[Bug 0.77] The graphics for monster lairs are disappearing following tactical battles

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The graphics for monster lairs are disappearing when the game returns to the map following tactical battles.  Moving the army causes the graphics to reappear.  This happened multiple times.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20243425/Missing%20graphic/debug.err

 

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Reply #1 from Elemental Forums Top

I've noticed the same thing. The tile isn't being redrawn/calculated properly.

There's also some weirdness where when I attack a unit, another, more powerful version of that unit is "underneath" it. It's almost like one unit spawned but didn't join the rest of the army and then defeating it displayed/showed the others. Certainly a bug there, too.

Reply #2 from Elemental Forums Top

@Lord Reliant: Lairs spawn new groups of enemies periodically.  A new group might go wander off, or it might stay in the tile.  If it stays, you can generally tell by the fact they get a special icon over them.  Clicking again on such a unit will show you the unit underneath the top one.

The bug is in the fact that the icon indicating this status doesn't always clean up properly.

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

I am seeing the units (Enemy , Monsters)  disappearing when on a resource or quest hut. I can put my mouse on the resource and it says the srmy is there. Does not happen all the time. Started with the .77 version.

Reply #4 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting Felidae1, reply 2
@Lord Reliant: Lairs spawn new groups of enemies periodically.  A new group might go wander off, or it might stay in the tile.  If it stays, you can generally tell by the fact they get a special icon over them.  Clicking again on such a unit will show you the unit underneath the top one.
End of Felidae1's quote

I don't think two different monster armies should be able to occupy the same tile. Why wouldn't they just become one larger unit? Otherwise it's like:

"This should be easy, I'll destroy this lone wolf army."

[after battle]

"Yay! Uh oh. Under that lone wolf was an army of 5 more! And now I'm out of movement points. Crap!"

Reply #5 from Elemental Forums Top

I had the "monument" that counts as three earth shard disappear on me earlier too, once I had built on it (though it still showed in my UI). I could build city tiles on the square it had departed, which was weird.

Reply #6 from Elemental Forums Top

I've seen this too.  You have to zoom out and back in to restore the graphics.

Reply #7 from Elemental Forums Top

I've been unable to replicate this :(  if anyone can find a consistent place where it happens I would appreciate it. Or have a saved game where after you load it you can get it to happen or something...

Reply #8 from Elemental Forums Top

I have a save that consistently produces the bug.  I attack the ogre and the Bloody Clearing disappears after the tactical battle leaving an empty square.  I then move the army a space and an Ogre Lair appears in its place.  Hope this helps.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20243425/Monster%20bug/debug.err

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20243425/Monster%20bug/test%202.EleSav