Original War Support News

Downtime - 2nd July 2008

stucuk — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:29:42 GMT

Our host will be upgrading software on the server OWS is hosted on from 13:00:00 GMT to 16:00:00 on 2nd July 2008. During this time OWS may go down.

We will be installing various software updates, which will require the server to be rebooted, during which time the server will be unavailable for approximately five minutes. Individual services may also be unavailable at other times during the maintenance window.

Master Server not removing games

stucuk — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:55:53 GMT

Since the 21st the Master Server hasn't been removing games from its list until the hourly check for expired games(Its to make sure games which fail to report that they have started/room closed are removed from the list). The problem has been identifyed and should be resolved.

What patches do you need to install?

stucuk — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:45:01 GMT

Iv heard about people installing Altar's Patches which were released in 2001 over v1.10, this will just corrupt your game. The only patch you need to install is the 1.10 "Patch" if your upgrading from 1.09 or the 1.10 "Full" for upgrading from any version. You don't need to apply any other patches.

- PL -
Dowiedzia�em si�, �e niekt�rzy instaluj� patche Altaru, kt�re zosta�y wydane w 2001 roku, na wersj� 1.10 - to psuje gr�. Jedynym patchem, kt�ry trzeba zainstalowa� jest 1.10 "Patch", je�li instalujemy go na wersj� 1.09, lub 1.10 "Full", je�li na jak�kolwiek inn� wersj� gry. Nie musisz instalowa� �adnych innych patchy.

- ES -
He o�do acerca de gente que ha instalado parches de Altar que han salido en 2001 sobre la versi�n 1.10, esto va a causar que el juego se vuelva corrupto o corrompido. El �nico parche que debes instalar es el "Parche" 1.10 si estas actualizandolo desde la versi�n 1.09 o si no el 1.10 en el caso de actualizar desde cualquier versi�n. No necesitas aplicar ning�n otro parche.

- CZ -
Dozv�d�l jsem se, �e n�kte�� lid� instaluj� patche od Altaru, kter� byly vyd�ny roku 2001 p�es verzi 1.10, ale to v�m jen pokaz� hru. Jedin� patch, co mus�te nainstalovat, je "Patch" 1.10 kdy� aktualizujete z 1.09, a nebo 1.10 "Full" pro aktualizaci z jak�koli verze. ��dn� jin� patch instalovat nemus�te.

- NL -
Ik heb gehoord dat sommige mensen Altar's Patches die in 2001 zijn uitgebracht over de v1.10 patch installeren, dit zal het spel alleen beschadigen. De enige patch die u moet gebruiken is de 1.10 "patch" als u van 1.09 wilt update, voor het updaten van andere versies gebruikt u de 1.10 "Full" patch. U hoeft geen andere patches te installeren.

1.10 Full released and 1.10 patch re-released

stucuk — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:34:55 GMT

The 1.10 Full has been released. The "new" 1.10 (Dubbed 1.10v2) has some minor fix's/improvements over the original release.

Bug Fix: Server list nolonger clears its self
Bug Fix: Editor now allows you to use people who are on other sides (Reverted to how 1.09 works)
Bug Fix: Launcher would launch original war in 1024x768 even if they selected 800x600
Improved: Misc IRC Lobby improvements

Note: At the time of writing only the "local" mirror and "The Patches Scrolls" mirror have been updated with the 1.10v2 of the Patch(1.09->1.10) version.

1.10 Released

stucuk — Thu, 29 May 2008 00:46:39 GMT

Version 1.10 has been released, you can download it from the patches section.

See below for changelog:

Added: AVI Support
Added: SAIL commands: MinimapVideo_Play, MinimapVideo_Stop and MinimapVideo_isActive
Added: Hamachi games are now listed on the Master Server
Added: Ability to not list your game on the Master Server (For Private Games using NOLISTING)
Added: EnableFPSCounter parameter
Added: Option to enable/disable VSync (only effects fullscreen, is disabled by default)
Added: Ability to create trampled grass in the OW Editor
Added: Re-enabled the Create Backup menu option in the OW Editor
Added: Spectator ability to Babylon, Bastard Pass, Bloody Valley and Flags
Added: Dedicated Server application (Beta)
Added: Import\Export multiplayer avatar option to XichtEd
Added: Russian Support added (thanks to vvlad)
Added: Multiplayer rooms can now have passwords when created ingame
Added: Master Sever game list added to inroom game browser
Added: Icons to game lists to show passworded, dedicated and ping
Added: BMP screenshots created with F12
Added: More and better Italian(Hokram), Polish(Gothuk, Radzio, Serpher and Zone) and Spanish(Gwren1) translations
Added: IRC multiplayer lobby
Added: Games now show if they are running a mod in the server list as well as if the user has the mod installed
Bug Fix: Mods multiplayer area nolonger causes an access violation
Bug Fix: Crate stacking fixed
Bug Fix: Editor now removes grass correctly
Bug Fix: Spectators nolonger count as a player when working out if a game can launch
Bug Fix: Russian question nolonger asked when running a mod and choosing the russian campaign
Bug Fix: Fixed a division by zero error
Bug Fix: Misc launcher bugs
Bug Fix: Unit experience, sources and breastworks in Bastard Pass have been fixed (By Radzio)
Bug Fix: Artifacts will now spawn in Free for all mode of Babylon (By Radzio)
Bug Fix: Artifacts will now work (Broken in earlyer patch)
Bug Fix: MasterServer thread nolonger crashes
Bug Fix: Multiplayer messages are now displayed in the message log
Bug Fix: Message log was wrongly displaying what choice a user picked in a query
Bug Fix: Apes spawning fixed on Babylon (By Radzio)
Changed: Increased ProtocolVersion. Incompatible with previous versions online
Changed: Spectators nolonger join teams or have the ability to select colour, position, etc
Changed: Spectators see all multiplayer chat and send to all players (Diplomacy settings don't effect spectators)
Changed: Base langauge is now controled via the owar.ini
Changed: Editor now scans for avalible galleries (gallerys.txt is now obsolite)
Changed: Flags now has a minimum of 9 starting units and a maximum of 24 (by Argoneus)
Changed: ErrorLogs are now stored in Error_Logs folder in your Original War directory
Removed: "Low Res" version removed due to increased bugs
Removed: Apemen listbox removed in Bastard Pass as it never effected the map (By Radzio)

Mirrors:
- The Patches Scrolls