Enemy Troop Icons Occasionally Firing In Wrong Direction

[unmerged(4219)]

I'm not sure of the circumstances surrounding this one, but every now and again the enemy troops during a combat will be pointed in the same direction as my troops - so it looks like they're being shot in the back.

I'd have a screenshot if the Print Screen key actually took one...

 

[AndrewT]

f11 is the screen shot key.

 

[unmerged(4219)]

Well...that's unwise.

In many other games F11 is the bosskey.

 

[unmerged(4219)]

The problem may be related to assaults: look at this shot of an assaulting army interrupted by a combat that they won:

It should also be noted that they aren't animated there, even though they are still assaulting the fortress.

 

[AndrewT]

This looks like a different issue that the one you opened this thread on. Wasn't that in non-seige combat (as there are no enemy troops visible during a seige)?

But what happened here? They were assaulting as normal and had to fight off an external attacker, and ended up facing the wrong way? I assume the assault continued as normal.

 

[unmerged(5822)]

The assault continues as normal, it's just that the graphics get "messed up".

 

[HisMajestyBOB]

If troops are assaulting and get interupted by enemy troops, when they go back to assaulting they're standing up. Just a graphics code bug

 

[AndrewT]

Bugzilla entry 3073, Public Bug 340. Thanks.

 

[Owen]

Which bug?

Originally posted by AndrewT
Bugzilla entry 3073, Public Bug 340. Thanks.

Does this include both graphical bugs? 1. Assaulting troops standing still when continuing assault after being temporarily interrupted by enemy troops. 2. Troops in battle will appear to be fighting, but facing the same way (both to right) when you reload a game mid-battle. IIRC this happens in every battle, every time you reload. I can only remember it happening with european troops with muskets, but I think that is because I haven't fought any other battles recently.

I haven't seen any actual gameplay problem resulting from either.

 

[AndrewT]

1. only.

2. would be a separate bug for which I'd like separate confirmation, if someone can pinpoint the exact circumstances in which it happens, thanks.

 

[Owen]

OK, I'll check back through a selection of save games and work out at which tech levels this happens.

It won't be for a few days though, as what little EU time I have will be devoted to sorting out Saxony in Boehm's PBEM game.

Andrew, if you don't get anything in a week, PM me to remind me.

 

[AndrewT]

I'm away and offline for three weeks after today. I've asked other mods to be more active in this forum until then.