                        Aces of the Deep Patch
                      Version 1.2 Release Notes

I.  Installing 

To install, type AODPATCH <ENTER>.  The program will then ask you which 
language you wish to install.  If your program is not in the default 
C:\DYNAMIX\AOD directory, you must type "AODPATCH [directory]" where 
[directory] is the location that you have installed AoD.  For example, 
if you have installed the game to your D drive in a GAMES\AODSIM directory, 
you would type: AODPATCH D:\GAMES\AODSIM <ENTER>.

If you install the Patch Disk in a different language from your original 
game (AoD or AoD CD), you will get some text in each language when you 
run the simulation.  If you wish to change languages, you must re-install 
the game and the Patch Disk to select the desired language.

If you make a mistake and install the Patch Disk with the wrong language, 
you won't need to reinstall the game.  Simply reinstall the Patch Disk 
with the proper language selected.

This patch includes fixes for both the original Aces of the Deep as well 
as the Expansion Disk.  If you purchase the Expansion Disk at a later 
time, it will be necessary to re-install the patch after installing the 
Expansion Disk.


II.  Saved Games

Career games saved under AoD or AoD CD might not load properly into your 
simulation once you have installed the Patch Disk, unless you saved the 
game while in port.  To preserve a career saved while at sea you must 
first bring your skipper into port and save the game before you install 
the Patch disk.


III.  Torpedo Tracks

At high levels of difficulty AoD will no longer display the tracks of 
torpedoes that have been fired.  This makes playing AoD at elite levels 
somewhat more difficult than before.  You will need to use your stopwatch 
to keep track of the progress of your torpedoes if you are using the 
simulation at a realistic setting.


The following were included in the AoD Expansion Disk:

1)  When saving a game, the number of deck gun rounds remaining will 
be correctly saved.

2)  A gauge has been added showing amount of compressed air and water 
in the boat; this should make it more obvious to the player when the 
cause is lost.

3)  If the player is on the surface and no hostile units are in view, 
player can time compress up to 512x, and if no hostile units are PRESENT 
IN AREA upto over 4000x.  

4)  Torpedoes were vanishing from the torpedo loading screen; this was 
fixed.

5)  The music for "Ride of the Valkyres"  and "It's a long way to 
Tipperary" have been added.

6)  Stop watch is fixed

The following have been fixed since the release of the Expansion disk:

7) Stern tubes were loading, even when 100% damaged.

8) Crash on reporting contact bug fixed.

IV Still Experiencing Problems?

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