Multiplayer Drop Bug

[clb]

Fairly frequently when playing online (I'd estimate 1/10 games) I encounter a bug where, from my perspective, it is the next player's turn, but from the perspective of all other players it is still my turn and my clock is running down.

Oddly, some of the time I can still see the game chat, but evidently the other players cannot read my messages.

Additionally, in one variant of this bug the AI will apparently take over control of my faction while I am still in game, instantly completing my turn and moving to the next player. Usually in this case the chat is no longer visible and the clock on the next player runs down indefinitely.

Restarting the game and reconnecting can solve all these issues if it is done within the reconnection time limit (5 minutes, maybe? I only ever see it partly run-down from where it started). However, especially in the first case outlined above it is difficult to quickly recognize that the bug is taking place (since it may seem like the next player is simply taking a long time to make a move).

I am on MacOSX.

[clb]

And to add to this - the ability to reconnect is inconsistent. Sometimes I will restart the game and the match will be marked in my history as 'abandoned' and I won't have the ability to rejoin.

[Barbarella]

I get this too, though not quite as frequently. I am on Windows 10 (regrettably).

[Barbarella]

This is now happening to me almost every game, rendering it unplayable :/

[Beloragh]

Just encountered this during ranked match. Very frustrating!

[clb]

This remains unaddressed, and has happened in 2/3 games I've played today

[DocDweeb]

This happened to my friends and I several times today during the 1st game we ever played. Some are MacOS, some Windows 10. The turn does not pass to the next player even though the player ends his turn, and from his POV it is the next player's turn. Even the chess clocks look different for the just-ended player and all the rest of the players. That player must close the app and restart - and then the game doesn't allow him to play his turn properly! Actions he took are reverted but he cannot re-do them.

[mobj]

this is happening to me all the time this week - ive dropped probably 30% of games, with very inconsistent results on reconnecting. Basically unplayable at this point

[Hollow-Man]

This happened to us about 3 times per game in three person private matches.
Realy annoying.

[toxicztan]

Same issue here! 5 player multiplayer. Happened around round 8

[YunAsmodee]

Hello,

We just released a new update which resolves the online issues with the client-server synchronization.

Make sure to keep your game up to date and to read the full patch notes here: https://steamcommunity.com/games/718560/announcements/detail/2879418066856424360
See you all at the Factory!

Yuna

[Yabby69]

I recently bought the game and in my two most recent online games I have had the exact same issue as the OP (unable to rejoin game after DC, even though it appeared one of my opponents had DC and was timing out). I am up to date v1.6.24 so the patch doesn't seem to fully fixed this issue of games being marked as "abandonned" and being unable to rejoin them.

[[ds]Viper]

I have also experienced this!

[YunAsmodee]

Hello everyone,

Thank you for your reports! We're going to investigate this issue.
Do not hesitate to contact our Support team here and explain us further the problem: https://asmodee.helpshift.com/a/scythe-digital-edition/?=undefined&p=all&contact=1

Best regards,

Asmodee Digital Support

[^1Hell^9sing]

Hello there,

Just got this exact problem in ranked game. It is a very good digital adaptation of the original board game and it's a pity that such problems exist, deteriorating the overall multiplayer experience. I hope in the future there will be a permanent solution (a solid reconnect button at least) so that we can all enjoy our favourite board game.

[Petrichor]

I had this same issue in a private unranked game. From my (the hosts) perspective it was the next player's turn, however from the next player's perspective it was the 'Enemy Turn'. This was a 3 player game with one AI. Really frustrating to deal with since we were playing a 'Play and Stay' game so we couldn't rejoin.