Nothing will delete!

[Mithrandale]

I just got a Steam upgrade installed and it's the only thing I can think of that could have caused this since I'm not doing anything else differently: nothing will delete. I regularly delete unused lumber camps because I use lumber camps to 'park' villagers until I'm ready to use them in an attack, but when I used the delete key nothing happened. So I tried deleting a tower, with no luck, and at that point tried walls, villagers, cav, infantry, ships... nothing at all deletes except one mining camp that was under attack.
I can't find anything in Settings to activate/inactivate the delete function. Is this a bug, or a unique issue?

[IkoKnight]

Hi Mithrandale!

We cannot reproduce this issue, in your hotkeys the hotkey for Delete is Supr? Does this happen in all games or just skirmish?

Can you try to verify your files in Steam? AoE, properties, Local Files

Thanks!

[Erdal Bakkal]

I have the same issue. I have tried changing hotkey and verified my files but nothing changed. I think it is a bug came with the new update.

[MysterySolver]

Same issue here.i think last update have bug
i am playing custom scenario and i can't delete any building or wall.
My "delete" key on keyboard don't delete any wall or building.

My version: 101.101.61321.0 8595115

I tried to set default hotkeys nothing changed.
I tried Setting -> Interface -> Safe Delete uncheck nothing changed.

i can't play game like this :/
Is it a bug on new update anyone know?

[IkoKnight]

I have never seen something like this, can you send to us your hotkeys files? You can send those to us via gofile.io

Thanks!

[Mithrandale]

Originally posted by IkoKnight:

Hi Mithrandale!

We cannot reproduce this issue, in your hotkeys the hotkey for Delete is Supr? Does this happen in all games or just skirmish?

Can you try to verify your files in Steam? AoE, properties, Local Files

Thanks!

I just use the regular <delete> key.
I quit and restarted AoE last night and whether or not something would delete was random; occasionally something would delete but mostly things wouldn't.

I've been playing a custom scenario I've been working on; it's in about its eighth iteration as I refine details; in fact I've been working on it since about two days after Putin invaded Ukraine, whenever that was, and haven't played anything else.

As for verifying files, I have no idea how to do that.

I restarted my computer today and will be playing some more; I'll get back here to report on any difference.

[Mithrandale]

Originally posted by Erdal Bakkal:

I have the same issue. I have tried changing hotkey and verified my files but nothing changed. I think it is a bug came with the new update.

I haven't tried changing hotkeys; I just use the original settings.

[Mithrandale]

Originally posted by IkoKnight:

I have never seen something like this, can you send to us your hotkeys files? You can send those to us via gofile.io

Thanks!

As I mentioned to Erdal Bakkal, I just use the original hotkeys settings, so the files should just be what came with the game.

[MysterySolver]

Originally posted by IkoKnight:

I have never seen something like this, can you send to us your hotkeys files? You can send those to us via gofile.io

Thanks!

i think i found the error case

I started to play game in version PREVIOUS version of new update (i dont know the build number)
and than i update the game to 101.101.61321.0 8595115 version 1-2 day ago
when i open my custom scenario again
(EDIT: when i open my LOAD GAME again)
i can't delete OLD version unit or buildings but i can delete NEW version created building,
so when i crete a new building, wall or unit i can delete it but i can't delete building or unit I already created before the update, thats the bug
i think bug is not about HOTKEYS ETC...

[Mithrandale]

Originally posted by MysterySolver:

Originally posted by IkoKnight:

I have never seen something like this, can you send to us your hotkeys files? You can send those to us via gofile.io

Thanks!

i think i found the error case

I started to play game in version PREVIOUS version of new update (i dont know the build number)
and than i update the game to 101.101.61321.0 8595115 version 1-2 day ago
when i open my custom scenario again
(EDIT: when i open my LOAD GAME again)
i can't delete OLD version unit or buildings but i can delete NEW version created building,
so when i crete a new building, wall or unit i can delete it but i can't delete building or unit I already created before the update, thats the bug
i think bug is not about HOTKEYS ETC...

That pretty much matches what I've been finding this last hour or so, except that if I have a building that's been standing for a while some of them don't want to delete either. So basically if you save a game your buildings can no longer be deleted (mostly -- one tower deleted though I built it in the last game session), and some buildings erected in the new session don't delete either.

I hate how villagers have to be micromanaged or they do stupid things already, but with this bug it's even worse, especially in the setting I'm playing; it's primarily forest and one way to reach an enemy is using lumber camps and steadily moving deeper as the forest gets logged off; without being able to delete the old camps I'm spending more time managing the stupid villagers than everything else combined!

So is there a way to throw out the latest update while this bug gets tracked down and fixed? I haven't cursed at a game I'm playing in loner than I can remember, until this crap started.

edit: my in-game 'fix' is I now have siege onagers following my lumberjacks to eliminate the old camps -- a waste of resources, really. But for all the lumber camps I built in this session deleted just fine. OTOH buildings I just converted don't delete well; I deleted a house fine but a barracks wouldn't delete.

[IkoKnight]

Can you send to us an example of scenario where this issue happen? And telling us which buildings are new and which ones old?

gofile.io <- You can use this for sending us the files

Thanks!

[HyenaBaby]

Same happening here
When playing Loading a game on campaign, online or skirmish
How annoying....

[HyenaBaby]

No just building but units too. I can't delete villagers or building
This is really not hard to replicate

[HyenaBaby]

I've tried resetting hotkeys to default as well as setting 'delete units' to a different hotkey but no joy

[MysterySolver]

Originally posted by IkoKnight:

Can you send to us an example of scenario where this issue happen? And telling us which buildings are new and which ones old?

gofile.io <- You can use this for sending us the files

Thanks!

I uploaded the "load file" and "scenario file" to here:
https://gofile.io/d/9lBeDb

Load File: 2.aoe2spgame
Custom Scenario File: ilk.aoe2scenario

when you "load the game" you can try to delete the left top buildings and villagers on map and probably you can't delete
but when you create new units or buildings you can delete it
the old buildings(before "game update" buildings) and units are top left of the map

you HAVE TO LOAD "2.aoe2spgame" map if you create new scenario nothing will happen.
The bug case is on "LOAD THE OLD(before update) CREATED MAP FILE"

[Mithrandale]

Originally posted by HyenaBaby:

No just building but units too. I can't delete villagers or building
This is really not hard to replicate

Ditto that.