Chapter Master FAQ

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Chapter Master FAQ
Report all bugs/problems to Duke (suptg99@gmail.com)
IRC: #ChapterMaster on suptg's server
Additional information can be found in the threads. There is also a WIP manual being made.  Ask in the thread for it.
Duke will be making a manual as well, which will likely appear in the beta.

Duke !!rnamMBhPXbq is currently the only known contributor to the project, or at least, the only one with a trip.
The actual creator of the game will "be posting in this thread under a different trip" - Duke

This game is in Alpha.
There will be bugs.
Save often.


Q:What is Chapter Master?
A:Lurk more. Alternatively, search "Chapter Master (game)" on the wiki.

Q: My game crashed.
A: Send the error message to Duke. Then reload the save and redo whatever was happening before the crash.  Try everything you can think of and attempt to determine the cause of the crash and any way around it.
Note that certain actions only crash the game for certain people. Custom chapters is one of the best examples of this.

Q: I can't do something someone else can.
A: Check to see if you have the most recent version downloaded.

Q: I have the most recent version but still can't do something someone else can.
A: "Selective bugs" exist. Only certain people are affected by certain bugs. Report the issue and wait for a patch.

Q: How does the UI work?
A: http://imgur.com/7PHwudV
Note that this UI is not permanent. Duke has stated his intent to change it. "All of it", "*Sans map. I like the map, too"

Q:How do I Load marines?
A:Click "Chapter Overview", then any company, left click to select, "Load to Ship". Click "Selection Size" To select all.
Note that for "Selection Size" to work, you must have already selected one marine. If you have split a company, "Selection Size" will only select those embarked on a ship.

Q:How do I unload marines?
A: Exactly how you would expect.
Select a marine embarked on a ship. "Load to Ship" will change to "Unload From Ship". After this, a system map will appear, allowing you to select the unloading location.
Note that currently, unloading any vehicles other than Dreadnoughts crashes the game.

Q:Where are my marines?
A: Select a company under Chapter Overview. Location is listed between marine name and health status.

Q: Why is a marine's name in yellow?
A: That marine is eligible for promotion.
Select the marine, click "Promote", then select Target Company, Role, and any gear they need

Q:My Captain/Chaplain/Apothecary/etc. died? How do I replace him?
A: From the Chapter Overview menu, select the appropriate department (Apothecaries are from the Apothecarium. Librarians are from the Librarium. This isn't hard), then promote one of the available marines to the company that needs them.
Obviously, you must have trained apothecaries in order to assign one to a company.

Q:How do I collect a relic/artifact?
A:Send a ship to the planet carrying marines. Unload marines onto the planet. A menu will appear giving options on how to go about claiming the artifact.  As you might expect, artifacts claimed by other branches of the Imperium will not just give them away.

Q: Why can't I do anything with STC fragments, Info chips, and the like?
A: These haven't been added yet, as with most planetary features.

Q: A Tomb World appeared? How fucked am I?
A: Very. Pray it was not an important world.
Tomb Worlds will spawn Necron raiding parties. The Inquisition may also ask you to infiltrate and destroy one using a plasma bomb.
Landing marines on the planet crashed my game. Save often.

Q: My marines are injured, how do I heal them?
A:If they're not dead, they'll heal over time. Anons have reported that having them in the battle barge/homeworld makes them heal faster.

Q: My chapter was forbidden from having Librarians. Why do I have a chief Librarian?
A: Duke forgot to remove them. "Will be fixed eventually"

Q: How do I equip items to my marines?
A: Go to overview, select the marines you want to equip items to, and select "Change Equipment" at the bottom. The top item is the primary weapon, under that, the secondary, then an Other, and then a Jump Pack/Bike. Note: Equipping a Jump Pack or Bike to a marine seems to crash the game

Q: How do I get more bolters/plasma pistols/armor/etc.?
A: Click the Armamentarium button at the bottom (With the picture of the tools), and select Weapons/Held or Armor/Other, then click "build" for the item you want. Note that every item has a requisition cost left of the build button.

Q: I bombarded a planet and the entire civilian population was wiped out while my intended target was untouched. What happened?
A: Grimdark happened. Don't bombard a planet unless you don't mind civilian casualties.  Note that Guard regiments will not suffer casualties unless targeted.

Q: Why is the Inquisition/Imperium attacking me?
A: Most likely, you're a penitent chapter and you weren't killing enough things.
Penitent chapters have a red message below the resources tab, "x% Penitent (y/z)"
X being the percent completion, and y/z being the amount of conflict you must commit.
Note that this decays over time. If it reaches 0%, you are declared Excommunicatus Tratoris.

Q: I'm running out of gene-seeds, how do I get more?
A: Make sure each detachment of marines has an apothecary. He does exactly what his job description entails.
For every marine that dies, he spawns two gene-seed, barring defects. Apothecaries collect these.

Q: I'm fighting an enemy and their attacks are not appearing in the battlelog. What's happening?
A: Enemies must have eligible targets to attack. Duke has stated that there is a bug where Orks will not attack if your frontline is vehicles and dreadnoughts.

Q:How do I organize my forces on the battlefield?
A:No graphics exist yet, unlike space combat. As such, they cannot be changed.

Q: I finished a space action and the "[continue]" button isn't working.
A: Hit enter on your keyboard. This is usually a safe option if nothing is happening.

Q: How do I command space battles?
A: You don't. Enjoy the pretty animation though.

Q: I can't select an option/button
A: Most likely that feature hasn't been added yet, or the option is unavailable. Note that for space vessels, raiding is a free action while bombardment is not. Either option will prevent the fleet from making another movement action however. Go to the next turn to continue.

Q: Why can't I redirect fleets mid-voyage?
A: They're in the warp. Wait for the voyage to end first.

Q: Why can't I research things?
A: Not implemented yet.

Q: My marines just ate the local PDF, should I post in the thread about this?
A: No. Keep a better eye on your mutations.
If something notable like eating a greater daemon happens, go ahead.
Otherwise, don't bother. It's a common occurrence.

Q: Why can't I load vehicles onto ships?
A: Not fully implemented yet, or could just be a bug. See the comment on "selective bugs". Park them on a planet and use them in ground combat.
Dreadnoughts do not appear to have this issue, or at least, no one has reported having this issue.