small minefield bug

[Q]

Again if this has been mentioned before I apologize:
If you clear a minefield at a warp point the sector still retains its marking as a minefield even if you enter with your ships the sector unharmed. In any other sector the marking will be cleared.
For a human player no problem: you just remove the marking manually by "CTRL R".
For the AI this is a problem because he will try in vain to clear this sector with his minesweepers or avoid it with its other ships and therefore making big detours.

[This message has been edited by Q (edited 31 March 2001).]

[mottlee]

I have not had that problem, But I do not use the AI, The mine field warning clears after I do clear the mines BUT you do need a ship OTHER than just the sweeper for them to work for some reason. fused

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[raynor]

Try entering the minefield from the warp point on the other side.

[Alpha Kodiak]

I've seen this happen as well. Drove me crazy while I was testing the Rage. They would clear the mines, then avoid the minefield that was no longer there.

[Sinapus]

The AI avoids tagged minefields? News to me since they keep on slamming into my minefields.

Maybe it's w/in a system since the ones they run into the most are on the other side of a warp point?

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[Q]

quote:

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Originally posted by Sinapus:
The AI avoids tagged minefields? News to me since they keep on slamming into my minefields.

Maybe it's w/in a system since the ones they run into the most are on the other side of a warp point?

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Yes the AI usually avoids minefields in it's way (this is an empire option you can change), unless it has the order to move to that precise sector.
The problem of not clearing a marked minefield after the mines are gone on a warp point is apperently inconstant. Sometimes it works correct sometimes it does not clear. I didn't find out until now what triggers the problem but I let you know if I find it. If anybody knows it he could save me some time!