CA asks for support to find the replay bug issue (single player and campaign)

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Hello everybody,

Rob here!

I reported a while back that we had two fixes for replays:

• Ranked units in Multiplayer battles and campaigns were not getting accounted for, thus they were counted as a “regular unit” with base stats; hence, why some of you noticed the sequence of events playing out differently in your replays.
• [Campaign Only] Stats bonuses to units from either weapon/armour upgrades for example and general skills were not getting accounted for, with a similar outcome like above.

Now as of Patch 8 some of you are still reporting problems. I’ve checked the two above and they appear to be fixed, so it looks like we may be dealing with some different edge cases. How widespread they’re I do not know, but it still needs addressing.

I would like to first state, that there could be a multitude of reasons why a replay is not in sync, there is never just one variable that is causing it all! Hence it needs to be approached on a case by case basis.

In order to hopefully pin this down, I will need, preferably, a good deal of information so we can easily compare any similarities and figure out the root of the problem.

If possible, please provide as much of the below information as possible. Also make sure before answering the question below that you’re on a mod free version of Rome 2, as this will skew the testing outcome:

General Questions:

* Current build number (Found in the top left on the frontend)

* What language is your game in?

* What DLC do you own?

Please state the game mode the replay was saved from:

* Single Player Campaign (Grand Campaign)

* Single Player Campaign (Gaul Campaign)

* Multiplayer Campaign (Grand Campaign) [Please State if played Online or LAN]

* Multiplayer Campaign (Gaul Campaign) ) [Please State if played Online or LAN]

* Custom Battle

* Non-Ranked Multiplayer Battle ) [Please State if played Online or LAN]

* Quick Battle

Please state the battle type the replay was saved from:

* Land

* Naval

* City Assault

* Naval Siege

* Unfortified Town

* Unfortified Port

* Encampment

* Ambush

* River Crossing

* Combined (Naval/Land)

Campaign Specific Questions:

If the replay was saved from a campaign please answer the below questions:

* Which campaign? Grand campaign or Gaul campaign?

* What was the faction you chose to play as?

* What was the difficulty level of the campaign?

* Were you attacking/defending or reinforcing?

* What was the faction of enemy/enemies you were fighting against? Please state whether if you or your enemy had reinforcements and if so how many.

* Did any of your units have any upgrades? (E.g. Weapon/Armour upgrades)

* Did you have any ranked units?

* What was the Authority/Cunning/Zeal level of your main general?

* Did your general have any stat modifying skills? If so please list the names and their effect.

* Did you use any general abilities in battle? If so which ones?

Multiplayer campaign specific questions:

* Was the campaign Head to Head or co-op?

* What faction did the other player choose?

* Did you both have the same difficulty level, as mentioned above, set

* Were you fighting against the player in the replay you saved?

* Did any of the player’s play as the AI or did you both use your own factions?

* Did any of the other player’s units have any upgrades? (E.g. Weapon/Armour upgrades)

* Did the other player use any ranked units?

* What was the Authority/Cunning/Zeal level of your friends main general?

* Did your friends general have any stat modifying skills? If so please list the names and their effect.

* Did you friends use any general abilities in battle? If so which ones?

Non-Ranked Custom/Multiplayer Battle Specific Questions:

If the replay was saved from a non-ranked multiplayer/custom battle please answer the below questions:

* How many players were in the battle? How many of these were AI?

* What was the versus ratio? 2 vs 2 or 1 vs 3 for example

* Please list all the factions used in the Multiplayer battle. If any, which were AI controlled

* What was the name of the map which was selected?

* Did either you or any of the other factions use any ranked units?

* Please list all battle settings, for example fund size and weather.

* Did you use any general abilities in battle? If so which ones?

Multiplayer specific questions:

* Did any players drop or quit during the battle?

* Were any spectators in the battle? If so how many?

* Did any of the other players use any general abilities in battle? If so which ones.

Quick Battle Specific Questions:

If the replay was saved from a quick battle please answer the below questions:

* How many players were in the battle?

* Did you matchmake with a team or on your own?

* Please list all the factions used in the Multiplayer battle

* What was the name of the map which was selected?

* Did either you or any of the other players use any ranked units?

* Did you or any of the other players use any general abilities in battle? If so which ones?

* Did any players drop or quit during the battle?

If possible can you please attach the replay in question to your response. Only 1 replay per post please, if you are having multiple replay issues please add additional posts answering the above questions again.

To post your replays, go to "Go Advanced" under the reply box, then scroll down and find the "manage attachments" button.

Thanks!

Rob