Novel Post-Patch Bug

[ichabod]

post patch, sorry:
Playing as Spanish, Early. Two sons, high ranking but down to one horse each. Built Royal Estates to resupply the troops. Once done, put two sons into build queue. One turn later, first son, back to full strength. Next turn, BASTARD son My son came out Byzantine in allegiance, although his strategic piece bears my colors. His name and shields for loyalty are Byzantine. Really weird bug. So, I decided to marry one of my daughters to him. Next turn, announced Byzantine Emperor accepts my proposal. Hee hee.
Anyone think of any advantage / disadvantage this could cause? Seems just odd to me.
Also think that auto-merging units is still broken.
Still the best game going. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif
http://solypsist.homestead.com/files/mmm.jpg
(SPECIAL THANK YOU to Solypsist for posting the image for me)

[A_B]

I had an odd thing happen with my heirs...
Had emporer and two heirs (sons) in same battle. All three formations took casualties. At end of battle, computer combined three weakened formation into one formation, effectivly eliminating my two heirs (who were also good generals).

I guess it is possible that the two sons died, but this never happened before the patch. And with it happening to two of them, i think it is unintentional - and left me heir-less at age 56.

[ichabod]

how do I upload the screenshot of the Byzantine Spaniard?

**Edit: Solypsist provided a page for the image link. Thanks Soly

[Nobunaga0611]

Mith can probably help better than me http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/tongue.gif but I think you need to upload it to a website, then link to it. As I don't have a personal web page, I'm not sure about all that, but if you have a site, upload it to the site, then link to it.

[solypsist]

email it to me, and I will post it.

[Alrowan]

hehe... i like that bug, i hope i can retrain my other nts to something better

[hoom]

Well I certainly lost multiple princes in one battle pre-patch.
If you don't like the effects of auto-merge, you can always turn it off... I do.

[ichabod]

Quote[/b] (solypsist @ Nov. 09 2002,00:47)]email it to me, and I will post it.
Hi Soly (may I call you "Soly?") I clicked on your email link but the page it takes me to doesn't accept attachments either? Your profile page links to same email page. Sorry I'm so technichally inept...

[solypsist]

Then post me a private message or something, or post your email on your profile for a little while until I can email you and then you can reply, etc. etc.
I'm sure something can be worked out.

[ichabod]

Just adding this reply so people can see the picture Solypsist helped post. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[Dionysus9]

Lol thats hilarious. I wonder if it could possibly be a feature? (I doubt it, but) maybe he was a product of your Kings "perversion" from Byzantine whores? And he identifies more with "mommy."

[ichabod]

I think putting two sons into the queue triggered the bug. But, Dionysus9's reason is more colorful.

[Spino]

Let the Devs know about this one. Make a point of copying that save game file in 'safe' folder in case they ask for it. Squash them bugs

[ichabod]

I've saved the game at a couple of points just before and after the bug showed up. Since then, I restarted my game before I put my sons in the queue and didn't do that again. Game has gone well for me since. I also linked this to the thread centralizing bugs, since I just discovered it. CA is reading that one, for certain.
Would that I could be the one to send in a bug they'd not seen before. Might be the most interesting thing that's happened to me since I bought my first computer-the Coleco ADAM.

[barocca]

Ichabod - could you zip the save file/files and upload them here
http://www.totalwar.org/Downloads/Uploaders/MTWbeta.php3
label the files "BUG_savegame_ichabod1.zip", "BUG_savegame_ichabod2.zip" etc. etc.
(thanks)