trade/gift bug???

[Slick]

Maybe I should report this to MM... what's the proper procedure?

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Slick.

[capnq]

I have summoned this thread from the misty depths of time because a current PBW game is reporting the same problem. Several players are affected, and they are definitely trying to do diplomacy last during their turns.

Has anybody else run into this recently? Has anybody found a solution? The PBW admins are stumped.

capnq
PBW admin

[Nomis]

Well, I noticed that when you send a message, save the game, and load again... diplomatic message will lost and you will not be able to send again message in current turn.

[Captain Kwok]

A good rule of thumb is to do your diplomacy last right before you upload/send your turn due to the missing message bug.

[PvK]

I do all diplo messages last and then End Turn, and haven't seen a problem since doing that.

Supposedly there is another problem if the Tribute message is used instead of the Gift or Trade message, too.

For the sake of completeness: There is an intel mission that can destroy diplomatic messages (as an intentional feature) too.

PvK

[Alneyan]

And for the sake of completeness, you probably want to stay away for Ask/Demand messages, and instead make a Trade when requesting something (just give them something pointless).

[Slynky]

Had this problem before and the only cure I finally got to work was what was said before...message(s) last.

As to reporting...not sure if MM plans to spend any more time on SE4.

[geoschmo]

In the game Capnq is refering to it doesn't appear Intel is a factor. And the players claim they are doing the messages at the ends of their turns.

[douglas]

Are they saving after doing diplomacy? If so, that could be the problem.

[geoschmo]

Is the problem that you can't save at all after doing diplomacy, or that you can't save and then load after doing diplomacy?