Illwinter, please fix this bug!

ioticus · #1 June 14th, 2004, 04:19 PM

There is a bug in the game that I'm sure you're aware of but for some reason you don't get around to fixing. In almost every game I play I end up wasting gold because the game lets you buy troops at your castle even when it's under siege. In the heat of gameplay, I forget that you don't get troops at a castle under siege. Please fix this!

Graeme Dice · #2 June 14th, 2004, 05:10 PM

Do the troops dissappear from the build queue in the next turn? If not, then it isn't a bug, since there are occasions where they could have been built, and you can still remove them from the queue for a refund on the purchase price.

ioticus · #3 June 14th, 2004, 05:45 PM

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Originally posted by Graeme Dice:
Do the troops dissappear from the build queue in the next turn? If not, then it isn't a bug, since there are occasions where they could have been built, and you can still remove them from the queue for a refund on the purchase price.

Yes, the troops disappear and you lose your gold on the next turn. And yes, it is a bug.

PvK · #4 June 14th, 2004, 07:17 PM

So what is the desired behavior? Just not to lose the gold? Or not to be able to spend it in the first place?

I ask since some players might want to be able to order recruitment that will take place if they win back the province the next turn. I agree they surely don't want to lose the gold, though.

PvK

ioticus · #5 June 14th, 2004, 07:29 PM

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Originally posted by PvK:
So what is the desired behavior? Just not to lose the gold? Or not to be able to spend it in the first place?

I ask since some players might want to be able to order recruitment that will take place if they win back the province the next turn. I agree they surely don't want to lose the gold, though.

PvK

You really shouldn't be able to spend your gold on troops you'll never get. Yes, you lose the gold, which has happened to me many times.

Zapmeister · #6 June 15th, 2004, 02:01 AM

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Originally posted by PvK:
I ask since some players might want to be able to order recruitment that will take place if they win back the province the next turn. I agree they surely don't want to lose the gold, though.

IIRC, national troop recruitment occurs before combat, so it would never work. All troop types should be greyed out when you're under siege, IMHO.

Arryn · #7 June 15th, 2004, 02:41 AM

This bug has been around since before patch 2.06, and has been reported numerous times in various threads, and IW knows about it. That said, and caveat emptor aside, it really is past due for being fixed. Perhaps because the bug is so easily avoided (just by remembering not to recruit during seiges) IW has devoted their attention to more serious bugs and game tweaks.

Kristoffer O · #8 June 15th, 2004, 08:04 AM

Are you sure you loose the gold? I was quite confident the troops were removed from the queue and you got your gold back. I suppose I'll better take a look.

Arryn · #9 June 15th, 2004, 09:46 AM

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Originally posted by Kristoffer O:
Are you sure you loose the gold? I was quite confident the troops were removed from the queue and you got your gold back. I suppose I'll better take a look.

Quite sure.

Zapmeister · #10 June 15th, 2004, 09:49 AM

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Originally posted by Kristoffer O:
Are you sure you loose the gold? I was quite confident the troops were removed from the queue and you got your gold back. I suppose I'll better take a look.

Although it's a while since I tried this, I think there is also a problem with overspending your resources.

While you're there, perhaps you could try recruiting just a commander, whose resource cost exceeds that supplied by the province (I don't think he'll ever be recruited).