C Colapietro Posted December 14, 1999 Share Posted December 14, 1999 I did try to seacrh for this, but the PBEM topic just returns too many results so I appologize if this has been covered. I am in a Last Defense PBEM game right now between a PC (opponent, Allies) and a Mac (Me, Axis) On several turns I have been unable to issue orders to some/most of my vehicles. I can select them, but if I try to issue orders by keyboard there is no response, and if I try to access the order menu by mouse it won't come up. I believe on one turn this also affected a couple of infantry squads. The particularly odd thing is that quitting and resarting CM doesn't seem to help, but restarting the machine and re-running sometimes does. Overall it is somewhat random on a per-run basis for the same PBEM file which units are affected (but it always involves the vehicles when it happens). As you can imagine, it is quite distressing to lose control of my Tiger/Stugs/Halftracks early in the game... My last turn I never was able to get the app to allow orders for some units. It will be interesting to see if the Tac AI still allows them to operate on their own. One other note - If a unit is 'stuck' it's pending orders (ie unfinished movement) do not display when all paths are shown, but if a re-load of the file makes the unit available again they do show back up. For reference I am running on a G3/400mhz powerbook w/128 meg and OS9, and use Claris E-Mailer to download the files from AOL uncompressed. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee Posted December 14, 1999 Share Posted December 14, 1999 You can only issue order when the (GO) button is showing. If the (go) button hasn't shown, don't stress. Just do what ever it tells u until you see the (go) button. You should do a search about pbem games to follow how they work. Hope this help, maybe someone can explain better G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Colapietro Posted December 14, 1999 Author Share Posted December 14, 1999 Coffee - thanks, but that's not the issue. If it wasn't clear, the problem is that when issuing orders SOME units, generally vehicles, will not accept orders while the others operate just fine. One final piece of info just occurred to me - I believe this problem only happens on turns where I issue orders immediately after watching the movie (ie when I generate the small PBEM file). [This message has been edited by C Colapietro (edited 12-14-99).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Oberly Posted December 14, 1999 Share Posted December 14, 1999 This has happened to me and others as well.Someone suggested that reloading the save game worked for them,but I haven't tried that yet.I reported this to Steve some time ago,so I hope it's been looked at. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Colapietro Posted December 15, 1999 Author Share Posted December 15, 1999 Mike - I have been unable to find that thread - any idea when it was or what the general response was? If there's a good fix I'd like to find it before my armor gets whacked... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Galanti Posted December 15, 1999 Share Posted December 15, 1999 I don't think there was an answer in the other thread. I know I made a post along the lines of just reopening the file. I';ve only had this occur once, and I was unable to reproduce it. I just resaved the file from my e-mail, and reopened it and I was able to access all of my units... Sorry I can't be more helpful then that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Oberly Posted December 15, 1999 Share Posted December 15, 1999 Yes,actually I think it was Ben's suggestion that I mentioned above.I haven't had a chance to try it yet,because it hasn't happened to me since that thread.I should mention,though,that I believe it has only happened to me when I(PC user) am plaing email against a Mac user.Perhaps that is part of the problem. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Galanti Posted December 15, 1999 Share Posted December 15, 1999 Hrm... As I said, it's only happened once in the 50 or so turns I've played, but my opponent is on a PC, and I use a Mac, so there might be something to that... Dunno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetch Posted December 15, 1999 Share Posted December 15, 1999 Well, this has happened against both of my opponents in PBEM so far (in four separate games). Both are on PCs while I'm on a mac. Really hope they take a look at this one. Vetch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Oberly Posted December 15, 1999 Share Posted December 15, 1999 Hey Vetch-isn't it your turn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetch Posted December 15, 1999 Share Posted December 15, 1999 LOL, I thought it was yours! Vetch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aikidorat Posted December 15, 1999 Share Posted December 15, 1999 I've experienced this a few times myself - reloading didnt help, and it was frustrating to watch two of my hellcats freeze in place, just waiting for AP to blow them to smithereens. FWIW, I use a mac as well. Has happened with LD, and CE, both PBEM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argo Posted December 28, 1999 Share Posted December 28, 1999 Hmm...maybe Kit and I should play, huh, Cuke? Too bad as Chance was just getting interesting. ------------------ Doug WB: -argo- {501 FF} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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