The Movement Bug: An Arguement Against MP?

[Fantomen]

It has been suggested somewhere that having a stealthy unit (like a scout) in the target province may trigger this bug sometimes. I have encountered it both with and without having a scout there so I dunno.

So far been spared from this bug causing any major problems but it sure is annoying.

[Raiel]

Frozen Lama & Fantomen: I also read that report. Sorry, no scout of mine in the target province. Though I'm pretty sure at least one other player has an astral window on the target province - that's entirely irrelevant as far I've experienced and read.

chrispedersen: Thanks - I guess I should feel at least somewhat fortunate.

Bananadine: It's real. I'm not planning on doing anything as rash as disappearing, but I thought about it. Maybe you can send me that pendant... one can never have too much luck, no?

Quitti: You're right, but I've a bit of the competitive perfectionest in me. I take myself too seriously.

NTJedi: Again, thanks... I guess my experience is not worse than the average. And of course you aren't driven into a rage - you're a Jedi. But I hate bugs with a passion. Unless they're the kind that show me exactly where my own code is wrong.

archaeolept: I didn't back up the 2.h file. However, that battle was the last one planned and ordered... I did end the turn and then go back in to verify the orders stuck... then Quit Without Saving.

The other thing I can add is that I had my armies split into two different groups for ease of scripting. Both groups are still selectable this turn and both had move orders... even if I had clicked in such a way to cancel one groups orders, the other group would have moved in.

Finally, my intended victim has confirmed that he did attempt to attack my province from the target province and he was confused about why his armies didn't attack.

[chrispedersen]

the spies bit could well be true - it seems to fit.

[Fantomen]

Originally Posted by Raiel

Finally, my intended victim has confirmed that he did attempt to attack my province from the target province and he was confused about why his armies didn't attack.

I think this is the explanation in this case. I have seen this many times. Two armies attacking each other obviously has a chance to cancel each others movement.

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Originally Posted by Fantomen

I think this is the explanation in this case. I have seen this many times. Two armies attacking each other obviously has a chance to cancel each others movement.

By "cancel each others movement" do you mean "cancel the movement of both armies"? When that occurs, it's the movement bug.

But like Sombre says, any piddly little army moving from A->B can stop the movement of a big army moving from B->A, if there is just one fight occurring in B. Each army has a chance to cancel the other's movement, by successfully moving into the other's province. If the turn resolves, and the big army stayed in B and the little army stayed in A, and everyone just sat around drinking tea and looking at flowers, that's the movement bug.

I also agree that the movement bug can rear its ugly head even when there is no visible enemy army, and it also shows up when there is an enemy army that does not have orders to move anywhere.