France '14 update 1.06 now available!

[Ricky B]

2 things in response to the general comments, and in particular one of ComradeP's.

First, for the Digital Download comment, this has absolutely nothing to do with that area. Most of these games were sold originally as disk only, and it is strictly a question of getting patches for the HPS version. Digital Download is a whole different ball of wax, the orange to the update "apple" problem.

As to the problems with the HPS updates. I can't explain why it is an issue, as it makes absolutely no sense to me that this is occurring - and I am not aware that JTS spun off due to conflicts with HPS - I gathered at the time that there was little interest on the HPS side in publishing more games, but I don't even know why I got that very vague impression. Definitely never heard a story about it, and for a long time after HPS did update their site with patches fairly quickly after JTS turned them over.

I can't tell if some are getting HPS patches from Rich, or it is strictly a switch to the JTS version for those that show they own the HPS version. If anyone has unreleased patches to HPS versions please feel free to post that you have it and let people contact you for the patch, if you don't mind sending it out. If the issue is strictly about getting a switch to the JTS version, well I don't know how that is discrimination or anything else. HPS is legally liable for those games, and this strikes me as JTS going above and beyond to try and keep those owners happy. Not sure what level of hoops would make people feel better, a free grab bag for anyone? Anyway, seems like the issue is on the HPS side, completely - I know JTS is, or at least was, providing patches to HPS that were never shared - and I would guess JTS can't host them directly.

Rick