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[quote="Turtler"]Hello everyone. Long time gamer and lurker, short time poster. But my compliments to all of you, it's been a process of years but you really know how to revive an old game and put new spins- and shores- on it. I and many others are in your debt. But one quick thing I learned- especially since I recently have been playing using the GOG version, which has the files structured a bit whackily compared to what the game has normally: You don't need a separate installation of Pirates! to make this (or its kindred like East Indies) work, or to overwrite the old one. Since I have spent a few years involved with the Panzer Corps scene, I learned about the wonders of Generic Mod Enabler (or GME), which provides a nice and convenient way to do it. This thread goes intro the nitty-gritty of how you install it and what it is (with the exception here that you'd put the application and the folder in the Pirates! main directory rather than Panzer Corps). http://www.slitherine.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=147&t=27158 This will allow you to quickly and painlessly shift from the Vanilla/Caribbean Game, to the East Indies, to Europe and then back again depending on your wishes. Secondly: to themodelcitizen, may I suggest that rather than deactivating the Portuguese ports as a whole after Portugal regains independence, transfer them to Britain? Obviously this is far from an ideal solution but I think it's decent since it gives us the ability to go into more ports and also represents the rather close alliance England/Britain and then Portugal had in this era (nonwithstanding some colonial problems and my own depredations in the East Indies mod. : P ).[/quote]
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Guardacostas
Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2024 4:56 pm
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ok i got it thanks corsair
corsair91
Posted: Sat Aug 31, 2024 9:50 pm
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The 32-bit Pirates! game can only use a max of 2 GB of Ram.
The 4 GB Patch on a 64 bit System, effectively doubles it to use a max of 4 GB.
Actual available memory will be less.
Higher resolution gaming typically requires more Ram.
What more Ram memory will improve is running your Windows OS &
various applications (multitasking), as well as more modern 64-bit games.
As a general rule, a bigger amount of Ram memory is thought to be better,
for future proofing your System.
How you use your computer influences how much Ram you need.
Generally, 8 GB of Ram for casual computer usage and internet browsing.
16 GB for spreadsheets and other office programs, and at least 32 GB for gamers and multimedia creators.
Why 32 GB of RAM is becoming the standard
https://www.pcworld.com/article/2192354/why-32-gb-ram-is-becoming-the-standard.html
Jan 10, 2024
Benefits of Upgrading RAM from 16 GB to 32 GB
https://www.techzones.co.uk/benefits-of-upgrading-ram-from-16gb-to-32gb/
Guardacostas
Posted: Sat Aug 31, 2024 5:42 pm
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I have a 32 gigabyte RAM. I think my old comp was 16. Guys can that help more 32 over 16 with random crashes?
fleetp
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2024 11:45 pm
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I have a 64 bit PC with 16GB Ram. I've had CTD when I'm doing a long game-play session of SMP and neglect to do periodic saves.
corsair91
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2024 9:40 pm
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A 64 bit computer by itself would expect not cause CTDs
(crash to desktop).
Causes of CTDs can be many & varied, both hardware & software.
First place to look is in the
Windows Administration Tools - Event viewer - Windows Logs
starting with the Application Log for any relevant error messages.
(Google Search on the error message text may help.
The error message may be the result of a cascade of failures).
CTDs can be for example, running out of memory,
the memory footprint that the Game & Mod combination use,
such as say with high resolution textures increasing the memory requirements.
The 4GB Patch increases the amount of available memory for a 64 bit computer
running 32 bit software such as the Pirates! Game.
(See 4GB Patch for further Info).
Apply the 4Gb Patch if not already.
(to a copy of the mod Executable & use that for gameplay)
A long Gameplay session may say result in Windows Software Memory Leaks
building up on your System.
(Cumulative software failures to release allocated memory, reducing the amount of available useable memory).
A System Shutdown & Restart then reloading the game from the latest
save game may be required.
(Frequent game saves recommended during gameplay)
Also try run the Game as an administrator, if not already
I seem to recall that I read somewhere, that using mod FPK archive files
rather than extracting the mod FPK archive file contents requires more memory.
(The entire contents of the FPK archive file has to be held in memory
in addition to what is actually used during modded gameplay).
Guardacostas
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2024 8:23 pm
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corsair91 wrote:
4GB Patch for x86 (32-bit) Executables recommended
http://www.hookedonpirates.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8518
I have a 64 bit computer, same as my old one. Could that be what's causing the CTDs later in the game with pirates of the east indies?
themodelcitizen
Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2024 4:27 am
Post subject: Re: Will this overwrite the Carribean Game?
fleetp wrote:
ScurveyDog wrote:
This Mod looks amazing, but I wanted to check something before I install it. Will I still be able to play the original version of Pirates I have atm, or will this mod overwrite it?
The mod will overwrite your custom and assets folders, so make back-up copies of them before installing the mod.
Yeah, just keep a backup version somewhere, and when you're using the mod you'll use the custom exe which has a different name than the regular exe (which is what you use when you open the game through Steam or the Start menu)
Pirate
Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2024 6:28 pm
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Arrr, to install the game, ye need to make a backup of yer assets and customs folder located inside yer Sid Meir’s Pirates folder. Copy them and paste them elsewhere, not in the game folder. Create a new folder, maybe call it original SMP files or whatever ye fancy, and paste the originals inside. Now ye have yer booty backed up. Take the mod and let it overwrite the original in yer game folder. Ye will now have two executables or game launchers with the pirate flag logo. Do not use the Pirates! Executable, but use the other named something else. It will look similar to the other, just a different name. That executable was modded to work for the mod only. Don’t use the Pirates! Desktop launcher either, as that will launch the original executable which wasn’t intended for the mod. If ye want a desktop launcher, ye can make one from the modded executable. When ye want to revert back to the original game, simply delete the Assets and customs folder, and copy and paste the backed-up originals. Ye can delete the modded executable as well if ye wish, but don’t use it for the original game. Use the Pirates executable for that, matey. Arrr, now ye be ready to set sail and enjoy the modded game!
fleetp
Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2024 5:56 pm
Post subject: Re: Will this overwrite the Carribean Game?
ScurveyDog wrote:
This Mod looks amazing, but I wanted to check something before I install it. Will I still be able to play the original version of Pirates I have atm, or will this mod overwrite it?
The mod will overwrite your custom and assets folders, so make back-up copies of them before installing the mod.
ScurveyDog
Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2024 3:41 pm
Post subject: Will this overwrite the Carribean Game?
This Mod looks amazing, but I wanted to check something before I install it. Will I still be able to play the original version of Pirates I have atm, or will this mod overwrite it?
Pirate
Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2024 9:19 pm
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Me didn’t do it. Me not know. Me been sick. I’ll tell the boogeyman to fix it back.
themodelcitizen
Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2024 5:54 pm
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Summertime bump. This definitely shouldn't be bumped to the second page so that old mods from 2016 can be reposted over top of it (great reward for putting 100s of hours of work into modding). Enjoy any time off you may have me hearties!
themodelcitizen
Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2023 7:42 pm
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Updated with a couple of minor text fixes
themodelcitizen
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2023 7:47 am
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Ahoy! Thanks for the feedback.
Ozymadyus
Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2023 7:00 pm
Post subject: The incredible teleporting Barcelona Baron
Thank you for the suggestions and feedback, gentlemen. If I get super bored someday, I may try lurking for a while.
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