Empire of Sin - Enemy faction attacks racket, combat won't start

[Nihtgenga1990]

Short summary of your issue Enemy faction attacks racket, combat won't start

Game Version
1.02.38741

What platform are you using?
Steam

What OS are you playing on?
Windows

Do you have mods enabled?
No

Have you tried verifying your game files (Steam only)?
Yes

Please explain the issue you experienced in the most condensed way possible
I'm currently at war with the Fortune Tellers. They're attacking one of my brothels, and when I get the notification and click 'Fight', it loads the brothel interior, but no combat actually triggers- my squad's icons are still visible at the bottom of the screen (which they shouldn't be, seeing as it's just guards defending), and the NPCs in the brothel are walking around like normal. It looks as though I'm 'looking into' the brothel, except I can't zoom out to the map, exit via the door or interact with anything. The 'press ctrl to exit ambush mode' prompt is there, but pressing ctrl doesn't actually do anything.

Please explain how to reproduce the issue


How much "pain" is this causing you?
8

Is there anything else you think could help us identify/replicate the issue?

 

[AmiPolizeiFunk]

I have this problem too. There are just no buttons to press at all, so I had to quit the game and lose my progress since last save.

 

[Nihtgenga1990]

I did find a workaround- if you can sell the affected racket before the 'attack' starts, it won't trigger and subsequent attacks on other locations worked fine.

If your last save was a long time ago, I know this isn't exactly helpful. Luckily for me, I'd saved literally about 3 seconds before the 'attack' started, so I had just enough time to open the rackets management screen and ditch the problem racket.

 

[LukeBRG]

Hey everyone, sorry to hear you've encountered an issue here. Our team is aware of this and they are looking into it! Thanks so much for taking the time to let us know!