Garrison Surrender bug?

[Taxman66]

Just started fooling with a game vs. the (Allied) AI.

Upon Poland's conquest (2nd turn) after I decided to honor the pact there were 2 Garrison Surrender messages
that popped up showing what I believe to be Russian Garrisons surrendering in the forts of Brest-Litovsk & Przemysl.

When my turn started again, I turned off FOW and could not find the 2 Russian Garrisons (the elite 6 strength) that normally get placed there.
In there stead were Armies. I don't know if they were railed there or are some kind of scripted replacements for the Garrisons.
This is not mentioned in the patch/campaign changes.

Is this working as intended?

[Taxman66]

Just started an Allied game (Axis AI) and watched it happen from the Allied side.

It's like the Russian Garrisons are being placed too early then get removed when Poland gets divided.

[Taxman66]

Started another test/game.

This time 1 of the Garrisons (Brest-Litovsk) surrendered while the other (Przemysl) didn't.

[Christolos]

Is this only happening against the AI?

Has anyone noticed this with PBEM?

C

[Guderian1940]

I had the same problem. Poland surrendered VS AI, Both 6str Garrisons flicked on then disappeared.

[Christolos]

Ok, so I just had this happen too in my latest v1.13 PBEM++ game:

C

[Hubert Cater]

Thanks gentlemen, I'm looking into this.

[Hubert Cater]

Here is a hotfix link that should resolve this issue. It is also backwards compatible with v1.13 and current saved games, as well as PBEM++ games in progress, will not be affected:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/donuu4jmi0nnm ... x.zip?dl=0

To use this hotfix, please download from the link above, de-compress the file, and place it into your SC3 installation folder pasting over the existing EXE. Typically this folder can be found here:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Matrix Games\Strategic Command WWII - War in Europe

When you then launch the game it should show as v1.13.01 in the bottom right hand corner of the MAIN MENU screen.

Note, this hotfix should work fine for the Matrix installation, Steam users may find that Steam will complain and try and overwrite this file with the Steam version of the EXE which is currently at v1.13.

[Christolos]

It is also backwards compatible with v1.13 and current saved games, as well as PBEM++ games in progress, will not be affected:

Many thanks for the quick hotfix Hubert! [:)]

So will this correct a game in progress in which the bug already occurred such that the surrendered garrisons (with the appropriate level of entrenchment) will be put back in place, or would one have to restart the game with the hotfix from the beginning?

C

[Taxman66]

If you've gone beyond that point, I doubt it will be 'corrected' in the sense of returning the 2 GARR.
I believe he meant that you can continue a 1.13 game with 1.13.01 without any issues.

[Christolos]

Yes, this is what I expected...but just wanted to be sure.

My opponent and I just started so I will propose to him that we start over with 1.13.01, as this seems unfair to the Allies to lose two important garrisons like that for no good reason.


Thanks,

C

[Hubert Cater]

Correct, you'll have to restart your game if you would like those units back, but at least they will no longer be lost when you start a new game going forward.

[Christolos]

Ok, so I applied the hotfix but still got the same bug [&:]

Not sure what gives [:(]

Anyone else try the hotfix? Did it work?

C

[Guderian1940]

Started a new game the Brest garrison is missing but the pzemyst is there!!!

[Taxman66]

1.13.01 worked correctly on a test game I ran.

[Christolos]

So it worked for Taxman66 and partially worked for Guderian1940. The mystery deepens [&:]

I will ask my PBEM opponent to be sure he also applied the hotfix and I will run a test game with the AI and report back.

Thanks,

C

[Taxman66]

My test(s) were only vs. AI games.

[Christolos]

It worked for me too in my test against the AI.

So maybe my PBEM opponent did not installed the hotfix patch...

I PMed him on that and will report back.

@Guderian1940, was your game in which it happened again against the AI?

Cheers,

C

[PvtBenjamin]

same problem in my PBEM games

I'm Allied so will keep going

[Christolos]

I assume you mean that your opponent did not apply the hotfix (but you did) and so that is why you still got the bug, right?
I Pm-ed my opponent to ask him if he applied the hotfix or not, but haven't heard back yet.

Don't you feel that this puts the Allies at a bit of a disadvantage?

C