Civ 5: "Please Wait" Forever?

Me Lose Brain? · 08-11-2011, 09:05 PM

Since today's update I've run into a problem where the "please wait" button remains so indefinitely. The cursor doesn't turn into a spinning globe to denote turn processing, and I can still access the city screen and so on, but the turn never ends.

Some googling lead me to find that this problem has occurred for people since release, but this is the first time I've ever run into it after almost 100 hours of play.

taoareyou · 08-11-2011, 09:53 PM

I too have over 100 hours of play and just now started getting this message. When I hover over the "please wait" it says it is waiting for other human players to finish their turn, but I'm in a single player game.

I can save the game and reload it to get past this loop, but it has happened twice in the first solo game I have played (second time was on turn 65, I didn't notice the turn number the first time).

Does not seem to be a problem in the multi-player as I have played a complete game with a friend and we didn't encounter this glitch.

Me Lose Brain? · 08-11-2011, 09:57 PM

Ah yes, I get the "waiting for human player" message too, but I only play single-player.

08-11-2011, 10:16 PM

I just experienced this one today as well, but it was an "over time" game so no biggie. Also the save and reload trick worked for me too. Not an ideal fall back but better than nothing.

taoareyou · 08-11-2011, 10:26 PM

Just got it again, third time in the first single player game since the patch. This time on turn 98. Playing a duel map against 1 AI and 4 city states, Prince level, quick game speed. Napoleon is my AI and I am playing the Hawaiians. I have all the DLC, in case that might matter as well.

Hope this gets addressed quickly. Having to save and reload every 30ish turns will get old fast.

EDIT: I quit that game, went back, different civs, same everything else. It first hangs up at the end of turn 29. So 29, 65 and 98. Probably 30ish more after that, but I got tired of saving, quitting to main, reloading.

dogbone · 08-12-2011, 06:29 AM

the game is basically waiting for you to assign a task to a unit but it doesn't alert you which units needs orders. try cycle through your units (usually a worker that stopped due to enemy presence or a unit that had queued movement orders and arrived with movement points left, and the turn then passes.

easy fix when your empire is small still but nightmare when you have a large amount of units

taoareyou · 08-12-2011, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by dogbone

the game is basically waiting for you to assign a task to a unit but it doesn't alert you which units needs orders. try cycle through your units (usually a worker that stopped due to enemy presence or a unit that had queued movement orders and arrived with movement points left, and the turn then passes.

easy fix when your empire is small still but nightmare when you have a large amount of units

If this is the case, it still needs fixing. Especially since it just started happening for me yesterday, after the patch, but had not occurred once in a hundred hours of play before that. lol

Vesmic · 08-12-2011, 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dogbone

the game is basically waiting for you to assign a task to a unit but it doesn't alert you which units needs orders. try cycle through your units (usually a worker that stopped due to enemy presence or a unit that had queued movement orders and arrived with movement points left, and the turn then passes.

easy fix when your empire is small still but nightmare when you have a large amount of units

This is exactly what is happening. Usually it will be a unit that has been given a multi-turn instructions, and that unit does not continue that movement or becomes blocked by another unit. I have also seen this to occur with workers that are not switched to auto and the worker will simply be standing and will require the last instruction to be given again.

Tealus · 08-12-2011, 01:52 PM

I got that once, I just save the game and reloaded. Once it loaded up, it ask me to deal with a couple units (I selected skip turn, before and after the lockup). And it continued on, so its a new bug introduced by this patch.

08-12-2011, 02:52 PM

No need to save and reload just look for a unit that still has movement and move it.

Me Lose Brain? · 08-12-2011, 04:06 PM

That's for the tip, guys - the unmoved unit is exactly the problem. I can't say for certain, but the single cause of this appears to be a worker unit stopping what they're doing because a barbarian is within attack range. Moving them or simply repeating the order they were already carrying out fixes it. I'm thankful that this has a solution, but I do hope it gets patched soon.

08-12-2011, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Me Lose Brain?

That's for the tip, guys - the unmoved unit is exactly the problem. I can't say for certain, but the single cause of this appears to be a worker unit stopping what they're doing because a barbarian is within attack range. Moving them or simply repeating the order they were already carrying out fixes it. I'm thankful that this has a solution, but I do hope it gets patched soon.

I hope it gets patched soon as well I do tire from playing where's waldo every so often.

dogbone · 08-12-2011, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by taoareyou

If this is the case, it still needs fixing. Especially since it just started happening for me yesterday, after the patch, but had not occurred once in a hundred hours of play before that. lol

yea it defo needs fixing, I didn't mean to imply it shouldn't.
I's super annoying.

taoareyou · 08-12-2011, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Master Hosen

I hope it gets patched soon as well I do tire from playing where's waldo every so often.

If only the workers who stop would put on red striped shirts, blue jeans and a cap! lol

I bet you can use the units list on the left to locate him.

slowtarget · 08-12-2011, 06:51 PM

Guys: Press '.' to jump to the unit that needs orders.

Yes, it's a bug that needs fixing. I expect a hotfix in a couple weeks. In the mean time, that period key is your friend.

08-11-2011, 09:05 PM	#1
Me Lose Brain? Join Date: Mar 2008 Reputation: 21 Posts: 87	Civ 5: "Please Wait" Forever? Since today's update I've run into a problem where the "please wait" button remains so indefinitely. The cursor doesn't turn into a spinning globe to denote turn processing, and I can still access the city screen and so on, but the turn never ends. Some googling lead me to find that this problem has occurred for people since release, but this is the first time I've ever run into it after almost 100 hours of play.

08-11-2011, 10:26 PM	#5
taoareyou Join Date: May 2011 Reputation: 4 Posts: 13	Just got it again, third time in the first single player game since the patch. This time on turn 98. Playing a duel map against 1 AI and 4 city states, Prince level, quick game speed. Napoleon is my AI and I am playing the Hawaiians. I have all the DLC, in case that might matter as well. Hope this gets addressed quickly. Having to save and reload every 30ish turns will get old fast. EDIT: I quit that game, went back, different civs, same everything else. It first hangs up at the end of turn 29. So 29, 65 and 98. Probably 30ish more after that, but I got tired of saving, quitting to main, reloading. Last edited by taoareyou: 08-11-2011 at 11:07 PM.

08-12-2011, 06:29 AM	#6
dogbone Join Date: Mar 2011 Reputation: 0 Posts: 7	i know why this happens the game is basically waiting for you to assign a task to a unit but it doesn't alert you which units needs orders. try cycle through your units (usually a worker that stopped due to enemy presence or a unit that had queued movement orders and arrived with movement points left, and the turn then passes. easy fix when your empire is small still but nightmare when you have a large amount of units

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08-11-2011, 09:53 PM	#2
taoareyou Join Date: May 2011 Reputation: 4 Posts: 13	I too have over 100 hours of play and just now started getting this message. When I hover over the "please wait" it says it is waiting for other human players to finish their turn, but I'm in a single player game. I can save the game and reload it to get past this loop, but it has happened twice in the first solo game I have played (second time was on turn 65, I didn't notice the turn number the first time). Does not seem to be a problem in the multi-player as I have played a complete game with a friend and we didn't encounter this glitch.

08-11-2011, 09:57 PM	#3
Me Lose Brain? Join Date: Mar 2008 Reputation: 21 Posts: 87	Ah yes, I get the "waiting for human player" message too, but I only play single-player.

08-11-2011, 10:16 PM	#4
icelt Guest Posts: n/a	I just experienced this one today as well, but it was an "over time" game so no biggie. Also the save and reload trick worked for me too. Not an ideal fall back but better than nothing.

08-12-2011, 01:52 PM	#9
Tealus Join Date: Jul 2011 Reputation: 7 Posts: 129	I got that once, I just save the game and reloaded. Once it loaded up, it ask me to deal with a couple units (I selected skip turn, before and after the lockup). And it continued on, so its a new bug introduced by this patch.

08-12-2011, 02:52 PM	#10
Master Hosen Guest Posts: n/a	No need to save and reload just look for a unit that still has movement and move it.

08-12-2011, 04:06 PM	#11
Me Lose Brain? Join Date: Mar 2008 Reputation: 21 Posts: 87	That's for the tip, guys - the unmoved unit is exactly the problem. I can't say for certain, but the single cause of this appears to be a worker unit stopping what they're doing because a barbarian is within attack range. Moving them or simply repeating the order they were already carrying out fixes it. I'm thankful that this has a solution, but I do hope it gets patched soon.

08-12-2011, 06:51 PM	#15
slowtarget Join Date: Jun 2008 Reputation: 42 Posts: 323	Guys: Press '.' to jump to the unit that needs orders. Yes, it's a bug that needs fixing. I expect a hotfix in a couple weeks. In the mean time, that period key is your friend.