Illwinter, please fix this bug!
 

There is a bug in the game that I'm sure you're aware of but for some reason you don't get around to fixing. In almost every game I play I end up wasting gold because the game lets you buy troops at your castle even when it's under siege. In the heat of gameplay, I forget that you don't get troops at a castle under siege. Please fix this!

Re: Illwinter, please fix this bug!
 

Do the troops dissappear from the build queue in the next turn? If not, then it isn't a bug, since there are occasions where they could have been built, and you can still remove them from the queue for a refund on the purchase price.

Re: Illwinter, please fix this bug!
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Yes, the troops disappear and you lose your gold on the next turn. And yes, it is a bug.

Re: Illwinter, please fix this bug!
 

So what is the desired behavior? Just not to lose the gold? Or not to be able to spend it in the first place?

I ask since some players might want to be able to order recruitment that will take place if they win back the province the next turn. I agree they surely don't want to lose the gold, though.

PvK

Re: Illwinter, please fix this bug!
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">You really shouldn't be able to spend your gold on troops you'll never get. Yes, you lose the gold, which has happened to me many times.

Re: Illwinter, please fix this bug!
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">IIRC, national troop recruitment occurs before combat, so it would never work. All troop types should be greyed out when you're under siege, IMHO.

Re: Illwinter, please fix this bug!
 

This bug has been around since before patch 2.06, and has been reported numerous times in various threads, and IW knows about it. That said, and caveat emptor aside, it really is past due for being fixed. Perhaps because the bug is so easily avoided (just by remembering not to recruit during seiges) IW has devoted their attention to more serious bugs and game tweaks.

Re: Illwinter, please fix this bug!
 

Are you sure you loose the gold? I was quite confident the troops were removed from the queue and you got your gold back. I suppose I'll better take a look.

Re: Illwinter, please fix this bug!
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Quite sure.

Re: Illwinter, please fix this bug!
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Although it's a while since I tried this, I think there is also a problem with overspending your resources.

While you're there, perhaps you could try recruiting just a commander, whose resource cost exceeds that supplied by the province (I don't think he'll ever be recruited).