Random not excluding three last used civs

Age of Empires II: DE II - Report a Bug
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:play_button: GAME INFORMATION

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  • GAME BUILD #: 101.103.2359.0 (#133431) 17001014
  • GAME PLATFORM: Steam
  • OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 10

:play_button: ISSUE EXPERIENCED

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Random civ repeats civs from the last three used.

:play_button: FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

:backhand_index_pointing_down: How often does the issue occur? CHOSE ONE; DELETE THE REST!

  • 6.44% of the time (29/450)

:play_button: REPRODUCTION STEPS

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Here’s the steps to reproduce the issue:

  1. Go to singleplayer lobby
  2. Pick Random civ
  3. Start the game
  4. Note what civ you get
  5. Repeat 1-4 until you observe repetitions from previous, two games prior, and three games prior.

:play_button: EXPECTED RESULT

:backhand_index_pointing_down: What was SUPPOSED to happen if the bug you encountered were not present?
The last three used civs should not be repeated with random.

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Use full random instead?

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Full random is not supposed to exclude any, while Random is supposed to exclude last three, according to update 93001.

In any case, these types of repetitions evidently happen regardless if you choose random or full random.

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In the update link you sent, it specifies a temporary change to random that change being excluding civs that were among the last 3 used. Also Full random does exclude, it’s set so that you won’t get any civ you’ve already used untill you’ve cycled through completely.

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In the update link you sent, it specifies a temporary change to random that change being excluding civs that were among the last 3 used.

Correct, and as I’ve demonstrated, Random does not exclude civs among the last 3 used. Hence, the bug report.

Also Full random does exclude, it’s set so that you won’t get any civ you’ve already used untill you’ve cycled through completely.

As I’ve also demonstrated, it evidently does not. I’m also curious where you got this idea from?

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That update was from 2023, it’s 2025 now, and with that update only being temporary, I’d say it’s safe to assume they removed the feature already. I don’t believe random is bugged.

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That update from 2023 “should be still the case”.
/ Forgotten Empires Developer, 3 June 2025

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Interesting, well my mistake. Carry on Friendo! :slight_smile:

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