Straits not working, what am I doing wrong?

[DSYoungEsq]

So I bite the bullet and download the beta patch from September. I'm thinking of playing some MP, so it's gotta be done. I fire up as England to test out the strait between Calais and Kent; after all that has caused more unhappiness and grief than the stupid red line between the Lapland provinces.

I ask the 7K troops in Anglia to move to Calais. Won't budge. I move them to Kent, and then ask them to move to Calais. No dice. I move my fleet out into the strait, and still the troops won't budge.

I'm obviously missing something simple. What's wrong?

Fried brain tonight, I guess. :wacko:

 

[unmerged(1047)]

You need to have military access (or ownership) on both sides of the strait, if you're not actively at war with the owner on the other side. And there cannot be any enemy fleets in the sea province, if you are at war.

That last one is the kicker, because sometimes two fleets of warring nations can be in the same sea area without engaging in battle.

 

[Castellon]

That last one is the kicker, because sometimes two fleets of warring nations can be in the same sea area without engaging in battle.

Especially since Johan took out the cheat of constantly clicking your fleet to move out of the zone then canceling until you engaged.

 

[DSYoungEsq]

Guys, pay attention. I started up the GC as England. I own Kent and Calais. No French ships anywhere.

 

[unmerged(25696)]

Guys, pay attention. I started up the GC as England. I own Kent and Calais. No French ships anywhere.

Are you sure you correctly installed the patch ? Because it works perfectly for me.

Uninstall (don't forget to save all the changes you might have done), make a fresh install, then apply 1.08 and betapatch.

 

[unmerged(17563)]

Guys, pay attention. I started up the GC as England. I own Kent and Calais. No French ships anywhere.

Maybe your army is too small? I have never tried to move anything smaller then 20k across

 

[Hive]

Guys, pay attention. I started up the GC as England. I own Kent and Calais. No French ships anywhere.

Well you didn't say that it was the GC you started, before... so they couldn't know you owned both provs.

Do you see the stepping stones between Calais and Kent?

 

[unmerged(25696)]

Maybe your army is too small? I have never tried to move anything smaller then 20k across

In the GC, I've checked with the March Garrison army (which is weirldy positionned in Anglia :wacko: ) : 7k may cross the straits. And I'm pretty sure armies of any size (even 1 single infantry - not 1k, 1 ) are ok to cross straits.

Well you didn't say that it was the GC you started, before... so they couldn't know you owned both provs.

GC is the only scenario where there's a 7k army in Anglia...

 

[DSYoungEsq]

Are you sure you correctly installed the patch ? Because it works perfectly for me.

Uninstall (don't forget to save all the changes you might have done), make a fresh install, then apply 1.08 and betapatch.

Yes, we had a slight installation difficulty. Problem solved, I can march into Calais (doesn't Warwick wish HE could have done the reverse; isn't Warwick glad Margaret couldn't?! )


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