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Troops Won't Unload

Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2026 12:46 pm
by actrade
I am doing the BI tutorial and landing troops at Santa Eurlaria. In order to coordinate the landings, I have instructed 3 different task forces (1 from Barca, one from Valencia and one from Mahon to move two grids east of the target, which they do. To keep them from leaving, I set remain on station and do not unload.

However, on the next turn, I give them all Santa Eurlaria as the target, set unload cargo and retirement allowed and the ships will not unload. It says they are landing, but then they just leave with the ships still fully loaded. I have tried the following:

1. set the unload Cargo/Troops swithc on the right side of the to on, no impact
2. tried remain on station, no impact

I have played this scenario before and simply had the 3 TF set direction to Santa Eularia and all landed, but at different times, which I want to avoid as I want to coordinate the landings. What am I doing wrong? Very frustrated.

Re: Troops Won't Unload

Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2026 1:10 pm
by RangerJoe
If you are invading then the TF must be an amphibious TF.

Re: Troops Won't Unload

Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2026 1:20 pm
by actrade
All three are listed as amphibious.

Re: Troops Won't Unload

Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2026 5:42 pm
by RangerJoe
I never had that problem so the only thing that I can suggest is try making new TFs out of the old ones, maybe even combine them into one new TF.

Re: Troops Won't Unload

Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2026 6:27 pm
by atheory
it looks like the ships are running away from enemy task force. That italian cruiser is reacting all over the place.

Re: Troops Won't Unload

Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2026 10:46 pm
by RangerJoe
atheory wrote: Sat Mar 07, 2026 6:27 pm it looks like the ships are running away from enemy task force. That italian cruiser is reacting all over the place.
That would do it if the threat tolerance is not set to absolute.

Re: Troops Won't Unload

Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2026 11:27 pm
by actrade
Set to absolute. FWIW, if anyone plays my save, you will see that I actually get 3 "troops landing" popup messages, but at the end of the turn, none are on the beach.

Re: Troops Won't Unload

Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2026 2:11 pm
by atheory
Yea, I think we're in "code" territory now and need more expertise on the matter.

I unloaded the troops and reloaded them.

I disbanded the TF and reformed them.

Nothing works in getting the troops to amphibious land. They seem to arrive alright at the designated location, just refuse to jump off the ship.

Re: Troops Won't Unload

Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2026 2:33 pm
by Dreamslayer
What about the option in Advanced Prefs? "Amph. Landing - Standart/Detailed.

Re: Troops Won't Unload

Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2026 1:43 pm
by actrade
I had it set to standard. Just set my save to detailed and the troops landed! Thanks for that suggestion but it does sound like a bug.