Vlad Dracula mission 2 "mercenaries" don't spawn

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

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  • GAME BUILD #: 130746
  • GAME PLATFORM: Steam
  • OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 10

:arrow_forward: ISSUE EXPERIENCED

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In Mission 2 of the Vlad Dracula campaign (The Return of the Dragon) the trade workshop only spawns 1 unit the whole game.

:arrow_forward: FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

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  • 100% of the time (ALWAYS)

:arrow_forward: REPRODUCTION STEPS

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Here’s the steps to reproduce the issue:

  1. Start a mission 2 of Vlad Dracula
  2. Capture the village with the trade workshop (you get the first unit)
  3. Wait for more units. (that never come)

Note: I’m not sure if it’s related, but the torch there stays gaia/neutral.

:arrow_forward: EXPECTED RESULT

:point_down: What was SUPPOSED to happen if the bug you encountered were not present?

I don’t know exactly, but the scenario hints say you should get “mercenaries” (plural).

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SP Replay v101.102.65210.0 @2025.01.27 212647.aoe2record (15.7 MB)

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Hi @Thire7

Thanks for the report! I already let the team know about this issue with the trade workshop.