tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26034817472659044512024-03-14T03:57:00.214-06:00Arulco Vacations<big><b><i>Arulco Vacations</i></b></big> . . . <br>
- a Tweak of the v1.13 Mod -
Only Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07962013212435043556noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603481747265904451.post-91521386133231864492015-01-30T14:11:00.001-06:002019-01-11T19:56:19.594-06:00Good Morning, Arulco!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: yellow;"><i>Page updated 11 January 2019</i></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: yellow;"><i>Site updated 11 January 2019</i></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: yellow;">v1.11 of <i>Arulco Vacations</i></span></b></span><br />
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<u><i><b>The re-write of this blog for v1.11 will proceed slowly because of the demands of real life.</b></i></u><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />PLEASE NOTE: I AM CURRENTLY UNABLE TO SIGN IN TO REPLY TO COMMENTS. I HAVE CONTACTED TECH SUPPORT BUT THEY HAVE NOT REPLIED YET. IF YOU HAD TROUBLE DOWNLOADING UPDATE 2 PLEASE TRY AGAIN NOW. YOU CAN CONTACT ME ON FACEBOOK OR THE BEARS PIT. THANK YOU.<br /><br />Note:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">v1.11 is a MASSIVE upgrade</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">of Arulco Vacations!</span><i> </i> <br />
We passed the 10,000 view mark on 31/Aug/2015!<br />
We passed the 20,000 view mark on 17/Jan/2016!<br />
We passed the 30,000 view mark on 09/Apr/2016!<br />
We passed the 40,000 view mark on 11/Jun/2016!<br />
We passed the 50,000 view mark on 10/Aug/2016!<br />
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We passed the 60,000 view mark on 04/Nov/2016</div>
We passed the 70,000 view mark on 15/Jan/2017<br />
We passed the 80,000 view mark on 18/Apr/2017<br />
We passed the 90,000 view mark when I wasn't looking!<br />
We passed the 100,000 view mark when I wasn't looking!<br />
We passed the 110,000 view mark on 01/January/2018<br />
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Welcome to the <i>Arulco Vacations, a Tweak of </i><a href="http://thepit.ja-galaxy-forum.com/index.php"><i>Jagged Alliance 2 v1.13 Release7435 Build7609</i></a> where your safety is your own concern,
not ours. A word of advice: bring a BIG gun and lots of ammo! Don't be
like John and Mary Kulba, who left their guns at home and had to beg
some wigged-out mercenary dudes for an escort to the airport, and ended up
riding in a stolen ice cream truck going in the wrong direction driven
by some crazy, gun-toting foreigners, <i>and</i> crashing through blockades
manned by elite soldiers charged with stopping these whackos at all
costs! Come well-armed and I can promise you white sand beaches,
sparkling blue waters, and hidden amidst the emerald green trees are
hordes of Red Shirts just asking to see your best shot.<br />
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<a href="http://jaggedalliance.wikia.com/wiki/Jagged_Alliance_2"><i>Jagged Alliance 2</i></a>, yo. One of the best PC games ever. Period. I'm still playing it
like it's 1999 -- which is when it was released. Nowadays it's the
ever-evolving <b><i>v1.13</i></b> or one of many mods made for this game. To everyone
who has modded this game, I give thanks! I hope this tweak can entertain
you like your mods have entertained me.<br />
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I
will be putting all my JA2 v1.13 tweaks up here. Use the menu
bar to the left to get to the specific topics of modification. The site is under continuous construction as there will be new additions, changes and tweaks happening to <i>Arulco Vacations</i> as fast as I can make them. <a href="http://arulco.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_4.html">Don't hesitate to comment, critique or otherwise give input</a> on the way you'd like to see things done. There are aspects of this game I know little to nothing about because each play-through plays out differently, and every gamer games differently. There are probably things within the game I will never encounter -- which makes it hard to tweak those things if I don't know they are there or how they work in-game. Why a tweak and not a mod? Simply because I am only doing what the modders of <i><b>v1.13</b></i> have enabled every player to do -- tweak their mod to the Player's own liking. That said, this 'tweak' has become a major mod that 'tweaks' almost every aspect of the game.<br />
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Once again: many, many thanks go out to the modders of this game. They have
externalized many of the functions of the game -- and it is <b>that</b> work
that allows me (and you) to tweak the game to our liking. You can find
these fantastic people over at <a href="http://thepit.ja-galaxy-forum.com/index.php">The Bear's Pit</a>. They are superb modders, and this Tweak is possible only because they have made it easy for all gamers to tweak <b><i>v1.13</i></b> to fit their own style of play. That is what<i> Arulco Vacations</i> is: a tweak to fit my style of play.<br />
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The
game itself is a well-rounded endeavour of the many aspects of
controlling a team of mercenaries paid to overthrow an evil dictator -- <i>
Queen Deidranna Reitman</i>. Along the way you also free the people, which
is nice.<br />
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I must say, it's a happy view of mercenaries that doesn't fit
well in the real world. However, the character portrayal in-game is such
that it is understood from the start that this game is a comical parody
of real life. It succeeds on that level, and it has great combat as
well!<br />
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The Player has the ability to try many different battle tactics,
and every fire-fight is unique unto itself no matter how many times on
the same map you've had to fight. The re-playability index is off the
charts, yo. There's role-playing involved also, strategic planning,
economics, character inter-relations and more all rolled into a cohesive
and fun game. The depth of the game is probably unequaled.<br />
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Thanks
to many dedicated gamers over the years this game has been heavily
modded. There are a myriad different mods out there for JA2. My tweaks
start from the <b><i><a href="http://ja2v113.pbworks.com/w/page/4218334/Downloads">v1.13 Release 7435 Build 7609 mod</a></i></b>. I returned to JA2 just
after this Build was released, lucky me!<br />
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My tweaks seek to bring
out more of a '<i>Cult B-Movie</i>' type of environment -- to heighten the
incongruities between the game and real life while making it more true-to-life, believable and fun. There is always a <i>fudge factor</i> between gaming experience and reality, but I do my best to minimize the fudgyness. It's a tall order, and I'll probably fail on
it for many people, but even then my tweaks are only tweaks -- and each
Player can tweak my tweaks to their liking or not use them at all. As
well, my tweaks come from my own experience with the game, and though I
have played it off and on for years I have never successfully completed
it without cheating.<br />
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It IS that difficult -- and that difficulty is part
of what makes it a great game. Hey, nobody said overthrowing a country with only
a squad or two of mercenaries was gonna be easy, yo. There's a whole
army to defeat . . . and then there's those giant bug creatures . . .
and the zombies! "<i>Danger, Will Robinson!</i>" A vacation in Arulco is not for the faint of heart, nor for the inexperienced. This is war!<br />
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Ayup! This is Cult B-Movie material, for sure! Oh, and did I mention you'll get the opportunity to meet many exotic and exciting people!<br />
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<i>Arulco Vacations</i> also has a <a href="http://thepit.ja-galaxy-forum.com/index.php?t=thread&frm_id=286&">forum at The Bear's Pit</a>! As well, there is a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Arulco-Vacations-1599439210270300/">Facebook page dedicated to Arulco Vacations</a>. Be sure to come visit!</div>
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<b><i>Use the links on the left of every page to get to the different sections of this site. More sections will be installed as I continue updating and documenting every aspect of</i> Arulco Vacations<i>.</i></b><br />
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<span style="color: yellow;"><b><i>There have been several exciting new features added to JA2v1.13 since r7435b7609, and when they are all fully fleshed out and ready for prime time I will incorporate a newer JA2v1.13 build into </i>Arulco Vacations<i>.</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Arulco Vacations</span><i><span style="font-size: large;"> is not compatible with other mods of v1.13. it was designed to be installed alongside the 2014 Stable Release of v1.13, otherwise known as release 7435 build 7609.</span></i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">That said, one gamer ("Wolf00") has indicated the Arulco Vacations is working nicely on the </span></i></b></span><span style="color: yellow;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="MsgBodyText"> SCI-7623 release of v1.13.</span> </span></i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: yellow;"><b><i>Some of</i><i> the new features that will become available in newer releases of v1.13 will change some of Arulco Vacations a lot -- such as the new Militia options that allow individualized and persistent militia characters.</i></b></span><br />
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