Post Your ETW Bugs Here!

**Eusebius86** · 03-06-2009, 04:41

Originally Posted by IsItStillThere

The group functions and group formations in ship battles seem horribly broken.

When I group ships and hit one of the formations button, they start turning in random directions and never end up in the formation I select.

The ships don't appear to function as a group when grouped. When I give orders to one (specifically movement orders, like increase or decrease sail) they don't seem to go to the others.

- I second that. Take this for example, take 4 line infantry, a,b,c,d, and group them into group 1. I then issue a move order. They all move diagonally to the new location, and I cannot chose how deep their formation is. Very frustrating. I also can't figure out how to delete groups in battle.

- Also, has anyone figured out how to delete saved games yet? that's basic stuff.

- I'd go into my huge frustration with the siege AI, or complete lack thereof, but many have posted about that elsewhere...

**pevergreen** · 03-06-2009, 05:25

In response to Euse:
You can, on the right of the bottom UI, there is a new semi-circle of buttons, including buttons to change the width and depth of the units. To delete a group, press the group button while having the units selected. The hotkey should be 'g'

Yes, in Vista: C:\Users\[COMPUTER LOGIN NAME]\AppData\Roaming\The Creative Assembly\Empire\save_games

In XP, C:\Documents and Settings\[USER NAME]\Application Data\The Creative Assembly\Empire\save_games

Something like that for XP, the vista one is copy pasted from my save games folder.

For those of you who think the pause at the click of End Turn is a bug, it is just the game creating the auto_save file, which is generally around 70mb, like the other save files.

Siege AI has been great in the siege battles I have fought, see my AAR thread about the battle of Stockholm.

**Eusebius86** · 03-06-2009, 05:33

Originally Posted by pevergreen

In response to Euse:
You can, on the right of the bottom UI, there is a new semi-circle of buttons, including buttons to change the width and depth of the units. To delete a group, press the group button while having the units selected. The hotkey should be 'g'

Yes, in Vista: C:\Users\[COMPUTER LOGIN NAME]\AppData\Roaming\The Creative Assembly\Empire\save_games

In XP, C:\Documents and Settings\[USER NAME]\Application Data\The Creative Assembly\Empire\save_games

Something like that for XP, the vista one is copy pasted from my save games folder.

For those of you who think the pause at the click of End Turn is a bug, it is just the game creating the auto_save file, which is generally around 70mb, like the other save files.

Siege AI has been great in the siege battles I have fought, see my AAR thread about the battle of Stockholm.

Didn't know that about the semi-circle button thing, will have to try that out. But that still doesn't fixed my groups not staying in their fixed positions. For example. ABCD become DCBA when I issue a move order as a group...

Have you been playing RtI siege battles, or Grand Campaign siege battles? That could make a difference. The low morale Indians just don't want to get close to my muskets to attack them... very unrealistic. Also, what difficulty setting are you playing on? Whatever it is, I'm going to mimic it to the "T" to see if I can get some good siege battles.

Thanks for the reply pevergreen.

**pevergreen** · 03-06-2009, 05:39

I skipped RtI and went straight into VH/H. I now play VH/VH.

Expect to lose.

**Eusebius86** · 03-06-2009, 05:45

Originally Posted by pevergreen

I skipped RtI and went straight into VH/H. I now play VH/VH.

Expect to lose.

Is that because the AI gets huge morale and stat bonuses in battle though?

**pevergreen** · 03-06-2009, 05:47

No, they dont. They will still rout easily enough.

**Megas Methuselah** · 03-06-2009, 05:52

It's so awesome now that the AI doesn't get those stupid bonuses on the higher difficulties now, Pevergreen.

**Monsieur Alphonse** · 03-06-2009, 05:40

Not a real bug, but the volume of the sound is very low. Usually all games have a standard volume and I don't have to adjust the volume of my speakers. (the volume in the game options is set at 100%).

**MikeV** · 03-21-2009, 22:42

Originally Posted by Monsieur Alphonse

Not a real bug, but the volume of the sound is very low. Usually all games have a standard volume and I don't have to adjust the volume of my speakers. (the volume in the game options is set at 100%).

Whenever a fleet-related audio clip ends, there's an audible "pop" and the volume drops by at least 1/2. Seems to be a bug in the audio playing code.

Some simple data errors:

The naval movement sound clips are in error: things like moving fleets out of port play the land unit "Forward, march!" instead of something more appropriately nautical ...
Sounds related to the "Rake" agent are erroneous: when player's agent fails mission, it plays the "throat slitting" sound clip. When agent succeeds, there's no sound clip. Yet another "off by one" indexing bug?

Where was this code QA'd, Redmond?

**Monsieur Alphonse** · 03-06-2009, 05:31

Originally Posted by Eusebius86

- Has anyone figured out how to delete saved games yet? that's basic stuff.

The save files are in the folder: C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Application Data\The Creative Assembly\Empire\save_games

If you can't find the Application Data folder, you have to make hidden maps visible in the configuration screen => map options => reproduction ? (I have a dutch windows) => show hidden maps.