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Hi,
when a mine field is created by using the editor a message as below pops up: The number in the message is always N/2+1. With N = number of mines to add. I tested it so far with 10, 20, 30 and 9. No reason is shown.

EDIT:
"Remove mines from designated area" doesn't work either. No means: no mines get removed, no error message.

still an issue on 1405

Bump, neither place nor remove mines work.

I'm not able to reproduce either of these issues, what kind of mines are you trying to place?

- I just defined an area Ctrl + RMB define Area Rectangle
- Editor/Minefields/create minefield in designated area
- chose the default selected mine from dialogue
- How many: 20 and press ADD button

It places always n/2 +1 mines
Remove mines doesn't do anything.

Logged as 0016579

Unfortunately I can't replicate your inability to remove the mines but I can replicate the inputted amount not being placed

I've made a short video.

IIRC we deliberately set the logic to "TRY X-times to lay mines" rather than "eternally loop until X mines are laid".

The idea was that, if the location was for some reason particularly unsuitable (e.g. wrong depth), following the latter logic could lock up the game entirely.

I tried various mines in various numbers in different shapes of minefields. It always places n/2 + 1 mines. More than unsuitable condition for placement this looks to me like a problem with the loop increment or the loop itself.

I can create minefields, but I cannot remove them. I've attached a scenario file.

Don't know if I'm just doing something wrong, but I think I'm following the instructions properly...create or highlight reference points, go to editor/minefields menu, click "remove minefield"...nothing happens.

Thanks for the help.