War in the East v1.01 Public Beta 1 Now Available!

[Erik Rutins]

Hi Everyone,

This is a quick public beta update, primarily to address the performance issues some customers were seeing on slower systems. You can find it in our Members Club. You will need to have a registered copy of War in the East to access the download.

Please note: Some customers are having problems downloading from the Members Club, so we have attached the update to this post as well.

1. Click on the "Members" link in the top navigation bar.
2. If not already logged in with your site account, please log in.
3. Click on "My Games"
4. If you haven't already registered War in the East, please do so. If you have registered it, you will see it in your list of games along with a "Registered" link next to it. Click on the "Registered" link next to it in the list to access the registered downloads.
5. Click on the update download link to download it, run the update to install it. You should see the game report 1.01 Beta 1 in its title bar version if you installed the update correctly.

v1.01 Beta 1 – December 10, 2010

• New Features and Rules Changes
1. New Feature – Added ability to use custom fonts. Disabled automatic font reduction in high dpi settings. Instructions for setting up the use of custom fonts can be found at:
tm.asp?m=2645378
2. New Feature – Added Multiple Monitor support. Added new code to use the bounding box of the current monitor to control scrolling.
3. Formula adjustment – Toned down on the amount of disruption that ground units suffer when bombed by aircraft (in all air mission types).

• Bug Fixes
1. Bug Fix – The / key no longer makes the AI take control during a human player turn.
2. Bug Fix – Improved mouse performance to correct occasional unresponsiveness with some mouse clicks.
3. Bug Fix – Reduced high CPU usage when idle with the map on the screen.
4. Bug Fix – Reduced the frequency and duration of appearance of a black screen during the AI’s turn.
5. Bug Fix – Fixed problems that could occur if the PBEM box was checked when a player created a new Multiplayer game. Now the PBEM box should not impact Multiplayer games in any way.
6. Bug Fix – Fixed the appearance of the options screen when maximized while in multiplayer mode.
7. Bug Fix –In the air unit detail window, changed the color of the text for switching between day/night operations to light blue.
8. Bug Fix – Fixed the overprinting of text on the VP Advantage line of the Victory screen at the end of the game when the screen is maximized.
9. Bug Fix – Prevented units not in a scenario from showing up as disbanded on the Losses screen.
10. Bug Fix – Fixed the appearance of the Yes/No dialog box so it will not cut off longer text that appears in the dialog and the actual Yes/No portion of the text.
11. Bug Fix – Fixed it so that all Soviet on map units that should be able to created (listed in the manual) are coming up in the game as creatable (if available by date).
12. Bug Fix – Made some miscellaneous bug fixes in the editor.

[Erik Rutins]

Please note that for PBEM or Multiplayer games, both players should be on the same version. For single player games, previous save files will work fine with v1.01 Beta 1.

[Bobswanson53]

You guys rock! Patch works perfectly. Each and every mouse click instantly does what it's suppose to. And it took you a scant 4 days to do it. Kudos

[TAIL GUNNER]

yeah, works great now!

now to impatiently wait for my 2GB RAM sticks to arrive....she runs pretty sluggish with only 1.5GB

ChadG

[roflbinflood]

This patch made AI turns waaay slower than they used to be.. at least 10x slower than 1.0.[:(]
Well it is a beta so i can't really complain... at least it did fix all the mouse issues and black screens.

Does my saves still work if i go back to release version and move all the save files there?

[Oleg Mastruko]

How do I download this??? After an insanely long and confusing procedure I finally got to some download link, and when I clicked it opened a small FTP login window asking me for username and password. None of the combinations I tried (my usernames for Matrix forums, member areas etc) worked!
 
Can you make this a tad bit more user friendly eh?
 
Not to mention that in game auto updater says I already have the most recent version etc.
 
 

[elmo3]

The updater only works for official releases, not public betas.  You can get the file from the Members section if you have registered your game. Click on Members, click on My Games, click on Registered for WitE and you should see the update.

[Helpless]

This patch made AI turns waaay slower than they used to be.. at least 10x slower than 1.0.
Well it is a beta so i can't really complain... at least it did fix all the mouse issues and black screens.

What scenario do you play?

Does my saves still work if i go back to release version and move all the save files there?

yes

[Oleg Mastruko]

I am in the Members section, I see the download. I click on it, some FTP window opens. My forum/member/party ID credentials don't work.
 
When I try to register WITE, it says my registration # is already used. Which it should not be as I didn't register the game after I bought it (unless the registration is automatic, of which I would not know a thing as I wasn't informed).
 
2 days with this game => not pleasant. Mouse clicks are unresponsible, and when the patch comes to solve that problem I am being treated like a KGB spy by what should be easy patch distribution system for everyone.
 
I am old time Matrixer and GG fan, but I don't like this.... fell for early forum enthusiasm this time I guess.

[Templer_12]

ORIGINAL: Oleg Mastruko

I am in the Members section, I see the download. I click on it, some FTP window opens. My forum/member/party ID credentials don't work.

When I try to register WITE, it says my registration # is already used. Which it should not be as I didn't register the game after I bought it (unless the registration is automatic, of which I would not know a thing as I wasn't informed).

2 days with this game => not pleasant. Mouse clicks are unresponsible, and when the patch comes to solve that problem I am being treated like a KGB spy by what should be easy patch distribution system for everyone.

I am old time Matrixer and GG fan, but I don't like this.... fell for early forum enthusiasm this time I guess.

Geee.... Oleg Mastruko,

you KGB spys are damm good looking!

[Oleg Mastruko]

ORIGINAL: Templer
Geee.... Oleg Mastruko,

you KGB spys are damm good looking!

Not in the mood for joking right now.

Can anyone OFFICIALLY tell me:

a) Why does the Members section tell me my WITE "key is already used" when I try to register?

b) Why can't I download this beta patch anyway? (why security for a BETA PATCH at all?)

For a 80$ game my experience in the first two days was terribly dissappointing. I got only myself to blame though, should have been smarter.

[Helpless]

a) Why does the Members section tell me my WITE "key is already used" when I try to register?

IIrc, new shop registers it automatically for you right now.

[Oleg Mastruko]

ORIGINAL: Helpless

a) Why does the Members section tell me my WITE "key is already used" when I try to register?

IIrc, new shop registers it automatically for you right now.

Whatever.... WHY CAN'T I DOWNLOAD THE DAMN BETA PATCH THEN?

Matrix, you need to hire a web usability expert to tell you a thing or two, because this web-clicking ordeal to merely get a PATCH is ridicolous.

[Templer_12]

Hey Oleg Mastruko,

Check this:
tm.asp?m=2641195 [:)]

You can download it - I did it today.

[Oleg Mastruko]

ORIGINAL: Templer

Hey Oleg Mastruko,

Check this:
tm.asp?m=2641195 [:)]

You can download it - I did it today.

Does not work for me.

I get the "key already used" but WITE is not on my list of registered games.

EVEN THOUGH I LEGALLY BOUGHT IT YESTERDAY.

Now, if I could only see the POINT of hassling your CUSTOMERS like this only to get a BETA PATCH, I would be at least half.happy person.

Plus, what the beta testers were doing to let this mouse clicking thing slip by, is beyond me.

[Templer_12]

OK Oleg Mastruko,

let's go:

1. Login -> members.
2. Search Gary Grigsby's WitE
3. Register with your Serial No.

that should be it!

[Ron]

1. Go to Members section
2. Login
3. Scroll down to GG WitE, follow the row over to 'Members' link, click
4 Download Beta Patch


Doesn't seem too hard to me, especially in light of the type of game you are playing!

[Erik Rutins]

Hi Oleg,

The procedure Ron just posted should work. Your game is already registered when you purchase now if you are logged in with your account when you purchase, but the message is less than ideal. It's on our near future wish list to replace that "key used" with "game already registered". Apologies for the frustration this caused.

In short, once logged in:

1. Click on Members
2. Click on My Games
3. Click on the 'Members' link next to WITE in your game list if the 'Registered' link is not working for you.
4. Click on the update download link.

Regards,

- Erik

[Oleg Mastruko]

Guys you don't read what I said.
 
1. WITE IS NOT ON MY REGISTERED GAMES LIST. So, it hasn't been registered automatically. When I try to register manually, it says "key already used".
 
2. I do get to the patch description and link. When I click on the link SMALL FTP SERVER WINDOWS OPENS, ASKS ME FOR USERNAME AND PASS, and none of my Matrix credentials work.
 
So these are two separate problems, both of them VERY ANNOYING.
 
Let me add two more SEPARATE AND ANNOYING PROBLEMS.
 
3.  Why do you need so many clicks, questions, logins for a simple beta patch is beyond me. Why not provide simplest of clickable links here in the forum.
 
4. How can a bug this huge (unresposnive clicks in a 80$ game) slip past testing is beyond me as well.

[Erik Rutins]

Hi Oleg,

Ok, please calm down.

It sounds like you are experiencing some kind of bug with our Members Club that is not affecting other customers. While we investigate, can you please e-mail me at erikr@matrixgames.com and I'll send you the beta update that way?

Regarding #3 and #4 - this affected one tester and it was not clear, at least to me, that this was not simply a function of his system and specs. It only seems to affect slower systems and we set the specs at the level where performance seemed good, not realizing that part of the poor performance we were seeing on even slower systems was due to this bug. On all our internal test systems, for example, this problem simply was not a factor. Once it was reported, we figured out what was causing it to be noticeable on slower systems and had a fix within a couple of days. I understand you are frustrated that you can't get at the fix due to a bug in your game registration, but those are two separate issues.

Regards,

- Erik