Bugs and Glitches (lost battleships constructing starbases?)

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I would like to say that I am very impressed with the alpha build, and that I am very happy with my investment. I'm really looking forward to watching this game take form. The graphics are excellent, and the game is very polished and stable considering how early everything is. With that said, here are few things I have noticed so far...

 

Glitch 1: The info panel on the far right is very slow to update population. This can cause a lot of confusion if you aren't really paying attention, or you rely on information at a glance, instead of checking each world (which can be very tedious).

http://i.imgur.com/JxyO2nS.jpg?1 Screenshot

 

Glitch 2: A few of the available technologies for research (and especially starbase modules), have a name that is too long for the mini-info popup. 

http://i.imgur.com/b6Sbb9c.jpg?1 Screenshot

 

Glitch 3: The mini-info popup sometimes shows the incorrect technology when you hover over it with your mouse.

http://i.imgur.com/EWh947K.jpg?1 How it is supposed to work.

http://i.imgur.com/ZZ8Sxam.jpg?1 The glitch.

http://i.imgur.com/1zTal6P.jpg?1 Last option (no glitch) in case you were wondering.

http://i.imgur.com/L51mSzp.jpg?1 A second instance of the glitch.

 

Glitch 4: This one is very strange. It almost has to be seen to be believed. I had two battleships in a fleet, and I was able to construct a starbase with them and then they just vanished! I have also included the savegame at the bottom of this post.

http://i.imgur.com/7naO3P6.jpg?1 First ship in question 

http://i.imgur.com/i96Xa7W.jpg?1 Second ship in question

http://i.imgur.com/UCuQp6E.jpg?1 Both ships in a fleet with "Construct" available

http://i.imgur.com/fpI4VYZ.jpg After clicking "construct"

 

I decided to reload and check both ships afterwords to see if either had a construction module by mistake.

http://i.imgur.com/Xz03ZPm.jpg?1

http://i.imgur.com/O3gk0W9.jpg?1

 

Glitch 5: This is very minor. The "Annexation Guild" can not be upgraded to the "Superiority Society," which only seems logical. No reason we should have to destroy the Annexation guild then build it.

http://i.imgur.com/epMhiJ1.jpg

 

Glitch 4 save game file. 

 

Just click on "Weird Glitch.GC3Sav" after DOWNLOAD at the top.

http://www.speedyshare.com/pT8bX/Weird-Glitch.GC3Sav

 

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Reply #1 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Glitch 1: The info panel on the far right is very slow to update population. This can cause a lot of confusion if you aren't really paying attention, or you rely on information at a glance, instead of checking each world (which can be very tedious).
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That's not the population but the research output of your planet. It just uses the icon for population for some reason.

Reply #2 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

I have to admit, those lost battleships constructing a starbase is hilarious.

The only thing I can think of is maybe did you 'eject' a constructor into that fleet, then move it out later? Maybe the 'construct' flag was hung into the fleet because a constructor was part of it previously?

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Reply #3 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Quoting Gaunathor, reply 1
That's not the population but the research output of your planet. It just uses the icon for population for some reason.
End of Gaunathor's quote

Oh, I'm surprised I missed that. Thanks.

Quoting satoru1, reply 2

The only thing I can think of is maybe did you 'eject' a constructor into that fleet, then move it out later? Maybe the 'construct' flag was hung into the fleet because a constructor was part of it previously?
End of satoru1's quote

I'm positive that I never had a constructor in that fleet. I'm sure the Terran fleet in the adjacent tile has one, but I really have no idea what could have caused the glitch... lol. I was having a lot of issues with those two little guys. They refused to accept "sentry" and I had to move the fleet back and forth several turns too.