Difficult exit

[Renato]

The last remnants of Kampfgruppe Knittel don't want to exit, even with fuel and moderate fatigue (28%).

A message said the force (Personnel 94%; Equipment 97%) was insufficient !?

[Renato]

This is another example: 10 Armored Infantry Bn and 37 Tank Bn don't want absolutely exit without any apparent reason.

[simovitch]

Renato,

I've asked Dave and Paul to take a look at this when they get a chance. We have a few other things to adress fro the next patch as well, I'm just not sure what the timing is.

In the meantime, try detaching individual companies with exit commands, ignore stragglers, and make sure all elements of the HQ that are attached are present in the exit circle.

[Renato]

Hi simovitch, thanks for your interest.

In the first case (Kampfgruppe Knittel), they exited regularly individually.

In the second case everybody aborted the exit for lack of time; as a matter of fact they had only about one hour before the end of the scenario.

[FredSanford3]

It seems to me that the exit function has a problem when the unit is already in the exit location- it goes back to defend, and the units don't exit, or only exit sometimes.

[Arjuna]

What is supposed to happen is that a force group exits from the bottom up. Eg. If a Bde is exiting then the Bde HQ will not exit till all its subordinates have exited. Similarly its subordinate Bn HQs won't exit till all their subordinate companies and platoons have exited. So check to see if any subordeinate is out of fuel, resting or reorging.

[FredSanford3]

Understood. I detached individual companies, and they still stall.

[Arjuna]

Is the exit objective's activation time past or in the future?

[FredSanford3]

No, they are active.

[vj531]

So this is a "feature" of the current build?

or are we doing something wrong/is he there a temporary work around?

[Arjuna]

I'm back from holidays on tuesday. I'll look into this then.

[Arjuna]

FN,

Sorry for the delay getting to this one. I just took a look at your saved game. It's D6, 1800 - ie end of the scenario. I can't test with this. I need a saved game with time still on the clock.

[Renato]

Arjuna,
I think Franklin Nimitz has nailed the problem: the inconvenience seems to occur when you give a Defend order within the Exit radius, and then an Exit order.

You might try this saved game.

[miya]

This time I have difficulties with the exit location. It is the "Spearhead v. Reich" scenario.
KG Recke won't exit towards Erezee. They are in that position around the exit location already for several hours.
I hope one more save game will help to solve that problem or just give me a hint what went wrong with my troops wich were ordered to exit.