254 windows weird pirates raids

[savaze]

I loaded my game from the 250 ver. into 254. When pirates dropped they didn't trigger an alarm when they started raiding. They proceeded to walk right through my defenses (which didn't activate) and into my base where they set everything on fire, but didn't attack anyone. I didn't notice until things were messy (my base spanned the whole underground as well as two complete sides of the outside (250x250) map - with the middle and one side open for the raiders to come in through.)

[Tynan]

Loading the old save probably caused this.

[savaze]

I started another game with the same problem not duplicating. I am having a new problem when the raiders ready up. The screen starts flashing and all the colors switch to a red or yellow palette. All the settlers names also start blinking. I can still scroll around the screen, but I lose control over what I can click on. The only thing I've been able to do is ALT-F4 and load it back up and wait for it to happen again. It doesn't happen every raid.

[Semmy]

Do you got a savegame from before it happening?
Also wich version are you using 254 or 254b?
What is your os?

[savaze]

I'm using the windows 0.0.254 (I didn't know there was a "b" version, I only received one link for 254). I don't have any older saves either.

[enystrom8734]

Do you have buildings on the edge of the map?

[savaze]

I have walls built one space away from the edge of the map on one side, but no buildings.

[benit2]

I've got the exact same bug!
I happened right after a pirate raid, when I asked one of my crew to capture an incapacitated raider.
The screen flashed a little bit, then all the game would not respond to my mouse-click and the borders of the map would get that strange red-yellow "solitaire-win-refresh-effect".
I don't think it's a compability problem since I started this game the same day I installed the game (version .254B).
I was able to save after this bug happened and the save got corrupted too.. well part of it would still get loaded.. humm.. I took a video of this..
http://youtu.be/obHFtDOy6Ik

I included the corrupted save file in attachment.. I don't know if this can help

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[Semmy]

I have walls built one space away from the edge of the map on one side, but no buildings.

Buildings on the edge of the map do cause bugs. I think walls do aswell.

I've got the exact same bug!
I happened right after a pirate raid, when I asked one of my crew to capture an incapacitated raider.
The screen flashed a little bit, then all the game would not respond to my mouse-click and the borders of the map would get that strange red-yellow "solitaire-win-refresh-effect".
I don't think it's a compability problem since I started this game the same day I installed the game (version .254B).
I was able to save after this bug happened and the save got corrupted too.. well part of it would still get loaded.. humm.. I took a video of this..
http://youtu.be/obHFtDOy6Ik

I included the corrupted save file in attachment.. I don't know if this can help

I will take a look later today when i get home. Unless somebody else already did and added it to the bugtracker.

[benit2]

Okay good! btw I was using the Windows version when this happened. Oh and I've read some post that seems to relate to the same bug and that made me remember that I've been playing for a few hours straight when this happened.

[Semmy]

Okay good! btw I was using the Windows version when this happened. Oh and I've read some post that seems to relate to the same bug and that made me remember that I've been playing for a few hours straight when this happened.

Did you have stuff build near the edges of your map?


Wow this is clearly a bug.

My dev tool spams alot a whole lot of troubles.
I will post this in the tracker thanks alot.

[benit2]

Hum, I don't recall having any building near the edges.. I think my base was pretty much in centered on the map.

This bug happened right after a pirate raid, like in the seconds that followed after I killed them (I think there must have been only a few, 2-4 of them). I ordered one of my crew to capture a raider that survived and then the bug happened.

But when it happened the first time (when I was playing) it wasn't like what you can see in the video.. hmm.. I could look on the map with "no" problem (I guess it's because it was already loaded in the memory), but I noticed that when I was looking that the edges of the map, instead of simply showing the black backgroud, the game was displaying something really similar to this (http://oi42.tinypic.com/2i790eg.jpg) in terms of color.. but when I looked back to the map it was displaying correctly. Everything seemed normal but the game wasn't responding to my mouse-click, AND (forgot to tell that earlier) the names of my characters where not displaying on their actual position.. I remember that I could see someone's name where the pirate was laying..

but when I saved the game the pirate wasn't laying on the ground but was beeing draged to his cell (that's at least what the game was displaying).. so ya.. my characters would be able to move but not their names.. .. ..
If you load my save file and go look in the bottom-left of the map, you will see the name "Simpson" which is either the name of the pirate or the name of my crewmember..
Also, everyone was still in combat mode when I saved, so I suspect it might be the reason why they are not moving.

I think that's all the details I can recall..
I'm glad to help!

[benit2]

PS: I'd like also to clarify that this bug could ABSOLUTELY NOT have been caused by using a previous version of the game or an old savefile. I bought the game only last week, so everything (the game files, the save) was fresh of the same day.