... and the fix may get pushed into Jumpgate. We'll see. The issue stems from a fix they put in a while back to resolve the problem of objects on the token layer overlaying each other preventing controllers from access tokens buried beneath other tokens. This was a great fix, because as a player I'm totally over "dude, move your dude off my dude". So by floating tokens that had a controller to the very top of the token layer for that individual, they guaranteed that person's access to their token(s). The problem with effects only arises if Dynamic Lighting is turned on (which is kind of odd) and only for tokens that have a controller. This gives us a few workarounds: Don't use Dynamic Lighting. I didn't say it was a good option, and it's not one I like, but it's an option. Don't use effects. Not as terrible as not using DL, but still not awesome. Only assign controllers to player tokens. By far the least negative workaround. My OCD hates it because it wants all tokens to have an explicit controller (which is what caused the issue to appear in my games in the first place). The GM has implicit access to all objects so explicit control is not needed. Props to Miles for picking up my ticket and providing me with a detailed explanation of what they discovered while investigating.
