Bug? - No special units in GC 40

[SSLConf_gphotopoulos]

I think I've encountered a bug, I don't get any of the special unit text (or the unit itself) in GC 40, i.e I do not get a message that Rudel's request was refused in Eben Emael, and Heinrich Bar does not appear in Sedan (nor do I get the "special reinforcements have arrived" text). I have imported my Core from GC 39, incl. Recon Rudel (who I keep in reserve), Oleh Dir and Kersher. The base game I am using is Afrika Korps patched to 1.20. I have tried reloading my Hague last turn save to reload the Sedan scenario, but that didn't solve the issue.

[Tarrak]

You probably installed the DLC after you patched the game to version 1.20. You should anyway install the newest patch 1.22 as it fix bugs related to advanced options under the DLCs . You can download the patch here. I am afraid tho you will have to restart the GC 40 for the changes to take effect. Just loading a saved game will probably not be enough.

[SSLConf_gphotopoulos]

Installing the patch and restarting GC 40 fixed it, thanks.

[Zleepyhead]

I have a similar problem with Rudel in GC 41 but I don't think it is patch related. I get all the captured tanks, I got the rail gun at Minsk, I got another Attack+2 hero...but Rudel doesn't upgrade to the attack version of Rudel. I played it twice I was wondering if it was because I renamed the unit. On a similar note, is this something I can easily "Mod" - I am not very familiar that. Thanks for any quick tips you can provide.

[captainjack]

Renaming a unit in the game doesn't affect the name the computer uses, so it shouldn't be that.

However, you have to deploy the Recon Rudel in the first Russia scenario (Minsk 41 I think) otherwise you don't get the combat version.

[Argelas]

According to the editor he looks for the presence of a unit that has "Flight" in its name, but it also says "Note: the game checks the unit name as specified by the scenario designer. If the player renames a unit, this will not effect the filter." I do not know if this is true only for one scenario or even over the campaigns. So I'd first make sure that the Recon Rudel is deployed and if that does not work try again, but with renaming him first. The event should trigger at turn 2.

[Zleepyhead]

Renaming a unit in the game doesn't affect the name the computer uses, so it shouldn't be that.

However, you have to deploy the Recon Rudel in the first Russia scenario (Minsk 41 I think) otherwise you don't get the combat version.

It turns out it was a patch issue. I did the installs in the wrong order. I knew Rudel had to be deployed from other posts. I don't see how you can win in the East without him crushing KV's.