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IDProjectCategoryLast Update
0026734AI War 2Bug - GameplayMar 25, 2022 10:15 am
ReporterVelius Assigned ToDaniexpert  
Status resolvedResolutionfixed 
Product Version4.004 Easy There, Hack Response 
Fixed in Version4.008 Exogalactic Wayfinding 
Summary0026734: Cross-planet waves spawning at AI homeworld
DescriptionThis is a new game in 4.004, with two difficulty 8 AIs in Expert mode.

Instead of the expected 69 strength wave spawning on the adjacent planet ('Spawning at a warp gate on Ithaca and will then travel to attack you in 12 seconds') the wave is spawning on the AI homeworld 'Viminal', then traveling to attack 'Blestum', the original target of the wave. It took 8 minutes or so for the wave to arrive, and in the meantime it manifested as 'threat'. I don't know if this is intended behavior or not, but the in-game description suggests it'll spawn adjacent and this isn't happening...

The two saves are pre- and post-wave, and the screen is right before and right after, when the wave hasn't appeared on the expected planet.
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Velius

Mar 15, 2022 8:31 pm

reporter  

Wave bug pre.save (239,913 bytes)
Wave bug post 2.save (244,532 bytes)
image.png (3,438,583 bytes)
image-2.png (3,671,826 bytes)

Daniexpert

Mar 21, 2022 5:56 pm

manager   ~0065538

@Velius Do you have a save before this particular wave is notified to you?

Velius

Mar 21, 2022 6:05 pm

reporter   ~0065539

I'll try and generate one - my last save before the wave started is about 8 minutes earlier, and it looks like from testing I'm having trouble getting the behavior to reoccur, that wave is spawning normally now. It's early enough in the game it's very difficult to identify what events contributed. I will say it looks like similar behavior is happening sometimes in my newer game, I can try and see if I have examples.

Daniexpert

Mar 21, 2022 6:08 pm

manager   ~0065540

Last edited: Mar 21, 2022 6:08 pm

Yes, it's rare enough that makes it harder to catch. Increasing autosave frequency can be handy for this kind of situations.
Thank you!

Velius

Mar 21, 2022 6:14 pm

reporter   ~0065541

Okay. This is a pre-wave announcement save, a save after a wave against 'Host' was announced, and after the wave started, with the bug and the wave spawning on the homeworld. There's another wave in progress doing the same thing.

Aggravatingly, the first time I reloaded the 'pre-wave announcement' save, a wave with normal behavior happened. I don't know what the trigger for behavior changes is, but it should start a wave in a minute from the first 'pre-announcement' save.
Host buggedwave.save (396,416 bytes)
Prewavebug Save.save (405,707 bytes)

Daniexpert

Mar 21, 2022 6:18 pm

manager   ~0065542

Oh, that was fast, thank you!

Velius

Mar 21, 2022 6:20 pm

reporter   ~0065543

It's happening to me a LOT. I don't know if it's something with my install, but hopefully that helps track it down.

Daniexpert

Mar 25, 2022 10:15 am

manager   ~0065583

* Fixed a bug where a wave would spawn on its home world instead of the expected planet.
** This could happen only in games with 2 or more AIs. In more detail, when a wave from one AI was planned to spawn on another AI's planet, it would fail a check to find such planet and therefore default to spawning on its home world.
** Thanks to Velius for the report and the saves.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
Mar 15, 2022 8:31 pm Velius New Issue
Mar 15, 2022 8:31 pm Velius File Added: Wave bug pre.save
Mar 15, 2022 8:31 pm Velius File Added: Wave bug post 2.save
Mar 15, 2022 8:31 pm Velius File Added: image.png
Mar 15, 2022 8:31 pm Velius File Added: image-2.png
Mar 21, 2022 2:40 pm Daniexpert Assigned To => Daniexpert
Mar 21, 2022 2:40 pm Daniexpert Status new => assigned
Mar 21, 2022 5:56 pm Daniexpert Note Added: 0065538
Mar 21, 2022 6:05 pm Velius Note Added: 0065539
Mar 21, 2022 6:08 pm Daniexpert Note Added: 0065540
Mar 21, 2022 6:08 pm Daniexpert Note Edited: 0065540
Mar 21, 2022 6:14 pm Velius Note Added: 0065541
Mar 21, 2022 6:14 pm Velius File Added: Host buggedwave.save
Mar 21, 2022 6:14 pm Velius File Added: Host wave post_announce.save
Mar 21, 2022 6:14 pm Velius File Added: Prewavebug Save.save
Mar 21, 2022 6:18 pm Daniexpert Note Added: 0065542
Mar 21, 2022 6:20 pm Velius Note Added: 0065543
Mar 25, 2022 10:15 am Daniexpert Status assigned => resolved
Mar 25, 2022 10:15 am Daniexpert Resolution open => fixed
Mar 25, 2022 10:15 am Daniexpert Fixed in Version => 4.008 Exogalactic Wayfinding
Mar 25, 2022 10:15 am Daniexpert Note Added: 0065583