Cannot recall group after loading game

In a game I group different units together using ctrl+1, Ctrl+2, Ctrl+3, etc.

It works fine. I can recall my groups using the 1,2,3 etc keys.

Then I save the game. Regardless of exiting to desktop or to main menu, each time I reload the game, all my control groups get reset. Nothing is group in 1,2,3 etc.

Is this a bug or am I doing something wrong?

I think it's the same for camera anchors, i.e. the Alt+1, Alt+2, etc.

You mean this is a known bug?

Well, I don't know if it's known known. I'm just expanding on it.
I'll just ping @mkrater to make sure it's on Uber's list.

Is this while playing both Galactic War and AI Skirmish games?

Sounds more like there's no system in place to save the ctrl groups

Without knowing this I'd consider this a bug.
Hell I still do.

@masterdigital @jables

It would be great if camera positions, camera anchors and unit groups for each player were:

• saved and loaded to server so they survive refreshes and crashes / reconnects
• saved into replay files for load game and resume from anywhere

Also on my list of useful APIs to request is reading and writing custom JSON in the replay files:

• api.mods.getGameCustomJSON( key )
• api.mods.setGameCustomJSON( key, json, includeInMeta ) // null json to delete and optional includeInMeta defaults to false

Ideally these are written into both the replay file and meta info when the optional includeInMeta is true.

Also as previously requested...

Can you please consider adding the following to the meta info in replay.par.info.json:

• startTime (UTC)
• system name
• mode eg FFA or TeamArmies
• game settings eg dynamic alliances
• winner (for replays)
• players within team armies (space delimiter only works with real players as AI names can have spaces)
• UberIds for players when available

ie more information to improve searching and display of replays.

Also an extension of the current GC/GetReplayList API with download URLs for the save / replay files:

• https://forums.uberent.com/threads/pte-build-80404-pte-is-now-up.68564/#post-1081761

Okay, so this is not a bug but a feature that is not implemented in PA.

In all the RTS I have played, PA is the first game I have come across that does not have a system implement to save control groups when saving and loading a game. =X

I think this is a basic feature. Image having hundreds of units, you make a great number of groups for different strategy reasons. You save the game, come back the next day and load the game. And no control groups at all. So I have to regroup everything from the start again? Hmmmm...

To PA's credit, saving is much more complicated as it involve the chronocam and such. But I agree that this feature should be added, although I personally don't use control groups much.

As an addition: Current unit selections should be recorded as well per default.

That's another missing feature after all, showing other players in your team which units you are currently handling.

Oh that is so much needed.