to reorganize in an intelligent defensive posture if they feel threatened.<br /> <br /> Circle of Eight Modpack 5.9.0 NC BETA features all of the above, as well as the re-introduction of the city of Verbobonc major expansion, which is now significantly larger are more extensive than the original. It also features the new Arena of Heroes mod.<br /> <br /> Both modpacks are identical, save for the major new content expansions included in the NC version. Fans of custom content will likely want to choose the new content (5.9.0 NC BETA) release, while purists might prefer the standard (5.9.0 BETA) release.</p>
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<p>Define "intelligent defensive posture".</p>
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<p>Download <a href="http://www.moddb.com/mods/circle-of-eight-modpack" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
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<p>Spotted at: <a href="http://www.sorcerers.net/index.php#52393">Sorcerer's Place</a></p>

 

[Nickless]

Aggravating. I'm half-way through TOEE and will die of boredom if I have to do all the quests in Hommlet again. There's not some vague hope that I'd be able to keep my save and yet update the AI, is there?

 

[thesheeep]

You can just skip Hommlet and go to the moathouse more or less directly (someone tells you about if, afaik).
If you think that you need the xp, just cheat.

 

[VentilatorOfDoom]

with the new content you can go straight to welkwood bog instead of doing Hommlet

 

[Volrath]

The Circle of 8 mod has Cloud's sword in it. Avoid like the plague.

 

[Tails]

I still didn't played seriously ToEE, since I hape silly hope that Co8 will release bugfixes/restoration patch only. btw. is Co8 still working on Keep on the Borderlands mod?

 

[Volrath]

There's nothing wrong with Co8, just play it.

 

[coldcrow]

You goddamn moron, there is version WITH new content and one WITHOUT.

 

[Sceptic]

You goddamn moron, there is version WITH new content and one WITHOUT.

NC = New Content, so yeah the other one is bugfixes only (has been for a while).

'Reactive Temple' mod, which causes the Air, Water, and Fire Temples to reorganize in an intelligent defensive posture if they feel threatened.

Did they ever fix the (Co8-only) bug where the Water temple would attack you on sight even if you're wearing the appropriate temple robes?

The Circle of 8 mod has Cloud's sword in it. Avoid like the plague.

Aunthairy has moronity. It is more contagious than the plague. Avoid him at all times.

 

[Tails]

You goddamn moron, there is version WITH new content and one WITHOUT.

Monkey see, monkey do, eh coldcrow? anyway take a look into readme and you will see that even the version WITHOUT new content has not only bugfixes but also overhauled, added and changed. Nothing drastically though.

 

[deuxhero]

The Circle of 8 mod has Cloud's sword in it. Avoid like the plague.

Nope, ToEE vanilla has the model in it. Avoid it like the plague.

 

[coldcrow]

Yea, sorry, I am aware of that. Got a bit tired of this "keep-the-game-as-intended" litany.

 

[Tails]

Yea, sorry, I am aware of that. Got a bit tired of this "keep-the-game-as-intended" litany.

I never minded restorations or balance fixes, even small upgrades which make game more content - like for example does Wesp patch for Bloodlines. Custom content can be nice too but personally I prefer just to play game first time without it, since it leads to confusion when you want to discuss about the game... you know what I mean. After reading the list of Co8 Modpacks 5.9.0 BETA, it seems I can without fear use it on my first date with ToEE.

 

[FeelTheRads]

Nothing drastically though.

Nothing drastic, but I'd still like a version that is still ONLY bug-fixes. No restorations, no "we think this should've been like that instead of like this" and so on.

 

[Tails]

Nothing drastic, but I'd still like a version that is still ONLY bug-fixes. No restorations, no "we think this should've been like that instead of like this" and so on.

Well to be honest, there are things that Troika wanted in game, but Atari interfered ( to be exact: brothel), so such restorations I totally accept.

 

[Ausir]

Holy shit, I founded Co8 and can't believe they're still working on it.

 

[Topher]

Now that I have a new computer I need to go back and play ToEE again. On my old computer the animation for a PC holding a flail bogged down my CPU and the game got choppy as all hell.

 

[reaven]

should one that has never played ToEE skip vanilla and go for this directly?

 

[SerratedBiz]

Content is something ToEE did not have enough of, in my opinion. I'd see no problem with adding the restored content in a first game.

 

[Melcar]

Fuck yeah. At last something to do.

 

[VentilatorOfDoom]

should one that has never played ToEE skip vanilla and go for this directly?

Yes.

 

[Sitra Achara]

Just a heads up, Co8 5.9.1 is going to be released soon, and will address several issues encountered in 5.9, in addition to toughening up the new content and some general improvements. So you might want to hold off a little.

See here for more info.

Re. new content, here's a handy reference:
http://www.co8.org/forum/showthread.php?t=7743

People who prefer 'light' new content rather than 'moderate' can try 3.0.4 or 5.0.0 with the Less-New-Content patch (see sig). Note however that they also feature less fixes than the latest versions.

 

[Grunker]

should one that has never played ToEE skip vanilla and go for this directly?

Most fucking definetely.

 

[Sitra Achara]

5.9.1 is out.

 

[VentilatorOfDoom]

5.9.1 is out.

define "intelligent defensive posture".
also, did you fix the chick in verbobonc that in modpacks many years ago sold scrolls, which has been broken at some point and never been fixed. if not, why not?