Online Random Board Generator

When I’m playing online either on my Nintendo Switch or PS5 it keeps generating the same board even when I have selected random board multiple times. If I host my own game and do this the same problem persists. Is anyone else experiencing this issue?

 

I've noticed the same issue on PS5 since the last update. I even uninstalled the game and still got it.

 

Yep. Same here.

 

Honestly I don’t know if anyone is even looking at this from Dovetail

 

Been having issues with it since the update. Finally convinced my friends to get it during the free to play days now we’re all irritated cuz they love the game but it’s the same map every single time. Would love at least acknowledgment from the devs to let us know they’re working on it

 

Any update on this?

 

I can’t believe I paid money for this game that can’t even randomly generate a board.

 

Guys… you’ve got to fix this. It’s a circus right now. People entering, committing to games and leaving as soon as they see the board.

 

Really it took You a month?

 

I purchased this game almost as soon as it became available for the switch. I bought the largest bundle possible and the verbiage I read lead me to believe that I was purchasing any future updates to the game as well. Now keep in mind I am not at all interested in playing the helpers version or the cities and knights version, however when the cities and knights version went on sale as an add on (that I thought I had already paid for, but have 0 interest in) it broke the map randomizer. Its been over a month now, and I think it might be too late for you to fix as the lobbies are infested with people who slow the game down so much the opponents quit, or they get in games and work as teams. I have resorted back to playing my other downloaded Catan game on the switch because playing against their AI is much more fun than playing against the people who are still willing to play your version. I'm very disappointed that this game has been available for about 6 months now and the first month or so wasn't worth it because 3rd and 4th players almost never joined the lobby as switch was not connected to anyone else yet. Then there was an update, and you had a really solid thing going. Then you broke it.....if you wanted to do a good update fix your dice randomizer, it's attrocious, it's teaching people to play spitefully bad then hit the 2,3,11,12s that they will need to hit. I am assuming you guys know this because at the end of the game you do not show us the dice stats, which I can only assume is because it is as bad as I expect it is. Make room for more lobbies so everyone can join lobbies with settings they want. Right now an afk lobby host can basically shut you down because they won't start the game, and the other people can't get away from them. This is just the tip of the ice Berg I got so many idea on how this game could reach it's full potential, but you have to focus on player enjoyment instead of the almighty $. For example I personally would have bought cities and knights just to play it once and not even cared had this map randomizer never broken. Please do better, or at least convince nintendo to bring Mario 35 back.

 

This guy is preaching. Love it.

I’ve pretty much given up on this game. I love Catan. But this isn’t tenable. When it came out, even with the problems, I promoted it to 50 (plus) friends. Now… just go buy the board game. It’s unreal that it’s taken this long to fix (and still isn’t, btw) when 90% of the people that play it are probably smart enough to fix it themselves, if they really wanted to. ‍♂️

 

dtg_jan tried playing today (just to see how things were going) it’s even worse than it was before. I assume you’re the messenger, but the fact that you haven’t responded in 3 weeks tells me you either don’t care about your job or your employer doesn’t care about their product (and you’re adamantly trying to find a solution). Either way, as the end user, this is laughable. Worse actually.

 

This is just comical now. February 21st was first report of this—likely much sooner. Still no resolution. Last correspondence was almost a month ago.

Does anyone know where else we can go to reach out to someone at Dovetail?

 

I think the least you can do at this point is make the various paid map options free so that we have more than 2 maps to cycle through. I'm not dropping more money on this mess.

 

AirGordon unfortunately for us, I think they grabbed the cash up front and have ran for the hills for other places to make more.

At least that’s the only way I can apply any logic to the fact that they’ve “ostensibly” just abandoned giving any sense of a LOVE about whether they’ve produced a game that’s tenable. Emphasis on parenthesis because it’s very very very apparent that it’s been relegated to an overloaded back office since its release to be cared for.

 

To be fair, dtg_jan is giving us some update, finally. At least this will prolong my wish to get a refund for another week or two. Being a software engineer myself, I know fixing some problem can exhibit 20 new ones sometimes. But two months for a broken randomization is hardly comprehensible.
Can you give us a hint on what causes this problem to persist over such a long period? If you let us partake in your misery a bit we might at least be able to smile away our anger and feel with you. Actually, your communication on that issue is almost worse than the issue itself.

 

Check out the Train Sim World forums for a catalogue of unfixed problems, scenarios that don’t work and prevent you finishing Journey mode etc. This is DTG!

 

Speaking truth.

 

Just checked out how things were going.
I guess on the bright side, it’s no longer chaotic — It’s a ghost town.

Online ques not getting filled, or waiting 30 minutes for 3 others to join while a few others join and leave after 5 minutes, not realizing the absolute abomination of a game they’ve bought while they furiously search for a game filled with 3 others.

Only to discover that it can’t even generate a random board. ‍♂️

dtg_jan dtg_jd DTG_Simon_S dtg_wjy

Dovetail, FIGURE THIS OUT.

 

Coming up on a month from the last update

 

Not mentioned is how avoidable some of this would be if it were possible to communicate at all with anyone in game.
Playing on PS and players don't even appear in recently played list, you can't send invites to players on other platforms at all, a basic in game chat or 'friends' system would at least have allowed a community to form.

 

So it’s not just the Train Sim World franchise then.

 

So now they’re saying they think they’ve found the patch… but are trying to fix it along with an “upgrade” for the 5-6 player package

Are you kidding me? You haven’t even shown an inch of competence to correctly host 4 player, or even fix a simple patch for 2 months.

If this “upgrade” requires payment, they’ve lost their minds.

 

Good to hear.

Is there a ball park time frame for when the current game will be fixed?

I understand that may be difficult to provide, but even a large range ball park might give us all a little hope.

 

Are there even 5 people playing at a given time anymore? I struggle to find anyone to play with.

 

Sigh, I had high hopes but another month has passed. Since I am highly motivated about working with Unity, I will apply for a job at Dovetail now. Maybe I can help fix the issue. Sounds like a nice spot to start an employment. No time pressure anymore since everybody is frustrated already.

 

Not fair, I didn't find time for my application yet
But thanks, I'm looking forward to the weekend to finally play Catan with my brother-in-law again.