Guest dirkd1976 Posted August 1, 2000 Share Posted August 1, 2000 I think I have found a bug in PBEM. If anyone else out there has run into this problem, let me know. If enough people post, maybe BTS will try and fix this. If you set up a PBEM, where you select your units, but your opponent allows the cpu to choose his units, the game will accidentally forget your setup phase. Step-by-Step Player 1 (Axis) vs Player 2 (Allied) 1. Player 1 creates game.... In setup screen, choose Allow Human for Axis unit purchase, and Automatically for Allies. Other settings default (irrelevant apperantly). Click OK 2. Bypass the next map option screen (irrelevant) by clicking ok for default settings. Since Player 1 is Axis, choose Axis in the side selection screen. Then select Email game on the game type screen. 3. Now your in the Axis unit selection screen. select units as normal (unit type appears irrelevant, so choose anything). Click OK to continue. 4. Now you will get the promt verifing that an Email file will be created. follow the promts and create the file. Send to Player 2 5. Now Player 2 loads the file. After typing in his new password, it will go directly to the unit setup phase, with the Allied players CPU selected units alligned on the map edge as normal. Setup units and click OK. Everything up to now is fine as normal. 6. Create the new email file and send it back to Player 1. Now here is where the problem shows up. When Player 1 opens the file, it goes directly to the Axis order phase, skiping the setup phase entirely. All the Axis units are arrayed along the mp edge just as they would have appeared if it had gone to the setup phase. I have had this happen several times, and several other people have posted in a seperate post on PBEM, saying they have had similar experiences. If someone else could give it a test run I'd appreciate it, just to be sure that it really is a bug. Help us BTS!! ------------------ Never mistake motion for action - Ernest Hemingway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted August 1, 2000 Share Posted August 1, 2000 Same thing happened to me - had a beautiful OOB and then the cpmputer forgot my set-up phase... Had to generate a whole new random OOB and this one is much more desperate! Oh well - commanders took wat they got not what they wanted! ------------------ No battle plan survives first contact with the enemy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dirkd1976 Posted August 1, 2000 Share Posted August 1, 2000 Get up there. ------------------ Never mistake motion for action - Ernest Hemingway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikeydz Posted August 1, 2000 Share Posted August 1, 2000 I've posted this on the Tech board, Dirk, so by now, I'm sure the bug has been noted... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dirkd1976 Posted August 2, 2000 Share Posted August 2, 2000 Thanks Mikeydz. I appreciate it. ------------------ Never mistake motion for action - Ernest Hemingway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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