Fernando Luis Garcia Posted March 31, 2003 Report Posted March 31, 2003 Hello everybody: This question is really strange to me, because I haven't found any explanation for this. I (my AE) landed with an ATV on Tramis, and destroyed an EMP/RAI city. When I wanted to send a shuttle to extrac my ATV (with an EXTRAC OC-4 order) I see that the orders to extrac/deploy vehicles and drones don't appear in the waypoint orders menu. I manage to extract me making an EXTRACT TEAM order (this order do appear) to the shuttle and going manually with my ATV to the shuttle, then embarking and going to CC. BUT after going to bridge on the CC, I go to CENTRIS with my CC to retrieve a mining drone and when I try to make waypoints for another shuttle AGAIN THE ORDERS ABOUT EXTRACTING/DEPLOY VEHICLES AND DRONES DON'T APPEAR in the menu, so I can't extract my drone! There is any reason for it? I don't think so. Perhaps something scaped to my attention? Thanks on advance
Fernando Luis Garcia Posted April 1, 2003 Author Report Posted April 1, 2003 I don't know if I'm explaining myself correctly in english, I would want to know. Please, if there is a forum or reply about this I ask you to refer me to it. If simply it didn't happened to anybody before, please let me know because it happened to me and I'm confused, can happen to anybody else afterwards. Thanks
Guest JuanFermin Posted April 1, 2003 Report Posted April 1, 2003 quote:Originally posted by SR-71: THE ORDERS ABOUT EXTRACTING/DEPLOY VEHICLES AND DRONES DON'T APPEAR I know exactly what you are talking about. I had the same exact thing happen to me in a game just before I upgraded to RC32. If you are running an older version, you might need to upgrade. I think at the time I was running RC28. The latest version is RC36, but I havn't upgraded to that version yet. Hope this helps Juan
Fernando Luis Garcia Posted April 2, 2003 Author Report Posted April 2, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Fermin: quote:Originally posted by SR-71: THE ORDERS ABOUT EXTRACTING/DEPLOY VEHICLES AND DRONES DON'T APPEAR I know exactly what you are talking about. I had the same exact thing happen to me in a game just before I upgraded to RC32. If you are running an older version, you might need to upgrade. I think at the time I was running RC28. The latest version is RC36, but I havn't upgraded to that version yet. Hope this helps Juan Hello Unfortunately, I'm running RC36, so I must think this is not corrected for this vesion. At leaast is not a problem that only happened to me, I hope more people to see it to be clarified, because it's very annoying, isn't it... Saludos
Emmett.hendrick Posted April 3, 2003 Report Posted April 3, 2003 Ok before I run off to test confirm this(especially as I think this problem has been resolved) I will ask the question SC usually posses first - Did you patch the game correctly? Make sure you run the patch from your BCM install directory. I am pretty sure this has been fixed but I have not done drone deployments/collections since I upgraded to 1.08.36(been having to much fun shooting stuff down and base assaults)
Fernando Luis Garcia Posted April 3, 2003 Author Report Posted April 3, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Emmett.hendrick: Ok before I run off to test confirm this(especially as I think this problem has been resolved) I will ask the question SC usually posses first - Did you patch the game correctly? Make sure you run the patch from your BCM install directory. I am pretty sure this has been fixed but I have not done drone deployments/collections since I upgraded to 1.08.36(been having to much fun shooting stuff down and base assaults) Yes, I think it is well patched, because I patched it incorrectly before and the game simply didn't run. Now after patching correctly it works fine, except this stupid affair. I made other planetary assaults before patching without problems, but this one went very bad, and is annoying not to know why... Anyway thanks, Emmett Greetings
Emmett.hendrick Posted April 3, 2003 Report Posted April 3, 2003 I'll check it to be sure tonight but I am almost 100% sure that this was fixed a few patches ago. How did you patch? Personally I go with the -FRESH INSTALL OF BCM - FULL PATCH OF LATEST PATCH- route for least problems.
Tyrn Posted April 3, 2003 Report Posted April 3, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Emmett.hendrick: I'll check it to be sure tonight but I am almost 100% sure that this was fixed a few patches ago. How did you patch? Personally I go with the -FRESH INSTALL OF BCM - FULL PATCH OF LATEST PATCH- route for least problems. Amen, whenever there's a question; fresh install method = best install method SR-71, could you list exactly what you're doing to set up this situation? That makes testing much easier. example: 1. Go to TacOps and open the waypoint menu 2. Select shuttle1 and give a waypoint of blah 3. Add another waypoint of blah blah and so forth.
Fernando Luis Garcia Posted April 4, 2003 Author Report Posted April 4, 2003 Well, I wrote it above, but it doesn't bother me to do it again, more clarified: 1- Go to TRAMIS SECTOR. 2- Send to your AE to OC4 and then program waypoints in TACOPS for SC4 to deploy the OC4 near a EMP/RAI city in TRAMIS (I really don't remember wich one) 3- When AE is in OC4 launch it, put tha AP until you make the planetfall and enjoy the landing (of course avoid be detected...) 4- When landed and deployed in the OC4, send the SC4 home and go to city. 5- Destroy the city 6- Once destroyed, Save the game 7- Restore the game 8- Try to make waypoints again to any shuttle to recover the OC4 (and your AE in) and... YOU CANNOT, there is no OC and DRONE orders in the waypoints menu! 9- Make instead waypoints with EXTRACT TEAM. At least, the shuttle will land and won't be flying around like an stupid fly, and you'll get inside the shuttle with your OC. Then, go to CC. 10- Once in bridge, try to recover any Mining drone (I had one in CENTRIS) making waypoints to a shuttle.... YOU CANNOT AGAIN!!!!! No DRONE or OC orders in the waypoints menu again, only EXTRACT TEAM, DEPLOY TEAM, DEPLOY CARGO, CARGOSWEEP, COLLECT CARGO, HALT AND WAIT, but NOT DEPLOY OCX, EXTRACT OC, DEPLOY DRONEX NOR EXTRACT DRONE. This is... WHY????????? Solution: restore the game BEFORE LANDING Good luck solving this problem
Supreme Cmdr Posted April 4, 2003 Report Posted April 4, 2003 I wasn't planning on getting involved until the testers confirmed it and opened a topic in Area 51, but I have to ask, why don't you just try it in a friendly area on a friendly planet?why do you have to destroy anything in order to solve the problem? If you tried to reproduce the problem on a friendly planet, you could skip most of the steps above.What happens if you just quit and resume the game?Where the options there before you quit and then no longer there when you resumed/restored?Why do you need the AE to be in the craft in order to reproduce the problem? Is his involvement connected to this issue? If not, why do you include him in the equation (it will only cause confusion)? I've got many more, but I'm sure you catch my drift. Keep it simple and it will be easier to investigate.
Tyrn Posted April 4, 2003 Report Posted April 4, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Supreme Cmdr: I wasn't planning on getting involved until the testers confirmed it and opened a topic in Area 51, but I have to ask, why Siddown and go on vacation would you?
Tyrn Posted April 7, 2003 Report Posted April 7, 2003 I've verified this problem and moved it into Area 51 under the BCM 1.08.36 Released thread. NOTE: The thread linked above is available only to those with access to Area 51.
Fernando Luis Garcia Posted April 8, 2003 Author Report Posted April 8, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Tyrn: I've verified this problem and moved it into Area 51 under the BCM 1.08.36 Released thread. NOTE: The thread linked above is available only to those with access to Area 51. I'm happy and I'm sad. Happy because you verified the problem and it will be solved (won't be...?), and I'm sad because somebody said 1.08Final would be the last patch... I think must not be Anyway, remember NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN Greetings
Tyrn Posted April 8, 2003 Report Posted April 8, 2003 quote:Originally posted by SR-71: I'm happy and I'm sad. Happy because you verified the problem and it will be solved (won't be...?), and I'm sad because somebody said 1.08Final would be the last patch... I think must not be Anyway, remember NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN Greetings First, read this post from the SC and notice item #2. Second, as to whether the problem will be fixed or not, should not be a question. Once a bug can be confirmed, it will be fixed. Of course, it takes a bit more than just saying "I've found a bug" for it to be confirmed. In short, detailed instructions are needed so Derek can exactly reproduce the bug; because, as any developer will admit, if he can't reproduce the bug he probably can't fix the bug.
Supreme Cmdr Posted April 8, 2003 Report Posted April 8, 2003 quote:Originally posted by SR-71: and I'm sad because somebody said 1.08Final would be the last patch... I think must not be I'm not sure where you read that. All the 1.08 patches were release candidates. This last one is the 1.08 final - meaning its the actual final patch in the 1.08 series - not - a final patch to BCM. You might want to read GNN (in addition to what Tyrn pointed out) because I made it clear there too.
Emmett.hendrick Posted April 9, 2003 Report Posted April 9, 2003 Ok I see Tyrn got to test this before me so I will leave it in his capable hands, damn I hate the fact that my PC access is so restricted at the moment. I'll keep an eye here though - anybody needs any more help and I'll do what I can.
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