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Big bug/exploit

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with 3.0.20 + real world 10.29

If you click the transfer button to transfer a company to another company, then quickly click on a competitors company when the box comes up to transfer, the company that transfers is the one you clicked last, not the one you were in when you clicked transfer.
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(it also works with airports !!! - and things like tv stations owned by the government even if they aren't for sale)
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I couldn't pull this trick off. How exactly did you do that? Could you show how it is done step by step with screenshots ?
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I tried it on another PC just to be sure, and the same issue happens on that too.

In this case I will steal this factory from Foxconn
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Just select any company owned by you or a subsidiary - in this case Fluffy Co 2 and click the transfer button (it helps to use a factory near your target)
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Then quickly click on your competitors factory as quick as you can and you get the image below
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The transfer options can take a few seconds to appear, but you will get the menu where you can choose which company it should transfer too
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And all done, my subsidiary now owns the business. For a cheap price, potentially disrupting distribution chains etc
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Same method for airports, doesn't appear to work on other government buildings.
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As another bug have also noted if I appoint a CEO for my company, I don't always get the popups advising he/she thinks there pay is to low, and several times they have offered resignation because they think im not paying enough (in 1 case I was paying them 1 million, rehired them and they demanded 30 million) this appears random though so cant predict it.

Also subsidiary company CEO's never get a pay increase which makes it a far cheaper option than using a CEO in your own company.

Oh and natural resource firms don't have a relocation/demolish/transfer button, just a demolish this firm button - when you click this you get the option to transfer but it its not clear from the tooltip or icon.
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Re: Big bug/exploit

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haha, nice one. Just tried it and it "works"! (I have no MOD in use atm)
Just transferred an airport to my company :lol:
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