Post by elwoodps on Feb 26, 2016 20:12:29 GMT -5
Since the latest round of Improved Invasion Messages (which I really like, BTW 
) I've been noticing that sometimes when I launch "Invade" attacks, the game reports "Scouting" results. At first I assumed that I was just getting mixed-up, but now after paying careful attention through a half dozen purges, I'm certain: Many times when I order Transports to Invade, they report Scouting results (e.g. Xeno colony lost 2 Population during Scouting) in the TURN EVENTS screen. This becomes really obvious on the turns when I instruct all eight Transports to Invade, which is something I do in the second turn of almost every Purge (after successfully Scouting the Xeno defenses during the first turn).
Here's a composited screenshot from the Purge of Sharnisac in my current game on The Garden map. I had definitely ordered all 8 Transports to Invade.
And here's another one from The Purge of Blabonerth a few turns later. Same deal; all 8 ships were ordered to Invade.
I'm not certain if this is just a problem with the Invasion Message system (reports Scouting when the Transport actually Invaded) or if Transports are actually going rogue (executing a Scout when told to Invade). If it's the latter, then rather than being bug in the new messages, it may be an old problem that the new messages simply expose.
) I've been noticing that sometimes when I launch "Invade" attacks, the game reports "Scouting" results. At first I assumed that I was just getting mixed-up, but now after paying careful attention through a half dozen purges, I'm certain: Many times when I order Transports to Invade, they report Scouting results (e.g. Xeno colony lost 2 Population during Scouting) in the TURN EVENTS screen. This becomes really obvious on the turns when I instruct all eight Transports to Invade, which is something I do in the second turn of almost every Purge (after successfully Scouting the Xeno defenses during the first turn). Here's a composited screenshot from the Purge of Sharnisac in my current game on The Garden map. I had definitely ordered all 8 Transports to Invade.
And here's another one from The Purge of Blabonerth a few turns later. Same deal; all 8 ships were ordered to Invade.
I'm not certain if this is just a problem with the Invasion Message system (reports Scouting when the Transport actually Invaded) or if Transports are actually going rogue (executing a Scout when told to Invade). If it's the latter, then rather than being bug in the new messages, it may be an old problem that the new messages simply expose.
