trade/gift bug???

Asmala · #1 December 11th, 2003, 05:56 PM

I have to type faster...

Roanon · #2 December 11th, 2003, 06:43 PM

I had that feeling too, that the message gets damaged by something you do later during the turn, or if too much data is entered after it. I just did not test it extensively. It never happend to me at the start of a game when turns are pretty short, so this seems to confirm it too.
Unfortunately, reading Messages is one of the first things I do in a turn, and having a habit of doing the easy things first means accepting the gift/trade as one of the first things is kind of a reflex for me

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Slick · #3 December 11th, 2003, 07:01 PM

If not already done, someone who can describe this in detail should submit this to MM.

Slick.

Ruatha · #4 December 11th, 2003, 07:21 PM

I always send Messages Last in the turn, as things I do might affect the content of the message.
And I've almost never had any problems with gifts/trades... seems to verify what's already stated.

Vezzra · #5 December 12th, 2003, 11:25 AM

Ok, I'll do my diplomatic stuff at the end of the turn now. Problem is, I tend to forget that when I've done everything else...

However, this doesn't solve the problem completely. Last turn I offered a gift, and this message didn't come through, although sending it was one of the very Last things I did (just sending one or two other Messages after this one). Unfortunately, only *one* message can be the very Last one...

Maybe I should report this to MM... what's the proper procedure?

Anyway, thanks for the help

Ruatha · #6 December 12th, 2003, 11:26 AM

Hey, maybe I could do your trades/gifts and you do my retrofitting??

[ December 12, 2003, 09:26: Message edited by: Ruatha ]

Vezzra · #7 December 12th, 2003, 11:37 AM

Hmmm... interesting idea

All we need is some tech to instantly beam our ships across the galaxy, and of course, you'll have to gift all your techs to me so I can do your retrofits

Wait... gifting things does not work with me

...looks like we are stuck...

douglas · #8 February 8th, 2006, 12:44 PM

No idea. I just know that very little is known about this bug except that saving might be involved and that doing diplomacy last usually avoids it.

Slynky · #9 February 8th, 2006, 04:01 PM

I can almost assuredly say that I never saved when I found success at using diplo at the end.

Recommendation for a work-around? Do your turn. Save it (if you think that's necessary). Open it back (if you saved it off), do diplo and run/upload your turn without saving again.

PvK · #10 February 8th, 2006, 04:52 PM

Ya, what Slynky just said is exactly what I do, and I haven't seen this problem since I've been doing this. (For whatever that datum is worth.)

PvK