This will update your retail version of The Political Machine to version 1.02 fixing many of the things listed below.
1.02 Update
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Bugs Fixed:
Fixed assorted typos
Fixed bug where # times fundraising in state was not being saved
Fixed bug where Lincoln's money stat was 14
Fixed "client can't kill ads" bug
Fixed Endorsement crash on Win 98
Fixed VP Awareness bug
Fixes for non-alphanumeric characters in custom candidate filenames (changes them to _ internally)
New initialization code to improve compatibility, additional debug info during initialization
State files saved as binaries to fix DirectX/triangles issue
1.01 Update
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New Features:
Added function for Saving and Loading games
Added customization of candidate and portraits in multiplayer
Save and Load capability
Custom candidate and portraits in multiplayer
Lobby in Multiplayer
Enhancements:
Updated election data and minor tweaks to character stats and issues
Multiplayer scoring enhanced to account for the game speed
New interface for seeing online players
Snail pace was slowed down considerably and the players wouldnt see a countdown timer.*
Now allows for Player Name to be changed while in Find Game Screen.
Removed Intro Movie when playing in windowed mode.
Will no longer allow you to create two new candidates with the same name.
Minor tweaks to character stats and issues
Multiplayer scoring enhanced to account for the game speed
New interface for seeing online players.
Tweaks for DirectX for greater compatibility
Bugs Fixed:
Corrected assorted typos.
Fixed TV Show window that was showing up over Main Menu if you backed out during gameplay.
Fixed Player Name to always display even when restarting a new game.
Fixed potential crash at end of multiplayer games.
Fixed 'double text' bug when chatting in Multiplayer menu.
Fixed two or more webmasters in a state giving you money
Fixed campaign ladder mode potentially displaying all the unlocked candidates
Fixed report of clicking or double clicking on textfields crashing
Fixed where custom candidates werent always sent across the net in multiplayer
Fixed where candidates with a 0 for personal attributes were internally given 5
addition of a missing string for the end-game summary screen
updated readme to reference firewalls and network play at the top of the readme
updated readme to indicate Minor tweaks to character stats and issues
Creating 2 new candidates with the same name
Hijacked TV Show window shows up over main menu
Intro Screen in windowed mode
Player name not always stored properly
Player name change in Find Game Screen
Potential crash at end of multiplayer game
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