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Steam Version of 2020 Gold

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I downloaded the updated version of 2020 gold from STEAM and I noticed some new units were added. Example: The icon for the F-16 Falcon shows an actual F-16 model where before it showed an older model plane like an F-104....My question is: Were these fixes part of the new Update 8 and if so are they included in the game CD or does it need to be updated to 6.8.1 ?? Thank you in advance for your reply....
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Re: Steam Version of 2020 Gold

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New is a relative term, 6.8.1 came almost 4 and a half years ago.



One thing I can tell you is, I have the original Boxed Disc, which over the years I have updated to 6.8.1 and my F-16 still look like different fighters;

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Also, if you have the steam version and a disc all should be updated to 6.8.1 as it is the final version.
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Apparently that wasn't one of the fixes but in the downloadable version from STEAM, it shows an actual F-16 model. To some it might not be a big deal but since I was in the air force it just kept eating at me...lol..I'm thinking who updated that version and why wasn't it applied to the update for the CD...
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I am a 21 year retiree of the USAF and it is not a big deal to me :) We will have to ask one of the BGs and/or former BGs.
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Re: Steam Version of 2020 Gold

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Thanks for the imput, hope one of them reads this thread.....I retired from the USAF in 1990...
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When I see Mr Latour online I will ask him politely, bear in mind he works for another company now. There is also a chance one of the other forum entities will know something.
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Re: Steam Version of 2020 Gold

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I appreciate that, thanks...
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If that's the case it would seem BG back ported some of the models from SRCW to the steam version but not the autoupdated version. Not a big deal for me but sucks for old time 2020 players who never grabbed the new one (or wouldn't know how to back port the models)

To compare and contrast here is what the F-16 model looks like after i back ported it from SRCW to my CD version of 2020. Can the OP confirm this is what hes got in the steam version?
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Re: Steam Version of 2020 Gold

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That's exactly how it looks in the Steam version....Is there anyway to change the CD version? Any Mod that would update the aircraft model?
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alsantini wrote:That's exactly how it looks in the Steam version....Is there anyway to change the CD version? Any Mod that would update the aircraft model?
It would be trivial to create one.. i hesitate only because releasing new assets in a mod for the older games might not sit well with BG. (even less reason to buy their newer games then)

The question that BG needs to answer is was this an oversite in the autoupdated version or intentional. (or did one of them have some free time and did it without thinking about it and didn't think the autoupdated ppl would find out :D )

It may have been a simple mistake.. considering afaik the version numbers are the same.. maybe the autoupdated version never received the proper files.
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Re: Steam Version of 2020 Gold

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Understand, thank you!!
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Ahem...look what we have here...Mesh Pack for Supreme Ruler 2020 6.8.1...courtesy of Balthagor 8)
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number47 wrote:Ahem...look what we have here...Mesh Pack for Supreme Ruler 2020 6.8.1...courtesy of Balthagor 8)
There it is.. i had forgotten all about that :lol: :oops:

somewhere in the back of my mind i could have sworn that they had back ported the models but it didn't even occur to me that they had posted it to the forums and didn't update the actual updater file.
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Re: Steam Version of 2020 Gold

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When I save this file, it just saves as a document....doesn't give me the option to unzip....any suggestions?
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I never noticed that, oops. :)
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