Troops scattered after pillaging an inactive player via an alliance member's town

    I stationed some troops in the town of an alliance member.

    Then I pillaged an inactive player on the same island.

    Attack was successful and everything was loaded and moved back to the town of origin.


    Upon arrival of the goods in the intermediate town (the alliance member), the troops scattered and the pillaged goods were lost:


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    1. One of our fleets ran into a blockade on its way back from X to Y. The exhausted units had to scatter.

    This happened to me and two of my fellow alliance members. The port was never occupied nor attacked by another player.

    Only one speed boat was stationed in the port of this alliance member.


    To my understanding of the mechanics, the scattering shouldn't have happened. So I'm suspecting this is a bug.

    Passing on some additional information: there is a theory within the alliance that there might (we're not sure) be a link with the fact that my alliance member is our beloved leader. I'm not sure if it is relevant information, but I'm passing it on just in case it might be helpful.


    Seems like this ended up in the general discussion section instead of bugs somehow. Can a mod please move this? Thanks. 🙈

    There was a bug before where your own alliance member ships we counted as enemy ships, causing you to scatter. Is it possible to ask your leader to remove all ships from his town and you try to pillage again and see what happens?

    "On the contrary, woman is the best equipped machine ever went to battle"

    -Richard Le Gallienne

    "Asking polite with a gun in your hand is better than asking polite with nothing"

    Leader of SHAG



    Quote from Quartz

    Is it possible that the alliance member briefly went inactive?

    No. She was never inactive.



    Quote from Cassiopea

    There was a bug before where your own alliance member ships we counted as enemy ships, causing you to scatter. Is it possible to ask your leader to remove all ships from his town and you try to pillage again and see what happens?

    We tried that today. She moved her speed boat out of the way and now it doesn't scatter anymore.

    Was this bug formerly fixed, or is it still an open issue (and did I miss it in my research before opening up this ticket)?

    It was fixed - it was back during first war server :D

    "On the contrary, woman is the best equipped machine ever went to battle"

    -Richard Le Gallienne

    "Asking polite with a gun in your hand is better than asking polite with nothing"

    Leader of SHAG



    I remember that my alliance had a similar issue pillaging inactives when the mission was sent from an alliance leader's town. When a pillage was sent from a regular alliance member's town there was no issue with scattering. I think the alliance leader aspect is very relevant in this.