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Oldariel
11-21-2002, 14:39
I'm playing the greatest achievements type game (patched version) and after succesfully completing a crusade I got no points for my achieved goal. The goal I completed dissapeared from my list (and also from the lists of all other nations - all the crusades and jihads). Will I get the points in 1204? I got points for homelands and conquest in the years I was supposed to (I also got a message saying I scored 15 points).

I found the same problem in an earlier topic in the main hall, but no real answer. The only suggestion there was that after reinstall it was maybe working better. I tried to reinstall, but the problem persists.

KukriKhan
11-21-2002, 15:51
Greetings, Oldariel Welcome to the Org. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

I'll keep you company here while we wait for an answer from someone more game-smart than I. You'll think this is strange, but: despite having played out 5 campaigns now, I have NEVER launched a crusade. Just never got around to it.

Oldariel
11-21-2002, 16:40
I only started the crusades because I wanted to get the points for the goals and I thought conquering the provinces with regular armies would not do. The crusades were almost completely filled with my own (good) units, which I could have sent to the target provincves directly. So the crusade was made just to fullfil the requrement the game set me (a succesful crusade to say Palestine). Just Imagine my dissapointment as I got no points after all this trouble.

I have found some posts in the forum at the official MTW site from people with the exact same problems though. So this issue was obviously not fixed with the patch.

I think I'm going to take a pencil and a piece of paper and simpy count the points I should have got per hand. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif I dont't need a computer to tell me im good. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/cool.gif

+DOC+
11-21-2002, 17:08
The GAs are bugged i'm afraid Oldariel, CA are aware of this problem as are many other patrons. I've even sent CA a saved game. If you want to post or view more about this then i suggest you visit the totalwar.com forum here and make your voice heard:

http://pub24.ezboard.com/fshogun....1.topic (http://pub24.ezboard.com/fshoguntotalwarfrm5.showMessage?topicID=3111.topic)

We can only hope something will get done about it in the future.

Oldariel
11-21-2002, 18:16
I was starting to suspect something is seriously wrong. Now in know for sure. I'll just wait and hope, like everybody else. Thank you for the reply.

The_Dude
11-21-2002, 18:22
Something strange happen to me yesterday, I finnished my first crusade on tripoly, then after my second turn after the crusade the turc attack me (the egitpian just attack me the turn before and lost the battle). I lost the battle and then my men retreat to the castle... and I get the point for the GA http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/dizzy.gif
Strange no? So maybe try to put your unit in the castle, I didn't try 'cause I had no save game...

Oldariel
11-21-2002, 19:17
This is unbelivable Thanks for your tip The_Dude[/B], it really sounds crazy but it works. As I tried to put all my troops to the castle, I didn't get the points. Then I tried to remake exactly what happened to you. I moved most of my troops out of the conquered Tripoli so the egyptian dared to attack the rest. I lost the battle and retreated to the castle and I got the points http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif . Looks like we will have to use some tricks to get the points before this whole issue is fixed.

Gregoshi
11-21-2002, 19:58
Sooooo, you have to take the province, then lose the province and retreat to the castle? http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif

Strange crusades. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wacko.gif

Hosakawa Tito
11-21-2002, 20:03
A new strategy, addition by subtraction, sounds logical to me http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wacko.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/dizzy.gif

Oldariel
11-21-2002, 20:08
I tried it again and this is how it seems to work, yes. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif You dont have to loose the batlle though. Its enough if you are just attacked, retreat to the castle and loose the province.
And strange they are indeed. The real crusades were even stranger though. I think one of the crusades consisted only of children, because it was thought only the innocent could defeat the muslims. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/dizzy.gif Dind't work though.

GameDesigner
11-22-2002, 06:07
THe so called Children's Crusade actually occurs in the game. It was not christianities finest hour. My personal favorite was the crusade that was bound for the holy land but decided to sack Constantinople instead and then head home.

Dijeeh
11-22-2002, 09:19
I only baught the game a few days ago, I have only used the Conquest campaign mode... where you need to take 75% of the land or somthing.

I have used Crusades before but i found them to be of little use.

More often than not, the targeted province has enough manpower to repell even the largest armies.

It's more effective to round up extremely large armies and power your way to the desired province. Kill everything on the way.

barocca
11-22-2002, 13:15
Oldariel
could you post your GA problems and the workaround for them in the thread linked here please (http://www.totalwar.org/cgi-bin/forum/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=5;t=1225)

thanks
B.