Solo game play problems

[drflanders13]

A couple things I've noticed. 1) The defenders do not seem to know that positioning a piece next to the Throne results in an easy capture for the attackers. 2) Once the king is trapped and cannot move, eliminating all other defenders(except those trapped with the King) should result in a win for the attackers. Instead the AI realizes that it is the defender's turn and the circular lights appear under the defenders, but the game does not end in a victory for the defenders; instead the game is locked(frozen) and nothing happens.

[sharkrepellantspray]

Hello @drflanders13 and thank you for your comment!
We'll have a look at these situations, and if they're reproducable, get a fix out.
Have a good day!

All the best
- Kenny G

[drflanders13]

Hello again. The same problem with the AI not recognizing the 4 danger squares next to the Throne - but this time I was playing the Local Hotseat and I was playing both sides(solo). But this time I deliberately left defenders on the 4 danger squares and moved attackers to the adjacent(capturing) position and .....nothing happened,

This situation is easily reproducible. I took a screenshot but how do I post it?

[sharkrepellantspray]

Hi @drflanders13,
a screenshot would be nice, yes :)
Easiest way is to head over to our Discord https://discord.gg/Ptagk3Z and post your image either by DM to me @KennyG or in general chat. Also possible to post a url link here at Steam, but then your image must be on the web somewhere. In that case, see formatting help below the reply textbox.

I've checked both situations you've described and I did not find any errors in the live game, so would be nice with a screenshot of your situation.

Thank you!
- Kenny G

[drflanders13]

I just realized in recreating the Local Hotseat situation that IF the King is sitting on the Throne, then the adjacent defender pieces positioned on the danger zone squares CANNOT be captured by simply moving a attacker "in front of"(i.e. next to the defender in the usual capturing position) next to the defender piece - by rule! My error, forgive me. However, my initial post above still remains unresolved.

[sharkrepellantspray]

Alright, glad to hear it!

To answer:
1) The AI evaluation for both factions consider the center tile (Throne) hostile if it is empty. If it is not empty, the King must be there, then only hostile to Attackers. Difficulty level on the AI matters though, on how good the AI is at understanding it is in danger. Also, the AI might consider loosing a piece worth it, to gain a positional advantage instead.

2) I've tested many situations like the one you describe here. I did a specific test, recreating the situation you describe, by trapping the King on the board edge with 3 Attackers, then capturing the rest of the Defenders. As expected, the Attackers won the game since no Defender was able to move.
If you find a situation where a Win condition should occur, but instead freezes the game or gives unexpected behavior, please take a screenshot and I will take a look at it.

Thank you!
- Kenny G

[cthulhu0wnz]

oh hey guys

[cthulhu0wnz]

Originally posted by dele:

I've noticed that mental retardation is a contributing factor in glitches and other issues with the game.

ok

[Angry]

Been having a problem recently today in which the turn never switches to the AI. I will make my opening move as the attacker or defender but it will remain on my turn but wont allow me to move any pieces. This bug is rendering the single player unplayable.

[sharkrepellantspray]

Hi @Angry.exe and thanks for your comment!
I'm sorry to hear that you have an issue.

We discovered a bug a few months ago where a players save file got corrupted somehow.
I think this sounds somewhat similar, where the turn counter is not moving because the game hit a breaking error when trying to read/write to a file.

Please try to delete save files. Yes, this will mean you loose title unlocks and any saved games you have, and i'm so sorry about that.

C:/Users/yourname/AppData/LocalLow/Diamond Sky Games

If you don't see the "AppData" folder, please see how from this link: https://cybertext.wordpress.com/2012/05/29/cant-see-the-appdata-folder/

Delete all the files with the .odin suffix in the Diamond Sky Games folder.

Please tell me if this fixes your problem or not.
If it doesn't fix your issue, i'll need to take a harder look at it.
I've been working on an update improving the codebase and catching such bugs better, but its not ready yet.

Thanks!

[korsair]

I just played this game, captured the King twice ( by cornering him on the board edge, he couldn't move and there were no defenders that could save him) and it didn't count as a win or a draw. This goes against what little I've read and experienced in playing the game. Given that there are many versions and a lot of uncertainty about the rules, can this be added as an option for a win? Aside from that, thank you for this game!