Basement Hatch "Moving" bug

6/30/2016 7:37 PM
Title: Basement Hatch "Moving" Bug
Reproduction Rate: 100%
Blocker? No
Details:
I decided to move from Owl's Head to Brittany Wharfs.
So *before* the R31 patch, I dutifully loaded everything into chests,
placed those chests into my basement in Owl's Head and picked up the hatch,
then took down my house (but I did not "unclaim" the lot).

In R31, I unclaimed the lot in Owl's Head,
Then I claimed the lot I wanted and placed my house.
Put down the basement hatch - but it did not show my basement
Instead, I had to "set" the basement, which eventually I did
(when it became clear there was nothing else to do)
Entered the basement - nothing in it.

Went to the local bank - it is showing that all of those item as:
"Lot Basement (Owl's Head)"

Steps to Reproduce: Try doing a basement move?
User Specs:
OS: Windows 10 (10.0.0) 64bit
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790 CPU @ 3.60GHz (8) System RAM: 16299
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 Ti OEM GPU RAM: 1989
SotA.EarlyAccess.Win.64.432.Date.06.30.16
Area: Novia_R3_City_Brittany_Wharfs
Loc: (272.5, 28.1, 238.7)

 

Bug submitted. Thanks for reporting!

 

@Raven Swiftbow Is this issue still visible? After reviewing your account, we weren't seeing any extraneous items still appearing as hidden in a missing basement. Word from our Tech team is that there is no "basement move". Unclaiming a lot should have sent the hatch, basement deed, and the contents of the basement directly to your bank.

 

@Attenwood Well, I couldn't just leave it all, so I went to Owl's Head and physically pulled all the stuff out of the bank and took it to my new house location. That is probably why they cannot find anything.

As for the concept of basement moving, I thought that once upon a time, you could put everything into your basement, pick up the hatch, move it to a new lot, put it down, and all of your stuff would be in the basement. They used to call it "magic movers."

But it's been long enough since I've done it that I'm uncertain if it perhaps only worked on the same lot - i.e. if you wanted to change your house you could pick up the basement full of stuff, change the house, and then put the hatch back down and have all your stuff in the basement. Could you ask them if that still works? This would be a good time to clarify that sort of thing I suppose.

Thanks!

 

Ah! But I just thought of a reason for *not* making it so you could just pick up a loaded hatch and move it to another lot - I could see where that could be "abused" by folks wanting to move large quantities of goods from one region to another.

Still, if it is possible to load things into a hatch and replace it on the same lot it was picked up from, that would be good if someone wished to change their house.