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IDProjectCategoryLast Update
0023774AI War 2Bug - GameplaySep 23, 2020 12:17 am
ReporterTechSY730 Assigned ToBadgerBadger  
Severityminor 
Status resolvedResolutionfixed 
Product Version2.508 Waverider 
Fixed in Version2.510 Astro Train Safety Training 
Summary0023774: Hunter fleet immediately throws itself away after converting from threat fleet
DescriptionThere is a good amount of threat fleet on Overmars in the attached save. Some of it is turning into Hunter fleet. But as soon as they do so, they decide to throw themselves onto my planet James, to their deaths, instead of pooling their strength first.
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TechSY730

Sep 19, 2020 5:08 pm

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TechSY730

Sep 19, 2020 7:16 pm

reporter   ~0058593

Reportedly happening for warden -> hunter conversions too

BadgerBadger

Sep 22, 2020 2:24 am

manager   ~0058609

When I load this save game at first I see the Hunter fleet leaving overmars to attack the dyson sphere. After a few minutes the Hunter Fleet attempts a pretty strong assault on James which fails (thanks in part to the HRF turning up en masse).
 
No sign of any misbehaviour.

Burner

Sep 22, 2020 8:23 am

reporter   ~0058611

I see Hunter ships suiciding quite a lot. It usually happens on a 'crossroad' planets. I assume they're trying to get to the other side

CRCGamer

Sep 22, 2020 1:51 pm

developer   ~0058615

Warden to Hunter conversions pretty typically lose everything in short order. Warden reacts as the first few ships trickle in and then starts a hard retreat as the frigates and other stuff pop in and the AI calc for your fleet strength goes through the roof. After about two seconds of retreating the entire gravity well of warden ships get hard swapped to hunter fleet and suicide into player forces.

Its like its trying to attrition attacking forces but completely and utterly failing to take into account force disparity or how the player has a pretty quick force recovery if they've been playing right.

BadgerBadger

Sep 22, 2020 2:01 pm

manager   ~0058616

WIthout save games to look at there's not much to be done here.

Burner

Sep 22, 2020 3:02 pm

reporter   ~0058619

Check Alizon this save
There's like 5 ships going there. There's no way they can achieve anything
Suicide.save (495,232 bytes)

BadgerBadger

Sep 22, 2020 3:44 pm

manager   ~0058620

Do you have one from a minute or two before that save? All the ships there die before the LRP thread runs, so I can't do much with it for debugging

Burner

Sep 22, 2020 4:13 pm

reporter   ~0058621

You can try this file. There're quite a few groups suiciding shortly after that point. If it's too short - you can wait for a minute or two, there will be more
Day 5.save (669,575 bytes)

TechSY730

Sep 22, 2020 8:57 pm

reporter   ~0058626

As of 2.509, it certainly is a lot better. Converted hunter fleets, though they do approach the wormhole, they back out of it before going through, _most_ of the time.
However, sometimes they still do make it through. I'll see if I can make a consistent save showing that.

BadgerBadger

Sep 22, 2020 11:51 pm

manager   ~0058628

I have put in a fix for a code path where ships transferred to the hunter fleet could immediately suicide. Games need to run one full LRP cycle before the fix takes effect, so any units that were about to be en-route to suicide will still go.

BadgerBadger

Sep 23, 2020 12:17 am

manager   ~0058630

Per the bug opener things were much improved in 2.509, and I've fixed a bug that would have caused exactly these symptoms as well.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
Sep 19, 2020 5:08 pm TechSY730 New Issue
Sep 19, 2020 5:08 pm TechSY730 File Added: Hunter fleet throwing itself away onto James.savemet
Sep 19, 2020 5:08 pm TechSY730 File Added: Hunter fleet throwing itself away onto James.save
Sep 19, 2020 7:16 pm TechSY730 Note Added: 0058593
Sep 22, 2020 2:24 am BadgerBadger Assigned To => BadgerBadger
Sep 22, 2020 2:24 am BadgerBadger Status new => requires feedback
Sep 22, 2020 2:24 am BadgerBadger Note Added: 0058609
Sep 22, 2020 8:23 am Burner Note Added: 0058611
Sep 22, 2020 1:51 pm CRCGamer Note Added: 0058615
Sep 22, 2020 2:01 pm BadgerBadger Note Added: 0058616
Sep 22, 2020 3:02 pm Burner File Added: Suicide.save
Sep 22, 2020 3:02 pm Burner Note Added: 0058619
Sep 22, 2020 3:44 pm BadgerBadger Note Added: 0058620
Sep 22, 2020 4:13 pm Burner File Added: Day 5.save
Sep 22, 2020 4:13 pm Burner Note Added: 0058621
Sep 22, 2020 8:57 pm TechSY730 Note Added: 0058626
Sep 22, 2020 11:51 pm BadgerBadger Note Added: 0058628
Sep 23, 2020 12:17 am BadgerBadger Status requires feedback => resolved
Sep 23, 2020 12:17 am BadgerBadger Resolution open => fixed
Sep 23, 2020 12:17 am BadgerBadger Fixed in Version => 2.510 Astro Train Safety Training
Sep 23, 2020 12:17 am BadgerBadger Note Added: 0058630