MP Bug Workarounds

[daniu]

Hi all,
with several more or less severe bugs in MP, I thought it would be a good idea to know what you can do about them (if anything).

Can't select army before matchmaking battle (announced to be fixed in next patch):
Cause: having the "dropin" battles selected messes up mm.
Remedy: Make sure it is not selected when looking for an MP battle.

Team matchmaking broken:
Cause: bug
Remedy: As above, don't select "autoteam" in matchmaking.
Yes, this leaves only "1v1" for mm.

Can't ready up for naval battles:
Cause: Your avatar costs are added to the fleet's.
Remedy: Leave over as many koku as your avatar costs.

Matchmaking gets stuck in search (Cancel button greyed out):
Cause: bug
Remedy (by emotion_name): Get a friend to create a team and invite you. Accept the invite then drop out of the team, leaving you back on the avatar map and saving having to reload!
(can someone confirm this?)

Matchmaking gets stuck in search (No opponent found):
Cause: bug (?)
Remedy: Restart game.
You can tell whether the game is stuck by going into battle list and host battle.
If you get the message "failed to host", you have to restart.

Replay doesn't load:
Cause: the "Save Replay" button in the stats screen doesn't work properly. (achilles)
Remedy: use the "Save Replay" right after battle (still in 3D view).

Chat message accidentally gets sent to team only:
Cause: pressing shift while sending a message automatically sends to team only
Remedy: make sure you don't have shift pressed while hitting return to send


Chip in for additional workarounds and corrections.

[buttski]

Interesting! Good collection.

What exact start/finish ratio do you need to get rid of the coward treat?

[PROMETHEUS ts]

Can't select army before matchmaking battle (announced to be fixed in next patch):
Cause: having the "dropin" battles selected messes up mm.
Remedy: Make sure it is not selected when looking for an MP battle.

Team matchmaking broken:
Cause: bug
Remedy: As above, don't select "autoteam" in matchmaking.
Yes, this leaves only "1v1" for mm.

Tried those and didn't work ... Also I can't find any hosted battles in the list....

[emotion_name]

Very good thread, and some sound advice! I would just add...

Matchmaking gets stuck in search:
Cause: bug
Remedy: Get a friend to create a team and invite you. Accept the invite then drop out of the team, leaving you back on the avatar map and saving having to reload!

[greatlordd]

I like to point out sometimes the stuck in auto search for opponents when match making can happen after playing a battle previously, check to see what chat rooms are available for you to join if there are none when there were say 5 previously, you will find an opponent as the auto matching appears to use the player lists from the rooms.

Also when this happens your ability to see hostedmatches on the list or even host battles is impaired.

To solve this simple re-start of shogun, or possibly fight all your battles to the finish, as I'm sure this wee bug seems more likely to happenwhen you concede defeat or your opponent does.

[daniu]

What exact start/finish ratio do you need to get rid of the coward treat?

I'm not sure, have only played MM battles myself actually.

Tried those and didn't work

You mean, you only searched for 1v1 battles and still didn't get to select your army?

I would just add...

Added to OP, would be great if it worked, thanks!

[vonPauluS]

And i would also add this:

- Custom battles ( standard multiplayer battles) dont work,cause of bugg, game freezes and u cant even pick faction or general.

-Remedy- no remedy,its always the same!!!

[daniu]

-Remedy- no remedy,its always the same!!!

And therefore not topical here.

[PROMETHEUS ts]

I'm not sure, have only played MM battles myself actually.


You mean, you only searched for 1v1 battles and still didn't get to select your army?


Added to OP, would be great if it worked, thanks!

Yes...

[emotion_name]

Also, i have noticed that sometimes if its searching, not stuck but actively searching, over and over for players to fight with no results, even though you can see the lobby is full of people, Verifying the Integrity of the Game seems to solve it. Same with sometimes the graphics dissapear, as in i can see my avatar, but i cant see the map he is on or anything, same thing fixes it!

It verifies the files, downloads one item of 23.4mb and then it runs fine, but after a few battles i have to verify again and it downloads the same file again. This also worked with a clan mate who couldnt fins any matchmade games!

[daniu]

Also, i have noticed that sometimes if its searching, not stuck but actively searching

Oh that was what I meant with "stuck in search".
Did you mean stuck in "opponent found, connecting" with the workaround before?

[emotion_name]

Yeah, i did! When it freezes completely!

[Achilleslastand]

It also seems adding a question mark after asking someone a question will always make it switch to team chat....removing the question mark seems to remedy this.

[dmcheatw]

It also seems adding a question mark after asking someone a question will always make it switch to team chat....removing the question mark seems to remedy this.

yeah it's holding the shift key causes team chat. good in theory but in practice like u said you end up sending all questions and smiley faces to your team.

[buttski]

Hm... MP absolutely not possible tonight (central EU)?

Don't see anybody in the lobby, can't find any opponent in MM and can't host a game...

Someone has the same problem at the moment?

***EDIT***

will post in the support forums.

[daniu]

It also seems adding a question mark after asking someone a question will always make it switch to team chat....

yeah it's holding the shift key causes team chat.

Okay, thanks, added to OP... could you check back if I got it right?