Visibility Bug

gdpsnake · #1 July 16th, 2015, 05:45 PM

After installing the V6 to 8.1 inclusive (latest) update, I seem to be back to the visibility 1 bug which was fixed in 7.0 or thereabouts???

I am playing a long campaign and every other battle is a 1 visibility battle. I have had a 1 visibility advance, assault, meeting engagement and defend out of 7 beginnings. Each time aircraft have been available for purchase which should not happen for poor visibility. The other three set ups have had visibility of 47 each time which is also strange. Either 1 or 47.

No mods loaded, just a long campaign started in Sep 39.

No other issues. I have the purchased version, not the free one. For any folks reading, buying the game is the only way to go even if only to support the folks at Shrapnel.

Anyone else getting this? Any solutions to offer?

Thank you in advance.

DRG · #2 July 16th, 2015, 06:30 PM

if you have a save game, post it and well see if we can re-create the 1/47 issue. ( yes...... that is odd )

Which long campaign is it ?

Don

Mobhack · #3 July 16th, 2015, 08:07 PM

Solution of course, if you do not like the initially offered battle conditions is to view the map, and change number of turns, visibility etc to what you prefer with the tools available in that screen.

Air strikes do appear in low visibility battles - its simply less common for them to be offered then - but not impossible.

cheers
Andy

gdpsnake · #4 July 17th, 2015, 10:53 AM

Must have been a corrupted file. I finally got tired of the bug so I reloaded the patch and the bug disappeared. In fact, the saved game I was on at the start which was 1 visibility was suddenly at 52 visibility when reloaded after the re-patching.

So sorry, Don, but you can't recreate the bug with my saved game anymore as I've redone it several times and the glitch is gone. Foolish me not to go to rule #1 right away which is when in doubt re-load the code.

I was not aware you could change the game parameters like visibility and such. How is that done exactly?

Thanks for the responses.

Mobhack · #5 July 17th, 2015, 11:45 AM

On the battle purchase screen there is a button marked "View Map", below the buy mines/DT button and above the encyclopaedia button. Description is in the Game Guide section "View Map Screen".

Change parameters like length and visibility, respin or manually place the V-hexes, respin the map etc to your hearts desire.