Alpha Centauri 2

Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri & Alien Crossfire => Modding => Bug/Patch Discussion => Topic started by: deadgrunt on June 08, 2017, 03:53:32 PM

Title: Security Chief: Incorrect warning pop-up with odds before attacking
Post by: deadgrunt on June 08, 2017, 03:53:32 PM

Game version: GOG Game, SMACX, Yitzi 3.5 + Yitzi 3.5d + PRACX 1.08

Situation: rover tries to attack weak mind worm, with very good chances to win. And here we get 3 issues at once:
 

• Pop-up with warning is shown, offering me to call off the attack, despite I have very good chances to win
• There is text “their odds are 24 to 7”. But actually it’s my odds to win are “24 to 7”, not “their”
• Looks like there is a bug that “warning pop-up is shown when player odds to win are very high, instead of when player odds to win are very low”, and in case player odds to win will be really low - warning pop-up will not be displayed

Title: Re: Security Chief: Incorrect warning pop-up with odds before attacking
Post by: gwillybj on June 08, 2017, 08:27:16 PM

"Their odds" in the second sentence is indeed referring to "Our forces" in the first sentence. Chalk it up to the oddities of the English language.

Title: Re: Security Chief: Incorrect warning pop-up with odds before attacking
Post by: deadgrunt on June 08, 2017, 08:36:00 PM

yes, you are completely right! thanks!

I was confused by the picture on the dialog, where "red arrows" are overwhelming "yellow" arrows

I will report to moderator to remove the post

Title: Re: Security Chief: Incorrect warning pop-up with odds before attacking
Post by: Buster's Uncle on June 08, 2017, 08:48:54 PM

Are you sure you want it spiked?  No harm in it, corrected...

Title: Re: Security Chief: Incorrect warning pop-up with odds before attacking
Post by: deadgrunt on June 08, 2017, 08:53:31 PM

as you wish actually