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#406
Interface Issues / Re: Nocturne and familiar cards
20 November 2017, 09:24:19 PM
Thanks for posting this.  I had real difficulties getting Nocturne cards to show up, due to this (ie, me having the Noc kingdom selected, but not going into Familiar Cards and then selecting them).  I had posted about this mid-thread, elsewhere, and got helpful advice.  But good that you started a fresh thread . . . I expect that at least some others were as bemused as you & I were.
#407
Support / Re: Nocturne with Bots
20 November 2017, 09:19:48 AM
Mic,
Much thanks.  Based on your response, I figured out the problem, and it was on my end.  When Nocturne came out, I had checked the box next to "Noc" to make sure that kingdom was selected...along with all the other kingdoms, of course.

But that is not enough.  I also needed to go into the Familiar Cards tab and then select all the cards for Nocturne.  I guess I had done that, long ago, for the other kingdoms, but had not remembered this additional step needed to be done.

Now it is working fine.  For now, at least.  :-)
#408
Dan,
1.  Congrats on the win.
2.  Were the boards randomly generated?  The odds of having Plaza-Witch on the board, on the deciding game in two consecutive matches is . . . well, astronomical, yes?

Was nice to read about the different ways you thinned out your decks.  In my entire (beginning-level) Dominion life; I've never even thought about buying Bonfire.  Clear evidence that high-level players see advantages in cards that we hoi polloi overlook!  :)
#409
Support / Re: Nocturne with Bots
19 November 2017, 09:15:37 PM
NEW UPDATE:
One day later, and the problem has emerged again.

Attempt One:  All kingdoms selected.  I "played" [including just starting and immediately resigning, to see the board] a ton of games, as had been suggested, above.  Not a single Nocturne card.  0 for 15 games.

Attempt Two:  Deselected several kingdoms, so only playing with: Base, Corn, Hinter, Dark, Guild, Advent, Emp, Noc.  Not a single Nocturne card, ever.  0 for 10 games.

Attempt Three: Deselected even more kingdom, so only playing with: Base, Adv, Emp, Noc.
Nope, no Nocturne cards again.  0 for 10 games.

Attempt Four.  Only played with Base and Noc.  0 for 5 games.

Attempt Five: Only played with Noc.  This DID give me Noc cards.

Attempt Six: Re-selected Base, to replicated Attempt Four.  Nope... no Noc cards again!!!

I am at my wit's end.  I have no idea why this is happening, nor why it (apparently) is happening only to me?!?!!! Or why it happened, then stopped, then started again.  :)

{Note: When at least one kingdom has been deselected, you get a helpful list of the 'active' kingdoms at the main matching page.  This list is clearly showing that "respect familiar cards" is enabled, and that Nocturne is recognized as a selected kingdom.}

#410
Support / Re: Nocturne with Bots
19 November 2017, 08:12:11 AM
Markus,
The problem was cleared up.  Or, it was an odds-defying experience yesterday (on the order of one out of 64,000,000 against it happening by chance).

Regardless, Nocturne cards are now occasionally showing up in my 'bot games.  Have not yet played real players, but I'm guessing that Nocturne cards are showing up there as well.
#411
Support / Re: Nocturne with Bots
18 November 2017, 07:59:24 PM
Marcus,
Yes, I am sure.

Note that it does not work properly when all kingdoms are enabled.  It does not work when only 3 kingdoms (including Nocturne, naturally) are selected.  But it DOES work when only two kingdoms are selected.

Weird.
#412
Support / Re: Nocturne with Bots
18 November 2017, 08:35:01 AM
UPDATE:
1.  I tried deselecting kingdoms, until only 3 were left (Base, Seaside, and Nocturne).  Never could get a Noc card.

2.  Re-edited, to also get rid of Seaside.  Now, it DOES work (ie, with only Base + Noc, there is a random mix of cards from both sets). 

3.  Went back and added a 3rd kingdom.  Again, did not get any Noc cards.

Hmmmm . . . Interesting.
#413
Support / Re: Nocturne with Bots
18 November 2017, 07:50:31 AM
I HAVE upgraded to include Nocturne.  But the same problem.  I read that the "Nocturne--false" message can be ignored.

But no explanation for why no Nocturne cards ever come up randomly.  If I go into Nocturne and select one or more cards, then they do come into my game.  But nothing from Nocturne ever comes up randomly.  (Yes, all the expansions are enabled, including Noc.)

Since Nocturne makes up between 5-10% of all Dominion cards, at least one card should come up every two games (give-or-take), by chance.  I just played 10 bot games, and not a single Nocturne card came up--other than when I 'forced' it, by selecting specific Noc cards, of course.  Statistically, this is almost impossible to happen by pure chance.  So, there seems to be some software bug going on, which is preventing Nocturne cards from showing up randomly.

Anyone else experiencing this?  Anyone able to get the occasional random Nocturne cards when playing Lord Bot?  When playing another real player(s)???
#414
Card Bugs / Re: talisman + golem
16 November 2017, 02:07:46 AM
Mad,
The "exception" to this is when using Stonemason.  That is, if you played one potion and 6 coins, you could get 2 Golem using the Stonemason ability.  (Or do the same with any other potion card, if you had the 2 extra coins for that particular card's potion + coins cost.)

(I know; it's not actually an exception)  :-)

See also: http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/index.php/Stonemason
#415
Game Log Issues / Re: Vassal indentation
08 November 2017, 12:43:36 PM
Indented????
#416
Card Bugs / Re: card bug
04 November 2017, 11:17:02 PM
Do you have a game number?  Yours has not been my experience (ie, in the few games with the 'bot and Champion, it's always worked, for me, as expected).
#417
JSH,
Interesting to read your OP.  I have, literally, never had anyone watch my game, other than "friends" (ie, people I've played with several times, who see my name) drop in for 5 seconds to type "hi" and then leave.

Does this mean that I'm a really bad player, and it's just too painful for spectators to stick around, actually watch my games, and comment on them???  :)
#418
JW & In.

Much thanks for the info!  :-)
#419
1. Travelers.  Can, say, Disciple or Teacher show up in Black Market, even if none of the "earlier" cards in that line are in BM?

2.  Split Piles.  Can the "hidden, lower" cards show up in BM, even if the 'top' cards do not show up.
#420
If, say, Peasant is in the Black Market supply . . . if I buy it, use it, and try to "upgrade" in the normal way with Travelers, can I do this?  Or will I be unable to, due to the other cards in that "line" not being in the deck? 

If I cannot do this, will the game not even give me the option--upon discard of Peasant--of discarding for a Soldier?  (That would make the most sense, if it's true that one cannot upgrade a BM Traveler.)  Or, if I am given the option, does the game give me a warning: "Hey, you're trying to exchange for a card that [in this particular game] does not exist.  If you get rid of Peasant, you will get nothing in return."

This is sort of an edge-case, I guess.  But if Black Market decks are truly random, then there should be a decent number of Travelers that show up merely due to chance, yes?  So, maybe not so edge, after all.