Scout Nation can only be done when idle

Tony M · 06-07-2007, 04:43 AM

I only have an option to scout a nation when it's selected as the idle task. There seems to be no way to force a scout to go abroad.

magnet · 06-07-2007, 10:40 AM

I think this is WID, but it might need to be changed.

I have 2 scouts that I never assign tasks to (aside from quick-scouting) so that I always have a scout in Venezuela and the DR.

Nutlaw · 06-07-2007, 06:30 PM

Yes, I believe that that is how it works, does it not? Have you played for extended periods of time with scouts set to scout nations as an idle task and seen no evidence of their activity?

Tony M · 06-08-2007, 04:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Nutlaw

Yes, I believe that that is how it works, does it not? Have you played for extended periods of time with scouts set to scout nations as an idle task and seen no evidence of their activity?

It works best if you put a non head-scout on this idle task. If you set the head scout to scout a nation when idle, you get very little back as most of the scouting reports you deal with from him are to do with issues with players in your organisation - it's as if the head scout has a hidden list of jobs that get done first.

Nutlaw · 06-09-2007, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by redsoxford

It works best if you put a non head-scout on this idle task. If you set the head scout to scout a nation when idle, you get very little back as most of the scouting reports you deal with from him are to do with issues with players in your organisation - it's as if the head scout has a hidden list of jobs that get done first.

Okay. Sounds fair, as that would likely be appropriate. I do believe that the head scout automatically scouts your own organization once a month and possibly the whole league once a year, just to make sure that you have some useful data in case you forget to scout some of the basic areas. Is there a bug here that needs to be addressed?

Tony M · 06-12-2007, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Nutlaw

Okay. Sounds fair, as that would likely be appropriate. I do believe that the head scout automatically scouts your own organization once a month and possibly the whole league once a year, just to make sure that you have some useful data in case you forget to scout some of the basic areas. Is there a bug here that needs to be addressed?

Probably not, thinking it through. It may just be worthwhile in a future release to list the scouting jobs that the head scout is doing automatically in his task list.

magnet · 06-12-2007, 12:56 PM

I think a sweet scouting interface would involve being able to plot an intinerary on a calendar for each scout. Would help line up scouting trips to other countries.

injury log · 06-12-2007, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Nutlaw

Okay. Sounds fair, as that would likely be appropriate. I do believe that the head scout automatically scouts your own organization once a month and possibly the whole league once a year, just to make sure that you have some useful data in case you forget to scout some of the basic areas. Is there a bug here that needs to be addressed?

I think the head scout only scouts the 40-man roster once a month, not the whole organization, nor the league. I have noticed that some head scouts, normally the less experienced ones, have fewer quickscouts available on the first of the month than at other times; this makes me think they're not working at full tilt for that day (and maybe a couple of days beforehand) because they're busy filing reports.

As for redsoxford's initial question, are you not able to scout countries from 'Explore World' under the Manager menu? I have lots of scouts around the world, done through this menu, and haven't used the scout tasklist/idle tasks at all (my game still seems to crash on the scout tasklist screen, but that's for another thread).

06-07-2007, 04:43 AM	#1
Tony M Global Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Here Posts: 6,156	Scout Nation can only be done when idle I only have an option to scout a nation when it's selected as the idle task. There seems to be no way to force a scout to go abroad.

06-07-2007, 10:40 AM	#2
magnet Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,029	I think this is WID, but it might need to be changed. I have 2 scouts that I never assign tasks to (aside from quick-scouting) so that I always have a scout in Venezuela and the DR.

06-07-2007, 06:30 PM	#3
Nutlaw Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 9,538	Yes, I believe that that is how it works, does it not? Have you played for extended periods of time with scouts set to scout nations as an idle task and seen no evidence of their activity?

06-12-2007, 12:56 PM	#7
magnet Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,029	I think a sweet scouting interface would involve being able to plot an intinerary on a calendar for each scout. Would help line up scouting trips to other countries.