Patch files

Patch files or so-called PAT files (because of their file extension: *.pat) are simple game archives which include all overwriting files of a patch. Their default path in game directory would be the  folder (or the   archive in some mods). Like PAK archives, PAT archives are simple *.zip files which use a different file extension, but which can be loaded in a simple archiving program (see: Handling with PAK files). They are named with numbers (starting with,  , ), where each file includes the changes of one patch.

The only special thing about PAT files is that they all include a code text file called, which includes the patch ID (the number the PAT file is given) and some commands, if necessary. One of the best examples of such a  file is the first one from Men of War :

{Patch {id 1} {delete "set\stuff\gun\105mm_ho-ri"} }

Here, the file  should be deleted.