Bottom Line on DEMO?!?

[Pat Proctor]

Gentlemen. Thanks for all of the suggestions. And thanks for taking such a hard look at the RT DEMO.

I am trying to pin down exactly what the issue is with dismounts and water. I think I am reading all of the following...


dismounts are crossing rivers?!?
vehicles are driving some distance into the ocean?!?
vehicles and dismounts are being dismounted by carriers into the water?!?


Any people who are experiencing any of these problems PLEASEgive me a detailed description of EXACTLY what problems you are having in WHAT scenarios, and WHERE?!?

If you have a saved game that exhibits the behavior, please send it, along with a detailed description of how to recreate the error to:

techsupport@prosimco.com

P.S. Hub, I am sorry if I didn't use any of your suggestions for the BCT or ATF BETAs. I still value your input and hope you will sign on for the next BETA:)

[Hub]

Unfortunately, I didn't do a save, as I thought it was probably a minor thing that was overlooked and probably easily fixed- guess maybe not...

Specifically, in the "Beach Party" Scenario, I took one of each type of dismount unit and lined them up along the shore of the large expanse of "river" terrain. I plotted a path for each unit across this large body of water, and they all proceeded to cross it at march speed.

A couple of other people claim similar problems...

[kbluck]

Here's the bottom line that I've observed.

Infantry can cross River terrain without restriction.

Non-amphib units tend to run into River terrain, and then get "stuck", unable to move in any direction.

Carriers will dismount their cargo into water, where non-amphib vehicles will get stuck.

Attached is a savegame.

Near AA Mako, both the LVTPs and the infantry, whether starting on land or water, will move across the river without any trouble. The tank in the middle of the river starts out stuck. The other tank on the east bank will drive into the river a ways before getting stuck.

South of OBJ Jayhawk, there is a hovercraft. If you order a dismount, it will dump its tank cargo into the river, where it will be stuck. Infantry will also dismount into the water, but it can still move.

--- Kevin

[kbluck]

A related issue:

Plotting path nodes into water for non-amphib units does not show the "impassable route" green circle-X icon.

--- Kevin