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Macchiavelli (2856

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11 Dec 16 UTC

MODS : World Dip RIS-MarieByrd Problem

RIS can move to Marie Byrd Land, but can't support SPO-MBL???
SPO can move to Marie Byrd Land, but can't support RIS-MBL???
How does this make ANY sense??

Macchiavelli (2856 )
11 Dec 16 UTC

I'm in a world dip game.

I have a fleet in SPO and an army in RIS.
http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=185339

Both units can move to Marie Byrd Land; RIS with NO convoy.

However, RIS cannot SUPPORT a move to Marie Byrd from SPO - even though RIS can move there with no convoy. RIS doesn't even have the option to support that move.

Is this a glitch? Or poor game design? If a unit can move to a space, it can support to that space, right?

Not only that, but my SPO fleet has the option in the drop down to support RIS-Marie Byrd, but when I click save or ready, it tells me SPO cannot support RIS-MarieByrd.

Another glitch?
How can both units move there, yet neither support the other into it???

jmo1121109 (3812 )
11 Dec 16 UTC
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And this is why the World game needs to be replaced with a better variant. Because there are tons of tribal knowledge bugs in the move matrix that can't be found anywhere.

jmo1121109 (3812 )
11 Dec 16 UTC

Also you're violating site rules by posting about a gunboat game in the forum and need to email the mod email.

Macchiavelli (2856 )
11 Dec 16 UTC

So those moves are intentionally prevented by the game designers?

How does it make any sense that two units, both capable of moving to the same place, cannot support one another to that place???????

bo_sox48 (5202 )
11 Dec 16 UTC
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It doesn't.

jmo1121109 (3812 )
11 Dec 16 UTC

"So those moves are intentionally prevented by the game designers?"

Not intentionally, it's a bug with the game type.

leon1122 (190 )
12 Dec 16 UTC

Jmo, it's not like only World has such bugs.

CSteinhardt (9560 )
12 Dec 16 UTC

Yeah, have you ever tried to support a convoy from Smy - Den on the standard map?

bo_sox48 (5202 )
12 Dec 16 UTC

There are some weird impossible convoys on the classic map and probably on some other variants too but as far as I am aware nothing comparable to two adjacent units unable to support one another into another adjacent space.

jmo1121109 (3812 )
12 Dec 16 UTC

@leon, what bugs are you aware of on the classic map?Or on the variants designated to replace world if A_Tin_Can gets the time to do it?

ghug (5068 )
12 Dec 16 UTC
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lmao bo

bo_sox48 (5202 )
12 Dec 16 UTC
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Thanks ghug I hate you

leon1122 (190 )
12 Dec 16 UTC

Jmo, I didn't say there are bugs are on classic or new world map. I'm just saying that bugs are no reason to get rid of the current world map because other variants also have bugs.

CAPT Brad (40 )
12 Dec 16 UTC
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Leon has bugs and he is still here

CAPT Brad (40 )
12 Dec 16 UTC

Jmo is a bug and he is still here

kaner406 (356 )
12 Dec 16 UTC

Leon - and Jmo is asking you; what bugs exist in the proposed variants?

ghug (5068 )
12 Dec 16 UTC

No really only world has bugs, leon.

Tolstoy (1962 )
12 Dec 16 UTC

It's sad to see that some think the fix for minor software bugs is to throw up their hands, give up, and nuke something that is fairly popular and has been around for years.

jmo1121109 (3812 )
12 Dec 16 UTC
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@Tolstoy, If it was minor I would have fixed it when I had dev access. So if you can remove a bug filled, unbalanced map that is completely unfair to new players or any players like Macchiavelli who don't know the random bugs and replace it with a bug free, balanced map which is massively more popular on another site...then why wouldn't you?

leon1122 (190 )
13 Dec 16 UTC

ghug, I wrote about an apparent bug in American Empire in threadID=1403063

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12 Nov 16 UTC
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