Description A patch has been released that updates Warhammer: Battle March to v2.14. The patch fixes gameplay/balance issues, GUI, sound and various other ailments.
Vista Users: It is highly recommended that you reboot the machine before applying the patch.
Warhammer: Mark of Chaos - Battle March - v2.14 Patch:
Major Fixes
o Fixed a crash in Army Editor that occurred when the player clicked on a banner slot. o Fixed a crash that occurred on siege multiplayer maps. o Fixed a crash that occurred on the 'Caravan Conflict' multiplayer map with one observer. o Fixed an assertion on quit issue in the German version. o Fixed several issues that prevented players from joining Ladder and World Domination games.
Walkthrough Fixes
o Fixed a wrong victory condition in Siege games. o Fixed an issue where the game stopped in the second tutorial if the Goblins were defeated too soon. o Fixed an issue where heroes required to advance could be sold.
Gameplay and Balance Fixes
o Fixed an issue where ranged units could not attack while they were being chased. o Fixed an issue on several maps where there were no selection circles around the refill camps. o Battle mechanism is now upgraded. Units now cannot break/charge through enemy units so easily to reach other enemy units. o Fixed an issue in mission 'Clear the Path' where Empire Mortars did not shoot. o Fixed a pathfinding error where models pushed away each other. o Fixed an issue in mission 'Slave Raid' where slaver's control range has been visually upgraded. o Fixed a balance problem where Cold One Knights were too strong. o Fixed an issue where High Elf Watchtower positions were offset. o Fixed an issue with Dark Elf Assassins' behavior in mission 'The Hammer Falls'. o Fixed an issue where Plague Priest duel skill Blade of Corruption was not useable. o Fixed an issue where the ground impact effect was visible when attacking a castle wall with a siege unit. o Fixed an issue where cannon fire passed through castle walls when targeting troops on the wall.
GUI fixes
o Fixed incorrect ping sign on Minimap. o Removed unnecessary scrollbars from the menu. o Fixed an issue where cinematic loaded incorrectly before 'Press any key' prompt. o Fixed an issue where ranged attack did not function with specific master selections. o Fixed an issue where items could become inaccessible at the Alchemist. o Fixed the incorrect alignment of the CD-Key window. o Fixed several overlapping issues at the start of RTS battles. o Fixed an issue where Kaeleth changed to Lilaeth on the tactical map. o Fixed the incorrect alignment of the background image in pre-mission dialogue window.
Sound Fixes
o Fixed an issue in mission 'Breakthrough' where the sound of the falling rocks could be heard multiple times. o Fixed an issue where victory and defeat game messages were missing in multiplayer games. o Fixed an issue in mission 'Breakthrough' where the Dwarf Lord's voiceover was missing. o Fixed an issue with the Dark Elf Assassin's 'Fight Shout' voiceover. o Fixed some wrong voiceovers for Stances. o Fixed several issues where Unit Leader voiceovers were missing. o Fixed an issue in the second Tutorial where voiceovers were missing. o Fixed an issue in mission 'Descent into Darkness' where a voiceover was missing. o Fixed several minor sound and voiceover issues.
Other Fixes and Improvements
o Some low-level GameSpy code corrections were made. o A unit portrait was added for Malekith in movies. o Fixed a graphic issue on the multiplayer map 'Prosperity'. o Fixed several text localization issues. o 3rd Party Tool Miles was upgraded to 7.2c. o 3rd Party Tool Bink was upgraded to 1.9g.
