Nice bug: monk with relic moonwalks (walks backwards)

[Tuamir]

GAME INFORMATION

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• GAME BUILD #: 101.101.61591.0 8647032
• GAME PLATFORM: Steam
• OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 11

ISSUE EXPERIENCED

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I did nothing. A monk with a relic was returning to the monastery. When the monk was passing near an archery range (just near the monastery), he moonwalks (walk backwards) some seconds as shown in the video.

FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

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• Less than 25% of the time / matches I play (RARELY)
  (once, just now, that’s why I am here notifying it)

REPRODUCTION STEPS

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Here’s the steps to reproduce the issue:

1. I was playing gigantic map single player against IA in alpine lakes.
2. I created severals monks to get many relics.
3. Unexpectly, I just found a monk returning with relic making some moonwalking (walking backwards) as shown in the video.

EXPECTED RESULT

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Any monk (with or without relic) should walk correctly, not moonwalking. But is a nice bug, I got some laughs.

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(is in slow montion)

GAME FILES (SAVE / RECORDING)

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• SP Replay v101.101.61591.0 @2022.05.09 101900.aoe2record (10.5 MB)

(it happens in the interval time of 1:11:37 to 1:11:42)

[thieftdp8498]

the backwards walking is on every unit. there just something in the game causing this otherwise a minor issue as long as it doesnt happen too often.

[Tuamir]

this otherwise a minor issue

I know this is just a minor issue, but I prefer to give data to developers to get tis bug fixed eventually.

as long as it doesnt happen too often.

And how the “often” is measured?

Now with a monk without relic:

(minute 00:22:24 to 00:22:37)

SP Replay v101.101.61591.0 @2022.05.09 193517.aoe2record (8.7 MB)

[WonkiestComb249]

This happens also to me with other units likes scouts, villagers, ecc., but not always.

[Felizon89]

Hello @Tuamir, thanks for your report. We are now tracking this issue.