Tactical No-How

[futonrevolution]

Hey there,
I'm playing MUA1, for the first time, immediately after XML2, and am having some trouble with making the Call Allies command work the way I want it to.

I'm used to pressing "C" and having my allies all use the Boost power I picked out for them. I could have sworn that, last night, I got my MUA allies to boost themselves, by giving a quick Defensive order and then selecting Normal. Today, however, I can't get it to work. It's a mystery.

Is there a way for me to, for example, get Luke Cage to recast Rebound, without having to switch away from Spider-Man... who will immediately stop using his ranged powers and sprint directly into the loving embrace of the Super-Soldier whose threat he'd drawn with web attacks (and get chucked into a wall)?  In XML2, all I had to do was set a Boost power to be cast when I pressed Call Allies.

[futonrevolution]

Thanks for all your help.