Iolanthe
13.02.14, 15:08
This is preliminary but as a heads up:
Trades to inactive friends seem to be vanishing instead of automatically returning "Declined" 8 hours later. Not sure yet what happens with active friends who just aren't around but I wanted to post before more time had passed in case anyone else is missing things or sending things off. It'll be clearer in a few hours, two of these were to an inactive friend and one went to an active friend who is helpfully ignoring it. :D
http://thesettlersonlinewiki.com/uploads/980247783Trade_InactiveFriend1.JPG
I'm not expecting to see at lease two of them again but remain somewhat hopeful for the third.
UPDATE: None of my direct trades returned automatically after 8 hours. A screenie of *nothing* isn't terribly telling in this case but here it is, there should be three "declined" trades on top of the Treasures:
http://thesettlersonlinewiki.com/uploads/628724279Trade_InactiveFriend2.JPG
Thrilling innit?
The one to an active friend did return later than expected when said friend opened their mail window, not their actual trade mail just the Mail window, so all is not lost. Just be sure to send things to people who are around or will be around before too long and you shouldn't end up with resources stuck for eons in another person's mailbox. The two to a long inactive friend are apparently in limbo.
This may well be one of the bugs a fix currently listed in the next change log is meant to address but remember the date and changes in this log are still tentative so it's probably wise for the time being to take extra care with your direct trades to friends rather than fling them around and cross fingers for a perfect fix next week.
MAIL INTERFACE: IMPROVEMENTS
• The mechanism triggering an expiration of trade offers and adventure invitations has been improved: In order to trigger an expiration check, just open the Outbox
Original (http://forum.thesettlersonline.com/threads/27268-Change-Log-Next-version)
Trades to inactive friends seem to be vanishing instead of automatically returning "Declined" 8 hours later. Not sure yet what happens with active friends who just aren't around but I wanted to post before more time had passed in case anyone else is missing things or sending things off. It'll be clearer in a few hours, two of these were to an inactive friend and one went to an active friend who is helpfully ignoring it. :D
http://thesettlersonlinewiki.com/uploads/980247783Trade_InactiveFriend1.JPG
I'm not expecting to see at lease two of them again but remain somewhat hopeful for the third.
UPDATE: None of my direct trades returned automatically after 8 hours. A screenie of *nothing* isn't terribly telling in this case but here it is, there should be three "declined" trades on top of the Treasures:
http://thesettlersonlinewiki.com/uploads/628724279Trade_InactiveFriend2.JPG
Thrilling innit?
The one to an active friend did return later than expected when said friend opened their mail window, not their actual trade mail just the Mail window, so all is not lost. Just be sure to send things to people who are around or will be around before too long and you shouldn't end up with resources stuck for eons in another person's mailbox. The two to a long inactive friend are apparently in limbo.
This may well be one of the bugs a fix currently listed in the next change log is meant to address but remember the date and changes in this log are still tentative so it's probably wise for the time being to take extra care with your direct trades to friends rather than fling them around and cross fingers for a perfect fix next week.
MAIL INTERFACE: IMPROVEMENTS
• The mechanism triggering an expiration of trade offers and adventure invitations has been improved: In order to trigger an expiration check, just open the Outbox
Original (http://forum.thesettlersonline.com/threads/27268-Change-Log-Next-version)