Can't summon ranger animal companion

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Dr. B
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Can't summon ranger animal companion

Post by Dr. B »

Update: suddenly it's working, after failing several times.

Description
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Steps to reproduce
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Try to summon ranger animal companion.

Expected result
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Animal companion is summoned.

Actual result
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Combat log reads: "[Name of Character] summons animal companion, but no summon appears. Summon animal companion icon immediately refreshes.

Notes

I recently switched animal companions upon leveling up and this is the first time I've tried to summon the new one.
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Artenides
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Re: Can't summon ranger animal companion

Post by Artenides »

Hey thank you for reporting this issue, I am adding it to my list to investigate. Could you please confirm what appears in the combat log EXACTLY?
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Re: Can't summon ranger animal companion

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This is a bug that has been happening for awhile now, in fact. I'd say for over a year. I've had the same issue, where i'll try to summon the animal companion and nothing happens after several attempts. I usually fix it by moving to another location just a little further away and that seems to do the trick. I find it happens almost always at Saltspar near the portal, so it may be a location issue? (It happens in many other places too, but I find it most consistently bugs out there, or maybe that's just where I find myself summoning the most).
This issue also extends to the cube summons. I've lost many cube tubes that get used, but nothing gets summoned.
I believe i've also fixed the issue by toggling the associate tool? Or at least I recall having fixed it before doing that, but it doesn't consistently work as a fix.

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Re: Can't summon ranger animal companion

Post by Cabarcos »

It happened to me in Skaal yesterday, in the area outise the mine I think, abandoned quarry.
It showed the usual message, but no wolf.
It failed the first time, but I tryed it again and worked.
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Re: Can't summon ranger animal companion

Post by Good Character »

Curious if it's occurring when trying to summon too close to an object or wall similar to the bug that familiars face.
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