I'm currently doing a mission to kill 30 deserters from an anarchy faction.
I drop into the first USS. The ships are just hanging in space. I target one and start shooting. They all open up on me with weedy cannon (actually extra weedy because they're turreted) but don't start manoeuvering. I think "OK, this is probably a bit bugged", so I do what any self-respecting CMDR would do and murder them in the name of the cause. I get a bounty, but no notoriety.
I drop into the second and third USSes, and the NPCs behave in the same way. When I drop into the final USS to kill the remaining three targets, the NPCs finally react and all nine ships start shooting. As I'm low on ammunition, I jump out to restock. I jump back in and the ships react again. I'm never in any real danger.
Were the first USSes bugged, or is this the game trying to do the equivalent of a jump scare?
I drop into the first USS. The ships are just hanging in space. I target one and start shooting. They all open up on me with weedy cannon (actually extra weedy because they're turreted) but don't start manoeuvering. I think "OK, this is probably a bit bugged", so I do what any self-respecting CMDR would do and murder them in the name of the cause. I get a bounty, but no notoriety.
I drop into the second and third USSes, and the NPCs behave in the same way. When I drop into the final USS to kill the remaining three targets, the NPCs finally react and all nine ships start shooting. As I'm low on ammunition, I jump out to restock. I jump back in and the ships react again. I'm never in any real danger.
Were the first USSes bugged, or is this the game trying to do the equivalent of a jump scare?