Archery Still not working

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 I saw today that there was a 'hotfix' for the bows not hitting issue that came out on Saturday so I followed the instructions on another post to remove my beta multiplayer version and install 1.08.037. I started a new game and could not hit anything with my short bows or my stone/fire giant abilities. Ok I figured I did something wrong so I made sure that the impulse prerelease option is turned off, uninstalled the game, reinstalled it, checked to make sure it says 1.08.037 in the impulse screen, verified the install, started a new game and still have the same issues. Anyone else have this problem?

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Reply #1 from Elemental Forums Top

I completely uninstalled my game and deleted the elemental folder in my documents / my games and then installed 1.08.037 and I hit just fine now..

Reply #2 from Elemental Forums Top

*raises hand*

 

in the process of doing a clean install, not surprised that it's not going to work.

 

(before anyone asks: yes, I tested it with the stock characters that shipped with the game as well as newly crated characters and sill not hits. I even went so far as to delete my old save games + custom units and still no luck)

 

also, I never had the beta multiplayer patch. I was just playing with 1.08 + the hotfixes (and yest I got the second hotfix)

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Reply #3 from Elemental Forums Top

In order for the patches to work for you you must:

Make sure the game is patched correctly.

Start a new game. Do not load a saved game.

Uninstall all mods. (Reinstall any mods that have specifically been updated to the newest patch.)

Even old sovereigns can cause issues if things were changed, so it's also a good idea to delete and recreate sovs.

Same with custom factions.

 

Any of the above can cause the game to act as if it's not patched.

Reply #5 from Elemental Forums Top

I got it to work, doing the undo beta and repatch.

However I did have to start a new game. First Archer hit his 1st shot. Logbows, though.

Again, it did not work on my old saves, always enjoy throwing a couple hours away due to bugs.

 

Reply #6 from Elemental Forums Top

like I said: I tried the stock leaders + factions.

 

the general dude from the campaign (kingdom side), and the witch lady (empire).

 

longbows and short bows didn't work.

 

I'll try things after a clean install, currently downloading the patch:

"87.5 MB/199.47 MB"

at "19 KB/s"

Reply #7 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting Twohawks, reply 1
I completely uninstalled my game and deleted the elemental folder in my documents / my games and then installed 1.08.037 and I hit just fine now..
End of Twohawks's quote

I did the above, created a new sov, and started a new game and now the ranged combat works!

Thanks for the help.