SCS Patch 1.17

[markspark]

So last night I applied the 1.17 patch. I downloaded the ProMods patch for 1.17. Start the game, edit my profile and... game crash!!

Usual procedure - start disabling mods etc.

Turns out the crash is being caused by a Sounds mod that I have been using for a while now...

Even more interesting, the 'hitching' that I was experiencing before is gone !!
I was getting 3 tiny pauses every minute or so (like 'hic,hic,hic"), but everything is now nice and smooth so far.
Who would have believed a Sound mod would do that?

I like the changes so far in 1.17, especially the new sequential shift. It just seems natural. I don't drive trucks in real life, so I don't know the real thing behaves.

Now I may start thinking about the Scandinavian DLC

[mbman212]

You should hold for couple of weeks, because beta-testing for DLC compatible version 1.95 is going to start soon.

Now you have 2 options:

1. Play with ProMods without the Scandinavian DLC
2. Play with the DLC without ProMods.

[markspark]

I did read that Promods are still developing the new map to be compatible with the DLC.

I will be waiting for that release first.

Meantime, lots of driving to do!
Got a job lined up which gives me a trip to Iceland. Guess what I am doing when I get home....

[cashtime2013]

Who would have believed a Sound mod would do that?

Sometimes the game tries to read data that is missing or obsolete, so those pauses could of been seek time plus writing entries in the game log

[markspark]

Oh OK cashtime2013. Is there any way to stop this happening, particularly obsolete data?

I used to use ThoSe other Maps, and I see a lot of entries in red in the minicon, usually relating to garages that I had, etc.

This doesn't seem to affect game play, though.

[LA-MJ]

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