Vassals' orders

[Rexos]

Why does my vassal's navy doesn't do what is ordered, I use the strategy buttons in the vassal's panel, but the ships just do what they want, can't I just destroy those useless pieces of rotten wood?

 

[Benghi Bon]

Because vassals are just broken, but also because orders aren't really orders, they're optional goals they may or may not chose to follow.

 

[Rexos]

Oh my, what a problem we have here, damn stupid vassals

 

[TheMeInTeam]

Because vassals are just broken, but also because orders aren't really orders, they're optional goals they may or may not chose to follow.

Vassals ARE broken, and them not following orders is one way they are.

Loyal subjects are not allies and they should not act inconsistently, as allies act. They are subjects and are allegedly acting like them (direct implication of loyalty). When they ignore attach commands, supportive, and objectives this is an example of a bug. The subject does something different than the UI indicates it will do.

This is not by-design optional orders being ignored, unless the UI is lying by design.

 

[CplKatie]

Why does my vassal's navy doesn't do what is ordered, I use the strategy buttons in the vassal's panel, but the ships just do what they want, can't I just destroy those useless pieces of rotten wood?

Set a small fleet to allow stacking from allies and thats my only method of managing this games AI. Hopefully the AI is one that follows you.

 

[TheMeInTeam]

Set a small fleet to allow stacking from allies and thats my only method of managing this games AI. Hopefully the AI is one that follows you.

I have never seen AI subject fleets consistently attach. Even with land armies you get the occasional derping where a supportive focus ignores a 1 stack with attach command (no other armies have attach command) and sieges a fort in hostile territory.

There's no excuse for that kind of thing but it does happen. It's kind of sad that subjects and interactions with them have been DLC milked like crazy despite that the features involving them, have broken interactions in most patches.

 

[Benghi Bon]

Set a small fleet to allow stacking from allies and thats my only method of managing this games AI. Hopefully the AI is one that follows you.

Agreed with @TheMeInTeam , I have honestly never experienced a friendly fleet attaching to mine. I think that feature is outright broken. It might have happened once or twice in my many many hours of gametime but I've tried so many times and never really seen it happen in ages (I can't even remember if it did happen) that I'm convinced it dun wurk.

 

[Rexos]

well......now that I've screamed my lungs out with anger I can write something......I tried....really, but the just won't attach, instead the land armies if given the "attach strategies" will attach IF my army is in the same province, otherwise the'll go around randomly.....stupid bastard.....I need the sea to be clear so the enemies armies can pass BUT NOPE, they have to put ONE DAMN SHIP and block the sea, and the funny thing is my enemies even if with a bigger navy won't attack them, I have to bring mine to Merica before they do that

I tried to edit the save files.....this is an ironman game, and I used Ironmetl, sadly every changes will make the game freeze and I have to press alt-f4

So....no ideas I guess.....

 

[CplKatie]

Agreed with @TheMeInTeam , I have honestly never experienced a friendly fleet attaching to mine. I think that feature is outright broken. It might have happened once or twice in my many many hours of gametime but I've tried so many times and never really seen it happen in ages (I can't even remember if it did happen) that I'm convinced it dun wurk.

They do if you set your fleet to missions and not run manually. Atleast mine are right now!