Disembarkation bug
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2005 2:05 am
Ran into this bug while shuttling troops from Valencia to put a squeeze on the Pope.
1) Load division onto fleet.
2) Select fleet and move it to a adjacent coastal province. Move it to the port, not the sea area.
3) The fleet does not move. The transported division moves instead. (This is smart on the part of the landlubbers - why sail when you can just walk there. Still, they disobeyed orders.)
and
1) Load division onto fleet.
2) Select fleet and move it to a non-adjacent coastal province, or sea area adjacent to one.
3) Now select any other unit anywhere on the map and try to move it.
4) The selected unit does not move. The order is instead given to the transported division. If the order is illegal (it usually is) you get the 'can't move further' pop-up. If the order is legal, your division disembarks, probably into a world of hurt.
1) Load division onto fleet.
2) Select fleet and move it to a adjacent coastal province. Move it to the port, not the sea area.
3) The fleet does not move. The transported division moves instead. (This is smart on the part of the landlubbers - why sail when you can just walk there. Still, they disobeyed orders.)
and
1) Load division onto fleet.
2) Select fleet and move it to a non-adjacent coastal province, or sea area adjacent to one.
3) Now select any other unit anywhere on the map and try to move it.
4) The selected unit does not move. The order is instead given to the transported division. If the order is illegal (it usually is) you get the 'can't move further' pop-up. If the order is legal, your division disembarks, probably into a world of hurt.