Avatar Bug

posted on June 12th, 2009, 10:25 pm

I just wanted to bring attention to a bug probably everybody knows and has expirienced, but nobody has posted on.

For me it has happend many a time.

Basically, the game loads and starts, you see the two avatars you can select, you go to pick one, nothing happens you try again, nothing happens, no matter what you do, you cant select an avatar, and you end up quitting and restarting.

Now i belive when this happens, its everyone who has the problem and not just one, but im not sure.

posted on June 12th, 2009, 10:28 pm

The only thing i have noticed is, that it takes a few seconds before the game really starts, even though the avatar selection is visible. I never had to restart.

posted on June 12th, 2009, 11:51 pm

The only thing i have noticed is, that it takes a few seconds before the game really starts, even though the avatar selection is visible. I never had to restart.

Same here, no worries

posted on June 13th, 2009, 3:39 am

Same, the game seems to freeze while loading during avatar selection, but it does kick into gear a few seconds later.  I remember that a similar freeze happens if you have a large music file, takes a moment for the game to load the music wav, so it could be related to that.

posted on July 30th, 2009, 5:24 pm

I believe it has to do with the AI, cause when I play an 8 Player instant action game it freezes, but 1v1 no problem....

posted on July 30th, 2009, 7:07 pm

This is in the wrong forum subsection...

I've never had the bug though--only a second or two wait 

posted on July 31st, 2009, 11:53 am

yep, such small "kick-off freezes" are normal, that happens cause of the way armada loads stuff runtime (like some sods, you can see the same effect while scrolling into your allies base for the first time, if he or she is another race then you). That loading system has other benefits, so we don't want to change that

a complete freeze before Avatar selection is strange, however. I will take a look into what might cause that.

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