Europe Aflame Withdrawal Problems

[Veers]

Ralph,
I am currently playing a game of EA (specially edited by the designer, from CoW, to try to quash the bugs that had been reported with the version that shipped with the game) against said designer, Mark Stevens.

We got 7 turns in and the Spanish OOB withdrew for no apparent reason.
It would seem that the same withdrawal problems that happened with FitE are plaguing EA.

This is the original post over at XG, by Mark, which he asked me to put here.
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I'm playing a game of EA with Veers, TOAW III version (b) and, with the capture of Warsaw and Poland's subsequent surrender, THE ENTIRE SPANISH OOB HAS WITHDRAWN. (Turn 8)

Someone reported this some time ago and I'm afraid that I pooh-hooed it. I swear that I ran at least a dozen checks and couldn't repeat it, and now it's happened to me in a competitive game, which is arguably poetic justice.

Thing is, I just can't see why it's happening and, worst, why it isn't always happening, which would at least point me in the direction of what needs fixing.

The three News Strings are: Poland collapses/Eastern Poland collapses/Finnish reserves mobilised. In the previous turn to that they were Poland now part of Third Reich/Vidkum Quisling forms puppet government/Norwegian reserves struggle to mobilise. I just can't see how any of these might cause Spanish withdrawal. I thought that perhaps I'd typed Event 358 (Spanish withdrawal) when I meant, for example, Event 258 or something, but I can't see it.

The 'Spanish withdraw' News String doesn't appear, but the withdrawal of the formation is shown in the Reinforcements Panel. and the units have disappeared.

This is a particular (bummer) as I've posted this version on several scenario depots as the 'bug free' version.

This is a bit pathetic, but can anyone out there see why this should be happening? Either I'm missing something really stupid, which I hope is the case, or there is an underlying bug in the engine itself, which is worrying.

Funny thing is, I've just solo'd the first few turns again, captured Warsaw, and the Spanish didn't withdraw. Nor have I seen any similar bug reports for a while, which means (i) it isn't always happening or (ii) no one's playing the scenario, and who could blame them?

I would appreciate any advice on this: I'm at my wit's end. Even a cyber shoulder to cry on would be welcome. "
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Let me know and we can send you soem saved game files.
Alternately, is the withdrawal problem fixed for everythign in the upcomign patch, and not just FitE? In which case we would just have to wait for the patch to come out to continue?

[JAMiAM]

Thanks. We'll look into it.

[Veers]

Heh heh, would you like a save file or two?

[JAMiAM]

Yes. See my post on the original thread at XG, for what I need. Thanks.