v1.191 Basic Tutorial gets stuck at the same point every time

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Hello all, I just bought the original SoaSE through impulse for the killer price of $3.99 - can't beat that! - but I've already run into problems with the basic tutorial.  Shortly into it the tutorial stops progressing and nothing I do gets it back on track.

Specifics:

Freshly downloaded through Impulse.  Game version 1.191 running on Windows 7 x64.

  1. Play to where it has you colonize the asteroid (first "planet" beyond your starting location.)
  2. Once colonization completes the tutorial shows you your new construction frigate along with this tutorial message:
    "Should it be destroyed, a replacement one will automatically start building at no cost from the planet.  Producing structures will be examined in more detail in another tutorial."
  3. An Arn Consortium "Arcova Scout Frigate" shows up at the edge of the gravity well and your ships auto-attack it (assuming you've left that setting on).  The frigate cannot be damaged and is presumably part of the next step in the tutorial.
  4. That's as far as it goes.

I've played through this three times.  2nd time to confirm I didn't do anything "weird" to throw off the tutorial and the 3rd time with auto-attack turned off.  Each time the tutorial stops at the same point.  I can't move to other planets, can't attack that frigate that showed up and I'm basically just stuck.

I couldn't find a solution through google and the forums here.  Best I came across was one thread on the gamespot forums talking about this same problem on an older version and at that time the 1.02 patch fixed the problem.

I'm sure I could skip the tutorial and figure things out on my own, but I don't normally play anything like an RTS and would feel better going through all the tutorials so I don't make simple, but glaring mistakes. :)  Any suggestions?

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

I just tested this myself, and I didn't have any problems damaging the frigate or progressing through the tutorial.  I don't know why you're having this issue.  What I can say is that you're basically at the end of the first tutorial anyways.  The only step left is to order your units to the next planet, kill the defenders, then bombard it with your capital ship. 

 

If this is your first RTS, then I can understand wanting to play the tutorial through.  The fact that you figured out how to toggle auto-attack on your own tells me you have the right intuition, though.  I think there are really only four things you need to understand to be able to jump in and play a full game:

  • How to purchase planetary upgrades (particularly population upgrades) and their importance
  • How to build new units and structures
  • How to command your units and capital ships
  • How to research new units and structures

You can figure out the finer details of how to use each unit and structure as you go, and you can always ask questions here on the forums.  I'm kind of the resident strategy guru and can help you with these sorts of things if you ever run into a roadblock.   When you do jump into a game, I recommend a 1v1 on a randomly generated small solar system against an easy AI with the pirates turned off.

As a rule of thumb your priorities are to maintain a larger fleet and larger empire than your enemy.  It's okay to let your tech level slide a bit; you can recover from that if your other fundamentals are good.  However, if your empire is small and your fleet is weak, no amount of tech or development will save you. 

Happy hunting, hope you enjoy the game!

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

Thanks for the reply!  From what you said I'm sure I can skip the rest of this tutorial.  I'll run through the logistics one and then try a small game as suggested.  If/when that becomes way too easy then I'll move on.

I'll be back to the forums if I have any further questions. ;) 

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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

I do remember a while ago there was a point where the tutorial would get stuck, however that was quite a while ago and was thought to have been fixed in a patch. Regardless, just skip that tutorial and do the others or do the kind of game Darvin suggested and you should be able to figure out most of what the tutorial would teach you. Also if the AI isn't giving you enough time to experiment with the game before attacking, you can also turn it off completely so you are the only one on the map except the pirates and militia (if you want a bit of combat experience you can turn the pirates on in this kind of game).

And yes, feel free to ask any question about the game on the forums, either here or in the strategy forum, which ever makes more sense for the question.

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

I am having this issue on the tutorial as well, v1.191, Win7 64.  I have read this was fixed in an earlier patch, but it still exists as of 1.191 for at least some systems, for some reason.  The Arcova scout takes no damage, even though I have five frigates and two capital ships, it just sits there, you can't move to the next system I guess because it blocks it and the tutorial doesn't advance.  Very frustrating!