Unexpected DD behaviour v1.00.24

[wlbjork]

Using the new 1.00.24 beta version, started the game pre-patch.

The AI had a CA and a DD as their forces, and the two units appear to have spawned quite widely separated. The DD does not appear to have made any significant attempt to form any sort of escort roles with the CA, just run more or less due N.



Edit: Save is post-battle.

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[williammiller]

Thanks for the report - not sure this is connected to the battle generator changes or not, but will check it out.

[wlbjork]

Had the same thing happen again.

Similarities:

Both were convoy battles

Both were spawned SW of the British Isles

Both consisted of CA and DD attackers

Both had the CAs and DDs widely separated

The DDs followed roughly the same course in both cases - more or less due N, a dogleg roughly SE then return to the course due N



*Speculation* - were the DDs generated as a Scout/Carrier force even though the technology doesn't exist yet, causing the AI to glitch out and send them on this unusual course?