Mission Architect Bugs and Problems list

Ive noticed some missions dont seem to award exp even though the mobs are equal to or higher level than you, am i the only one expirencing these problems?

Are you sure the mission isn't auto-exemping you?

And are you still getting inf and tickets?

What enemies are in the mission?

Bringing back this thread for new i16 bugs.

An bug that isn't new: When editing standard critters, the "Disable particle fx string" option flat out doesn't work. It looks like it does, but the change doesn't save.

Allies now appear to super-sidekick to the player. While this increases your options (a Hellion ally will SSK themselves to level 50), it can cause problems on higher difficulty settings, as the allies will no longer match the level of the mission.

Oh, and some good news: THE GENERATOR IS BACK!!!

Here's a funky (and annoying) one.

Make a custom group with Nerva Demon (CoT) minions and Lts., their level range is 25-40. Add all the minions, Lts. and Bosses from the group "Ghosts" (40-54).

Spawns at level 50 will be composed of level 40 grey Nerva Demons for minions and Lts., and the level 50 Ghost boss.

So... Frustrating...

Bosses can no longer be set to "Single". Trying to use "Empty" for the "surrounding mob" option results in the level picking from the map's default enemy group.

Annoying, really.

Just tested some more. Made the custom group with level 25-40 minions and Lts., and level 40-50 minions, Lts., and bosses available, at level 50, spawns will be composed of the level 25-40 minions and Lts. (at level 40) and level 40-50 bosses (at level 50, and if bosses spawn, i.e., 2+ people difficulty for spawn size). The level 40-50 minions and lieutenants, which are available in the custom villain group, won't be used at all.

But, if you're set to 8 people you get one or two 40-50 minions and Lts. at 50, but you still get most of the spawn being the 25-40 mobs, at 40.

Ok this bumbed me out and I think the problem started after Issue 16. I was working on a mission before I16 using the Clockwork King Lair map and everthing was perfect. But after I16 I cant use that map because all of a sudden what I have planned in terms of mission objectives is too much for the map.

The thing is now it will not list what the limits for the map are. And when I go to the basic or advance mission settings most of them are grayed out.

I've switch maps to Freak-a-lympics and that works ok, but I would much prefer to have the Clockwork Lair map back.

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* allies or captives with no surrounding enemies (e.g. so you just have to FIND them) give the messages and rewards wrong:
+ The 'Rescued Dialog' spawns correctly when you find and walk up to them, but
- the 'Inactive Dialog', 'Active Dialog' and 'Completed Text' come up immediately upon entering the mission
- the Recued Clue is given immediately upon entering the mission
- the ally or captive immediately counts as rescued for the mission goals as well.
(seen on a Tech:Abandoned indoor map)

* Setting Allies to 'do nothing' doesnt work
- If they are set to 'fight defensively', or 'no combat', they follow you directly.
- If they are set to 'agressive' or 'pacifist' they remain put at first, but if you go away and return to them, it gives the 'Reaquired' dialog, spawns the 'Ally Rescued' animation again, and if you walk away then they follow you.
(seen on an ally with no enemies on Tech:Abandoned indoor map)

* Allies cannot be rescued while they receive DoT damage from area attacks
Seen with caltrops. The ally ended up in the caltrop area, and didnt move nor count as rescued until the caltrops disappeared and stopped damaging him.

* 'back' placement for collectible items seems to generally end up in middle placement instead.

What Lazarus described is also what happens with the problematic tech maps.

Thanks. Back were indeed switched on all that maps.
I hope they fix this and most of all TELL US when they fix it, so I can switch it back then...

As of today, it does not seem that this problem (objective spawn point locations) has been fixed.

I have already /bug'd one of these but I'd like some corroboration from the general populace.

Mission Failed from Release Captive Objective
On a timed mission (30 mins) within one of my arcs, the mission will fail when the NPC saved (designed with powers as used elsewhere in the arc) during the Release Captive objective exits the map. Didn't have time to test last night, but I theorise that this may not happen on non-timed missions.

Custom Groups: Strange Spawn Levels
My arc involves two custom groups made up of exists mobs from the game, but selected to give a full spectrum of levels from 15+ (one has a mix of custom mobs and game mobs from one faction, the other is just game mobs from various factions). They will no longer spawn to their full range. Seen this mentioned elsewhere but thought I'd pull it in here too.

The first is a known issue from before I16, the second is a bug introduced with I16. Getting both of them fixed would be very nice, but hasn't happened yet.

Edit: And for the first one, it only fails on timed missions, so if you remove that, it will work. You just lose any sense of urgency on the mission.

low level villains can't buy recipe rolls in RWZ AE building.

Tested on a level 8 dom (and again at lvl 13), also a level 22 corruptor.

A level 22 tank *was* able to buy a roll.

I had 0 recipes, and went to cap AE and was able to buy a recipe roll.