Sandbox mode.

[SgtSpud]

So I have been playing sandbox mode to see how big I can get the towns and to try different builds. I was getting annoyed at the auto saves as they get stuttery and seem to come at the most crappy times so I shut it off. LOL played for ah...40 minutes or so then the baron decided to claim one of my territories, I didn't know that was possible in sandbox mode. Anyway within seconds of Hildebolt and his buddy starting their claim it crashed and I lost all the progress I made in those 40 minutes. My question is .......is the Baron still able to claim territories after I have beaten him and own all the regions?

[CatPerson]

There should be no Baron in sandbox-y modes, it should've been "growth" (max village as the goal) or "none" (if you altered it away from growth).

I would guess you mis-clicked an option/combat setting option when creating the new game. I've done that several times myself. :P

And yeah, I get that re: autosaves, with high populations, too. I haven't had auto-save on in ages.

No clue re: Baron claiming since I still haven't bothered to finish that variation, and may never (not my thing). heh.

[SgtSpud]

I went into Sandbox after beating the game, did not create a new one. I thank you for your response. To clarify...after we beat the game it gives us the option to end the game or continue in sandbox I had just assumed there would be no enemies after winning...except the king increasing my tax ....LOL.

[CatPerson]

Ah, gotcha. :D
At least you got into sandbox after winning - guess that bug is at least fixed.

It would certainly make sense that the Baron stuff would stop once you've "won", imo - with only the bandits/raiders continuing. Sounds odd. Hopefully someone else will know. :)

[SgtSpud]

Yup no bandits either, it seems like when the game crashed they were both claiming my territory, when the claiming message popped up there were 2 names in the que Hildebolt and the bandit boss.

[Agony_Aunt]

Usually play in sandbox kind of mode. No bandits, no baron, just a relaxing city builder.